| Welcome to The Morning Filter, your guide to the busy news day ahead. We hope you are staying safe. Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today:
1. BJP to meet on Wednesday to pick Trivendra Singh Rawat's replacement Names of at least half a dozen leaders, including Dhan Singh Rawat, Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Satpal Maharaj, are doing the rounds to replace Trivendra Singh Rawat, who resigned as the chief minister of Uttarakhand on Tuesday.
2. Pune cops arrest second major in Army paper leak case He will be produced in court on Wednesday.
3. Rakesh Tikait to address farmers rally in Ballia on Wednesday  In a bid to give a boost to the agitation against the Centre’s new farm laws, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait will on Wednesday address a farmers’ rally at Sikandepur in Ballia, just 5 km away from the State’s border with Bihar.
4. Mehbooba Mufti moves Delhi HC challenging ED summons issued in money laundering case The petition is likely to be listed for hearing on Wednesday before a bench headed by Chief Justice D.N. Patel.
5. DDA housing scheme: Draw of lots for allotment of flats on Wednesday The draw of lots for allotment of flats on offer under the online DDA Housing Scheme 2021 will be held on Wednesday, the urban body said.
6. Cattle-smuggling case: CBI sends summons to Trinamool leader's brother 
The CBI has again summoned Trinamool Congress leader Binay Mishra's brother in a cattle smuggling case, officials said on Tuesday. Mr. Mishra's brother has been summoned for interrogation on Wednesday, they said.
7. Ruling YSRC faces stiff test in A.P. urban local bodies polls
The Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh will face the first test of its governance as the urban local bodies in the State go to polls on Wednesday.
8. Appear before police on Wednesday, Bombay High Court tells activist Sharjeel Usmani A division bench of Justices S.S. Shinde and Manish Pitale asked the police not to take any coercive action against Usmani till March 16 when the court will hear his plea seeking to quash the case.
9. Real Kashmir look to return to winning ways against confident TRAU Real Kashmir FC would look to return to winning ways and stay in the title race when they take on a confident TRAU FC in an I-League match in Kalyani on Wednesday.
10. High-flying Churchill Brothers face stern test against Gokulam Kerala FC Table toppers Churchill Brothers will look to keep the juggernaut rolling when they cross swords with second placed Gokulam Kerala FC in an I-League match in Kalyani on Wednesday.
11. Punjab, Mohammedan aim to keep title hopes alive with three points Both Punjab FC and Mohammedan SC will be eager to bag full points on offer to keep their title hopes alive when they face each other in an I-League game in Kolkata on Wednesday.
12. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments 
The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 1,12,61,371 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,59,446.
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