| 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. Mamata to address two rallies in Durgapur She lead a Trinamool march on a wheelchair on Sunday, four days after she suffered leg injuries while campaigning in Nandigram. 2. Edappadi Palaniswami to file nomination today The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister is scheduled to file his nomination from the Edappadi constituency, aiming for a hat-trick of wins from the segment in his home district of Salem. 3. Telangana Budget session from today The Budget session of the Telangana Legislature would begin from Monday in conformity with the COVID-19 protocols. 4. Cooperate, if you don't want another COVID-19 lockdown: Yediyurappa  Karnataka Chief Minister has convened a meeting of experts and officials on Monday in the wake of the spurt in fresh cases in recent days. 5. Tikait scheduled to address farmers' rally in Jabalpur Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh SinghTikait on Sunday said the Union government was being run by businessman who were cashing in on hunger by snatching away land, at a farmers' rally in Rewa. He is scheduled to address a rally in Jabalpur on Monday. 6. Martial law imposed in parts of Myanmar city as deaths rise Myanmar’s junta declared “full martial law” late Sunday in parts of the commercial capital Yangon after clashes led to more deaths and Chinese-owned businesses were set on fire. 7. Dutch to vote in COVID-19-dominated election The Netherlands begins three days of voting Monday in a primary test of a European government's coronavirus policies, with Prime Minister Mark Rutte set to win another term in office. 8. Tirupur garment units to down shutters against steep rise in yarn prices Garment manufacturers based in Tirupur will shut their units on Monday to protest against the steep hike in yarn prices over the last six months which industry officials said has crippled the industry. 9. Neeraj Chopra star attraction at Federation Cup Athletics  Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will be the biggest attraction among 617 athletes participating at the 24th Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships starting in Patiala on Monday. 10. League leaders Churchill Brothers aim to regain momentum against Mohammedan SC; TRAU hope to continue winning streak against Punjab Leaders Churchill Brothers will aim to get back to winning ways when they face Mohammedan Sporting Club in the I-League in Kalyani on Monday. TRAU FC will look to continue their winning streak when they cross swords with Punjab FC in the I-League in Kalyani on Monday. 11. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 1,13,81,723 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,61,362. Morning Filter will return tomorrow. Follow up on the day’s biggest stories and get concise analysis by The Hindu with the Evening Wrap newsletter. Click here to get it in your inbox. | 
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