| 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 incident | EC to take call on reports on Sunday: Sources The Election Commission will take a call on Sunday on the reports submitted by the West Bengal chief secretary and two special poll observers on the injuries sustained by Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee, sources said. 2. Amit Shah on two-day campaign in poll-bound Assam, West Bengal  Home Minister Amit Shah arrives for an election campaign in Nagercoil,Tamil Nadu on March 7, 2021 The BJP said Shah will address two public meetings at Margarita and Nazira in Assam on Sunday. He will then leave for Bengal where he will hold a road show in Kharagpur in the evening. 3. Kovind to visit Vindhyavasini temple in Mirzapur today President offered prayers at Varanasi's Vishwanath temple and attended 'Ganga Aarti' on Saturday. 4. Stage set for MLC election from 2 Graduates' constituencies in Telangana The stage is set for Sunday's polling to the Telangana Legislative Council from two Graduates' constituencies where multi-cornered contests are being witnessed. 5. Women's cricket: India expects Deepti, Sushma to up the ante in death overs The absence of power-hitters has been Indian women's bane for the longest time and they would expect all-rounder Deepti Sharma and wicketkeeper-batter Sushma Verma to up the ante at the back-end during the fourth ODI against South Africa in Lucknow on Sunday. 6. India's Demand: Better batting effort from 'X factors' Pandya and Pant in the 2nd T20I Left shaken by a bunch of world-class operators, the Indian team's white-ball stars will be aiming to put up an improved batting effort in the second T20 International against England in Ahmedabad on Sunday. 7. Vijay Hazare Final: Uttar Pradesh likely to be in awe of Mumbai's 'SHAW Stopper'  Prithvi Shaw. The focus will firmly be on Prithvi Shaw and the national selectors keeping a Hawk Eye on Mumbai captain's performance as his team takes on Uttar Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy final today. 8. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 1,13,58,362 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,61,261. 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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