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Saturday | 20 March, 2021

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Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today

1. U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin in India

On Saturday, Mr. Austin will lay a wreath at National War Memorial in the morning, and will be given a guard of honour at Vigyan Bhavan before his talks with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

2. Scrutiny of papers in Assembly polls on Saturday

Nominations closed in T.N., Kerala and Puducherry, and for the third phase of poll in Bengal and Assam.

3. Rahul Gandhi to campaign in upper Assam

He will release the Congress manifesto in Guwahati on Saturday.

4. President to visit Odisha from March 20-22

He will reach Bhubaneswar on Saturday evening.

5. Local bodies polls in Goa

Polls will be held in Goa on Saturday in six municipal councils, the Corporation of City of Panaji, a zilla panchayat and 22 panchayat wards, officials said.

6. Rajni Patil to arrive in Jammu and Kashmir on 5-day visit

All India Congress Committee in-charge for Jammu and Kashmir Rajni Patil will arrive in the Union Territory on a five-day visit on Saturday to take stock of the current situation.

7. Asian Olympic qualifiers | Sharath and Manika enter mixed doubles final

The world no. 19 Indian table tennis pair has set up a final clash against world no. 8 Korean duo of Sang-Su Lee and Jihee Jneon on Saturday and is now a win away from qualifying for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

8. ISSF World Cup day 2

Pakistan shooter Usman Chand will have his first qualifying on the second competition day on Saturday.

9. Ind vs SA | Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur will miss the T20 series-opener

Outplayed in the ODI series, Indian women will have to lift their game in all departments to redeem themselves in the three-match T20 series against South Africa but skipper Harmanpreet Kaur will miss the series-opener on Saturday due to an injury.

10. Ind vs Eng | Battle for supremacy among two best teams in series-decider Ahmedabad

Having outsmarted England in challenging conditions, a confident India will back themselves to win the series-decider here on Saturday and take another firm step towards finalising their core for the T20 World Cup.

11. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments

The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 1,15,54,253 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,60,952.

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.

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