| 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. Bidding for spectrum to continue on Tuesday, says Ravi Shankar Prasad India's first auction of spectrum in five years attracted ₹77,146 crore of bids on the opening day on Monday with Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea putting in bids. Over 2,250 MHz of spectrum, that carry telecom signals, in seven bands worth nearly ₹4 lakh crore at reserve or start price, was offered for bidding in the auction that began on Monday. While the bidding would continue on Tuesday, it is likely to conclude after another two rounds. 2. Farm, trade unions to join hands against farm laws, labour codes Farm unions under the Samyukt Kisan Morcha banner and 10 Central trade unions have agreed to carry out a joint campaign, combining their demands and planning common actions. The decision was taken at a meeting of representatives from both sides on Monday evening, but will need to be ratified by the wider SKM at its general body meeting on Tuesday. 3. Gujarat local bodies polls: Counting of votes today Counting of votes for polls to 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayat and 231 taluka panchayat will be held on Tuesday. 
4. Seat-sharing talks gain pace in ruling and opposition camps in Assam Political parties in Assam were on Monday engaged in hectic parleys with their respective allies on seat-sharing with the notification for the first phase of polls to 47 of the total 126 assembly constituencies is scheduled to be issued Tuesday. 5. Toolkit case: Nikita Jacob moves Delhi court for anticipatory bail The application moved by Nikita Jacob, who is charged with the case of sedition, is likely to come up for hearing Tuesday before Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana. 6. Govt expects investment worth ₹3.39 lakh cr during Maritime India Summit Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate Maritime India Summit 2021 (MIS 2021) on Tuesday, which will be held virtually and is likely to be participated by many nations, including Russia, Uzbekistan, Qatar, Denmark, Iran, Afghanistan, and Armenia. 7. Sarada scam: ED summons TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the money laundering aspect of the Saradha chit fund scam, has summoned TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh for questioning. Sources in the agency said the former Rajya Sabha MP has been asked to reach the CGO Complex office of the ED at Salt Lake area of the city by 11 am on Tuesday. 
8. Priyanka begins 2-day Assam visit by offering prayers at Kamakhya Tuesday will be the second day of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s two-day visit to poll-bound Assam. The AICC general secretary, accompanied by the party's Assam in-charge Jitendra Singh, was received at the Lokpriyo Gopinath Bordoloi Airport by state unit chief Ripun Bora and other party leaders on Monday. 9. Swiss Open: Sindhu, Saina may face off in semis; all eyes on Chirag-Satwik Reigning world champion P V Sindhu will be eager to return to the podium as former winner Saina Nehwal looks to regain her touch in the season-opening Swiss Open tournament beginning on Tuesday. 10. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 1,11,24,610 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,58,664.
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