| 1. Sunday lockdown in 12 cities in Madhya PradeshAdditional Chief Secretary (Home) Rajesh Rajora said lockdown will be in force from 10 p.m. on Saturday to 6 a.m. on Monday in 12 cities across 11 districts till further orders. 2. PM Modi to address nation through Mann Ki Baat programmeNarendra Modi's monthly radio programme, Mann Ki Baat, third this year, is scheduled for 11 a.m. today. 3. BKU to burn farm Bill copies on Holi  The Bharatiya Kisan Union said on Saturday that farmers would burn copies of the Bills at the Ghazipur protest site on Holi. BKU national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait will lead the farmers on Sunday by burning the copies of the Bills. 4. Many States declare ban on Holi celebrations as COVID-19 cases surgeAt a meeting chaired by Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan with key officials from 12 States and Municipal Commissioners and District Collectors of 46 districts that are the most affected by rising cases and mortality, it was advised that upcoming celebrations of Holi, Shab-e-baraat and Easter ought to be muted and inside the confines of the house. 5. Night curfew in Maharashtra from todayIn view of the spiralling number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday instructed authorities to impose a night curfew across the entire State beginning Sunday night. 6. Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool gets air connectivity, flights to ply from todayThe first flight from the Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy Airport at Orvakal in Kurnool district will leave for Visakhapatnam at 10.30 a.m. on Sunday, providing direct connectivity between the State's proposed Judicial Capital and Executive Capital. 7. Condemnation after Myanmar's deadliest day since coup  The military chiefs of a dozen countries including the United States, Britain, Japan and South Korea joined together Saturday to condemn Myanmar's use of lethal force against unarmed civilians. 8. India vs. England 3rd ODI: Strategic shift could be on cards for India in series deciderIndian cricket team may like to revisit its 50-over template while picking up pieces from the Friday carnage with an aim to complete a hat-trick of series wins against England in the third and final ODI in Pune on Sunday. 9. ISSF World Cup | Last competition day on SundayThree finals are lined up on the the last competition day on Sunday — men's 25m rapid fire pistol team, trap team women and trap team men. 10. Orleans Masters | Krishna-Vishnu duo enters maiden Super 100 finalThe Indian duo, playing its first event together this year, will take on fourth seeded English pair of Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in the title clash on Sunday. 11. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 1,19,63,844 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,62,922.  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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