| 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. Second part of Parliament's Budget session from today The second part of the Budget session of Parliament is set to begin from Monday but its duration is likely to be curtailed as most top politicians would be busy campaigning for assembly polls taking place in March-April. 2. International Women’s Day Women to take centre stage at farmer protest sites in Delhi borders; U.P. Raj Bhavan to host 3-day event to empower women; free e-rickshaw service for women at two metro stations in Ghaziabad. 3. Army officer held in recruitment exam paper leak case This Army officer, who is the sixth person to be arrested in the case, will be produced in a Pune court today. 4. BKU's Rakesh Tikait to hold rally in M.P.'s Sheopur Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Singh Tikait will address three rallies in Madhya Pradesh to drum up support for the protest against the Centre's three agri marketing laws, a functionary of his outfit said. 5. J&K HC to hear Farooq Abdullah plea challenging ED order A petition of veteran politician Farooq Abdullah challenging an order of the Enforcement Directorate of attaching his properties in the erstwhile state will come up for hearing on Monday before a new judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. 6. J&K middle schools to open today While middle schools will open today for physical classes, primary classes will start operations from March 15. Authorities in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday ordered closure of three schools for at least three days, following detection of COVID-19 cases in these institutions. 7. Rajasthan MLAs to get coronavirus vaccine Current and former Rajasthan MLAs will be administered coronavirus vaccine along with their family members at the State Assembly in a drive beginning Monday. 8. Karnataka to vaccinate 1.5 lakh people daily from today The Health Minister has instructed officials to make vaccines available at 3,000 centres from Monday, the Minister's office said in a statement. 9. Karnataka budget 2021-22 to be presented The Chief Minister, who holds the finance portfolio, had already hinted that the effect of COVID-19 would be visible on the budget. 10. Delhi Assembly session from today Budget likely to have special allocation for free COVID-19 vaccination. 11. Haryana private sector quota | First meeting for framing rules today The Haryana government is open to including suggestions from industry bodies while framing rules for the law that provides 75% reservation in the private sector to job seekers from the State, Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala said on Sunday. 12. Commonwealth Day Queen Elizabeth II highlighted the importance of staying in touch with friends and families during the coronavirus pandemic in a message broadcast on Sunday. Britain's monarch also touched on the role of technology in keeping people connected amid the global pandemic, in her royal address before Commonwealth Day on Monday. 13. ISL | Mumbai City aiming for final punch over depleted Goa Table-toppers Mumbai City FC will look to deliver the final punch when they take on a depleted FC Goa in the second leg of their semi-finals in Bambolim on Monday and earn a maiden appearance in the ISL final. 14. Vijay Hazare Trophy: Rawat-Sangwan partnership takes Delhi to quarter-final Delhi will meet Uttar Pradesh in their quarter-final match on Monday. 15. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 1,12,28,336 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,59,252. 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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