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The Morning Filter

Sunday | 18 April, 2021

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

1. West Bengal phase 5 final poll numbers likely by Sunday

High voter turnout which is put at 78.36% and sporadic incidents of violence marked the fifth phase of elections in West Bengal.

2. Bihar to announce new COVID-19 action plan

At the all-party meeting called by the Governor on COVID-19 situation in Bihar, the BJP and the RJD on Saturday favoured weekend shutdown to break the chain of coronavirus surge during second wave in the State.

3. EAM Jaishankar to visit Abu Dhabi

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit Abu Dhabi on Sunday with a focus on boosting bilateral economic cooperation. His visit to the key city in the United Arab Emirates comes amid evolving geo-political developments in the region, particularly in Afghanistan.

4. Uttarakhand revises COVID-19 SOP, extends night curfew hours

Weekly COVID-19 curfew will remain in force in Dehradun Municipal Corporation area on April 18 and all Saturdays and Sundays coming in the month of April whereas in other districts, weekly curfew will be in force on each Sunday.

5. Dwarkadhish Temple in Mathura closed to devotees

An office-bearer of the temple said it will remain closed to people till April 25. A procession slated for Sunday as part of the "Yamuna Chhath" celebrations has been cancelled, an official said

6. Iran offers upbeat assessment of progress in nuclear talks

Diplomats from the six countries participating told expert-level working groups on sanctions-lifting and nuclear issues "to continue their activities on Saturday afternoon, Sunday and next week" to make further progress.

7. Women's hockey core group to restart training at SAI, Bengaluru

Indian women hockey's core group will return to the national camp in Bengaluru on Sunday to restart the preparations for the Tokyo Games after a 10-day break.

8. IPL | KKR look to overcome middle-order muddle, return to winning ways against RCB

The misfiring Kolkata Knight Riders will look to bring their campaign back on track when they take on table-toppers Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL in Chennai on Sunday.

9. IPL | Delhi Capitals hold edge over Punjab Kings as Nortje set to replace Tom Curran

Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant will aim to display better tactical acumen in Catch-22 situations against a 'blow-hot-blow-cold' Punjab Kings in what promises to be a battle of brittle middle-orders in an IPL match in Mumbai on Sunday.

10. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments

The number of positive coronavirus cases in India recorded in the last 24 hours stands at 2,54,937, taking the tally in the country to 1,47,57,321, at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,76,916.

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