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1. Sonia Gandhi to discuss COVID-19 situation with party MPsThe Congress president has convened a meeting of all MPs of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on Friday to discuss the second wave of coronavirus and evolve a political strategy to deal with the situation. 2. Stalin swearing-in on FridayTamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Wednesday appointed DMK president M.K. Stalin as the Chief Minister and invited him to form the government in the State on May 7. The DMK president will take oath as Tamil Nadu CM at 9 a.m. today. 3. Rangasamy to be sworn in as Pondy CM on FridayAll India N. R Congress chief N. Rangasamy will be sworn in as the Chief Minister of the Union Territory for the fourth time. Lt. Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan will administer the oath of office to Mr. Rangasamy at a simple function to be held at Raj Nivas around 1.20 p.m. 4. Karnataka mulls tough measures, including stringent lockdownAmid rising COVID-19 cases, the Karnataka government is set to take some stringent measures, including a tough lockdown on Friday evening, sources close to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa hinted. 5. NIS to start Siddha COVID Care Centre with 100 beds at Tambaram on FridayThe National Institute of Siddha (NIS) in Chennai and Chengalpattu district administration are all set to revive the Siddha COVID-19 Care Centre at the institute from Friday to treat mild and moderately infected patients. The hospital authorities have readied 100 beds at the CCC on the sprawling campus at Tambaram Sanatorium. 6. Air Marshal P.M. Ramachandran no moreFormer Vice-Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal P.M. Ramachandran, passed away on Thursday at his residence in the city after a brief illness. He held a number of posts in the Indian Air Force (IAF). As the Vice-Chief of the Air Force, he was in charge of the operational deployment of India's short range ballistic missile Prithvi. 7. IPL | Aussies fly out, New Zealand contingent leaves on FridayThe Australians flew off to Maldives, the South Africans headed home and the ones from New Zealand waited to be sent back on Friday as the suspended IPL's foreign cricketers bid adieu to India, hoping that the country recovers from the mayhem unleashed by a second wave of COVID-19 cases. 8. Jumbo India squad expected for England trip, Shaw set for comeback, Prasidh, Avesh in mixThe India A regulars like Abhimanyu Easwaran and Priyank Panchal will be in contention along with rookie sensation Devdutt Padikkal when the selectors on Friday pick a 30-strong India squad for the four-month trip to United Kingdom. 9. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developmentsIndia recorded 4,14,182 new COVID-19 cases and 3,920 fatalities on May 6. The country has so far reported a total of 2,14,85,285 cases and 2,34,071 deaths as of data updated at 12.24 a.m. IST on May 7. 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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