The Morning Filter: Farmers observe 'Save Agriculture, Save Democracy Day' today

1. Farmers to observe 'Save Agriculture, Save Democracy Day' today The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, a coalition of hundreds of farmer unions, will observe June 26 as "Save Agriculture and Save Democracy Day" to mark the 46th year of Emergency and seven months of their ongoing agitation against the Centre's farm reform laws. 2. Modi to discuss Ayodhya development projects with Adityanath, officials today Following allegations of irregularities in land purchase for the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will discuss development projects in the temple town in a virtual meeting with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other top officials on June 26. Officials from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) will also attend the meeting. 3. Panels for results of Class 10, 12 Assam board exams submit reports Education Minister Ranoj Pegu is likely to submit both the reports to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday. 4. Special Cowin sessions in Delhi for homeless people without identity cards The drive will be expanded to Dandi Park in North Delhi on Saturday. 5. ISSF Shooting World Cup | Medals for 10m air rifle, air pistol mixed team events to be decided today The event is Indian shooting team's final competitive outing before the Tokyo Olympics. 6. World Cup Stage 3 archery | Abhishek Verma the lone archer in medal fray Verma had earlier reached the individual semis where he will face Anton Bulaev of Russia on Saturday. 7. Coronavirus in India | Numbers and developments India has so far reported almost 50 cases of the Delta Plus variant of SARS-CoV-2, with Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu leading with the maximum number of cases, the Union Health Ministry said. The number of positive coronavirus cases in India recorded in the last 24 hours stands at 49,271, taking the tally in the country to 3,01,82,469 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 3,94,497. 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.

The Morning Filter 26 JUNE 2021

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Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today 1. Farmers to observe 'Save Agriculture, Save Democracy Day' today The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, a coalition of hundreds of farmer unions, will observe June 26 as "Save Agriculture and Save Democracy Day" to mark the 46th year of Emergency and seven months of their ongoing agitation against the Centre's farm reform laws. 2. Modi to discuss Ayodhya development projects with Adityanath, officials today Following allegations of irregularities in land purchase for the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will discuss development projects in the temple town in a virtual meeting with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other top officials on June 26. Officials from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) will also attend the meeting. 3. Panels for results of Class 10, 12 Assam board exams submit reports Education Minister Ranoj Pegu is likely to submit both the reports to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday. 4. Special Cowin sessions in Delhi for homeless people without identity cards The drive will be expanded to Dandi Park in North Delhi on Saturday. 5. ISSF Shooting World Cup | Medals for 10m air rifle, air pistol mixed team events to be decided today The event is Indian shooting team's final competitive outing before the Tokyo Olympics. 6. World Cup Stage 3 archery | Abhishek Verma the lone archer in medal fray   Verma had earlier reached the individual semis where he will face Anton Bulaev of Russia on Saturday. 7. Coronavirus in India | Numbers and developments India has so far reported almost 50 cases of the Delta Plus variant of SARS-CoV-2, with Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu leading with the maximum number of cases, the Union Health Ministry said. The number of positive coronavirus cases in India recorded in the last 24 hours stands at 49,271, taking the tally in the country to 3,01,82,469 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 3,94,497.   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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