The Morning Filter: West Bengal Gov stays on in Delhi

1. Decision on further relaxing COVID restrictions in Karnataka on Saturday: Yediyurappa A decision on further relaxing lockdown restrictions in the state after June 21 when the current curbs come to an end, will be taken on Saturday, the Karnataka Chief Minister said. 2. West Bengal Governor postpones departure from Delhi Jagdeep Dhankhar likely to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah again about the law-and-order situation in the State. Sources said Mr. Dhankhar was scheduled to leave for Kolkata on Friday afternoon, but the departure has been rescheduled for Saturday. 3. Maharashtra to launch vaccination drive for 30-44 age group from Saturday The Maharashtra government will be starting a special COVID-19 inoculation drive for 30-44 years age group from Saturday, an official said in Mumbai. 4. Telangana Cabinet to meet on Saturday, to take up lockdown, farm issues The Telangana Cabinet would meet on Saturday to take up key issues, including the ongoing lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 and farming during the monsoon season. 5. Delhi Congress to observe Rahul Gandhi birthday as 'Sewa Diwas' The Delhi Congress will observe party leader Rahul Gandhi's birthday on Saturday as "Sewa Diwas" and distribute free essential items, including face masks, medicine kits and cooked meals to people across the national capital, the organisation said on Friday. 6. Monsoon reaches Rajasthan The weather department has predicted rainfall at several places in the state on Saturday. 7. World Test Championship final - day 2 The eagerly awaited opening day of the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand was rained out in Southampton on Friday, which is set to bring the reserve day into the equation. 8. Coronavirus in India | Numbers and developments India is showing a steady decline in the number of new COVID cases, but this decline should not be taken for granted, said Member, (Health) of the NITI Aayog V.K. Paul on Friday, June 18, 2021. The number of positive coronavirus cases in India recorded in the last 24 hours stands at 60,739, taking the tally in the country to 2,98,22,764 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 3,85,167. 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 19 JUNE 2021

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Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today 1. Decision on further relaxing COVID restrictions in Karnataka on Saturday: Yediyurappa A decision on further relaxing lockdown restrictions in the state after June 21 when the current curbs come to an end, will be taken on Saturday, the Karnataka Chief Minister said. 2. West Bengal Governor postpones departure from Delhi Jagdeep Dhankhar likely to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah again about the law-and-order situation in the State. Sources said Mr. Dhankhar was scheduled to leave for Kolkata on Friday afternoon, but the departure has been rescheduled for Saturday.   3. Maharashtra to launch vaccination drive for 30-44 age group from Saturday The Maharashtra government will be starting a special COVID-19 inoculation drive for 30-44 years age group from Saturday, an official said in Mumbai. 4. Telangana Cabinet to meet on Saturday, to take up lockdown, farm issues The Telangana Cabinet would meet on Saturday to take up key issues, including the ongoing lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 and farming during the monsoon season. 5. Delhi Congress to observe Rahul Gandhi birthday as 'Sewa Diwas' The Delhi Congress will observe party leader Rahul Gandhi's birthday on Saturday as "Sewa Diwas" and distribute free essential items, including face masks, medicine kits and cooked meals to people across the national capital, the organisation said on Friday. 6. Monsoon reaches Rajasthan The weather department has predicted rainfall at several places in the state on Saturday. 7. World Test Championship final - day 2 The eagerly awaited opening day of the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand was rained out in Southampton on Friday, which is set to bring the reserve day into the equation.   8. Coronavirus in India | Numbers and developments India is showing a steady decline in the number of new COVID cases, but this decline should not be taken for granted, said Member, (Health) of the NITI Aayog V.K. Paul on Friday, June 18, 2021. The number of positive coronavirus cases in India recorded in the last 24 hours stands at 60,739, taking the tally in the country to 2,98,22,764 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 3,85,167.   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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