1. Bhima Koregaon accused will go on hunger strike10 Bhima Koregaon accused lodged at the Taloja Central Jail will go on a day long hunger strike on Wednesday to protest against the 'institutional murder' of Father Stan Swamy  2. Congress to hold bicycle rally today opposing hike in fuel pricesKarnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) has decided to take out a bicycle jatha (rally) in all 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of the State on July 7 opposing the hike in fuel prices and the anti-people policies of the Central and State governments. 3. Maharashtra home minister to hold meeting of top officials over art director Raju Sapte's suicideMaharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil on Tuesday told the Legislative Assembly that he will hold a meeting on Wednesday of top government officials regarding the recent suicide of Marathi film and television art director Raju Sapte. Sapte, who had worked as an art director for movies like ''Ambat Goad'', ''Manyaa the wonder boy'', killed himself at his house in Pimpri Chinchwad township on July 3 allegedly due to harassment by a person associated with a labour union, according to police who had registered an abetment to suicide case. 4. Complete lockdown in 7 districts in Assam from todaySeven of Assam's 34 districts have been put under complete lockdown owing to the spread of infection by the novel coronavirus, primarily in the rural areas. Tea estates rule five of these seven districts. Biswanath, Goalpara, Golaghat, Jorhat, Lakhimpur, Morigaon and Sonitpur have been brought under curfew "round the clock" as the COVID-19 cases were rising exponentially in these districts, Assam's Health Minister Keshab Mahanta said. 5. Jaishankar on 3-day visit to Russia from today  External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will embark on a three-day visit to Russia beginning Wednesday to discuss the entire range of bilateral issues as well as key regional and international developments. Announcing the visit, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the cooperation in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic is expected to figure in the talks between Jaishankar and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov besides other issues. 6. Indian team's break in UK to continue as of now, players to get 2nd jab on July 7 and 9Indian cricketers, who are in the UK for a five-Test series, will continue their 20-day break as of now and few of them will receive their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday even as England's ODI team has been forced into isolation after an outbreak of virus in its squad. 7. Anand returns to over-the-board action after a year in Croatia  Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand will resume his storied rivalry with Russian legend Garry Kasparov in the Croatia Grand Chess Tour Rapid and Blitz tournament beginning here on Wednesday, returning to over-the-board action after more than a year. The Indian maestro's last over-the-board event was in March 2020 before COVID-19 and related restrictions put a halt to sporting action across the globe. 8. Euro 2020 | Denmark expects to be outnumbered, not outplayed at WembleyOutnumbered in the stands, not outplayed on the field. That is the expectation of Denmark's players ahead of their European Championship semifinal match against England at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday.  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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