The Morning Filter: Jaishankar heads to Central Asia

1. PM Modi to interact with CMs of north-eastern states on COVID-19 situation Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the chief ministers of eight north-eastern states on Tuesday to discuss the COVID-19 situation amid concerns over the coronavirus numbers in the region. Official sources said Modi will interact with the chief ministers of Assam, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram via video conferencing. 2. Security Situation in Afghanistan remains focus as Jaishankar leaves for Tajikistan and Uzbekistan External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar travels to Central Asia on Tuesday for two back-to-back meetings focusing on Afghanistan, which will see him face to face with the Foreign Ministers of both Pakistan and China, as well as at the same conference as Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and U.S. Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad. Mr. Jaishankar will first attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ministerial in Dushanbe on July 13-14 after which he will travel to Tashkent for a regional connectivity conference on July 15-16. 3. CM Pinarayi Vijayan to meet PM Modi today Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. The two leaders will discuss the pandemic situation, Zika virus outbreak, vaccination drive and steps to revive the COVID-19-hit economy. 4. Goa wants change, says Kejriwal ahead of visit A day before his visit to Goa, where Assembly polls are due next year, AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the state has had "enough of dirty politics" and wants change. The Aam Aadmi Party leader will visit Goa on Tuesday. The party has decided to contest the assembly polls in the state. 5. Rainfall: IMD issues orange alert for Rajasthan, J&K The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir, and yellow alert for Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh for Tuesday with warning of heavy rains. Red alert has been issued for Konkan and Goa, and central Maharashtra, while an orange alert warning has been issued for Gujarat, parts of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Assam, it said. Delhi is likely to witness light rain. 6. Application process for NEET entrance test to begin today NEET entrance test for undergraduate medical programmes will be held on September 12, announces Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The application process will begin at 5 pm on July 13 through the National Testing Agency website. NEET 2021 was originally scheduled to be held on August 1. 7. Coronavirus in India | Numbers and developments Containment measures in Assams Jorhat and Golaghat districts, which reported the highest number of new COVID-19 cases on Sunday in the state, have been further tightened as the daily count continued to be on the rise in these two neighbouring districts, despite being declared as containment zones on July 7. The number of positive coronavirus cases in India recorded in the last 24 hours stands at 31,001, taking the tally in the country to 3,09,02,179 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 4,09,261. 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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Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today 1. PM Modi to interact with CMs of north-eastern states on COVID-19 situation   Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with the chief ministers of eight north-eastern states on Tuesday to discuss the COVID-19 situation amid concerns over the coronavirus numbers in the region. Official sources said Modi will interact with the chief ministers of Assam, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Manipur, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram via video conferencing.  2. Security Situation in Afghanistan remains focus as Jaishankar leaves for Tajikistan and Uzbekistan  External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar travels to Central Asia on Tuesday for two back-to-back meetings focusing on Afghanistan, which will see him face to face with the Foreign Ministers of both Pakistan and China, as well as at the same conference as Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and U.S. Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad. Mr. Jaishankar will first attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ministerial in Dushanbe  on July 13-14 after which he will travel to Tashkent for a regional connectivity conference on July 15-16. 3. CM Pinarayi Vijayan to meet PM Modi today  Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan  is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. The two leaders will discuss the pandemic situation, Zika virus outbreak, vaccination drive and steps to revive the COVID-19-hit economy.  4. Goa wants change, says Kejriwal ahead of visit  A day before his visit to Goa, where Assembly polls are due next year, AAP national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the state has had "enough of dirty politics" and wants change. The Aam Aadmi Party leader will visit Goa on Tuesday. The party has decided to contest the assembly polls in the state.  5. Rainfall: IMD issues orange alert for Rajasthan, J&K  The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir, and yellow alert for Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh for Tuesday with warning of heavy rains. Red alert has been issued for Konkan and Goa, and central Maharashtra, while an orange alert warning has been issued for Gujarat, parts of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Assam, it said. Delhi is likely to witness light rain. 6. Application process for NEET entrance test to begin today  NEET entrance test for undergraduate medical programmes will be held on September 12, announces Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The application process will begin at 5 pm on July 13 through the National Testing Agency website. NEET 2021 was originally scheduled to be held on August 1.  7. Coronavirus in India | Numbers and developments   Containment measures in Assams Jorhat and Golaghat districts, which reported the highest number of new COVID-19 cases on Sunday in the state, have been further tightened as the daily count continued to be on the rise in these two neighbouring districts, despite being declared as containment zones on July 7. The number of positive coronavirus cases in India recorded in the last 24 hours stands at 31,001, taking the tally in the country to 3,09,02,179 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 4,09,261.     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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