Morning Filter: Rain alerts in MP

1. West Bengal BJP to go ahead with 'mini marathon' in Kolkata despite no police permission BJP state president Dilip Ghosh has vowed to take part in the 'mini marathon' in the city to be organised by its youth wing on Sunday, despite the Kolkata Police not granting permission for the event. 2. IMD issues MP rain alerts; red for 5 districts near UP, orange for 17 The alerts are valid till Sunday morning, a senior IMD official informed. 3. Nagaland announces fourth phase of unlocking from August 1 The decision for Unlock-4 from August 1-18 was taken during a meeting of the High Powered Committee on COVID-19 headed by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, an official said. 4. Odisha govt. eases COVID-19 restrictions The administration granted the relaxations for a month starting from 6 a.m. on Sunday, Special Relief Commissioner P K Jena said, adding that the existing 10-hour night curfew from 8 p.m. will be in place in all the districts. 5. Muslim Women Rights Day observed across the country Different organisations across the country will observe August 1 as 'Muslim Women Rights Day'. The PM Narendra Modi-led government enacted the law on August 1, 2019 that has made the practice of instant triple talaq a criminal offense. 6. India's month-long presidency at UNSC begins today India will take over the Presidency of the UN Security Council on August 1 and is set to host signature events in three major areas of maritime security, peacekeeping and counterterrorism during the month. 7. Tokyo Olympics: India Schedule, August 1, 2021 Golf: Anirban Lahiri and Udayan Mane in Men's Individual Stroke Play Round 4: 04:00 a.m. IST. Equestrian: Fouaad Mirza in Eventing Cross Country Team and Individual: 04:15 a.m. IST Boxing: Satish Kumar vs Bakhodir Jalolov (Uzbekistan) in men's super heavy (+91kg) quarterfinals: 9:36 a.m. IST Badminton: P V Sindhu vs He Bing Jiao (China) in women's singles bronze medal play-off match: 5 p.m. IS Hockey: India vs Great Britain in Men's quarterfinal: 5:30 p.m. IST 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 01 AUGUST 2021

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Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today 1. West Bengal BJP to go ahead with 'mini marathon' in Kolkata despite no police permission BJP state president Dilip Ghosh has vowed to take part in the 'mini marathon' in the city to be organised by its youth wing on Sunday, despite the Kolkata Police not granting permission for the event. 2. IMD issues MP rain alerts; red for 5 districts near UP, orange for 17 The alerts are valid till Sunday morning, a senior IMD official informed. 3. Nagaland announces fourth phase of unlocking from August 1 The decision for Unlock-4 from August 1-18 was taken during a meeting of the High Powered Committee on COVID-19 headed by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, an official said. 4. Odisha govt. eases COVID-19 restrictions The administration granted the relaxations for a month starting from 6 a.m. on Sunday, Special Relief Commissioner  P K Jena said, adding that the existing 10-hour night curfew from 8 p.m. will be in place in all the districts. 5. Muslim Women Rights Day observed across the country Different organisations across the country will observe August 1 as 'Muslim Women Rights Day'. The PM Narendra Modi-led government enacted the law on August 1, 2019 that has made the practice of instant triple talaq a criminal offense. 6. India's month-long presidency at UNSC begins today India will take over the Presidency of the UN Security Council on August 1 and is set to host signature events in three major areas of maritime security, peacekeeping and counterterrorism during the month. 7. Tokyo Olympics: India Schedule, August 1, 2021 Golf: Anirban Lahiri and Udayan Mane in Men's Individual Stroke Play Round 4: 04:00 a.m. IST. Equestrian: Fouaad Mirza in Eventing Cross Country Team and Individual: 04:15 a.m.  IST Boxing: Satish Kumar vs Bakhodir Jalolov (Uzbekistan) in men's super heavy (+91kg) quarterfinals: 9:36 a.m. IST Badminton: P V Sindhu vs He Bing Jiao (China) in women's singles bronze medal play-off match: 5 p.m. IS Hockey: India vs Great Britain in Men's quarterfinal: 5:30 p.m.  IST   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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