The Morning Filter: Phased disengagement

The Hindu Newsletter - The Morning Filter: Phased disengagement Saturday 11, July 2020 [alt_text]( The Morning Filter [Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today]( [alt_text]( Welcome to The Morning Filter, your guide to the busy news day ahead. We hope you are staying safe. Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today: 1) Coronavirus | [Latest numbers and developments]( The number of coronavirus cases reported from India stands at 8,22,613 with the death toll at 22,143. 2) LAC standoff | [First phase of disengagement completed, say sources]( Chinese troops have fully moved back from the base of Finger 4 to Finger 5 at Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh while they continue to occupy the ridge lines of Finger 4, a Defence source said. 3) WHO experts arrive in China to begin probe into COVID-19 origins An advance team from the World Health Organization (WHO) has arrived in China to prepare an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. 4) Sonia Gandhi to address Congress Lok Sabha MPs The video conference will begin at 10.30 a.m. on Saturday. The meeting is expected to discuss the challenges posed by COVID-19 and the current political situation. [ Congress President Sonia Gandhi. File ] Congress President Sonia Gandhi. File 5) 20,000 antigen tests to be carried out in Bengaluru from today The government said it hopes that the rapid antigen tests would help in increasing the number of tests and bring down the load on testing on labs, as antigen kits would allow faster diagnosis without laboratory examination. 6) JNUSU protest against exams during pandemic at UGC office today Final year university examinations may be postponed until the end of September, but must be conducted in either online or offline mode, the University Grants Commission (UGC) had earlier decided. 7) Tablighi Jamaatis bail plea hearing Bangkok and Nepal nationals, who participated in the Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin Markaz, will appear for bail in the special court. 8) Air India to operate 36 India-US flights National carrier Air India will operate 36 flights between India and USA from July 11-19, 2020, under Vande Bharat Mission. [ File photo of Air India planes parked at the IGI airport in New Delhi. ] File photo of Air India planes parked at the IGI airport in New Delhi. 9) Assam flood situation; Arunachal landslips The flood situation in Assam deteriorated on Friday as vast areas of two more districts were inundated, affecting 1.70 lakh more people; Incessant rainfall caused landslides that killed seven people in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday. 10) Bosnia marks 25th anniversary of Srebrenica massacre The brutal execution of more than 8,000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys by Bosnian Serb troops is being commemorated in a series of events and the reburial of some of the victims’ remains at a memorial site near the town. Morning Filter will return tomorrow. Today's Top Picks [alt_text]( [14% excess rains all India so far this monsoon]( [alt_text]( [Coronavirus | 18 States/UTs have recovery rate higher than national average of 64.2%: Health Ministry]( [alt_text]( [Shipping Ministry proposes new law on navigational aids]( [alt_text]( [India recorded 1.2 million snakebite deaths in the past two decades]( You are receiving this email because you are a user of [thehindu.com]( If you do not wish to receive any such emails, [unsubscribe here.](mailto:rm-0b4zyjmxbf2f90kauhrxfebysa8hk57@newsalert.thehindu.com?subject=Unsubscribe&body=You will be unsubscribed from our mailing list.) To ensure you continue to receive emails from The Hindu in your inbox, please add newsletters.th@newsalert.thehindu.com to your contact. If you can't see the mailer, please [click here.]( Group Sites [The Hindu]( | [இந்து தமிழ் திசை]( | [Business Line]( | [BL on Campus]( | [Sportstar]( | [Frontline]( | [The Hindu Centre]( | [Images]( | [roofandfloor]( | [Classifieds]( Copyright @ 2020 ,THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. [About Us]( | [Contact Us]( | [Digital Subscription](