The Morning Filter: Farm Bills in Rajya Sabha

The Hindu Newsletter - Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today [The Hindu Logo]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Youtube]( [Linkedin]( [Instagram]( Sunday 20, September 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. BJP, Opposition seek to rally support as farm bills reach Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha is likely to take up [the contentious farm bills]( – The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020; The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020 – on Sunday. 2. BKU to protest against farm bills in Haryana on Sunday; CM Khattar appeals for deferring stir The Bharatiya Kisan Union’s Haryana unit will hold a State-wide protest against [the Centre’s farm bills]( on Sunday during which they will block roads for three hours, even as Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar appealed for deferring the stir and invited them for talks. 3. Extremely heavy rains predicted in Kerala [ ] Idukki, Malappuram, Kannur and Kasaragod have been [put on red alert on Sunday]( with the India Meteorological Department forecasting the possibility of extremely heavy rainfall (in excess of 20.4 cm in a 24-hour period) in the four districts. 4. Low-pressure likely to trigger rain in W.B. from Sunday The Met Department said low-pressure brewing over the Bay of Bengal is likely to trigger rainfall across West Bengal from Sunday till Wednesday. The low-pressure area is likely to move northwards into Gangetic West Bengal, causing heavy rain in the coastal and adjoining districts of East Midnapore, South and North 24 Parganas, Howrah, Kolkata and Hooghly. 5. Nawaz Sharif mulls political comeback after year-long gap [ ] [Pakistan’s deposed premier is set to make a comeback]( in active politics following a year-long absence after PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari invited him to virtually attend the Opposition-led multiparty conference aimed at launching a protest movement against the Imran Khan-led government on Sunday. 6. Trump backs proposed deal to keep TikTok operating in U.S. U.S. President Donald Trump said he has given his “blessing” to a proposed deal that would see TikTok partner with Oracle and Walmart to become a U.S. company. Just a day earlier, the U.S. Commerce Department said it would [bar TikTok from the U.S. app stores]( as of late Sunday, before announcing that [it will delay the ban until September 27](. 7. Trump says likely to nominate a woman to succeed Ginsburg on Supreme Court “I will be putting forth a nominee next week. I could say most likely it would be a woman. I think I can say that. If somebody were to ask me now I would say that a woman would be in first place," [Donald Trump said](, speaking about filling the vacancy created by the [death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg](. 8. IPL 2020 | Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Capitals at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday Spin-heavy [Delhi Capitals takes on Kings XI Punjab]( loaded with big hitters on Sunday. History favours KXIP which has won four out of its last five matches against DC. 9. Pogacar crushes Roglic to take grip on Tour de France title [ ] [Pogacar will roll into Paris]( on Sunday, the eve of his 22nd birthday, with a lead of 59 seconds over Roglic in what is traditionally a ceremonial stage. 10. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of [positive coronavirus cases reported from India]( now stands at 53,95,583 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 86,782. 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. Click [here]( to get it in your inbox. 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