The Morning Filter: Arnab Goswami challenges arrest

The Hindu Newsletter - Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today [The Hindu Logo]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Youtube]( [Linkedin]( [Instagram]( Friday 06, November 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. Ladakh standoff | 8th round of India-China military talks The Indian Army is set to press for comprehensive disengagement of troops by the Chinese PLA from all the friction points in eastern Ladakh at the [eighth round of Corps Commander-level talks on Friday](. The talks are slated to begin at 9.30 a.m. in Chushul on the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. 2. Arnab Goswami challenges arrest, Bombay High Court to hear interim bail plea A magistrate in Alibaug, while remanding Mr. Goswami in judicial custody till November 18, [had observed that his arrest was prima facie illegal](, according to a detailed court order made available on Thursday. 3. India, Italy expected to sign several pacts during virtual summit India and Italy are expected to sign a number of agreements providing for expansion of cooperation in trade, investment and environment during a virtual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte on Friday. 4. Punjab assured us all blockades will be removed by Friday morning: Rail Board chairman [ ] The Punjab government has given an assurance that all blockades on rail premises by protesters will be cleared by Friday morning, Railway Board Chairman V.K. Yadav said. [Train services have remained suspended]( for over a month in the state due to the agitation by farmer groups against three farm reform laws passed by Parliament recently. 5. Air pollution | Parliamentary panel hearing on Friday Officials of Environmment Ministry and Delhi, Haryana and Punjab governments to depose. 6. Kerala CM’s additional private secretary summoned to appear before ED The [ED had issued a notice to C.M. Raveendran]( asking him to appear at the Kochi office on Friday reportedly in connection with some statements of suspended IAS officer M. Sivasankar who is already under custody in the gold smuggling case. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday came out in support of Mr. Raveendran. 7. Rajasthan police constable exam for 5,438 posts to begin More than 17 lakh candidates will be taking the exam, which will last for three days. 8. U.S. Presidential Elections | Biden edges closer to victory [ ] Two days after Election Day, [neither candidate had amassed the votes needed to win the White House](. But Joe Biden’s victories in the Great Lakes States left him at 264 (with Arizona) or 253 (if Arizona is not included). 9. Thousands to attend Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Lahore despite uptick in virus cases Pakistan government has allowed thousands of Tablighi Jamaat members to hold a three-day gathering in Lahore starting from Friday despite an uptick in the number of new coronavirus cases. 10. IPL 2020 | [Sunrisers Hyderabad vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore]( at Abu Dhabi With momentum on their side, a confident Sunrisers Hyderabad would look for another complete performance to continue their forward march in the IPL when they face a struggling Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Eliminator on Friday. 12. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The [number of positive coronavirus cases]( reported from India now stands at 83,51,195 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,24,113. 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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