The Morning Filter: Curfews are back

The Hindu Newsletter - Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today [The Hindu Logo]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Youtube]( [Linkedin]( [Instagram]( Saturday 21, 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. COVID-19 | Curfew in different parts of Gujarat In Ahmedabad, complete curfew has been enforced from Friday 9 p.m. to Monday 6 a.m. and then indefinite night curfew. Public transport service in the city will be halted on Saturday and Sunday, while all exams scheduled by the Gujarat Public Service Commission and other bodies have been postponed. The government on Friday decided to impose night curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. in Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot. 2. COVID-19 | M.P. to impose night curfew in some cities A night curfew, between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., will be imposed in five cities of Madhya Pradesh — Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Ratlam and Vidisha — starting November 21. 3. Chhath celebrated in Bihar but the shadow of the pandemic looms large [ ] The festivities would end Saturday morning with people visiting the ghats to offer prayers to the rising sun at the crack of dawn. 4. Filing of nominations for civic polls ends in Hyderabad Rama Rao, son of TRS supremo and Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, kicks off his campaign on Saturday. 5. G20 meeting in Saudi Arabia on Saturday Eminent economist and key Sherpa to G20 Dennis J. Snower on Friday said it is vital for G20 countries to coordinate monetary and fiscal policies as there is a big risk of financial crisis in the future due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 6. Bosnia marks 25 years since inking of U.S.-brokered peace deal The peace agreement between Bosnia Hezegovina, Serbia and Croatia was reached in Dayton, Ohio on November 21, 1995. 7. Europe-U.S. ‘climate guardian’ satellite launch on Saturday The Earth-observation satellite will measure sea level rise, tracking changes threatening to disrupt tens of millions of lives within a generation. The satellite is due to be carried into orbit Saturday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. 8. Djokovic beats Zverev, advances to semifinals at ATP Finals [ ] The top-ranked Djokovic set up a match against Dominic Thiem on Saturday as he goes for a record-tying sixth title at the season-ending event, and a first since 2015. 9. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The [number of positive coronavirus cases]( reported from India now stands at 90,50,315 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,32,792. 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. Today's Top Picks [alt_text]( [Cricketer Mohammed Siraj to miss father's funeral due to quarantine rules]( [alt_text]( [Microsoft Edge gets new productivity, shopping features]( [alt_text]( Podcast |[Was India right to leave the RCEP trade deal?]( [alt_text]( [Lunar rovers to be powered by wireless chargers]( 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-0b481a3wbf2f90kauhrxfebysa8hkrz@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](