The Morning Filter: PM to flag off driverless metro train today

The Hindu Newsletter - Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today [The Hindu Logo]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Youtube]( [Linkedin]( [Instagram]( Monday 28, December 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. [PM to flag off first driverless train on Monday]( Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the country’s first ever fully-automated driverless train service on the Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro on Monday that will herald a new era of enhanced mobility driven by cutting-edge technology. 2. [Thiruvananthapuram Mayor election on Monday]( 21-year-old Arya set to become country’s youngest Mayor. The Left Democratic Front, which has 52 seats in the 100-member Corporation council, had earlier declared her as their Mayor candidate. 3. Congress 136th Foundation Day celebrations on Monday The flag of the party will be hoisted at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters on the occasion. Rahul Gandhi has left for Milan on Sunday. 4. [Kerala Assembly session on farm laws | Governor could give assent on Monday]( The one-day session is likely on December 31. 5. Jaitley statue to be unveiled by Ganguly at Feroz Shah Kotla on Monday Amit Shah, Anurag Thakur to be present. 6. Bengaluru FC seek to bounce back from previous match defeat in clash against Jamshedpur Former champions Bengaluru FC would look to bounce back from their first defeat of the season when they face a struggling Jamshedpur FC in an Indian Super League match in Margao on Monday. 7. ICC Awards of the Decade ceremony on Monday Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Sunday named captain of ICC’s ODI and T20 International teams of the decade while Virat Kohli stamped his pre-eminence in world cricket after being voted the skipper of the Test team. 8. Coronavirus |[Latest numbers]( and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 1,02,06,804 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,47,932. 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]( [My career and image are ruined; I have a police case against me now, says first man arrested under U.P.’s ‘Love Jihad’ law]( [alt_text]( [Trump signs COVID relief, government-funding measure]( [alt_text]( [Dexterous hand draws ‘English’ Venkateswara for New Year]( [alt_text]( [Clued In #208 | Cryptics can be general and specific, common and esoteric]( 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-0b45yx8jbf2f90kauhrxfebysa8hkz5@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](