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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 01, January 2021 [alt_text]( The Morning Filter Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today [alt_text]( Happy New Year! 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: FASTag rollout from Friday Hybrid lanes at NH toll plazas to remain operational till February 15. Here's how [you can get a FASTag](. PM to lay foundation stone for housing project in Rajkot Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation stone on Friday via video conferencing for 1,144 houses for people from the EWS category to be built at Rajkot under the Centre's "light house project" (LHP), the Gujarat government said on Thursday. Brexit becomes reality as UK quits EU single market Britain’s long and sometimes acrimonious [divorce from the European Union]( ends with [an economic split]( that leaves the EU smaller and the U.K. freer but more isolated in a turbulent world. GoAir announces expansion of services to UAE Budget carrier GoAir on Thursday announced expansion of its services to the UAE with launch of new flights to Sharjah from Mumbai, Delhi, Kochi and Kannur. These flights will start from Friday. Govt extends benefits of tax refund scheme to all export goods Giving a relief to exporters, the government on Thursday said it has decided to extend the benefit of tax refund scheme RoDTEP to all goods, with effect from Friday. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive [coronavirus cases]( reported from India now stands at 10,285,406 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,49,028. 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]( [Hyderabad Lit Fest to be virtual]( [alt_text]( [Microsoft says hackers viewed source code, didn’t change it]( [alt_text]( [Crossword blog #212 | Meaningful year ahead in cryptic clues]( [alt_text]( [India's Foreign Policy in 2020: Challenges from COVID-19, China and the neighbourhood | The Hindu In Focus Podcast]( 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-0b455qwgbf2f90kauhrxfebysa8hkhc@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 @ 2021 ,THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. [About Us]( | [Contact Us]( | [Digital Subscription](