The Morning Filter: PM's message on Ram Navami

The Hindu Newsletter - The big news stories to follow today [logo] The Morning Filter Wednesday | 21 April, 2021 [The Hindu logo] Welcome to the Morning Filter newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories and events to follow today. [[Arrow]Open in browser]( [[Mail icon]More newsletters]( Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today [Prime Minister Narendra Modi]( 1. Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church to observe two-minute silence on second anniversary of Easter attacks [Sri Lanka’s Catholic church]( will observe a two-minute silence on Wednesday morning to mark the second anniversary of the deadly [Easter Sunday attacks in 2019](that killed 258 people, including 11 Indians. 2. PM Modi wishes people on Ram Navami Prime Minister Narendra Modi [greeted the nation on Ram Navami]( and asked people to follow the COVID-19 guidelines, saying the message of Lord Ram to all of us is that they should follow the appropriate behaviour. 3. 'Strict lockdown' likely in Maharashtra, standard 10th exam cancelled [ A view of the partially deserted road during a night curfew ahead of the scheduled weekend lockdown imposed by Maharashtra government in Mumbai on April 9, 2021. ] The Maharashtra cabinet favours [a "strict lockdown"]( and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is likely to make an announcement in this regard on Wednesday, a senior minister said. 4. Tamil Nadu tourist places shut, night curfew kicks in All tourist places including the Nilgiris, Kodaikanal and Yercaud hill stations [were closed for tourists]( on Tuesday as restrictions to curb the second wave of COVID-19 kicked in in Tamil Nadu. Authorities also commenced enforcement of night curfew between 10 pm and 4 am. 5. Goa sees 1,160 COVID-19 cases, CM to chair meeting on Wednesday Goa's [coronavirus]( caseload went up by 1,160 and reached 69,312 on Tuesday, while the death toll rose by 26 and the recovery count by 440, an official said. The State has so far seen 926 deaths and 60,145 people getting discharged, leaving it with 8,241 active cases, he added. 6. Lockdown in Chandigarh on Wednesday [ Chandigarh police check ID cards of motorists in the city amid the ongoing lockdown. ] Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Chandigarh administration on Tuesday announced a one-day lockdown in the city on Ram Navami on Wednesday. The decision was taken by UT Chandigarh Administrator V P Singh Badnore, said an official spokesperson. 7. Karnataka issues new COVID guidelines, imposes night and weekend curfew Aimed at controlling the spread of COVID-19, the Karnataka government on Tuesday issued [a new set of guidelines]( as per which night curfew will be imposed in the state from April 21 and curfew will be place during weekends. 8. PM address to the nation on coronavirus situation Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday exhorted States to only [resort to lockdown as an absolute last resort]( and that were everyone to observe Covid-appropriate behaviour, there would be no need for stringent reactions. 9. Sri Lanka cricketers aim to end long drought in Test format It's been a long time between test wins for Sri Lanka, a record coach Mickey Arthur has ensured the players are acutely aware of. Sri Lanka will start a two-match series against Bangladesh on Wednesday, aiming for its first Test win since January 2020 10. IPL 2021 | Dhoni-led CSK eye another win as fresh challenge awaits struggling KKR [ CSK players. File ] On a roll after back-to-back wins, [the vintage Chennai Super Kings]( would look to extend their winning run when they clash with struggling Kolkata Knight Riders in their next IPL match on Wednesday. 11. IPL 2021 | Desperate SRH look for inspiration from Warner for turnaround in fortune Bruised and battered after suffering a hat-trick of defeats, a desperate Sunrisers Hyderabad would seek inspiration from skipper David Warner to arrest any further slide [when they take on Punjab Kings]( in an IPL match here on Wednesday. 12. Coronavirus | [Latest numbers]( and developments The number of positive [coronavirus]( cases in India recorded in the last 24 hours stands at 2,93,534, taking the tally in the country to 1,56,08,423, at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,82,557. [underlineimg] 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. 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