The Morning Filter: Assam CM post under discussion

The Hindu Newsletter - The big news stories to follow today [logo] The Morning Filter Saturday | 08 May, 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 1. India-EU Leaders’ meeting Narendra Modi will participate in the [meeting of the European Council](as a special invitee. 2. Sonowal, Himanta called to Delhi to discuss CM issue Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma were on Friday [called to New Delhi by the BJP central leadership](, apparently to discuss about the leadership issue of the next government, five days after the saffron party-led alliance emerged victorious in the assembly elections, sources said. [ Union Home Minister Amit Shah flanked by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, during a rally in Nagaon district of Assam. File photo ] 3. BJP to boycott Bengal Speaker election, not attend Assembly West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh Friday said that party legislators will boycott the election for the speaker in West Bengal assembly and its newly elected lawmakers will not attend the House till the post poll violence in the state is controlled. The Speaker's election is slated for Saturday. 4. Night curfew in Arunachal Pradesh from Saturday According to the government order, released on Friday, inner line permits (ILPs) will not be issued to tourists during the month. 5. Weekend lockdown in Chandigarh The Chandigarh administration has decided to impose a [weekend lockdown]( again to check the coronavirus spread. 6. Total curfew to come in force in 7 Manipur districts Curfew will come into force in the districts of Imphal West, Imphal East, Bishnupur Thoubal, Kakching, Churachandpur and Ukhrul from Saturday till May 17. 7. SC to pass orders on decongestion of prisons in view of 'alarming' COVID situation The CJI also said he would be speaking to Chief Justices of High Courts on Saturday and consult them on the composition of high-powered panels to expeditiously constitute them for speedy release of prisoners during the pandemic. 8. Noida's new 50-bed COVID care facility to open from May 8 The facility, which will be managed by the Adani Group and other private partners and run by Delhi-based NGO 'Doctors For You', has come up in a short span of time. [ ] 9. U.S.-based tech body ITI seeks reduction in trade barriers between India, EU The demand from the industry body, whose members include Intel, Dell, Ericsson and Cisco, comes a day before a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Union leaders, which is scheduled to be held on Saturday. 10. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The [number of positive coronavirus cases]( in India recorded in the last 24 hours stands at 4,00,704, taking the tally in the country to 2,18,85,989 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 2,38,264. [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. Today's Top Picks [[ Non air-conditioned provision and grocery stores and meat stalls can remain open till 12 noon and with 50% customers. ] COVID-19 | Tamil Nadu announces two-week complete lockdown from May 10]( [[ ] Worldview With Suhasini Haidar | Success and failure of Indian diplomacy during COVID-19 second wave]( [[A COVID-19 patient awaiting a bed at the Government General Hospital in Ongole on Thursday. KOMMURI SRINIVAS] How good is the government-backed model on predicting coronavirus trends? | The Hindu In Focus Podcast]( [[The U.S. Department of Commerce has added seven Chinese supercomputer makers to Entity List for their support to China’s military modernisation, and other destabilising efforts.] How U.S. plans to counter China’s influence in technology]( Copyright @ 2021, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. If you are facing any trouble in viewing this newsletter, please [try here]( If you do not wish to receive such emails [go here](mailto:rm-0bfqmcxybf2f90kauhrxfebysa8hk11@newsalert.thehindu.com?subject=Unsubscribe&body=You will be unsubscribed from our mailing list.)