The Morning Filter: Busy day for Adityanath

The Hindu Newsletter - The big news stories to follow today [logo] The Morning Filter Friday | 11 June, 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. Adityanath to meet Modi [A file picture of Narendra Modi with Yogi Adityanath in Noida.] Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s [arrival in Delhi for a two-day visit]( — with an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and meetings with Home Minister Amit Shah and party president J.P. Nadda — has set off a flutter over a possible Cabinet expansion in Lucknow. 2. Tripura extends corona curfew in 6 urban local bodies till June 18 Corona curfew was first imposed on May 16 at Agartala municipality, is currently in force in all urban bodies along with night curfew in villages till Friday morning. 3. Monsoon sets in over Odisha, to cover entire State intwo2 days: IMD The southwest monsoon on Thursday set in over Odisha and is likely to advance into the remaining parts of the State in the next two days, the India Meteorological Department said. The Met centre has issued a red-alert warning for Friday for some districts. 4. Southwest monsoon arrives in M.P.; orange alert issued in parts of State [title=] [Southwest monsoon arrived in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday](, seven days ahead of its normal course, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue an orange alert for districts in Jabalpur and Shahdol divisions. The department has issued orange and yellow alerts, which are valid till Friday morning. 5. Heavy rains forecast in coastal Karnataka The [India Meteorological Department has said](thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/three-day-heavy-rain-likely-in-coastal-karnataka-from-friday/article34770508.ece) that heavy rain ranging between 64.5 mm and 115.5 mm is likely to occur at isolated places over coastal Karnataka between today and Sunday. A yellow alert has been sounded for Dakshina Kannada and Udupi on Thursday and Friday. 6. HC refuses to stay release of films on Rajput's life The Delhi High Court on Thursday [refused to stay the release of several movies](, purportedly based on the life of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, including Nyay: The Justice, which is scheduled to be released on Friday, saying these films are neither portrayed as a biopic nor a factual narration of what transpired in his life. 7. Allies hope to bond, look beyond virus at G-7 summit in U.K. There will be roundtable meetings, one-on-one chats and a group photo against a picturesque backdrop. When leaders of some of the world's richest nations meet on Friday at the English seaside for a [three-day Group of Seven summit](, much of the choreography will be familiar. 8. U.N. General Assembly to elect five new members of the Security Council [Political posturing: A file photo of a Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York.] The U.N. General Assembly will elect five new members of the Security Council for 2022-23. The Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon and Ghana are competing for two seats. Albania, Brazil and the United Arab Emirates are running unopposed. 9. Coronavirus in India | Numbers and developments States have been advised to focus on the second dose of COVID-19 vaccination coverage among healthcare and frontline workers. While 14.4% of the country’s population has received at least one dose, only 3.4% are fully vaccinated. The [total number of COVID-19 cases in the country]( stood at 2,92,73,365 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 3,63,097. [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 [[Illustration: Satwik Gade] Should retired officials be barred from disclosing information? | The Hindu Parley podcast]( [[The wedding invitation of Socialism and Mamata Banerjee from Tamil Nadu’s Salem district was published in “Jana Sakthi”, the party organ of the Tamil Nadu unit of the CPI. Photo: janasakthi.in ] Socialism to wed Mamata Banerjee in the presence of Communism, Leninism]( [[Central station at the Las Vegas Convention Centre Loop. | Picture by special arrangement.] Musk’s Loop system begins transporting people underground]( [[ A still from Barry Jenkins’ ‘Moonlight’ ] Pride Month 2021: Seven coming-of-age films about love, identity and the queer experience]( 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-0bfkdv94bf2f90kauhrxfebysa8hks4@newsalert.thehindu.com?subject=Unsubscribe&body=You will be unsubscribed from our mailing list.)