The Morning Filter: President to address the nation on the eve of 75th Independence Day

1. President to address nation on the eve of Independence Day The president's address will be broadcast from 7 p.m. on the entire national network of All India Radio and telecast over all channels of Doordarshan in Hindi followed by the English version. 2. Afghanistan: Taliban inch towards Kabul The last-minute decision to send 3,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan to help partially evacuate the U.S. Embassy is calling into question whether President Joe Biden will meet his August 31 deadline for fully withdrawing combat forces. The vanguard of a Marine contingent arrived in Kabul on Friday and most of the rest of the 3,000 are due by Sunday. 3. Amarinder to visit Amritsar to dedicate Jallianwala Bagh Centenary Memorial Park A day before the arrival of the Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, police recovered a hand grenade from the Ranjit Avenue area in Amritsar. The CM is scheduled to visit Amritsar on Saturday to dedicate Jallianwala Bagh Centenary Memorial Park, located in the Ranjit Avenue area, to the public. 4. What was the need to introduce new IT Rules, Bombay HC asks Centre The Bombay High Court on Friday asked the Union government what was the need to introduce the recently notified Information Technology Rules, 2021 without superseding the existing IT Rules that came into effect in 2009. A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni reserved its order on two petitions pleas seeking an interim stay on the implementation of the new Rules. The HC said will pronounce its order on the interim relief sought via the pleas on Saturday. 5. Noida Metro to run on Saturdays too as U.P. govt lifts curfew The Noida Metro Rail Corporation has decided to resume services of its Aqua Line between Noida and Greater Noida on Saturdays, officials said. The decision has been taken in view of the Uttar Pradesh government lifting the curfew on Saturdays, NMRC Managing Director Ritu Maheshwari said. 6. Hazardous, e-waste collection process streamlined in urban Odisha In a move to streamline the collection process in urban areas of Odisha, the state government instructed all the municipal bodies to collect hazardous and electronic waste every Saturday and kept at respective designated corners in the wealth centres. 7. England vs India second Test | Day 3 Skipper Joe Root and Rory Burns helped England recover from early setbacks, to reach 118 for three in their first innings in reply to India's 364 all out at stumps on the second day of the second Test against England at Lord's Cricket Ground. 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. [logo] The Morning Filter 14 AUGUST 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. President to address nation on the eve of Independence Day The president's address will be broadcast from 7 p.m. on the entire national network of All India Radio and telecast over all channels of Doordarshan in Hindi followed by the English version. 2. Afghanistan: Taliban inch towards Kabul The last-minute decision to send 3,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan to help partially evacuate the U.S. Embassy is calling into question whether President Joe Biden will meet his August 31 deadline for fully withdrawing combat forces. The vanguard of a Marine contingent arrived in[Kabul]( Friday and most of the rest of the 3,000 are due by Sunday. [Common sight: A Taliban flag flying at a square in the city of Ghazni, Afghanistan, on Thursday.] 3. Amarinder to visit Amritsar to dedicate Jallianwala Bagh Centenary Memorial Park A day before the arrival of the Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, police recovered a hand grenade from the Ranjit Avenue area in Amritsar. The CM is scheduled to visit Amritsar on Saturday to dedicate Jallianwala Bagh Centenary Memorial Park, located in the Ranjit Avenue area, to the public. 4. What was the need to introduce new IT Rules, Bombay HC asks Centre The Bombay High Court on Friday asked the Union government what was the need to introduce the recently notified Information Technology Rules, 2021 without superseding the existing IT Rules that came into effect in 2009. A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni reserved its order on two petitions pleas seeking an interim stay on the implementation of the new Rules. The HC said [will pronounce its order]( on the interim relief sought via the pleas on Saturday. 5. Noida Metro to run on Saturdays too as U.P. govt lifts curfew The Noida Metro Rail Corporation has decided to resume services of its Aqua Line between Noida and Greater Noida on Saturdays, officials said. The decision has been taken in view of the Uttar Pradesh government lifting the curfew on Saturdays, NMRC Managing Director Ritu Maheshwari said. [ An empty metro train is pictured at a station on the new Noida Metro Railway Network, also known as Aqua Line, ahead of its opening in Noida. File. ] 6. Hazardous, e-waste collection process streamlined in urban Odisha In a move to streamline the collection process in urban areas of Odisha, the state government instructed all the municipal bodies to collect hazardous and electronic waste every Saturday and kept at respective designated corners in the wealth centres. 7. England vs India second Test | Day 3 Skipper Joe Root and Rory Burns helped England recover from early setbacks, to reach [118 for three in their first innings]( in reply to India's 364 all out at stumps on the second day of the second Test against England at Lord's Cricket Ground. [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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