The Morning Filter: Jaishankar to hold wide-ranging talks with Saudi counterpart today

1. Amarinder Singh resigns as Punjab CM ahead of polls Congress veteran Capt. Amarinder Singh on Saturday resigned as chief minister of Punjab with less than five months to go for the Assembly polls after a bruising power struggle with state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, and said he felt "humiliated" over the way the party handled the protracted crisis. 2. Jaishankar to hold wide-ranging talks with Saudi counterpart today External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will hold extensive talks with his Saudi counterpart Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud here on Sunday with a focus on developments in Afghanistan as well as matters relating to bilateral ties. The Saudi Foreign Minister began his three-day visit to India on Saturday evening. 3. Karnataka BJP executive meeting today The Karnataka BJP State executive meeting on September 19 here would discuss and take crucial decisions on further strengthening the party from the grassroots-level, strategy for upcoming elections and plan of action on several current issues, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Saturday. 4. RSS chief holds discussions with volunteers in Udaipur Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday held discussions with volunteers of the organisation's Chittor Prant (region) in Udaipur. On the third-day of his visit on Sunday, Bhagwat will hold dialogues with intellectuals of Udaipur. 5. Three-day Russia voting ends today Russia’s elections commission said on Saturday that it had recorded foreign interference in its ongoing three-day parliamentary elections. The polls, which culminate on Sunday and come after an unprecedented crackdown on Kremlin critics and dissenting voices, allow Russians to cast their ballots online. 6. IPL returns as precursor to T20 World Cup Players will be getting valuable experience in the UAE conditions ahead of the T20 World Cup while the Indian cricket board will be hoping its money-spinner stays away from the looming COVID-19 shadow when the IPL resumes with the blockbuster Chennai Super Kings-Mumbai Indians clash in Dubai on Sunday. 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 19 SEPTEMBER 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. Amarinder Singh resigns as Punjab CM ahead of polls Congress veteran Capt. Amarinder Singh on Saturday [resigned as chief minister of Punjab]( with less than five months to go for the Assembly polls after a bruising power struggle with state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, and said he felt "humiliated" over the way the party handled the protracted crisis. [Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh submits his resignation letter to Governor Banwarilal Purohit at the Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh on September 18, 2021. Photo: Twitter/@capt_amarinder]  2. Jaishankar to hold wide-ranging talks with Saudi counterpart today External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will hold extensive talks with his Saudi counterpart Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud here on Sunday with a focus on developments in Afghanistan as well as matters relating to bilateral ties. The Saudi Foreign Minister began his three-day visit to India on Saturday evening. 3. Karnataka BJP executive meeting today [The Karnataka BJP State executive meeting]( on September 19 here would discuss and take crucial decisions on further strengthening the party from the grassroots-level, strategy for upcoming elections and plan of action on several current issues, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Saturday. 4. RSS chief holds discussions with volunteers in Udaipur Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday held discussions with volunteers of the organisation's Chittor Prant (region) in Udaipur. On the third-day of his visit on Sunday, Bhagwat will hold dialogues with intellectuals of Udaipur. 5. Three-day Russia voting ends today Russia’s elections commission said on Saturday that it had recorded foreign interference in its ongoing [three-day parliamentary elections]( The polls, which culminate on Sunday and come after an unprecedented crackdown on Kremlin critics and dissenting voices, allow Russians to cast their ballots online. 6. IPL returns as precursor to T20 World Cup Players will be getting valuable experience in the UAE conditions ahead of the T20 World Cup while the Indian cricket board will be hoping its money-spinner stays away from the looming COVID-19 shadow when the IPL resumes with the blockbuster Chennai Super Kings-Mumbai Indians clash in Dubai on Sunday. 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