The Morning Filter: Cyclone Gulab moves in

1. Deep depression intensifies into Cyclone Gulab The cyclonic storm ‘Gulab’ is likely to move nearly westwards and cross north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coasts between Kalingapatnam and Gopalpur around Sunday evening, the Cyclone Warning Division of the IMD said. The Odisha government has already mobilised men and machinery, and launched an evacuation drive in seven identified districts in the southern parts of the state. Over the next three days, the sea condition will be rough to very rough and fishermen in Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh have been asked to not venture into east-central and adjoining northeast Bay of Bengal. 2. High-level meeting of CMs of 10 Naxal-hit States will be held The ‘New Andhra Model’ to tackle the banned CPI(Maoist) will be discussed in detail in New Delhi during a meeting convened by Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, on Sunday. Home Minister M. Sucharitha, Chief Secretary Aditya Nath Das and DGP D. Gautam Sawang will be attending the meeting. Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy who was scheduled to attend the meeting had to skip due to a sprain in his leg. 3. Seven new faces likely in Punjab cabinet, five from Amarinder govt may be dropped After meeting the governor, Charanjit Singh Channi told reporters that the oath-taking ceremony for the new Ministers will take place at 4.30 pm on Sunday. Officially the announcement of new Ministers has not yet taken place. However, sources said the new faces likely to be included are Raj Kumar Verka, Pargat Singh, Sangat Singh Gilzian, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Gurkirat Kotli, Rana Gurjit Singh and Kuljit Nagra. T 4. Third mega vaccination camp in T.N. The Health Department in Tamil Nadu hopes to have over five crore people vaccinated against COVID-19 across the State, said Minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma Subramanian. About 40,000 camps are being set up for the mega vaccination camp on Sunday, he said. 5. German election to set direction after 16 years under Merkel Germany's closely fought election on Sunday will set the direction of the European Union's most populous country after 16 years under Angela Merkel, whose party is scrambling to avoid defeat by its center-left rivals after a rollercoaster campaign. The environmentalist Greens also are eyeing at least a share of power. 6. Swiss voters to decide same-sex marriage Voters in Switzerland will decide Sunday whether to allow same-sex marriages in the rich Alpine country, one of the few in Western Europe where gay and lesbian couples do not already have the right to wed. The federal government and parliament have already approved the amended law, but opponents led by the right-wing Swiss People's Party forced a referendum on the issue under Switzerland's system of direct democracy. 7. IPL | Testing time for India stars as out of sync RCB face rusty Mumbai Indians Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be aiming to up their captaincy quotient and raise their respective team's performance by a few notches when Royal Challengers Bangalore lock horns with defending champions Mumbai Indians in an IPL game, in Dubai on Sunday. 8. IPL | Chennai boy Varun Chakravarthy pose biggest threat for CSK Varun Chakravarthy's extra bounce and unpredictable angles will keep the Chennai Super Kings batsmen on tenterhooks as they take on Kolkata Knight Riders in a high-octane Indian Premier League encounter in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. 9. Ind vs Aus | Under-pressure Indian bowlers gear up to prevent clean sweep vs 'Southern Stars' India's under-fire bowlers will need to put up a much-improved show as they face the ignominy of a clean sweep against an Australian team, which is looking for its 27th win on the trot, during the third and final women's ODI in Mackay on Sunday. 10. New-look Indian team ready for Sudirman Cup challenge An Indian team which is a nice little blend of youth and experience, will have to punch above its weight in what's going to be an arduous challenge in the Sudirman Cup mixed team championships in Vantaa, Finland 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 26 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. Deep depression intensifies into Cyclone Gulab The cyclonic storm ‘Gulab’ is likely to move nearly westwards and cross north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coasts between Kalingapatnam and Gopalpur [around Sunday evening]( the Cyclone Warning Division of the IMD said. The Odisha government has already mobilised men and machinery, and launched an evacuation drive in seven identified districts in the southern parts of the state. Over the next three days, the sea condition will be rough to very rough and fishermen in Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh have been asked to not venture into east-central and adjoining northeast Bay of Bengal. [Dark clouds hover over the Beach Road in Visakhapatnam on September 25, 2021, under the influence of of the deep depression which is likely to turn into Cyclone Gulab and expected to make its landfall between Kalingapatnam in A.P. and Gopalpur in Odisha] 2. High-level meeting of CMs of 10 Naxal-hit States will be held The ‘New Andhra Model’ to [tackle the banned CPI(Maoist)]( be discussed in detail in New Delhi during a meeting convened by Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, on Sunday. Home Minister M. Sucharitha, Chief Secretary Aditya Nath Das and DGP D. Gautam Sawang will be attending the meeting. Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy who was scheduled to attend the meeting had to skip due to a sprain in his leg. 3. Seven new faces likely in Punjab cabinet, five from Amarinder govt may be dropped After meeting the governor, Charanjit Singh Channi told reporters that the [oath-taking ceremony]( the new Ministers will take place at 4.30 pm on Sunday. Officially the announcement of new Ministers has not yet taken place. However, sources said the new faces likely to be included are Raj Kumar Verka, Pargat Singh, Sangat Singh Gilzian, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Gurkirat Kotli, Rana Gurjit Singh and Kuljit Nagra. T 4. Third mega vaccination camp in T.N. The Health Department in Tamil Nadu hopes to have over five crore people vaccinated against COVID-19 across the State, said Minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma Subramanian. About 40,000 camps are being set up for the [mega vaccination camp]( Sunday, he said. [Coimbatore Corporation school teachers taking vaccines in a special drive conducted by the civic body. File] 5. German election to set direction after 16 years under Merkel Germany's [closely fought election]( on Sunday will set the direction of the European Union's most populous country after 16 years under Angela Merkel, whose party is scrambling to avoid defeat by its center-left rivals after a rollercoaster campaign. The environmentalist Greens also are eyeing at least a share of power. 6. Swiss voters to decide same-sex marriage Voters in Switzerland will decide Sunday whether to [allow same-sex marriages]( in the rich Alpine country, one of the few in Western Europe where gay and lesbian couples do not already have the right to wed. The federal government and parliament have already approved the amended law, but opponents led by the right-wing Swiss People's Party forced a referendum on the issue under Switzerland's system of direct democracy. 7. IPL | Testing time for India stars as out of sync RCB face rusty Mumbai Indians Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be aiming to up their captaincy quotient and raise their respective team's performance by a few notches when Royal Challengers Bangalore[lock horns with defending champions]( Indians in an IPL game, in Dubai on Sunday. 8. IPL | Chennai boy Varun Chakravarthy pose biggest threat for CSK Varun Chakravarthy's extra bounce and unpredictable angles will keep the Chennai Super Kings batsmen on tenterhooks as they [take on Kolkata Knight Riders i]( a high-octane Indian Premier League encounter in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. [Mahendra Singh Dhoni. File] 9. Ind vs Aus | Under-pressure Indian bowlers gear up to prevent clean sweep vs 'Southern Stars' India's under-fire bowlers will need to put up a much-improved show as they face the ignominy of a clean sweep against an Australian team, which is looking for its 27th win on the trot, during the third and [final women's ODI]( in Mackay on Sunday. 10. New-look Indian team ready for Sudirman Cup challenge An Indian team which is a nice little blend of youth and experience, will have to punch above its weight in what's going to be an arduous challenge in the Sudirman Cup mixed team championships in Vantaa, Finland on Sunday. [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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