1. Singhu border case | Sarabjit Singh to be produced in court A man was lynched, his hand chopped off and the body bearing over 10 wounds caused by sharp-edged weapons tied to a barricade at a farmers' protest site at Kundli near the Delhi-Haryana border, a gruesome incident being blamed on a group of Nihangs. Hours after the macabre crime, Sarabjit Singh, wearing the blue robes of the Sikhs' Nihang order appeared before the media, claiming that he had "punished" the victim for "desecrating" a Sikh holy book. He was arrested by the police. Mr. Singh will be produced before a court in Sonipat on Saturday. 2. Organisational polls, assembly elections, Lakhimpur incident to top agenda at CWC meet Organisational elections, forthcoming assembly polls and the current political situation, including the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, will be on top of the agenda as the top Congress brass gathers in New Delhi on Saturday for a meeting of the party's working committee. 3. ED issues fresh summons to actor Jacqueline Fernandez after she skips summons Jacqueline Fernandez, 36, once appeared before the federal agency in August and recorded her statement under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in this case. Officials said that after she skipped her fresh summons for Friday, the Bollywood actor has been asked to depose before the investigating officer of the case on Saturday. 4. Over 51,000 seats in DU filled, third cut-off list today Over 51,000 students have secured admission to Delhi University's undergraduate courses, filling up a little over 74% of the 70,000 seats available, according to official data. The third cut-off list will be released on Saturday. The university has received a total of 1,18,878 applications under the first two cut-off lists. 5. Brunei to make formal announcement on ASEAN Summit ASEAN appointed Brunei Second Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof in August as its special envoy to mediate in the Myanmar crisis. However, he abruptly canceled his trip to Myanmar this week after being informed that he would not be able to meet Aung San Suu Kyi and others as he wanted. Myanmar officials have said Mr. Erywan could not meet with Suu Kyi because of criminal charges against her. A Southeast Asian diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Brunei will instead issue an invitation for a non-political representative to the summit. Mr. Erywan will also postpone his visit to Myanmar until after the summit, the diplomat said. Brunei is expected to make a formal announcement on Saturday. 6. India seeks eighth SAFF Championships title and first trophy under Stimac in final against sprightly Nepal Having endured a topsy-turvy beginning to their campaign before a fine turnaround, seven-time champions India will start title favourites when they take on first-time finalists Nepal in the summit clash of the SAFF Championships in Male on Saturday. Morning Filter will return tomorrow. Follow up on the dayâs biggest stories and get concise analysis by The Hindu with the Evening Wrap newsletter. [logo] The Morning Filter 16 OCTOBER 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. Singhu border case | Sarabjit Singh to be produced in court A man was lynched, his hand chopped off and the body bearing over 10 wounds caused by sharp-edged weapons tied to a barricade at a farmers' protest site at Kundli near the Delhi-Haryana border, [a gruesome incident]( being blamed on a group of Nihangs. Hours after the macabre crime, Sarabjit Singh, wearing the blue robes of the Sikhs' Nihang order appeared before the media, claiming that he had "punished" the victim for "desecrating" a Sikh holy book. He was arrested by the police.  Mr. Singh will be produced before a court in Sonipat on Saturday. [The spot at Singhu border where a mutilated body of a man was found.]  2. Organisational polls, assembly elections, Lakhimpur incident to top agenda at CWC meet Organisational elections, forthcoming assembly polls and the current political situation, including the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, will be on top of the agenda as the top Congress brass gathers in New Delhi on Saturday for a meeting of the party's working committee.  3. ED issues fresh summons to actor Jacqueline Fernandez after she skips summons Jacqueline Fernandez, 36, once appeared before the federal agency in August and recorded her statement under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in this case. Officials said that after she skipped her fresh summons for Friday, the Bollywood actor has been asked to depose before the investigating officer of the case on Saturday. [Jacqueline Fernandez. File.]  4. Over 51,000 seats in DU filled, third cut-off list today Over 51,000 students have secured admission to Delhi University's undergraduate courses, filling up a little over 74% of the 70,000 seats available, according to official data. The third cut-off list will be released on Saturday. The university has received a total of 1,18,878 applications under the first two cut-off lists.Â
 5. Brunei to make formal announcement on ASEAN Summit ASEAN appointed Brunei Second Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof in August as its special envoy to mediate in the Myanmar crisis. However, he abruptly canceled his trip to Myanmar this week after being informed that he would not be able to meet Aung San Suu Kyi and others as he wanted. Myanmar officials have said Mr. Erywan could not meet with Suu Kyi because of criminal charges against her.  A Southeast Asian diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Brunei will instead issue an invitation for a non-political representative to the summit. Mr. Erywan will also postpone his visit to Myanmar until after the summit, the diplomat said. Brunei is expected to make a formal announcement on Saturday. [Brunei's second foreign affairs minister and ASEAN's special envoy to Myanmar Erywan Yusof speaks during an interview with Reuters in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei September 4, 2021.]  6. India seeks eighth SAFF Championships title and first trophy under Stimac in final against sprightly Nepal Having endured a topsy-turvy beginning to their campaign before a fine turnaround, seven-time champions India will start title favourites when they take on first-time finalists Nepal in the summit clash of the SAFF Championships in Male on Saturday.  [underlineimg] Morning Filter will return tomorrow. Follow up on the dayâs biggest stories and get concise analysis by The Hindu with the Evening Wrap newsletter. Today's Top Picks [[MS Dhoni becomes first in world cricket to captain in 300 T20 games] MS Dhoni becomes first in world cricket to captain in 300 T20 games](
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