The Morning Filter: Petrol, diesel prices down

1. Petrol, diesel price cut from Thursday Following Centre’s excise duty cuts, most BJP-ruled States followed suit by cutting their fuel taxes, ostensibly with an eye on bringing fuel rates below Rs.100 a litre 2. Calcutta HC allows conditional entry into pandals of Kali puja, others Kali Puja will be celebrated on Thursday while the four-day Jagadhatri Puja will start from November 12. Kartik Puja is slated for November 19. 3. Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy from Thursday Having learnt a harsh lesson with Hardik Pandya’s mysterious injury saga, the national selectors will be looking at potential seam bowling all-rounders during the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy which gets underway on Thursday. 4. T20WC | Australia aims for strong comeback after England hammering up against down-and-out Bangladesh Australia would be aiming for a much-improved batting effort after being hammered in their previous game when they take on the already eliminated Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup in Dubai on Thursday. 5. T20WC | West Indies aim for survival as Sri Lanka look to sign off on a high Defending champions West Indies will be desperate to address their batting woes and keep their slim semi-final hopes alive when they take on an inexperienced Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. 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 04 NOVEMBER 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.      Petrol, diesel price cut from Thursday  Following Centre’s excise duty cuts, [most BJP-ruled States followed suit]( by cutting their fuel taxes, ostensibly with an eye on bringing fuel rates below Rs.100 a litre [Arguing that the excise duty on diesel has been lowered by twice the amount as petrol, the Ministry said this will particularly help farmers in the upcoming Rabi season.]       2.   Calcutta HC allows conditional entry into pandals of Kali puja, others Kali Puja will be celebrated on Thursday while the four-day Jagadhatri Puja will start from November 12. Kartik Puja is slated for November 19.  3.      Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy from Thursday Having learnt a harsh lesson with Hardik Pandya’s mysterious injury saga, the national selectors will be looking at potential seam bowling all-rounders [during the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy]( which gets underway on Thursday. [A springboard: Players will look to do well to get noticed by IPL teams ahead of the auction.]   4.      T20WC | Australia aims for strong comeback after England hammering up against down-and-out Bangladesh  [Australia would be aiming for a much-improved batting effort]( after being hammered in their previous game when they take on the already eliminated Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup in Dubai on Thursday.  5.      T20WC | West Indies aim for survival as Sri Lanka look to sign off on a high Defending champions West Indies will be desperate to address their batting woes and keep their slim semi-final hopes alive when they take on an inexperienced Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. [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 [[South African Damon Galgut wins Booker Prize for 'The Promise'] South African Damon Galgut wins Booker Prize for 'The Promise']( [[Physicists predict a Solar Deepavali this year] Physicists predict a Solar Deepavali this year]( [[Amid eviction worries, Assam boy cracks NEET] Amid eviction worries, Assam boy cracks NEET]( [['My name is Cleo': Police weep upon rescuing 4-year-old Australian girl] 'My name is Cleo': Police weep upon rescuing 4-year-old Australian girl]( 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](