Morning Filter: President Kovind to inaugurate Dhaka temple

1. President Kovind to inaugurate renovated Dhaka's Sri Ramna Kali Mandir President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate the renovated historic Sri Ramna Kali Mandir in Dhaka today, 50 years after it was destroyed by the Pakistani forces in 1971, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said, terming it as an emotional moment for the two countries. 2. PM Modi to address mayors' conference today Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and address the All India Mayors' Conference, which is being organised in Varanasi, video conferencing. The PMO has said that mayors from various States will participate in the conference whose theme is “New Urban India”. 3. PM Modi to meet around 40 BJP MPs from UP Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to meet around 40 BJP MPs from poll-bound Uttar Pradesh today over breakfast at his official residence in New Delhi. 4. Day 2 of Banking strike Banking operations were affected across the country on Thursday even as close to 9 lakh employees of public sector banks went on a two-day strike to protest against the government's move to privatise state-owned lenders, unions said. 5. French Defence Minister's India visit Florence Parly will hold extensive talks with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today with a focus on maritime security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, industrial partnership and ways to deal with the threat of terrorism, the French Embassy has said. 6. Amit Shah to address rally in Lucknow Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address a rally at Ramabai Ambedkar ground in Lucknow. 7. CBSE postpones 2nd shift of CTET, two shifts of exam scheduled on Friday The CBSE postponed the second shift of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) scheduled for Thursday and two shifts on Friday following technical glitches. 8. NorthEast United aim to bounce back against winless SC East Bengal Their backs to the wall after two consecutive defeats, NorthEast United FC would look to get back to winning ways against a struggling SC East Bengal in their Indian Super League (ISL) match in Margao today. 9. Confident India looks to continue experimentation against arch-rivals Pakistan in ACT Back to their best after a slow start, defending champions India would look to continue their cautious experiments when they take on arch-rivals Pakistan in their third round-robin match of the Asian Champions Trophy men's hockey tournament in Dhaka. 10. Panel's decision on resumption of construction activities in Delhi The Centre’s Air Quality Commission informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that a decision on resuming construction activities, which have been identified as a major source of pollution in the capital, will be taken today. 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 17 DECEMBER 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 Kovind to inaugurate renovated Dhaka's Sri Ramna Kali Mandir President Ram Nath Kovind will [inaugurate the renovated historic Sri Ramna Kali Mandir]( in Dhaka today, 50 years after it was destroyed by the Pakistani forces in 1971, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said, terming it as an emotional moment for the two countries. [President Ram Nath Kovind speaks during the gala celebrations of Mujib Borsho and Golden Jubilee of Independence of Bangladesh in Dhaka on December 16, 2021. Photo: Twitter/@MEAIndia via PTI]  2. PM Modi to address mayors' conference today Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and address the All India Mayors' Conference, which is being organised in Varanasi, video conferencing.  The PMO has said that mayors from various States will participate in the conference whose theme is “New Urban India”. 3. PM Modi to meet around 40 BJP MPs from UP Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to meet around 40 BJP MPs from poll-bound Uttar Pradesh today over breakfast at his official residence in New Delhi. 4. Day 2 of Banking strike [Bank employees staging a demonstration in front of the State Bank of India’s main branch in Madurai on Thursday.]  Banking operations were affected across the country on Thursday even as close to 9 lakh employees of public sector banks went on a two-day strike to protest against the government's move to privatise state-owned lenders, unions said. 5. French Defence Minister's India visit Florence Parly will hold extensive talks with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today with a focus on maritime security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, industrial partnership and ways to deal with the threat of terrorism, the French Embassy has said. 6. Amit Shah to address rally in Lucknow [Amit Shah. File]  Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address a rally at Ramabai Ambedkar ground in Lucknow. 7. CBSE postpones 2nd shift of CTET, two shifts of exam scheduled on Friday The CBSE postponed the second shift of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) scheduled for Thursday and two shifts on Friday following technical glitches. 8. NorthEast United aim to bounce back against winless SC East Bengal Their backs to the wall after two consecutive defeats, NorthEast United FC would look to get back to winning ways against a struggling SC East Bengal in their Indian Super League (ISL) match in Margao today. 9. Confident India looks to continue experimentation against arch-rivals Pakistan in ACT Back to their best after a slow start, defending champions India would look to continue their cautious experiments when they take on arch-rivals Pakistan in their third round-robin match of the Asian Champions Trophy men's hockey tournament in Dhaka. 10. Panel's decision on resumption of construction activities in Delhi The Centre’s Air Quality Commission informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that a decision on resuming construction activities, which have been identified as a major source of pollution in the capital, will be taken today. [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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