Morning Filter: Guaranteed medals at Badminton Championship

1. Free trade pact with the UAE | Goyal to engage with exporters and the retail industry Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said he will be in Mumbai on Saturday and engaging with exporters and the retail industry to examine the benefits of the free trade pact with the UAE. 2. BWF World Badminton Championships | Sen, Srikanth assured of maiden medals In a historic first, India was assured of at least two medals and one finalist in the men's singles competition of the BWF World Badminton Championships after the seasoned Kidambi Srikanth and young Lakshya Sen entered their maiden semifinals of the marquee event at Huelva in Spain on Friday. India are assured of at least a silver as Srikanth and Sen will face each other in the first semifinal on Saturday. 3. Final phase of voting for panchayat samiti members in 3 Rajasthan districts The third and final phase of voting for posts of zila parishad and panchayat samiti members in Rajasthan's Baran, Ganganagar and Karauli districts will take place today, an official said. 4. Well-known industrialists, politicians set to attend Praful Patel's son's marriage Top industrialists and politicians are expected to attend the wedding function of NCP leader and former Union Minister Praful Patel's son in Jaipur today. 5. FC Goa look to extend winning run in ISL Back to form after a torrid start, FC Goa will look to extend their winning run in the Hero Indian Super League when they take on Hyderabad FC at the Athletic Stadium in Bambolim on Saturday. 6. Chennaiyin, Odisha aim to steady ship after setbacks Chennaiyin FC will look to bounce back from their heartbreaking last game loss when they take on Odisha FC in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) in Vasco today. 7. Haryana beat MP 5-1 to enter men's Hockey Nationals' quarterfinal Haryana completed the lineup for the quarterfinals to be played today. Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra have already advanced to the last-eight stage. 8. International Arbitration and Media Centre to be inaugurated today International Arbitration and Media Centre (IAMC), a brainchild of Supreme Court Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and being set up by a trust in Hyderabad, will be inaugurated today. Despite availability of such centres in the country, litigants from the country were choosing international centres to resolve their disputes incurring huge expenditure, the CJI said. 9. West Bengal Governor asks Chief Secretary to furnish all records related to Pegasus In yet another missive to the West Bengal government, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said he has been provided with “incomplete and selective” information about the formation of an inquiry panel for probe into the Pegasus snooping scandal. The Governor asked Chief Secretary H. K. Dwivedi to make available by 5 p.m. today the entire record that led to issuance of a notification for panel formation. 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 18 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. Free trade pact with the UAE | Goyal to engage with exporters and the retail industry [Union Minister for Commerce and Industries Piyush Goyal. File]  Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said he will be in Mumbai on Saturday and engaging with exporters and the retail industry to examine the benefits of the free trade pact with the UAE. 2. BWF World Badminton Championships | Sen, Srikanth assured of maiden medals In a historic first, India was assured of at least two medals and one finalist in the men's singles competition of the BWF World Badminton Championships after the seasoned Kidambi Srikanth and young Lakshya Sen entered their maiden semifinals of the marquee event at Huelva in Spain on Friday. India are assured of at least a silver as Srikanth and Sen will face each other in the first semifinal on Saturday. 3. Final phase of voting for panchayat samiti members in 3 Rajasthan districts The third and final phase of voting for posts of zila parishad and panchayat samiti members in Rajasthan's Baran, Ganganagar and Karauli districts will take place today, an official said. 4. Well-known industrialists, politicians set to attend Praful Patel's son's marriage [ Praful Patel. ]  Top industrialists and politicians are expected to attend the wedding function of NCP leader and former Union Minister Praful Patel's son in Jaipur today. 5. FC Goa look to extend winning run in ISL  Back to form after a torrid start, FC Goa will look to extend their winning run in the Hero Indian Super League when they take on Hyderabad FC at the Athletic Stadium in Bambolim on Saturday. 6. Chennaiyin, Odisha aim to steady ship after setbacks Chennaiyin FC will look to bounce back from their heartbreaking last game loss when they take on Odisha FC in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) in Vasco today. 7. Haryana beat MP 5-1 to enter men's Hockey Nationals' quarterfinal Haryana completed the lineup for the quarterfinals to be played today. Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra have already advanced to the last-eight stage. 8. International Arbitration and Media Centre to be inaugurated today International Arbitration and Media Centre (IAMC), a brainchild of Supreme Court Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and being set up by a trust in Hyderabad, will be inaugurated today. Despite availability of such centres in the country, litigants from the country were choosing international centres to resolve their disputes incurring huge expenditure, the CJI said. 9. West Bengal Governor asks Chief Secretary to furnish all records related to Pegasus [ West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar. File ]  In yet [another missive to the West Bengal government, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar]( on Friday said he has been provided with “incomplete and selective” information about the formation of an inquiry panel for probe into the Pegasus snooping scandal. The Governor asked Chief Secretary H. K. Dwivedi to make available by 5 p.m. today the entire record that led to issuance of a notification for panel formation.  [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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