Morning Filter: PM to meet Council of Ministers

1. PM Modi to hold Council of Ministers meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a meeting with the Council of Ministers on December 29. The meeting will take place at 4 p.m. 2. NEET PG counselling: Resident doctors intensify stir Resident doctors, who alleged police brutality during a march in Delhi on Monday, continued to boycott work for the 12th day on Tuesday in protest against the delay in NEET-PG counselling. On Tuesday, members of FORDA met with Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, who urged protesting doctors to join duty so that the public does not suffer. After the meeting FORDA president, Dr. Manish, said that the protest was still on and they will take a call on further course of action. 3. Anil Baijal to chair DDMA meet to review Covid situation, GRAP implementation The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) will hold its crucial meeting under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal at 4 p.m. on Wednesday to review the Omicron threat and discuss the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the national capital, according to an official notice. 4. COVID-19 | Yellow alert in Delhi Amid a scare about the spread of the Omicron variant, the Delhi government on Sunday had decided to re-impose night curfew from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. According to a graded response action plan, a ''Yellow'' alert has come into force in Delhi, bringing a set of restrictions. States like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka and Kerala have also reimposed night curfew. 5. Severe Brazil flooding spreads in Bahia and beyond A total of 116 cities in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia were in a state of emergency because of flooding due to heavy rains that have been pounding the region since the end of November. The federal government has authorised emergency spending totalling 80 million reais ($14.2 million) for Bahia alone. Additional funds will be directed to other regions also affected by the rains in recent weeks, and which are still suffering the consequences. 6. India vs South Africa | Day 4 of the 1st Test Playing into the fourth day of the India tour of South Africa, the visiting team is leading by 146 runs at the end of day 3. The fourth day of play starts at 1:30 p.m. IST. 7. ISL | ATK Mohun Bagan face coach Ferrando's old club FC Goa Spanish coach Juan Ferrando will find himself in familiar surroundings, albeit in different colours, as he vowed to put emotions aside when his new side ATK Mohun Bagan take on FC Goa in an Indian Super League match in Margao on Wednesday. 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 29 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. PM Modi to hold Council of Ministers meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a meeting with the Council of Ministers on December 29. The meeting will take place at 4 p.m.  2. NEET PG counselling: Resident doctors intensify stir Resident doctors, who alleged police brutality during a march in Delhi on Monday, [continued to boycott work]( for the 12th day on Tuesday in protest against the delay in NEET-PG counselling. On Tuesday, members of FORDA met with Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, who urged protesting doctors to join duty so that the public does not suffer. After the meeting FORDA president, Dr. Manish, said that the protest was still on and they will take a call on further course of action. [Doctors protest over the delay in NEET-PG 2021 counselling, at the Safdarjung Hospital , in New Delhi on Tuesday]  3. Anil Baijal to chair DDMA meet to review Covid situation, GRAP implementation The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) will hold its crucial meeting under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal at 4 p.m. on Wednesday to review the Omicron threat and discuss the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the national capital, according to an official notice. 4. COVID-19 | Yellow alert in Delhi Amid a scare about the spread of the Omicron variant, the Delhi government on Sunday had decided to re-impose night curfew from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. According to a graded response action plan, a [''Yellow'' alert]( come into force in Delhi, bringing a set of restrictions. States like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka and Kerala have also reimposed night curfew. [A healthcare worker collects the test swab sample from a child amidst the spread of COVID-19 at a railway station in New Delhi, India, December 22, 2021] 5. Severe Brazil flooding spreads in Bahia and beyond A total of 116 cities in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia were in a state of emergency because of flooding due to heavy rains that have been pounding the region since the end of November. The federal government has authorised emergency spending totalling 80 million reais ($14.2 million) for Bahia alone. Additional funds will be directed to other regions also affected by the rains in recent weeks, and which are still suffering the consequences. 6. India vs South Africa | Day 4 of the 1st Test Playing into the fourth day of the [India tour of South Africa]( the visiting team is leading by 146 runs at the end of day 3. The fourth day of play starts at 1:30 p.m. IST. [Mohammed Shami reacts after taking a career 200 Test wickets, during the third day of the Test Cricket match between South Africa and India at Centurion Park in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021.] 7. ISL | ATK Mohun Bagan face coach Ferrando's old club FC Goa Spanish coach Juan Ferrando will find himself in familiar surroundings, albeit in different colours, as he vowed to put emotions aside when his new side ATK Mohun Bagan take on FC Goa in an Indian Super League match in Margao on Wednesday. [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 [[Coronavirus live | India's Omicron tally rises to 781] Coronavirus live | India's Omicron tally rises to 781]( [[Watch | The revival of Waguw in Kashmir] Watch | The revival of Waguw in Kashmir]( [[Hong Kong police raid online news outlet, arrest 6] Hong Kong police raid online news outlet, arrest 6]( [[COVID-19 | Sourav Ganguly is hemodynamically stable, says hospital] COVID-19 | Sourav Ganguly is hemodynamically stable, says hospital]( Copyright @ 2021, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. 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