Morning Filter: MLAs spend the night in Assembly

1. PM to dedicate to nation railway lines connecting Thane and Diva Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation two additional railway lines connecting Thane and Diva in Maharashtra on Friday through video conferencing, his office said. 2. CEPA to unleash India-UAE economic potential, boost trade to $100 bn: India’s envoy The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, to be signed during a virtual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan on Friday, is a pathbreaking pact which will unleash the economic potential between India and the UAE, Indian Ambassador to the UAE Sunjay Sudhir said on Thursday. 3. Congress legislators to spend night in Karnataka legislature demanding Minister’s dismissal Congress legislators will spend the night inside Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Council on Thursday, demanding the sacking of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa and also that he be booked for sedition regarding his statement about the national flag. 4. Jaishankar to visit Germany and France from Friday External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will embark on a six-day visit to Germany and France from Friday during which he will attend a key security conference and a ministerial meet on the Indo-Pacific besides holding bilateral talks. 5. Trinamool national working committee meeting on Friday West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee has convened the first meeting of the party’s newly formed national working committee on Friday to decide on the mayors of three municipal corporations it won this week. 6. Odisha ready for 2nd phase of rural poll on Friday Keeping in view the violence during the first phase of rural poll on Wednesday, the State Election Commission (SEC), Odisha Thursday said all arrangements are in place for peaceful voting in the second phase on Friday. 7. Bombay Scottish School to complete 175 years on Friday Bombay Scottish School, established in February 1847 by Scottish missionaries as a boys’ orphanage for their Presbyterian soldiers, will complete 175 years of its establishment on Friday. 8. Bengaluru FC take on NorthEast United with semifinal hopes in balance Bengaluru FC will be desperate to get back to winning ways and more importantly stay close to the top-four pack when they take on rock-bottom NorthEast United FC in the Indian Super League in Margao on Friday. 9. It’s now or never for top teams in PKL playoffs race Puneri Paltan will be hoping to get closer to a well-deserved playoff spot with a win against Bengal Warriors in their Pro Kabaddi League match in Bengaluru on Friday. 10. 2nd T20I: Clinical India aim to seal series against West Indies Clinical in most aspects of the game so far, India will now hope that star batter Virat Kohli also regains his form when they take on a struggling West Indies in the potentially series-deciding second T20 International in Kolkata on Friday. 11. Mandhana set to bolster batting but pressure mounts on Harmanpreet in must-win game Staring at another series defeat, a struggling India will welcome the return of star opener Smriti Mandhana for the third women’s ODI against New Zealand in Queenstown on Friday. [logo] The Morning Filter 18 FEBRUARY 2022 [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 to dedicate to nation railway lines connecting Thane and Diva Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation two additional railway lines connecting Thane and Diva in Maharashtra on Friday through video conferencing, his office said. 2. CEPA to unleash India-UAE economic potential, boost trade to $100 bn: India’s envoy [Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Crown Prince of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.] The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, to be signed during a virtual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan on Friday, is a pathbreaking pact which will unleash the [economic potential between India and the UAE]( Indian Ambassador to the UAE Sunjay Sudhir said on Thursday. 3. Congress legislators to spend night in Karnataka legislature demanding Minister’s dismissal Congress legislators will spend the night inside Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Council on Thursday, demanding the sacking of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa and also that he be booked for sedition regarding his statement about the national flag. 4. Jaishankar to visit Germany and France from Friday External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will embark on a six-day visit to Germany and France from Friday during which he will attend a key security conference and a ministerial meet on the Indo-Pacific besides holding bilateral talks. 5. Trinamool national working committee meeting on Friday [West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee speaks during celebration of the 512nd birth anniversary of Vir Chila Roy & 24th Central Executive Convention of the Greater Cooch Behar People’s Association.] West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee has convened the first meeting of the party’s newly formed national working committee on Friday to decide on the mayors of three municipal corporations it won this week. 6. Odisha ready for 2nd phase of rural poll on Friday [People stand in queues to cast their votes during the first phase of the Panchayat election, in Baleswar.] Keeping in view the violence during the first phase of rural poll on Wednesday, the State Election Commission (SEC), Odisha Thursday said all arrangements are in place for peaceful voting in the second phase on Friday. 7. Bombay Scottish School to complete 175 years on Friday  Bombay Scottish School, established in February 1847 by Scottish missionaries as a boys’ orphanage for their Presbyterian soldiers, will complete 175 years of its establishment on Friday. 8. Bengaluru FC take on NorthEast United with semifinal hopes in balance Bengaluru FC will be desperate to get back to winning ways and more importantly stay close to the top-four pack when they take on rock-bottom NorthEast United FC in the Indian Super League in Margao on Friday. 9. It’s now or never for top teams in PKL playoffs race Puneri Paltan will be hoping to get closer to a well-deserved playoff spot with a win against Bengal Warriors in their Pro Kabaddi League match in Bengaluru on Friday. 10. 2nd T20I: Clinical India aim to seal series against West Indies Clinical in most aspects of the game so far, India will now hope that star batter Virat Kohli also regains his form when they take on a struggling West Indies in the potentially series-deciding second T20 International in Kolkata on Friday. 11. Mandhana set to bolster batting but pressure mounts on Harmanpreet in must-win game Staring at another series defeat, a struggling India will welcome the return of star opener Smriti Mandhana for the third women’s ODI against New Zealand in Queenstown on Friday. 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