Morning Filter: Sri Lanka to elect President

1. Sri Lanka’s Parliament to elect President in three-way contest today For the first time in 44 years, Sri Lanka’s Parliament will directly elect a President today in a three-way contest, with last minute political manoeuvring projecting a close fight between acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Dullas Alahapperuma, a rebel leader of the ruling party who is backed by the opposition as well as a majority of lawmakers from his parent party. 2. NTA constitutes fact-finding panel to look into Kollam NEET incident An incident in Kollam, where students attending National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), were asked to remove innerwear, has evoked much public outrage and strong condemnation from from all quarters. Kottarakara police have initiated a probe into the incident after one of the students filed a complaint on Monday. 3. Rishi Sunak tops new vote to edge closer to final spot in UK PM race Rishi Sunak topped another round of voting on Tuesday to edge even closer to his place as one of two candidates who will go head-to-head to be elected the new Conservative Party leader and British Prime Minister, as Kemi Badenoch became the latest candidate to be out of the running. The final two candidates will be known after a fifth round of voting on Wednesday, at the end of which the race will be taken over by the Conservative Party headquarters to organise hustings in different parts of the UK. 4. Monsoon session of Parliament - Day 3 Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned on Tuesday amid protests by opposition members over imposition of GST on some new items and on price rise issue. 5. Kejriwal to visit Surat, announce his first pre-poll ‘guarantee’ Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be on a two-day visit to Gujarat from Wednesday during which he will announce his outfit AAP’s his first poll-related “guarantee” for the people of the poll-bound state, a party leader said on Tuesday. 6. Chhattisgarh Assembly monsoon session from Wednesday; BJP to bring no-trust motion The opposition BJP will bring a no-confidence motion against the Congress government in Chhattisgarh and also raise multiple issues, including those related to farmers and tribals, corruption and the “deteriorating” law and order situation during the monsoon session of the Assembly beginning from Wednesday. 7. Maharashtra: Gates of Bhatsa dam to be opened; alert issued for nearby villages The administration in Maharashtra’s Thane district issued an alert for villages along Bhatsa river in Shahapur and Murbad talukas, as gates of the dam, which has reached its full capacity, will be opened on Wednesday. The five gates of Bhatsa dam will be opened around 11 am and 6215.44 cusecs of water will be released from the reservoir, an official from the district administration said. 8. ED arrests Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s political aide in money-laundering case The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Pankaj Mishra, a political aide of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, on Tuesday in connection with a money-laundering probe linked to alleged illegal mining in the state, officials said. Mishra is expected to be produced before a Ranchi court on Wednesday, where the ED will seek his custody. 9. SC to hear on Wednesday AAP’s plea challenging postponement of MCD polls The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Wednesday the plea of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) challenging the postponement of the Municipal Corporations of Delhi (MCD) polls on the ground of delimitation of wards in the national capital. 10. ED summons Sanjay Raut again The Enforcement Directorate has once again summoned Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut for questioning on Wednesday in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the re-development of a Mumbai ‘chawl’ and related financial transactions involving his wife and alleged associates, officials said Tuesday. Reply Reply all Forward [logo] The Morning Filter 20 JULY 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. Sri Lanka’s Parliament to elect President in three-way contest today [Demonstrators carrying an effigy of interim Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe, walk towards the Presidential Secretariat during a protest in Colombo on July 19, 2022. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)] For the first time in 44 years, [Sri Lanka’s Parliament will directly elect a President]( today in a three-way contest, with last minute political manoeuvring projecting a close fight between acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Dullas Alahapperuma, a rebel leader of the ruling party who is backed by the opposition as well as a majority of lawmakers from his parent party. 2. NTA constitutes fact-finding panel to look into Kollam NEET incident [An incident in Kollam]( where students attending National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), were asked to remove innerwear, has evoked much public outrage and strong condemnation from from all quarters. Kottarakara police have initiated a probe into the incident after one of the students filed a complaint on Monday. 3. Rishi Sunak tops new vote to edge closer to final spot in UK PM race [Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak walks in London, Britain, July 18, 2022. REUTERS/John Sibley] [Rishi Sunak]( topped another round of voting on Tuesday to edge even closer to his place as one of two candidates who will go head-to-head to be elected the new Conservative Party leader and British Prime Minister, as Kemi Badenoch became the latest candidate to be out of the running. The final two candidates will be known after a fifth round of voting on Wednesday, at the end of which the race will be taken over by the Conservative Party headquarters to organise hustings in different parts of the UK. 4. Monsoon session of Parliament - Day 3 [**EDS: VIDEO GRAB** New Delhi: Members in the Lok Sabha during Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Sansad TV/PTI Photo) (PTI07_19_2022_000109B)] Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned on Tuesday amid protests by opposition members over imposition of GST on some new items and on price rise issue. 5. Kejriwal to visit Surat, announce his first pre-poll ‘guarantee’ [**EDS: SCREENGRAB FROM A TWITTER VIDEO POSTED BY @ArvindKejriwal ON SATURDAY, JULY 16, 2022** New Delhi: Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal digitally addresses media, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)(PTI07_16_2022_000213B)] Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be on a two-day visit to Gujarat from Wednesday during which he will announce his outfit AAP’s his first poll-related “guarantee” for the people of the poll-bound state, a party leader said on Tuesday. 6. Chhattisgarh Assembly monsoon session from Wednesday; BJP to bring no-trust motion The opposition BJP will bring a no-confidence motion against the Congress government in Chhattisgarh and also raise multiple issues, including those related to farmers and tribals, corruption and the “deteriorating” law and order situation during the monsoon session of the Assembly beginning from Wednesday. 7. Maharashtra: Gates of Bhatsa dam to be opened; alert issued for nearby villages The administration in Maharashtra’s Thane district issued an alert for villages along Bhatsa river in Shahapur and Murbad talukas, as gates of the dam, which has reached its full capacity, will be opened on Wednesday. The five gates of Bhatsa dam will be opened around 11 am and 6215.44 cusecs of water will be released from the reservoir, an official from the district administration said. 8. ED arrests Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s political aide in money-laundering case The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Pankaj Mishra, a political aide of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, on Tuesday in connection with a money-laundering probe linked to alleged illegal mining in the state, officials said. Mishra is expected to be produced before a Ranchi court on Wednesday, where the ED will seek his custody. 9. SC to hear on Wednesday AAP’s plea challenging postponement of MCD polls The Supreme Court agreed to hear on Wednesday the plea of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) challenging the postponement of the Municipal Corporations of Delhi (MCD) polls on the ground of delimitation of wards in the national capital. 10. ED summons Sanjay Raut again The Enforcement Directorate has once again summoned Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut for questioning on Wednesday in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the re-development of a Mumbai ‘chawl’ and related financial transactions involving his wife and alleged associates, officials said Tuesday. Reply Reply all Forward Today’s Best Reads [[In 2021, over 1.6 lakh Indians renounced citizenship] In 2021, over 1.6 lakh Indians renounced citizenship]( [[Railways turns to Google Maps to allot nearer exam centres for candidates] Railways turns to Google Maps to allot nearer exam centres for candidates]( [[COVID-19 triples across Europe on past six weeks; hospitalisations double: World Health Organisation] COVID-19 triples across Europe on past six weeks; hospitalisations double: World Health Organisation]( [[Watch | How is the unique Srivilliputhur palkova made?] Watch | How is the unique Srivilliputhur palkova made?]( Copyright @ 2022, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. 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