Morning Filter: Modi in Samarkand

1. Modi is scheduled to reach Samarkand for SCO Summit On the sidelines of the SCO summit, PM Modi is set to have separate bilateral meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. No official word on Modi-Xi Jinping meeting either by the Indian side or by the Chinese government. 2. Nominations for Padma Awards 2023 to be accepted till Thursday The Union Home Ministry had opened the window for accepting nominations and recommendations for the Padma Awards on May 1. They are being accepted only on the Rashtriya Puruskar Portal. 3. French foreign minister calls on PM Modi On the first day of her three-day visit to India, Catherine Colonna on Thursday held wide-ranging talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval on ways to further expand strategic ties. 4. Karnataka Hijab ban: SC asks about authentic figure on dropout of students The prohibition imposed on Muslim students from wearing hijab in classrooms in Karnataka should not be viewed as a “simple case of discipline” but as discrimination on the ground of sex and religion, senior advocate Rajiv Dhavan told the Supreme Court on September 14. Arguments would continue on Thursday. 5. Nadda to visit churches, hold party, public meeting in two-day visit to Nagaland BJP president J P nadda will be on a two-day visit to Nagaland from Thursday during which he will visit several places, including two churches, and also address a public meeting. 6. Sukesh Chandrashekhar case continues After actor Jacqueline Fernandez was interrogated by the Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing into the ₹200-crore extortion case against conman Sukesh Chandrashekar on Wednesday, summons have been issued against Nora Fatehi. She is expected to join the interrogation on Thursday, the police said. Actor Nora Fatehi and Pinky Irani, who allegedly introduced Fernandez to Chandrashekhar, have been summoned for questioning on Thursday 7. Bengaluru FC and Hyderabad FC clash as Durand Cup final beckons Talismanic Sunil Chhetri-led Bengaluru FC will look to qualify for their maiden final of the Durand Cup football tournament as they face Indian Super League champions Hyderabad FC in the second semifinals in Kolkata on Thursday. [logo] The Morning Filter 15 SEPTEMBER 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. Modi is scheduled to reach Samarkand for SCO Summit [People walk in Registan Square in downtown Samarkand on September 13, 2022. - A regional summit this week where Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet China's Xi Jinping and other Asian leaders will showcase an 'alternative' to the Western world, the Kremlin said. Putin and Xi will be joined by the leaders of India, Pakistan, Turkey, Iran and several other countries for the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on 15-16 September 2022. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)] On the sidelines of the SCO summit, PM Modi is set to have separate bilateral meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. No official word on Modi-Xi Jinping meeting either by the Indian side or by the Chinese government. 2. Nominations for Padma Awards 2023 to be accepted till Thursday The Union Home Ministry had opened the window for accepting nominations and recommendations for the Padma Awards on May 1. They are being accepted only on the Rashtriya Puruskar Portal. 3. French foreign minister calls on PM Modi On the first day of her three-day visit to India, Catherine Colonna on Thursday held wide-ranging talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval on ways to further expand strategic ties. 4. Karnataka Hijab ban: SC asks about authentic figure on dropout of students [A veiled Indian Muslim student, her hands decorated with henna, talks to her friend as they gather to meet student activists in Kundapur in district Udupi, Karnataka state, India, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Muslim students in this southern Indian state have found themselves at the center of a debate over hijab bans in schools. In question is the place of Islamic head coverings in the Hindu-majority but constitutionally secular nation. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)] The prohibition imposed on Muslim students from wearing hijab in classrooms in Karnataka should not be viewed as a “simple case of discipline” but as discrimination on the ground of sex and religion, senior advocate Rajiv Dhavan told the Supreme Court on September 14. Arguments would continue on Thursday. 5. Nadda to visit churches, hold party, public meeting in two-day visit to Nagaland BJP president J P nadda will be on a two-day visit to Nagaland from Thursday during which he will visit several places, including two churches, and also address a public meeting. 6. Sukesh Chandrashekhar case continues [New Delhi: Pinky Irani who introduced Jacqueline Fernandez to Sukesh Chandrashekhar, arrives in Economic Offences Wing in a multi-crore money laundering case, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)(PTI09_14_2022_000035B)] After actor Jacqueline Fernandez was interrogated by the Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing into the ₹200-crore extortion case against conman Sukesh Chandrashekar on Wednesday, summons have been issued against Nora Fatehi. She is expected to join the interrogation on Thursday, the police said. Actor Nora Fatehi and Pinky Irani, who allegedly introduced Fernandez to Chandrashekhar, have been summoned for questioning on Thursday 7. Bengaluru FC and Hyderabad FC clash as Durand Cup final beckons Talismanic Sunil Chhetri-led Bengaluru FC will look to qualify for their maiden final of the Durand Cup football tournament as they face Indian Super League champions Hyderabad FC in the second semifinals in Kolkata on Thursday. 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