Morning Filter: Jaishankar to visit U.S. from today

1. Jaishankar to visit U.S. from today External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will pay an 11-day visit to the U.S. beginning today to attend the UN General Assembly and participate in meetings of Quad, BRICS and several other key groupings. 2. Rajnath Singh begins three-day visit to Egypt from today India and Egypt will ink an agreement to expand defence and security cooperation during Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s three-day visit to the Arab country beginning today. 3. Dharamshala to host three-day national conference of tourism ministers A three-day national conference of tourism ministers from various States and Union Territories is set to open from Sunday in Himachal Pradesh’s picturesque Dharamshala. 4. Puri set for exhilarating aerobatic display If the rehearsal is a teaser, then tens of thousands of tourists at the Puri sea beach in Odisha are set to witness a breathtaking show by the aerobatic team of the Indian Air Force (IAF) today. 5. Odisha braces for heavy rain The weatherman predicted heavy rain in a few areas across Cuttack, Khurda, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kalahandi, Kendrapara and Kandhamal districts today. The Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre issued a yellow alert of heavy showers of 65-115 mm across coastal and southern Odisha on Monday. It forecast torrential rain of 116-204 mm in many districts on Tuesday and Wednesday. 6. Chhetri and Bengaluru FC eye Durand milestone Indian talisman Sunil Chhetri will be desperate to add the coveted Durand Cup title to his illustrious career when he leads Bengaluru FC against Mumbai City FC in the summit clash in Kolkata today. 7. Struggling Indian team aims to give fitting farewell to Jhulan After an ordinary showing in the shortest format, the Indian women’s cricket team will have to drastically lift its game in all departments and give a fitting farewell to veteran Jhulan Goswami in the ODI series against England beginning at Hove today. [logo] The Morning Filter 18 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. Jaishankar to visit U.S. from today [Union Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar. File.] External Affairs Minister [S. Jaishankar will pay an 11-day visit to the U.S.]( beginning today to attend the UN General Assembly and participate in meetings of Quad, BRICS and several other key groupings. 2. Rajnath Singh begins three-day visit to Egypt from today [Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. File.] India and Egypt will ink an agreement to expand defence and security cooperation during Defence Minister [Rajnath Singh’s three-day visit to the Arab country]( beginning today. 3. Dharamshala to host three-day national conference of tourism ministers A three-day national conference of tourism ministers from various States and Union Territories is set to open from Sunday in Himachal Pradesh’s picturesque Dharamshala. 4. Puri set for exhilarating aerobatic display If the rehearsal is a teaser, then tens of thousands of tourists at the Puri sea beach in Odisha are set to witness a breathtaking show by the aerobatic team of the Indian Air Force (IAF) today. 5. Odisha braces for heavy rain [Pedestrians hold umbrella to protect from the rain at the daily market area as it rains in Bhubaneswar. ] The weatherman predicted heavy rain in a few areas across Cuttack, Khurda, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kalahandi, Kendrapara and Kandhamal districts today. The Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre issued a yellow alert of heavy showers of 65-115 mm across coastal and southern Odisha on Monday. It forecast torrential rain of 116-204 mm in many districts on Tuesday and Wednesday. 6. Chhetri and Bengaluru FC eye Durand milestone Indian talisman Sunil Chhetri will be desperate to add the coveted Durand Cup title to his illustrious career when he leads Bengaluru FC against Mumbai City FC in the summit clash in Kolkata today. 7. Struggling Indian team aims to give fitting farewell to Jhulan [Jhulan Goswami of India bowls during game one of the Women’s One Day International series between Australia and India at Great Barrier Reef Arena on September 21, 2021 in Mackay, Australia. ] After an ordinary showing in the shortest format, the Indian women’s cricket team will have to drastically lift its game in all departments and give [a fitting farewell to veteran Jhulan Goswami]( in the ODI series against England beginning at Hove today. 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