Morning Filter: PM to launch 5G services

1. PM Modi to launch 5G services today Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the 5G telephone services at the annual technology conference Indian Mobile Congress (IMC), ushering in an era of ultra high-speed internet on mobile phones. The IMC is an annual event which will see strong participation from industry, including the three private operators, Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. 2. Congress presidential polls | Tharoor to start his campaign from Nagpur, to visit Deekshabhoomi Congress MP Shashi Tharoor will visit the Deekshabhoomi monument on Saturday and start his campaign for the party president's election. 3. Tokenise your cards for safe online transactions from Oct 1 If online is your preferred mode of payment, you can use a virtual code instead of exposing your actual card details to shield against data thefts and financial frauds from Saturday, as RBI norms on card tokenization come into force. 4. RBI's rate hike to increase EMIs; equity, forex markets give thumbs up The Reserve Bank's decision on Friday to raise the key interest rate by half a percentage point will increase the EMIs for home, auto and other loans, though the hawkish move was cheered by both equity and forex markets, with the benchmark BSE Sensex rising more than 1,000 points and the rupee appreciating by 33 paise against the US dollar. 5. HDFC raises lending rate by 50 bps; EMIs to increase "HDFC increases its Retail Prime Lending Rate (RPLR) on Housing loans, on which its Adjustable Rate Home Loans (ARHL) are benchmarked, by 50 basis points, with effect from October 1, 2022," the country's biggest housing finance company said in a statement. 6. Irani Cup: Pujara and 'five openers' in focus as Saurashtra take on ROI Veteran Cheteshwar Pujara would strive to stay relevant in the national team's scheme of things with a purposeful knock when Saurashtra clashes with Rest of India, a side that is packed with five specialist openers, in the Irani Cup clash starting in Rajkot on Saturday. 7. Favourites India look to carry ODI momentum into Asia Cup T20 An in-form India would look to carry forward the momentum of a historic ODI series sweep in England while trying to put behind the "Mankading" controversy as they open their women's Asia Cup T20 campaign against Sri Lanka in Sylhet, Bangladesh on Saturday. [logo] The Morning Filter 01 OCTOBER 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 Modi to launch 5G services today Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the 5G telephone services at the annual technology conference Indian Mobile Congress (IMC), ushering in an era of ultra high-speed internet on mobile phones. The IMC is an annual event which will see strong participation from industry, including the three private operators, Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. 2. Congress presidential polls | Tharoor to start his campaign from Nagpur, to visit Deekshabhoomi Congress MP Shashi Tharoor will visit the Deekshabhoomi monument on Saturday and start his campaign for the party president's election. 3. Tokenise your cards for safe online transactions from Oct 1 [FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2009 file photo, a customer swipes a MasterCard debit card through a machine while checking-out at a shop in Seattle. Consumers are wedged in the middle of a fight between bankers and merchants as the Senate plans a showdown vote Wednesday June 8, 2011 over whether to limit fees that stores pay financial institutions every time a debit card is swiped. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)] If online is your preferred mode of payment, you can use a virtual code instead of exposing your actual card details to shield against data thefts and financial frauds from Saturday, as RBI norms on card tokenization come into force. 4. RBI's rate hike to increase EMIs; equity, forex markets give thumbs up The Reserve Bank's decision on Friday to [raise the key interest rate]( by half a percentage point will increase the EMIs for home, auto and other loans, though the hawkish move was cheered by both equity and forex markets, with the benchmark BSE Sensex rising more than 1,000 points and the rupee appreciating by 33 paise against the US dollar. 5. HDFC raises lending rate by 50 bps; EMIs to increase [FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of India's HDFC Bank is pictured in Mumbai, India, December 4, 2015. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade/File Photo] "HDFC increases its Retail Prime Lending Rate (RPLR) on Housing loans, on which its Adjustable Rate Home Loans (ARHL) are benchmarked, by 50 basis points, with effect from October 1, 2022," the country's biggest housing finance company said in a statement. 6. Irani Cup: Pujara and 'five openers' in focus as Saurashtra take on ROI Veteran Cheteshwar Pujara would strive to stay relevant in the national team's scheme of things with a purposeful knock when Saurashtra clashes with Rest of India, a side that is packed with five specialist openers, in the Irani Cup clash starting in Rajkot on Saturday. 7. Favourites India look to carry ODI momentum into Asia Cup T20 An in-form India would look to carry forward the momentum of a historic ODI series sweep in England while trying to put behind the "Mankading" controversy as they open their women's Asia Cup T20 campaign against Sri Lanka in Sylhet, Bangladesh on Saturday. 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