Morning Filter: Literature Nobel today

1. Literature Nobel Prize announcement today The Nobel Prize for Literature will be announced today around 4.30 pm IST. Author Salman Rushdie is among the favourites for this year’s prize. 2. Sonia Gandhi to participate in Bharat Jodo Yatra today Congress president Sonia Gandhi will join the on-going Bharat Jodo Yatra today. It will be the first time that Ms. Gandhi will be joining the padayatra that began on September 7 from Kanniyakumari. The Yatra resumes today after a two-day break. 3. As Europe's leaders meet, some fear for EU membership hopes Leaders from more than 40 countries meeting in the Czech capital on Thursday are set to launch a “European Political Community” aimed at boosting security and prosperity across the continent. But critics claim the new forum is an attempt to put the brakes on European Union enlargement. 4. Musk faces deposition by Twitter's attorneys from today The tumultuous saga of Elon Musk’s on-again off-again purchase of Twitter took a turn toward a conclusion on Tuesday after the mercurial Tesla CEO proposed to buy the company at the originally agreed-on price of $44 billion. In response, Twitter said it intends to close the transaction at $54.20 per share after receiving the letter from Musk. 5. TT World Championships | Indian men's team take on China in pre-quarterfinals The Indian men’s team advanced to the pre-quarterfinals despite losing 0-3 to France at the World Table Tennis Championship at Chengdu. The Indians escaped elimination by the skin of their teeth, entering the round of 16 as one of the higher-ranked best-placed third teams in the group stages. 6. Young champions at US Kids Golf India on the path to World Championships A host of young champions are among the 74 golfers, who will set off in quest for a berth in the World Championships when they tee up for the first leg of the US Kids Golf India Tour in Gurugram on Thursday. 7. Big opportunity for India to make a statement in ODI series against South Africa A new-look Indian team, led by Shikhar Dhawan, will aim to make a statement and be in the reckoning for next year's 50-over World Cup when the three-match ODI series against South Africa begins in Lucknow on Thursday. [logo] The Morning Filter 06 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. Literature Nobel Prize announcement today [FILE - A Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 file photo of a Nobel medal displayed during a ceremony in New York. (Angela Weiss/Pool Photo via AP, File)] The Nobel Prize for Literature will be announced today around 4.30 pm IST. Author Salman Rushdie is among the favourites for this year’s prize. 2. Sonia Gandhi to participate in Bharat Jodo Yatra today [Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra from Mysuru to Pandavapura. Special Arrangement HANDOUT E MAIL] Congress president Sonia Gandhi will join the on-going Bharat Jodo Yatra today. It will be the first time that Ms. Gandhi will be joining the padayatra that began on September 7 from Kanniyakumari. The Yatra resumes today after a two-day break. 3. As Europe's leaders meet, some fear for EU membership hopes Leaders from more than 40 countries meeting in the Czech capital on Thursday are set to launch a “European Political Community” aimed at boosting security and prosperity across the continent. But critics claim the new forum is an attempt to put the brakes on European Union enlargement. 4. Musk faces deposition by Twitter's attorneys from today [FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk's Twitter profile is seen on a smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo] The tumultuous saga of Elon Musk’s on-again off-again purchase of Twitter took a turn toward a conclusion on Tuesday after the mercurial Tesla CEO proposed to buy the company at the originally agreed-on price of $44 billion. In response, Twitter said it intends to close the transaction at $54.20 per share after receiving the letter from Musk. 5. TT World Championships | Indian men's team take on China in pre-quarterfinals The Indian men’s team advanced to the pre-quarterfinals despite losing 0-3 to France at the World Table Tennis Championship at Chengdu. The Indians escaped elimination by the skin of their teeth, entering the round of 16 as one of the higher-ranked best-placed third teams in the group stages. 6. Young champions at US Kids Golf India on the path to World Championships A host of young champions are among the 74 golfers, who will set off in quest for a berth in the World Championships when they tee up for the first leg of the US Kids Golf India Tour in Gurugram on Thursday. 7. Big opportunity for India to make a statement in ODI series against South Africa [Indian Cricket Team Captain Shikhar Dhawan ] A new-look Indian team, led by Shikhar Dhawan, will aim to make a statement and be in the reckoning for next year's 50-over World Cup when the three-match ODI series against South Africa begins in Lucknow on Thursday. 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