Morning Filter: India vs England semifinal today

1. India’s human rights report to be reviewed by UN member states today The 41st Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group is being held from November 7-18, 2022 at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, the MEA said in a statement. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta will lead the official Indian delegation to the Human Rights Council where the Fourth Universal Periodic Review will take place, the Ministry of External Affairs has announced. The United States, U.K., Belgium, Germany and Spain are expected to raise issues like the Citizenship Amendment Act and incidents of “hate speech” and the hijab issue of Karnataka. 2. Republicans make gains in U.S. midterm polls but no ‘red wave’ The Republican Party’s hopes of a “red wave” carrying them to power in the U.S. Congress faded on Wednesday as President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party put up a stronger-than-expected defense in midterm elections headed for a cliffhanger finish. 3. T20 World Cup | Suspense remains if it will be Pant or Karthik for semifinal against England Rishabh Pant finally got a game in the T20 World Cup when he played against Zimbabwe but suspense remains if he will keep the wickets against England in the semifinal or Dinesh Karthik will be back in the side. 4. HC refuses urgent stay on bail to Sanjay Raut; to hear ED plea on Thursday The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to grant urgent stay on the bail granted to Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut by a lower court in an alleged money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). 5. Campaign closes in Himachal Pradesh The Congress will organise “Vijay Ashirwaad’‘ rallies in all 68 assembly segments in Himachal Pradesh on the last day of campaigning on Thursday with the participation of star campaigners, party leaders said. 6. Azam Khan disqualification: SC asks EC not to issue bypoll notification till today The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission of India to issue the gazette notification for declaring the by-poll schedule for the Rampur Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh on or after November 11, giving Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan time to seek a stay on his conviction in a hate speech case which led to his disqualification from the seat. 7. MCD polls: Kejriwal to announce 10 ‘guarantees’ on Thursday Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will on Thursday announce 10 “guarantees” for the municipal polls, his deputy Manish Sisodia said on Wednesday. [logo] The Morning Filter 10 NOVEMBER 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. India’s human rights report to be reviewed by UN member states today The 41st Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group is being held from November 7-18, 2022 at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, the MEA said in a statement. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta will lead the official Indian delegation to the Human Rights Council where the Fourth Universal Periodic Review will take place, the Ministry of External Affairs has announced. The United States, U.K., Belgium, Germany and Spain are expected to raise issues like the Citizenship Amendment Act and incidents of “hate speech” and the hijab issue of Karnataka. 2. Republicans make gains in U.S. midterm polls but no ‘red wave’ The Republican Party’s hopes of a “red wave” carrying them to power in the U.S. Congress faded on Wednesday as President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party put up a stronger-than-expected defense in midterm elections headed for a cliffhanger finish. 3. T20 World Cup | Suspense remains if it will be Pant or Karthik for semifinal against England Rishabh Pant finally got a game in the T20 World Cup when he played against Zimbabwe but suspense remains if he will keep the wickets against England in the semifinal or Dinesh Karthik will be back in the side. 4. HC refuses urgent stay on bail to Sanjay Raut; to hear ED plea on Thursday The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to grant urgent stay on the bail granted to Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut by a lower court in an alleged money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). 5. Campaign closes in Himachal Pradesh The Congress will organise “Vijay Ashirwaad’‘ rallies in all 68 assembly segments in Himachal Pradesh on the last day of campaigning on Thursday with the participation of star campaigners, party leaders said. 6. Azam Khan disqualification: SC asks EC not to issue bypoll notification till today [Azam Khan along with his son Abdullah Azam ] The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Election Commission of India to issue the gazette notification for declaring the by-poll schedule for the Rampur Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh on or after November 11, giving Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan time to seek a stay on his conviction in a hate speech case which led to his disqualification from the seat. 7. MCD polls: Kejriwal to announce 10 ‘guarantees’ on Thursday Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will on Thursday announce 10 “guarantees” for the municipal polls, his deputy Manish Sisodia said on Wednesday. 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