Morning Filter: Gujarat CM to be sworn in today

1. Bhupendra Patel to take oath as Gujarat CM today Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Bhupendra Patel will take oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second straight term in Gandhinagar on Monday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries, BJP leaders said on Sunday. Mr. Patel will be administered the oath as the 18th chief minister by Governor Acharya Devvrat at a function to be held at the Helipad Ground near the new Secretariat in Gandhinagar at 2 PM. 2. CJI to administer oath to newly appointed SC judge Dipankar Datta Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud will on Monday administer the oath of office to Justice Dipankar Datta whose name was cleared by the Centre for judgeship in the Supreme Court. Justice Datta, son of late Salil Kumar Datta, a former judge of the Calcutta High Court, and brother-in-law of Justice Amitava Roy, who was a former judge of the apex court, will take oath at 10.30 AM in courtroom 1 of the Supreme Court. With the swearing in of Justice Datta, the outgoing Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, the total number of judges at the apex court will go up to 28 against the sanctioned strength of 34, including the CJI. 3. SC hearing on religious conversions today Women and children are the main targets of “foreign-funded” religious conversion in the country and the Centre and state governments have failed to take appropriate steps to check it, the Supreme Court has been told. In a written submission filed before a bench of Justices M R Shah and C T Ravikumar which is hearing a plea against religious conversions, PIL petitioner Ashwini Upadhyay referred to the legal vacuum on the issue and said this has led to deployment of “unethical predatory conversion strategies” to convert socially and economically backward citizens. 4. Jaishankar to open India Global Forum in the UAE today External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will inaugurate the India Global Forum UAE 2022 that gets underway in Dubai on Monday. It is a gala five-day event that will bring together leading political, business and cultural personalities from India, the UAE and across the world. This is the first major international event following India’s ascendency to the G20 Presidency, and will be held in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from December 12 to 16. 5. Saket Gokhale arrest | Trinamool delegation to visit EC A five-member TMC parliamentary delegation will visit the Election Commission of India on Monday to raise the alleged violation of the Representation of the People Act in connection with party spokesperson Saket Gokhale’s arrest, the party said. The delegation will comprise Lok Sabha MPs Saugata Roy and Kalyan Banerjee, and Rajya Sabha MPs Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Mausam Noor and Derek O’Brien, it said. 6. Twitter relaunching subscriber service after debacle Twitter is once again attempting to launch its premium service, a month after a previous attempt failed. The social media company said on Saturday it would let users buy subscriptions to Twitter Blue to get a blue checkmark and access special features starting Monday. The blue checkmark was originally given to companies, celebrities, government entities and journalists verified by the platform. 7. FIH Nations Cup | India play Japan in their second pool match India began their campaign in the FIH Women’s Hockey Nations Cup with an emphatic 3-1 win over Chile in a Pool B match in Valencia, Spain on Sunday. India plays Japan in their second pool match on Monday. India had lost to Japan in the 2018 Asian Games final. India will play South Africa in their concluding league match on December 14. The knockout matches will be played on December 16 and 17. [logo] The Morning Filter 12 DECEMBER 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]( Dear reader, We have now made it easier for you to manage your The Hindu newsletter subscriptions in one place! 1. Visit [The Hindu newsletters page]( 2. Click MANAGE tab and then click LOGIN / SIGN UP 3. If you don’t have an account with The Hindu, please click SIGN UP OR If you already have an account with The Hindu with this email ID, please login using the email ID Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today 1. Bhupendra Patel to take oath as Gujarat CM today Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader [Bhupendra Patel will take oath]( the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second straight term in Gandhinagar on Monday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries, BJP leaders said on Sunday. Mr. Patel will be administered the oath as the 18th chief minister by Governor Acharya Devvrat at a function to be held at the Helipad Ground near the new Secretariat in Gandhinagar at 2 PM. 2. CJI to administer oath to newly appointed SC judge Dipankar Datta Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud will on Monday administer the oath of office to Justice Dipankar Datta whose name was cleared by the Centre for judgeship in the Supreme Court. Justice Datta, son of late Salil Kumar Datta, a former judge of the Calcutta High Court, and brother-in-law of Justice Amitava Roy, who was a former judge of the apex court, will take oath at 10.30 AM in courtroom 1 of the Supreme Court. With the swearing in of Justice Datta, the outgoing Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, the total number of judges at the apex court will go up to 28 against the sanctioned strength of 34, including the CJI. 3. SC hearing on religious conversions today Women and children are the main targets of “foreign-funded” religious conversion in the country and the Centre and state governments have failed to take appropriate steps to check it, the Supreme Court has been told. In a written submission filed before a bench of Justices M R Shah and C T Ravikumar which is hearing a plea against religious conversions, PIL petitioner Ashwini Upadhyay referred to the legal vacuum on the issue and said this has led to deployment of “unethical predatory conversion strategies” to convert socially and economically backward citizens. 4. Jaishankar to open India Global Forum in the UAE today External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will inaugurate the India Global Forum UAE 2022 that gets underway in Dubai on Monday. It is a gala five-day event that will bring together leading political, business and cultural personalities from India, the UAE and across the world. This is the first major international event following India’s ascendency to the G20 Presidency, and will be held in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from December 12 to 16. 5. Saket Gokhale arrest | Trinamool delegation to visit EC A five-member TMC parliamentary delegation will visit the Election Commission of India on Monday to raise the alleged violation of the Representation of the People Act in connection with party spokesperson [Saket Gokhale’s arrest,]( the party said. The delegation will comprise Lok Sabha MPs Saugata Roy and Kalyan Banerjee, and Rajya Sabha MPs Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Mausam Noor and Derek O’Brien, it said. 6. Twitter relaunching subscriber service after debacle Twitter is once again attempting to launch its premium service, a month after a previous attempt failed. The social media company said on Saturday it would let users buy subscriptions to Twitter Blue to get a blue checkmark and access special features starting Monday. The blue checkmark was originally given to companies, celebrities, government entities and journalists verified by the platform. 7. FIH Nations Cup | India play Japan in their second pool match India began their campaign in the FIH Women’s Hockey Nations Cup with an emphatic 3-1 win over Chile in a Pool B match in Valencia, Spain on Sunday. India plays Japan in their second pool match on Monday. India had lost to Japan in the 2018 Asian Games final. India will play South Africa in their concluding league match on December 14. The knockout matches will be played on December 16 and 17. Interested in daily updates from Tamil Nadu? 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