Morning Filter: Morocco vs France at the Qatar World Cup

1. Himachal MLAs to join Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan, Cabinet expansion delayed Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and all other Congress MLAs are slated to join party leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan on Friday and this is expected to delay the expansion of the state’s new Cabinet. The MLAs are scheduled to leave Shimla for Delhi on Wednesday. From there, they will travel to Rajasthan. 2. Moroccan World Cup “dream” faces biggest test against France Morocco’s improbable, history-making run at the World Cup is about to get its ultimate test. Africa’s first World Cup semifinalist is playing defending champion France and its star striker Kylian Mbappé, the leader of a new wave of soccer superstars coming out of an era dominated by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. No African or Arab nation has ever gotten this far. It is one of the biggest stories in the World Cup’s 92-year history and Morocco is not done yet. 3. Rajya Sabha members support Bill to include Gonds in UP in Scheduled Tribes list Cutting across party lines, Rajya Sabha members on Tuesday largely supported a bill for recognising the Gond community hailing from four districts of Uttar Pradesh as a Scheduled Tribe after excluding them from the Scheduled Castes list. The four districts are Chandauli, Kushinagar, Sant Kabir Nagar and Sant Ravidas Nagar. The Bill was moved by Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda. He is expected to reply to the bill today. 4. PM Modi to participate in birth centenary celebrations of Pramukh Swami Maharaj Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the inaugural function of birth centenary celebrations of Pramukh Swami Maharaj in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, his office said. 5. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to visit Delhi Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said he is prepared to discuss the cabinet expansion with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP leadership, if the issue comes up for discussion, during his New Delhi visit. Mr. Bommai is travelling to the national capital on Wednesday to attend the meeting called by Mr. Shah with Chief Ministers of Maharashtra and Karnataka, to discuss the raging border dispute between the two states. 6. FIH Women’s Nations Cup: Confident India eye South Africa scalp to finish pool toppers A semifinal berth already secured, India would look to continue the momentum and notch up a hat-trick of wins when they take on lower-ranked South Africa in the FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup in Valencia on Wednesday. World number eight India are so far undefeated in Pool B with wins over Chile (3-1) and Asian Games nemesis Japan (2-1) and victory against the 20th ranked South Africa would enable them to top the pool, which means they won’t run into hosts Spain (7th ranked) in the semifinals. 7. Indian women look to build on special superover win High on confidence after an inspirational ‘Super Over’ win, Indian women will look to maintain momentum with improved fielding and bowling performance against the mighty Australia in the third T20I in Mumbai on Wednesday. 8. To qualify for WTC final, we have to play aggressive cricket: Stand-in skipper Rahul A spot in the World Test Championship final at stake, a depleted Indian team has no option but to play an aggressive brand of cricket against Bangladesh in the two-match series starting Wednesday, stand-in skipper KL Rahul said on Monday. The Indian team will be without three key players — Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja and regular skipper Rohit Sharma — due to injuries. [logo] The Morning Filter 14 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. Himachal MLAs to join Bharat Jodo Yatra in Rajasthan, Cabinet expansion delayed Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and all other Congress MLAs are slated to join party leader[Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra]( Rajasthan on Friday and this is expected to delay the expansion of the state’s new Cabinet. The MLAs are scheduled to leave Shimla for Delhi on Wednesday. From there, they will travel to Rajasthan. 2. Moroccan World Cup “dream” faces biggest test against France Morocco’s improbable, history-making run at the World Cup is about to get its ultimate test. Africa’s first World Cup semifinalist is playing defending champion France and its star striker Kylian Mbappé, the leader of a new wave of soccer superstars coming out of an era dominated by [Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo](. No African or Arab nation has ever gotten this far. It is one of the biggest stories in the World Cup’s 92-year history and Morocco is not done yet. 3. Rajya Sabha members support Bill to include Gonds in UP in Scheduled Tribes list Cutting across party lines, Rajya Sabha members on Tuesday largely[supported a bill for recognising the Gond community]( from four districts of Uttar Pradesh as a Scheduled Tribe after excluding them from the Scheduled Castes list. The four districts are Chandauli, Kushinagar, Sant Kabir Nagar and Sant Ravidas Nagar. The Bill was moved by Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda. He is expected to reply to the bill today. 4. PM Modi to participate in birth centenary celebrations of Pramukh Swami Maharaj Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the inaugural function of birth centenary celebrations of Pramukh Swami Maharaj in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, his office said. 5. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to visit Delhi Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said he is prepared to discuss the cabinet expansion with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP leadership, if the issue comes up for discussion, during his New Delhi visit. Mr. Bommai is travelling to the national capital on Wednesday to attend the meeting called by Mr. Shah with Chief Ministers of Maharashtra and Karnataka, to discuss the raging border dispute between the two states. 6. FIH Women’s Nations Cup: Confident India eye South Africa scalp to finish pool toppers A semifinal berth already secured, India would look to continue the momentum and notch up a hat-trick of wins when they take on lower-ranked South Africa in the FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup in Valencia on Wednesday. World number eight India are so far undefeated in Pool B with wins over Chile (3-1) and Asian Games nemesis Japan (2-1) and victory against the 20th ranked South Africa would enable them to top the pool, which means they won’t run into hosts Spain (7th ranked) in the semifinals. 7. Indian women look to build on special superover win High on confidence after an inspirational ‘Super Over’ win, Indian women will look to maintain momentum with improved fielding and bowling performance against the mighty Australia in the third T20I in Mumbai on Wednesday. 8. To qualify for WTC final, we have to play aggressive cricket: Stand-in skipper Rahul A spot in the World Test Championship final at stake, a depleted Indian team has no option but to play an aggressive brand of cricket against Bangladesh in the two-match series starting Wednesday, stand-in skipper KL Rahul said on Monday. The Indian team will be without three key players — Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja and regular skipper Rohit Sharma — due to injuries. Interested in daily updates from Tamil Nadu? 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