Morning Filter: TMC sweeps

1. TMC set to dominate Bengal rural polls, bags over 30,000 gram panchayat seats TMC looked set to sweep the violence-scarred rural polls keeping intact the mandate it won two years back during the assembly polls by taking a seemingly unassailable lead in results declared till now by the State Election Commission. 2. Rain-battered north India counts its losses, rescue efforts gather pace Rainfall activity ebbed in north India on Tuesday after three days of onslaught, revealing the extent of death and destruction as authorities reported at least 20 more fatalities and ramped up relief and rescue efforts. 3. Senthil Balaji case Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the ED, will put forth his arguments on Wednesday. 4. NATO chief says no timetable set for Ukraine’‘s membership; Zelenskyy calls that ‘‘absurd’‘ On Wednesday, the leaders and Zelenskyy are set to launch a new, upgraded forum for their cooperation: a NATO-Ukraine Council, where all parties can convene crisis talks if their security is threatened. 5. Fire breaks out at Angarsk oil refinery in Russia’s Siberia A fire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday at an oil refinery in the Siberian city of Angarsk, the governor of the Irkutsk region where the city is located, said. 6. Asia Cup schedule finalised, India not going to Pakistan: BCCI secy Arun Dhumal Dhumal, who is in Durban for the ICC Chief Executives Meet (CEC) confirmed that BCCI secretary Jay Shah and PCB representative head Zaka Ashraf met ahead of ICC Board meeting scheduled on Thursday to finalise the schedule. [logo] The Morning Filter 12 July 2023 [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. TMC set to dominate Bengal rural polls, bags over 30,000 gram panchayat seats [Trinamool Congress supporters celebrate the party’s lead during the counting of votes of panchayat polls, in Howrah.] TMC looked set to sweep the violence-scarred rural polls keeping intact the mandate it won two years back during the assembly polls by taking a seemingly unassailable lead in results declared till now by the State Election Commission. 2. Rain-battered north India counts its losses, rescue efforts gather pace Rainfall activity ebbed in north India on Tuesday after three days of onslaught, revealing the extent of death and destruction as authorities reported at least 20 more fatalities and ramped up relief and rescue efforts. 3. Senthil Balaji case Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the ED, will put forth his arguments on Wednesday. 4. NATO chief says no timetable set for Ukraine’‘s membership; Zelenskyy calls that ‘‘absurd’‘ On Wednesday, the leaders and Zelenskyy are set to launch a new, upgraded forum for their cooperation: a NATO-Ukraine Council, where all parties can convene crisis talks if their security is threatened. 5. Fire breaks out at Angarsk oil refinery in Russia’s Siberia A fire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday at an oil refinery in the Siberian city of Angarsk, the governor of the Irkutsk region where the city is located, said. 6. Asia Cup schedule finalised, India not going to Pakistan: BCCI secy Arun Dhumal Dhumal, who is in Durban for the ICC Chief Executives Meet (CEC) confirmed that BCCI secretary Jay Shah and PCB representative head Zaka Ashraf met ahead of ICC Board meeting scheduled on Thursday to finalise the schedule. [Sign up for free]( Today’s Best Reads [[Tribe members should be part of supervisory teams: Supreme Court to Manipur] Tribe members should be part of supervisory teams: Supreme Court to Manipur]( [[Rain toll points to man-made disaster in Himachal Pradesh] Rain toll points to man-made disaster in Himachal Pradesh]( [[Zelensky says he understands Ukraine will be in NATO] Zelensky says he understands Ukraine will be in NATO]( [[Six Opposition members file dissent notes on Forest Conservation Bill] Six Opposition members file dissent notes on Forest Conservation Bill]( Copyright @ 2023, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. If you are facing any trouble in viewing this newsletter, please [try here]( Manage your newsletter subscription preferences [here]( If you do not wish to receive such emails [go here](