Morning Filter: ISRO one step away from moon landing

1. Himachal rains: Death toll over past week climbs to 78; more rains forecast The local Met office Saturday sounded an orange warning of heavy to very heavy rains on Sunday and Monday and a yellow alert of heavy rains on Tuesday and Wednesday. It also cautioned of moderate to high risk of flash floods in Shimla, Sirmaur and Chamba districts; J P Nadda in Himachal on Sunday to take stock after rain havoc 2. Chandrayaan-3 | ISRO one step away from landing on Moon as Lander Module completes second deboost operation The Lander Module of India’s third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 has completed its second and final deebost in the early hours of August 20. Following the two deboost operations the much-awaited landing of the Lander with the Rover in its belly is expected to take place on August 23. 3. BJP MLAs from Gujarat, UP, Bihar and Maharashtra arrive in Bhopal; to visit assembly seats in poll-bound State A training session for these Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators from the four States began in Bhopal on Saturday, a day before they start visiting their allotted assembly seats in the state, where polls will be held by the end of the year. 4. Amid ritual dilemma, Syro-Malabar Church appoints new vicar at St Mary’s Cathedral Basilica; uniform Holy Mass expected on Sunday Father Antony Puthavelil on Saturday took charge as the priest of St Mary’s Cathedral Basilica, the principal church of the Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church, where a section of priests and believers are opposing the synod’s direction to celebrate Holy Mass in a uniform manner. 5. Praggnanandhaa draws Nakamura in first game of semifinals Having drawn Saturday’s encounter with black pieces, the Indian GM now has the advantage of playing with white on Sunday. 6. Indian junior women’s hockey team loses 1-3 to Germany India will next face England on Sunday. 7. Confident India eye series win, batters seek more time in middle Buoyed by Jasprit Bumrah’s impressive return, fancied India will hope for better weather and a chance for the team’s young batters to show their mettle in the second T20 International against Ireland in Dublin on Sunday. [logo] The Morning Filter 20 August 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. Himachal rains: Death toll over past week climbs to 78; more rains forecast [Rain fury: A damaged road following flash floods triggered by a cloudburst in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh, where over 330 people have died since the monsoon began. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu has declared the rain havoc a State calamity. ] The local Met office Saturday sounded an orange warning of heavy to very heavy rains on Sunday and Monday and a yellow alert of heavy rains on Tuesday and Wednesday. It also cautioned of moderate to high risk of flash floods in Shimla, Sirmaur and Chamba districts; J P Nadda in Himachal on Sunday to take stock after rain havoc 2. Chandrayaan-3 | ISRO one step away from landing on Moon as Lander Module completes second deboost operation The Lander Module of India’s third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 has completed its second and final deebost in the early hours of August 20. Following the two deboost operations the much-awaited landing of the Lander with the Rover in its belly is expected to take place on August 23. 3. BJP MLAs from Gujarat, UP, Bihar and Maharashtra arrive in Bhopal; to visit assembly seats in poll-bound State A training session for these Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators from the four States began in Bhopal on Saturday, a day before they start visiting their allotted assembly seats in the state, where polls will be held by the end of the year. 4. Amid ritual dilemma, Syro-Malabar Church appoints new vicar at St Mary’s Cathedral Basilica; uniform Holy Mass expected on Sunday Father Antony Puthavelil on Saturday took charge as the priest of St Mary’s Cathedral Basilica, the principal church of the Archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church, where a section of priests and believers are opposing the synod’s direction to celebrate Holy Mass in a uniform manner. 5. Praggnanandhaa draws Nakamura in first game of semifinals Having drawn Saturday’s encounter with black pieces, the Indian GM now has the advantage of playing with white on Sunday. 6. Indian junior women’s hockey team loses 1-3 to Germany India will next face England on Sunday. 7. Confident India eye series win, batters seek more time in middle Buoyed by Jasprit Bumrah’s impressive return, fancied India will hope for better weather and a chance for the team’s young batters to show their mettle in the second T20 International against Ireland in Dublin on Sunday. [Sign up for free]( Today’s Best Reads [[Tatmadaw | Myanmar’s ‘killing machine’] Tatmadaw | Myanmar’s ‘killing machine’]( [[Also Ran Black and yellow taxis, symbols of a bygone era] Also Ran Black and yellow taxis, symbols of a bygone era]( [[Chess world cup: Praggnanandhaa draws Caruana in first game of semifinals] Chess world cup: Praggnanandhaa draws Caruana in first game of semifinals]( [[Explained | How is the Supreme Court tackling gender stereotyping?] Explained | How is the Supreme Court tackling gender stereotyping?]( Copyright @ 2023, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. 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