Morning Filter: Article 370 hearing | Centre begins its arguments

1. Article 370 hearing The hearing will continue with Attorney General R Venkataramani and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta presenting their arguments on behalf of the Centre. 2. The Fukushima nuclear plant will start releasing treated wastewater Japanese officials plan to start discharging treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean today, a contentious step more than 12 years after a massive earthquake and tsunami set off a battle against ever-increasing amounts of radioactive water at the plant. 3. FTA talks laser-focussed, say UK officials as trade minister heads to India After the G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting in Jaipur, which is scheduled for today and Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch is expected to head to New Delhi for bilateral talks with her Indian counterpart, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. 4. ISSF Shooting World Championship London Olympic champion Jessica Rossi of Italy was leading the 75-strong field with a perfect score of 75. Rajeshwari and the others come back on Thursday to shoot two more rounds of qualification, before the top six make the finals, which follow on the same day. 5. Chess World Cup final In an anticlimax of sorts, the second game of the Chess World Cup final between Indian teen sensation R Praggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen failed to throw a winner, as it ended in a draw after 30 moves in Baku on Wednesday. The champion will be decided via two tie-breaks today. [logo] The Morning Filter 24 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. Article 370 hearing [NEW DELHI, 31/07/2023: A view of Supreme Court of India, as a hearing took place in connection with Manipur Violance case , in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma / The Hindu] The hearing will continue with Attorney General R Venkataramani and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta presenting their arguments on behalf of the Centre. 2. The Fukushima nuclear plant will start releasing treated wastewater Japanese officials plan to start discharging treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean today, a contentious step more than 12 years after a massive earthquake and tsunami set off a battle against ever-increasing amounts of radioactive water at the plant. 3. FTA talks laser-focussed, say UK officials as trade minister heads to India After the G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting in Jaipur, which is scheduled for today and Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch is expected to head to New Delhi for bilateral talks with her Indian counterpart, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. 4. ISSF Shooting World Championship London Olympic champion Jessica Rossi of Italy was leading the 75-strong field with a perfect score of 75. Rajeshwari and the others come back on Thursday to shoot two more rounds of qualification, before the top six make the finals, which follow on the same day. 5. Chess World Cup final In an anticlimax of sorts, the second game of the Chess World Cup final between Indian teen sensation R Praggnanandhaa and Magnus Carlsen failed to throw a winner, as it ended in a draw after 30 moves in Baku on Wednesday. The champion will be decided via two tie-breaks today. [Sign up for free]( Today’s Best Reads [[Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on list of passengers on plane that crashed: Russian agencies] Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin on list of passengers on plane that crashed: Russian agencies]( [[Business Matters | Can the RBI’s monetary policy truly ‘look through’ a food price spike?] Business Matters | Can the RBI’s monetary policy truly ‘look through’ a food price spike?]( [[Chess World Cup: Praggnanandhaa vs Carlsen 2nd game ends in draw] Chess World Cup: Praggnanandhaa vs Carlsen 2nd game ends in draw]( [[Chandrayaan-3 | Pragyan rover rolls out from Vikram lander] Chandrayaan-3 | Pragyan rover rolls out from Vikram lander]( 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](