Morning Filter: Kerala CM convenes all-party meeting over Kalamassery blasts

Kalamassery blasts | Kerala CM convenes all-party meeting Vijayan has called an all-party meeting to mitigate the fraught social climate precipitated by the explosions that ripped through a crowded Jehovah’s Witnesses prayer convention at Kalamassery in Ernakulam on Sunday morning, killing two persons and injuring 41 other worshippers. Mr. Vijayan indicated that the death toll might climb given the severe nature of burn and shrapnel injuries sustained by five attendees. He said 17 were in intensive care units. Maharashtra MLAs disqualification row | Disqualification petitions comes up for hearing before Supreme Court Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Sunday left for New Delhi where he is scheduled to attend a couple of meetings, including one with Solicitor General Tushar Mehta. Notably, the Supreme Court on October 17 granted Narwekar a final opportunity to give it a realistic time-frame for deciding the cross-petitions filed by rival factions of the Shiv Sena seeking disqualification of each other’s MLAs following a split in the party. The apex court said the disqualification petitions have to be adjudicated expeditiously and posted the matter for hearing on October 30. Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on Manish Sisodia’s bail pleas The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict today on two separate regular bail pleas of former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in corruption and money-laundering cases related to the now-scrapped excise policy for the national capital. 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Chhattisgarh Congress to hold marathon for first-time voter awareness The Congress will organise a marathon in Raipur in Chhattisgarh to create awareness among first-time voters in the poll-bound State. India, Kazakhstan to conduct 13-day military exercise to boost anti-terror cooperation India and Kazakhstan will begin today, a 13-day mega wargame in the Kazakh military base of Otar with a focus on boosting their counter-terror cooperation. The Indian contingent comprising 120 personnel from the Army and the Indian Air Force left for Kazakhstan on Sunday to participate in the seventh edition of the exercise ‘Kazind-2023’. Supreme Court to hear AAP leader Raghav Chadha’s plea challenging suspension from Rajya Sabha The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha challenging his indefinite suspension from the Rajya Sabha. Kumara-less Sri Lanka face spirited Afghanistan in must-win WC clash Emboldened by back-to-back wins, a tenacious Sri Lanka will have to tide over the injury-enforced absence of lead pacer Lahiru Kumara when they face a spirited Afghanistan in a battle for survival in the World Cup in Pune. Women’s Asian Champions Trophy | India takes on China China had defeated India in the Hangzhou Asian Games semifinals, preventing them from securing a direct 2024 Paris Olympic qualification. [logo] The Morning Filter 30 October 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 Kalamassery blasts | Kerala CM convenes all-party meeting [**EDS: VIDEO GRAB** Ernakulam: People rush to save themselves after a blast at a convention centre in Kalamassery, in Ernakulam district, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. At least one person died and over 20 were injured, according to police. (PTI Photo)(PTI10_29_2023_000050A)] Vijayan has called an all-party meeting to mitigate the fraught social climate precipitated by the explosions that ripped through a crowded Jehovah’s Witnesses prayer convention at Kalamassery in Ernakulam on Sunday morning, killing two persons and injuring 41 other worshippers. Mr. Vijayan indicated that the death toll might climb given the severe nature of burn and shrapnel injuries sustained by five attendees. He said 17 were in intensive care units. Maharashtra MLAs disqualification row | Disqualification petitions comes up for hearing before Supreme Court Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Sunday left for New Delhi where he is scheduled to attend a couple of meetings, including one with Solicitor General Tushar Mehta. Notably, the Supreme Court on October 17 granted Narwekar a final opportunity to give it a realistic time-frame for deciding the cross-petitions filed by rival factions of the Shiv Sena seeking disqualification of each other’s MLAs following a split in the party. The apex court said the disqualification petitions have to be adjudicated expeditiously and posted the matter for hearing on October 30. Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on Manish Sisodia’s bail pleas The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict today on two separate regular bail pleas of former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia in corruption and money-laundering cases related to the now-scrapped excise policy for the national capital. Israel-Hamas war, Day 24 | Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza including underground targets The Israeli military intensified airstrikes in Gaza including near its largest hospital while thousands of people desperate for food and basic items broke into aid warehouses in the besieged enclave. The Palestinian death toll passed 8,000, most of them women and children, according to the Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza. In the occupied West Bank, more than 110 Palestinians have been killed in violence and Israeli raids. PM Modi to launch multiple development projects on 2-day Gujarat visit Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Gujarat from today during which he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of development projects worth Rs 5,950 crore, officials said on Sunday. Chhattisgarh Congress to hold marathon for first-time voter awareness The Congress will organise a marathon in Raipur in Chhattisgarh to create awareness among first-time voters in the poll-bound State. India, Kazakhstan to conduct 13-day military exercise to boost anti-terror cooperation India and Kazakhstan will begin today, a 13-day mega wargame in the Kazakh military base of Otar with a focus on boosting their counter-terror cooperation. The Indian contingent comprising 120 personnel from the Army and the Indian Air Force left for Kazakhstan on Sunday to participate in the seventh edition of the exercise ‘Kazind-2023’. Supreme Court to hear AAP leader Raghav Chadha’s plea challenging suspension from Rajya Sabha [**EDS: VIDEO GRAB VIA @AamAadmiParty** New Delhi: AAP leader Raghav Chadha addresses a press conference, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. (PTI Photo)(PTI10_10_2023_000170A)] The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha challenging his indefinite suspension from the Rajya Sabha. Kumara-less Sri Lanka face spirited Afghanistan in must-win WC clash Emboldened by back-to-back wins, a tenacious Sri Lanka will have to tide over the injury-enforced absence of lead pacer Lahiru Kumara when they face a spirited Afghanistan in a battle for survival in the World Cup in Pune. Women’s Asian Champions Trophy | India takes on China China had defeated India in the Hangzhou Asian Games semifinals, preventing them from securing a direct 2024 Paris Olympic qualification. 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