Morning Filter: PM Modi to unveil projects worth ₹11,600 crore in Assam

PM Modi arrives in Assam on two-day trip; to unveil projects worth ₹11,600 crore on Sunday Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reached Guwahati on a two-day trip, during which he will meet the BJP’s state core committee and roll out development projects worth nearly ₹11,600 crore. PM Modi will address a public meeting at 11.30 a.m. on Sunday at the Veterinary College Playground in Khanapara, from where many State and central projects will be unveiled. Indian submarine in Colombo ahead of Sri Lanka’s Independence Day celebrations INS Karanj, an Indian Navy submarine, arrived in the port of Colombo on Thursday, ahead of Sri Lanka’s 76th Independence Day celebrations on Sunday. On a two-day visit, the submarine was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy. U.K.’s Labour Party trying to reconnect with British Indians amid fears of slump in support On Sunday the shadow foreign secretary, David Lammy, and the shadow business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, will travel to Delhi and Mumbai on a five-day trip also designed to demonstrate the party is not hostile to Indian interests. Indians are the second-largest immigrant group in the U.K. Indonesians flock to presidential campaign rallies as criticism against the government mounts Three contenders — Prabowo Subianto, Ganjar Pranowo and Anies Baswedan — will appear in the final of the five televised debates together with their running mates on Sunday evening. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella caps a decade of change and tremendous growth Satya Nadella marks his tenth year as Microsoft CEO on Sunday, capping a decade of stunning growth as he pivoted the slow-moving software giant into a laser focus on cloud computing and artificial intelligence. Davis Cup, India vs Pakistan | India one win away from advancing to World Group I India blunted Pakistan’s challenge on the opening day to take a 2-0 lead in the Davis Cup World Group I play-off tie with Ramkumar Ramanathan and N. Sriram Balaji rising to the occasion in the high-pressure contest in Islamabad Saturday.Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni will now look to seal the tie on Sunday when they take on Muzammil Murtaza and Barkat Ullah in the third match. [logo] The Morning Filter 04 February 2024 [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 PM Modi arrives in Assam on two-day trip; to unveil projects worth ₹11,600 crore on Sunday Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reached Guwahati on a two-day trip, during which he will meet the BJP’s state core committee and roll out development projects worth nearly ₹11,600 crore. PM Modi will address a public meeting at 11.30 a.m. on Sunday at the Veterinary College Playground in Khanapara, from where many State and central projects will be unveiled. Indian submarine in Colombo ahead of Sri Lanka’s Independence Day celebrations INS Karanj, an Indian Navy submarine, arrived in the port of Colombo on Thursday, ahead of Sri Lanka’s 76th Independence Day celebrations on Sunday. On a two-day visit, the submarine was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy. U.K.’s Labour Party trying to reconnect with British Indians amid fears of slump in support On Sunday the shadow foreign secretary, David Lammy, and the shadow business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, will travel to Delhi and Mumbai on a five-day trip also designed to demonstrate the party is not hostile to Indian interests. Indians are the second-largest immigrant group in the U.K. Indonesians flock to presidential campaign rallies as criticism against the government mounts Three contenders — Prabowo Subianto, Ganjar Pranowo and Anies Baswedan — will appear in the final of the five televised debates together with their running mates on Sunday evening. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella caps a decade of change and tremendous growth Satya Nadella marks his tenth year as Microsoft CEO on Sunday, capping a decade of stunning growth as he pivoted the slow-moving software giant into a laser focus on cloud computing and artificial intelligence. Davis Cup, India vs Pakistan | India one win away from advancing to World Group I India blunted Pakistan’s challenge on the opening day to take a 2-0 lead in the Davis Cup World Group I play-off tie with Ramkumar Ramanathan and N. Sriram Balaji rising to the occasion in the high-pressure contest in Islamabad Saturday.Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni will now look to seal the tie on Sunday when they take on Muzammil Murtaza and Barkat Ullah in the third match. Today’s Best Reads [[Along the Indian-Myanmar border, living in a limbo] Along the Indian-Myanmar border, living in a limbo]( [[PM Modi accentuates on ‘Modi Guarantee’ as a key campaign slogan] PM Modi accentuates on ‘Modi Guarantee’ as a key campaign slogan]( [[Eyeing Muslim outreach, U.P. BJP’s minority wing to start ‘Qaumi Chaupal’ campaign from Muzaffarnagar] Eyeing Muslim outreach, U.P. 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