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News18 Daybreak | PM Modi to Interact with Covid Vaccine Developing Teams, Agitating Farmers Reject Amit Shah’s ‘Conditional’ Dialogue Offer and Other Stories You Need to Watch Out For

After 3-City Tour, PM Modi to Interact with Teams Involved in Developing Virus Vaccine

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact through video conferencing with three teams that are involved in developing a Covid-19 vaccine. The teams are from Gennova Biopharma, Biological E and Dr. Reddy’s. On the vaccination process, Modi said India’s role in developing vaccines was a global good and he was pleased with the rapid progress being made.

India Irked as China Plans to Build Major Dam on Brahmaputra River, But Beijing Downplays Anxiety

China will build a major hydropower project on Brahmaputra river in Tibet and a proposal for this has been clearly put forward in the 14th Five-Year Plan to be implemented from next year. Proposals for dams on the Brahmaputra have evoked concerns in India and Bangladesh, the riparian states, and China has downplayed such anxieties saying it would keep their interests in mind.

Anand Sharma Dissents Again & This Time There’s No Ahmed Patel: Formula for Another Battle Within Cong

In a series of tweets, Anand Sharma has praised the prime minister’s visit to the institutes that are working on Covid-19 vaccine. Sharma’s tweet is a reminder to the Congress that he and many of the dissenters can make things difficult and embarrassing for the party. Of course, many have already begun to attack him and accuse him of trying to join the BJP.

Didn’t Call Stir Politically Motivated, Says Amit Shah as Farmers Reject ‘Conditional’ Dialogue Offer

Day after Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar hinted at ‘Khalistani element’ at farmers’ protest, Union home minister Amit Shah said that the stir was “not politically motivated”. The clarification came even as thousands of farmers rejected Centre’s offer to hold immediate talks if they ended their blockade of key highways they’ve held as they seek the scrapping of legislation they say could devastate crop prices.

High Octane Campaign for Hyd Polls Ends; 67 Lakh Voters to Decide Fate of 1,222 Candidates on Dec 1

The high decibel and acrimonious campaign by political parties for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation ended on Sunday at 6 PM, setting the stage for the December 1 “Battle for Hyderabad”. As many as 1,122 candidates are in poll fray for 150 wards in GHMC, constituting 24 Assembly segments with over 74.

‘Aashiqui’ Actor Rahul Roy Hospitalised Following Brain Stroke

Actor Rahul Roy, best known for starring in the 1990 musical blockbuster Aashiqui, has suffered a brain stroke and is recuperating at a hospital. The 52-year-old actor, who was recently shooting in Kargil, was admitted to the intensive care unit of Nanavati Hospital two days ago. It is being believed that the extreme weather conditions caused the stroke.

Lionel Messi Pays Tribute to Maradona With Shirt Of Argentina Great

Lionel Messi paid tribute to Diego Maradona by stripping off his Barcelona top to reveal the Argentina great’s shirt after he scored the final goal of a 40 rout of Osasuna. He celebrated his powerful strike from outside the box to cap the comfortable victory by taking off Barcelona’s blue-and-burgundy to bare the red-and-black of Maradona’s shirt from his stint at Newells Old Boys.

Source: News18