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The third and final phase of the ongoing clinical trials of Covaxin – India’s indigenous Covid-19 vaccine candidate will shortly begin in Odisha. The Phase III trials of Covaxin will be conducted at 21 centres across India and at SUM hospital in Odisha. A viral social media video which shows former Madhya Pradesh Chief Ministers Digvijaya Singh and Kamal Nath as a snake and snake charmer respectively, has triggered a war of words between the Congress and the BJP. Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad took to Twitter and said that shots were fired at his convoy in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district in a cowardly manner. These and more, get to know the top national stories at a glance.

1. Third phase human trial of Covaxin to commence in Odisha soon

2.Viral video poking fun at Congress triggers war of words

3. Chandra Shekhar Azad claims shots fired at his convoy

4. Seaplane from Maldives lands successfully at Kochi on technical halt

5. NSA Ajit Doval's speech not about China or any specific situation, govt officials clarify

6. Square named after Big B's father Harivansh Rai Bachchan in Poland

7. Imran Khan seeks ban on Islamophobic content on Facebook

8. Foreign students show less zeal for US since Trump took over

9. Sabalenka cruises past Azarenka for title at Ostrava Open

10. Allahabad HC stays arrest of Nawazuddin Siddiqui, 3 family members in molestation case