1. PM Modi to interact with three teams of COVID-19 vaccine developers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday will interact with three teams involved in developing a vaccine for COVID-19 via video conferencing.
According to a statement by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), he will interact with the teams of the Gennova Biopharma, Biological E, and Dr Reddy's, who are involved in developing a COVID-19 vaccine.
2. Farmers' protest LIVE: Security beefed up on Delhi's Burari ground
Delhi Police has beefed up security on Burari ground, the designated spot for farmers' protest on the outskirts of the national capital, even as Surjeet Singh Phul, the Punjab unit chief of Bharatiya Kisan Union Krantikari (BKU), termed the venue as an "open jail".
3. India to host SCO Heads of Government meet today
India is hosting the SCO Heads of Government meeting for the first time after it gained full membership of the influential grouping in 2017. The summit will take place in the virtual format and will be chaired by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu. The Prime Ministers from the SCO Member States of Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will attend the SCO meeting.
4. Rajkot hospital fire: Five booked; many violations found
Five persons including chairman and executive director of Gokul Healthcare Pvt Limited were booked on Sunday on the charge of causing death by negligence, two days after a fire at Uday Shivanand COVID Hospital. Preliminary probe had revealed the blaze occurred due to a short circuit.
5. PM Modi to inaugurate widened NH stretch, attend Dev Deepawali in Varanasi today
