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Published : Dec 10, 2020, 8:56 AM IST

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Voting for the fifth phase of DDC elections began at 7 am. A total of 299 candidates, including 155 from Kashmir division and 144 from Jammu division, are contesting for the DDC polls. Meanwhile, the number of cases of the mysterious illness in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district headquarters Eluru reached 593, but active cases declined to 46 on Wednesday evening. These and more, get to know the top national stories at a glance.

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1. JK DDC polls LIVE: Voting for the 5th phase begins

Voting for the fifth phase of DDC elections began at 7 am. A total of 299 candidates, including 155 from Kashmir division and 144 from Jammu division, are contesting for the DDC polls.

2. PM Modi to lay foundation of new Parliament building today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of a new Parliament building on Thursday at an event that will be attended by leaders from various political parties, cabinet ministers and ambassadors of different countries.

3. Eluru mystery illness: Total cases reach 593, only 46 active

The number of cases of the mysterious illness in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district headquarters Eluru reached 593, but active cases declined to 46 on Wednesday evening.

4. Congress to boycott state Assembly over cow slaughter bill in Karnataka

Karnataka Congress members on Wednesday said that they would boycott the proceedings of Karnataka Assembly on Thursday in protest against the alleged high-handedness of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government over the introduction of Prevention of Cow Slaughter Bill in a hurried manner.

5.Speculation rife after RLSP chief holds secret meet with Nitish Kumar

Speculation mounted over the possibility of a new political equation in Bihar as Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) president Upendra Kushwaha held a secret meeting with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on December 2.

6. Karnataka: '108 ambulance service failed to reach 50% patients within time'

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in its latest report has highlighted Karnataka governments' successive failure in running the emergency medical services (EMS) under the 108 ambulance services.

7.India's first mRNA vaccine receives nod for clinical trials

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation on Wednesday permitted Pune-based Gennova Biopharmaceuticals to conduct Phase 1/2 clinical trials, along with animal toxicity data, for its mRNA Covid-19 vaccine candidate.

8. Gehlot blames Covid-19 for panchayat poll loss

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday blamed Covid-19 for the party's loss in the panchayat polls, saying the results were not as per the Congress' expectation.

9. Famous Hindi poet Manglesh Dabral dies due to heart attack

Eminent Hindi poet and journalist Manglesh Dabral passed away on Wednesday after suffering from COVID-19-induced complications. He was 72.

10. Virat Kohli equals Rohit's record for most half-centuries in T20Is

India skipper Virat Kohli has equalled the record for most half-centuries in the shortest format of the game. Kohli achieved the feat against Australia when he reached his 25th half-century in the third and final T20I at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday. The Indian skipper has equalled Rohit Sharma's tally of most fifties in T20I as both have 25 fifties under their belt.

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