1. Bharat Bandh LIVE: UP put on high alert over 'Bharat Bandh' call
In the wake of the 'Bharat Bandh' or nationwide strike called by the farmers over the contentious farm laws on Tuesday, the Opposition parties have lent their support to the call while the government has issued an advisory to the different states and Union Territories to tighten security and maintain peace and harmony.
2. Farmers' issue should be resolved in Parliament winter session: Preneet Kaur
Former Minister of State for External Affairs and Member of Parliament from Patiala, Preneet Kaur on Sunday joined Congress MPs from Punjab, Haryana, Bihar and Chhattisgarh to protest and demand the government to repeal farm acts in the winter session of the parliament.
3. PM Modi to inaugurate Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention on January 9
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention to be held in a virtual format on January 9, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Monday.
4 . Mamata's stand on 'Bharat bandh' is nothing but dichotomy: opposition
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reiterated her support for the peasant movement but said she would not support Tuesday's bandh. The Chief Minister has directed the state administration to keep everything operational and running on Tuesday.
5. Kerala Local Body polls LIVE: Polling for first phase begins
The first phase of Kerala local body polls will begin Tuesday. The elections are being held in 6,910 wards in 395 local bodies in Thiruvananthapuram, Kolla, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Idukki districts. Voting is set to begin at 7 am and conclude at 6 pm. According to the state election commission, there are 88,26,873 voters in the first phase, including 41,58,395 males, 46,68,267 females and 61 transgender people.
