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The fate of nearly 2,200 candidates for the 280 District Development Council (DDC) seats in Jammu and Kashmir will be decided on Tuesday, as counting of votes will begin for the eight-phase polls held for the first time in the union territory. US President-elect Joe Biden received the first dose of the covid vaccine publicly on Monday. Biden was administered the first dose of the vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNtech at Christiana Care hospital in Delaware. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the chief guest at the virtual centenary celebrations of Aligarh Muslim University on Tuesday, the first time in over five decades that a PM will attend an AMU event. These and more, get to know the top national stories at a glance.

TOP 10 NEWS @ 9 AM

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Published : Dec 22, 2020, 9:01 AM IST

1. JK DDC POLLS: Counting of votes for 280 DDC seats to begin today

The fate of nearly 2,200 candidates for the 280 District Development Council (DDC) seats in Jammu and Kashmir will be decided on Tuesday, as counting of votes will begin for the eight-phase polls held for the first time in the union territory.

2. J-K authorities detain at least 20 political leaders on eve of DDC poll counting

A day before the counting of votes in the District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir, authorities on Monday took into preventive custody at least 20 political leaders, including three senior PDP functionaries.

3. Joe Biden receives Covid-19 vaccine jab publicly

US President-elect Joe Biden received the first dose of the covid vaccine publicly on Monday. Biden was administered the first dose of the vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNtech at Christiana Care hospital in Delaware.

4. PM Modi to address AMU as chief guest today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the chief guest at the virtual centenary celebrations of Aligarh Muslim University on Tuesday, the first time in over five decades that a PM will attend an AMU event.

5. Trump presents Legion of Merit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Donald Trump on Monday presented the prestigious Legion of Merit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his leadership in elevating strategic partnership of the two countries and emergence of India as a global power. India's Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, accepted the award on behalf of the prime minister from the US National Security Advisor Robert O''Brien at the White House.

6. Sharad Pawar to visit West Bengal soon to help Mamata Banerjee

NCP leader and Skills Employment Minister Nawab Malik has said that the NCP president will soon visit West Bengal to lend a helping hand to Mamata Bannerjee as she faces a formidable opponent in the BJP.

7. PM to deliver inaugural address at India International Science Festival today

Narendra Modi will deliver the inaugural address at the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2020 on Tuesday at 4:30 pm via video conferencing. Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan will also be present on the occasion.

8. Two LeT militants surrender during encounter in JK's Kulgam

Two local militants of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) surrendered on appeal of families during the encounter with security forces at Tongdounu here.

9. I hope Shaw makes no runs at all: Joe Burns

Australia opener Joe Burns said that he would not give any advice to struggling India opener Prithvi Shaw and will only do that at the end of series.

10. Arjun Rampal opens up on shooting during Covid times

Arjun Rampal has opened up on shooting for his upcoming film Nail Polish amid the ongoing pandemic, describing the experience as challenging. The story of the film revolves around the killing of migrant children that involves an influential man, and how a defence lawyer plays a crucial role in unveiling the mystery.

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