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Top headlines: Bharat Bandh today and other important stories you shouldn't miss

Take a look at the important events and news for Tuesday (December 8).

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  • Dec 08, 2020, 07:40 AM IST

From the Bharat Bandh called by the farmer to third T20 International between India and Australia, here are the top headlines for Tuesday you should not miss.

1. Bharat Bandh today: A show of strength or simply protest against government?

Bharat Bandh today: A show of strength or simply protest against government?
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Farmers protesting against the Centre's agricultural sector laws have called a "Bharat Bandh" today after several rounds of talks with the government over the new farm laws remained inconclusive. Farmer unions on Friday decided to intensify their agitation against the farm laws calling for 'Bharat Bandh' today stating that they were not satisfied with amendments to the agricultural legislations being proposed by the government. Read more

2. 1st phase of Kerala local polls today

1st phase of Kerala local polls today
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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, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and 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. The fierce three-cornered contest is considered a semi-final before the assembly elections due in April.

3. BJP calls bandh in northern part of West Bengal on Dec 8 to protest death of party worker

BJP calls bandh in northern part of West Bengal on Dec 8 to protest death of party worker
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for 12 hours bandh in the northern part of West Bengal on December 8 in protest against the death of party worker Ulen Roy after clashes broke out between party workers and state police here during the 'Uttarkanya Abhijan' called by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), party national general secretary and state in-charge Kailash Vijayvargiya said on Monday.

4. Bharat Biotech seeks emergency use nod for COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin in India

Bharat Biotech seeks emergency use nod for COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin in India
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Bharat Biotech on Monday applied for emergency use authorisation for its indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine 'Covaxin' to Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), officials said. It is the second Indian company to apply for emergency use authorisation after the Serum Institute of India applied for such use for a vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca.

5. 3rd T20I: India eye 3-0 sweep over Australia

3rd T20I: India eye 3-0 sweep over Australia
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Team India will count on the massive crowd support with a packed house at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the final game of the three-match T20I series on Tuesday and would want to win the series staying unbeaten. After winning the first two T20Is banking on complete team performances, India have the momentum and would want to repeat the 3-0 success, which MS Dhoni's team had in the 2016 series on Australian soil.

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