| Welcome to The Morning Filter, your guide to the busy news day ahead. We hope you are staying safe. Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today: 1. Farmer unions agree to talk to Centre The Samyukt Kisan Morcha accepted the Union government’s offer for talks, putting forth a four-point agenda that includes modalities to be adopted for the revocation of the three farm laws and mechanism for legal guarantee for MSP. The Front has proposed to hold the talks on December 29. 2. Mann Ki Baat on Sunday This will be Prime Minister Modi’s last broadcast for 2020. 3. Jaishankar on two-day visit to Qatar from Sunday The Ministry of External Affairs made an announcement about Jaishankar's visit to the Gulf nation. 4. Rajinikanth progressing well, says hospital Hospital to take call on his discharge on Sunday. 
5. Second phase of Gram Panchayat polls in Karnataka on Sunday There are 1,05,431 candidates in the fray for 39,378 seats. 6. EU countries start vaccinating against Covid-19 Europe launched a cross-border vaccination programme on Sunday. The region of 450 million people has secured contracts with a range of suppliers for over two billion vaccine doses and has set a goal for all adults to be inoculated during 2021. 7. Central African Republic holds General election Voters in Central African Republic go to the polls on Sunday for presidential and legislative elections being held under a cloud of violence as the government tries to hold off a rebel advance. 8. ISL | Kerala Blasters target first win Still chasing their first victory of the season, Kerala Blasters need to be more attacking when they clash with Hyderabad FC at the GMC Stadium in Bambolim on Sunday.  9. Boxing Day Test, Day 2 | India's tour of Australia 2020-21 India lost two wickets in as many overs to the relentless Pat Cummins as Australia grabbed early honours on the second day of the second Test on Sunday. 10. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 10,187,772 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,47,665. Morning Filter will return tomorrow. Follow up on the day’s biggest stories and get concise analysis by The Hindu with the Evening Wrap newsletter. Click here to get it in your inbox. | 
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