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1. Internet suspended at farmers’ protest sites
Haryana has also suspended mobile internet services in 17 districts till Sunday evening “to prevent any disturbance of peace and public order" amid the protest by farmers against three farm laws.
2. Sasikala will be discharged today
"Sasikala Natarajan completed 10 days of treatment today. She has been asymptomatic and maintaining saturation without oxygen for the past three days. As per protocol, she can be discharged from the hospital," Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute said in a bulletin.
3. Nadda to visit Puducherry today  BJP president J.P. Nadda
BJP chief affirmed the party's alliance with AIADMK on Saturday
4. Gujarat to target 1 lakh beneficiaries on Sunday’s vaccination drive
Gujarat will begin COVID-19 vaccination drive for frontline workers, including policemen, from Sunday, targeting to cover over one lakh beneficiaries in a single day.
5. Pakistan to send special plane to China to receive first tranche of anti-COVID-19 vaccine
Pakistan will send a special plane to China on Sunday to bring back the first batch of the 500,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine that Beijing has promised to provide to its close ally.
6. ATK Mohun Bagan aim to get their mojo back against upbeat Kerala
Having suffered their third defeat of the season, ATK Mohun Bagan will aim to get their mojo back and close in on leaders Mumbai City when they take on Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League in Margao on Sunday.
7. Hyderabad aim to boost playoff chances against Chennaiyin
Hyderabad will have a chance to move to the third spot on the Indian Super League table and boost their play-off chances when they take on Chennaiyin FC at the Tilak Maidan in Vasco on Sunday. 8. Mushtaq Ali T20 final: Formidable Tamil Nadu favourites against buoyant Baroda  Tamil Nadu's Dinesh Karthik plays a shot during the match against Kerala in the South Zone Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Twenty20 Championship. File.
A formidable Tamil Nadu team with oodles of experience in its rank and file will have a head-start over an unheralded Baroda which shrugged off the off-field controversies to set up a promising grand finale of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament on Sunday.
9. Sonam upsets Shakshi to win gold at senior wrestling nationals
The bouts in five weight categories — 53 kg, 59 kg, 65 kg, 68 kg and 76 kg — will be held on Sunday.
10 Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments
The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 1,07,46,930 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,54,342.
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