Ahead of the ninth round of talks between the protesting farmer unions and the Centre on Friday, Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that the "government is hopeful of positive discussions". Meanwhile, ahead of India's vaccination drive which begins on Saturday (January 16), the Centre has sent a letter to all states and union territories, highlighting precautions and contraindications for coronavirus vaccination along with a comparative factsheet for both the vaccines — Covishield and Covaxin. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the massive Covid vaccination drive at 10:30 am on Saturday, via video conferencing. Watch First Up for more.