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Covaxin now approved for children aged 2-18

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In very good news for parents in India who are looking forward to getting their children vaccinated, the Subject Expert Committee on Covid-19 has granted emergency use approval to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for children in the 2-18 years age group.

Bharat Biotech is the manufacturer of Covaxin and the Hyderabad-based pharma company completed Phase-2 and Phase-3 trials of Covaxin on children below 18 years of age in September and submitted the trial data to the Drugs and Comptroller General of India (DCGI) at the start of this month, reports India Today.

“After detailed deliberation, the committee recommended for grant of market authorization of the vaccine for the age group of 2 to 18 years for restricted use in emergency situation,” the subject expert panel said in a statement.

The made-in-India vaccine will now be administered in two doses, with a gap of 20 days between the first and second dose. However, the emergency use authorisation is subject to certain conditions as the Bharat Biotech will continue the study as per Whole Virion, Inactivated Corona Virus Vaccine the approved clinical trial protocol.

Bharat Biotech will provide updated prescribing information/package Insert (PI), Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC), and factsheet and submit safety data including the data on AEFI and AESI, with due analysis, every 15 days for the first two months and monthly thereafter and also as per the requirement of New Drugs & Clinical Trials Rules, 2019.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation (WHO) is yet to grant emergency use authorisation to Covaxin eventhough all documents that are required for the listing to the WHO was submitted by July 9, and the WHO review process, which takes close to six weeks, had commenced by July-end.

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Security forces eliminate 3 Islamic terrorists in J&K

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Infiltration Bid Foiled In J&K's Nowshera Sector, Two Terrorists Killed Two Soldiers Martyred, Two Injured as J&K’s Longest Anti-Terror Operation Enters Ninth Day

Indian security forces eliminated three terrorists of so-called The Resistance Front (TRF), including Muqtar Shah, suspected to be the killer of Virender Paswan a non-local street hawker in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday (October 12) and this was confirmed by Kashmir IGP Vijay Kumar.

The security forces had launched a cordon and search operation in Tulran, Imamsahab area of Shopian, in South Kashmir on Monday evening, after receiving specific intelligene inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area, a police official said and in the ensuing gunfight, three terrorists were killed, the official said.

According to the police,  TRF is a front for the banned Islamic terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).

“#ShopianEncounterUpdate: 03 #terrorists of LeT (TRF) killed. Identification being ascertained. #Incriminating materials including arms & ammunition recovered. Search going on. Further details shall follow,” the Kashmir Zone Police wrote on its Twitter handle.

“#ShopianEncounterUpdate: Out of 03 killed #terrorists, one terrorist has been identified as Mukhtar Shah of #Ganderbal, who shifted to #Shopian after killing one street hawker Virendra Paswan of Bihar,” the Kashmir Zone Police quoted the IGP as having said.

Paswan was shot dead in the Hawal on October 5 after famous chemist M L Bindroo was killed near his pharmacy.

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2 DMK MPs commit crime, 1 sent to judicial remand & another absconding, netizens call out TN media’s silence

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In two separate incidents, two leaders of the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu, both of whom are Members of Parliament have been accused of committing serious crime with one of them being sent to judicial remand for murder.

Earlier yesterday (October 11), DMK MP from Cuddalore TRVS Ramesh who has been accused of murdering a 55 year old man surrendered before a court in Panruti after being on the run for several days.

The deceased named Govindaraj who was working at a cashew factory owned by DMK MP Ramesh was found dead a few weeks ago with injuries marked all over his body. He was allegedly thrashed to death by the DMK MP and his men inside the MP’s office room in the factory.

In another incident, S. Gnanathiraviam, the DMK MP from Tirunelveli along with his men carried out a homicidal attack on a BJP worker on 8th October. Bhaskaran, a BJP functionary was was having his dinner at one AVM Hotel in Kavalkinaru near Valliyur when the DMK MP barged in and started attacking him violently. They also broke the CCTV camera in the premises and took it along with them.

However, the mainstream media in Tamil Nadu in both English and Tamil have maintained stoic silence over these two incidents.

DMK-friendly digital news outlets like The News Minute which claims to be the ‘voice of the oppressed’ and torchbearers of human rights have not even published a news item on the abuse of power by Tirunelveli DMK MP.

Netizens and politicians called out the double-standards of such media outlets and lashed out at them for being lapdogs of the DMK.

While the atrocities committed by these two DMK MPs should have been the subject of primetime TV debates, many mainstream and supposedly ‘neutral’ Tamil news channels had a topic completely unrelated topic about the AIADMK.

Many pointed out that had it been a crime where even a normal cadre of the AIADMK or BJP was involved, these media outlets would have pounced on the matter.

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Delhi Police arrest Pakistani national with AK-47 assault rifle and a hand grenade

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As Hindus celebrate the festive season, a team of Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested a Pakistani national one of Delhi’s famous suburbs, Laxmi Nagar, with an AK-47 assault rifle, a hand grenade among other things found in his possession on Tuesday (October 12). 

The Pakistani jihadi terrorist has been identified as Mohammad Asraf and he is a resident of Pakistan’state of Punjab. 

“Delhi Police Special Cell arrests a terrorist of Pakistani nationality from Ramesh Park, Laxmi Nagar. He was living with a fake ID of an Indian national. One AK-47 assault rifle with one extra magazine and 60 rounds, one hand grenade, 2 sophisticated pistols with 50 rounds seized,” ANI said.

Authorities have imposed provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Explosive Act, Arms Act, and other provisions are being invoked against him and a search operation was also been conducted at his Ramesh Park in Laxmi Nagar and police are having discussions on how to prevent terrorists from taking support of locals.

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800-year-old Sivan and Perumal temples near Perambalur remains in dilapidated condition, HR&CE fails to take action

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At the Maruvathur village of Kunnam Taluk in Perambalur district, two temples believed to be atleast 800 years old remain in a state of neglect and unmaintained by the Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department for several years.

One temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and the other is a Perumal temple. The two temples remain in a dilapidated condition with no compound walls and thorny bushes growing all around the temple. Many of the idols have already reportedly been stolen from the two temples.

Land spanning several acres belonging to these temples have also been encroached and is being used for farming.

Despite the local devotees and youth petitioning the District Collector and the HR&CE department to take steps to rejuvenate the temple, there has been no efforts taken.

(With inputs from The New Indian Express)

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Adani port will not handle containerised cargo originating from Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan

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After security agencies found nearly 3,000 kilograms of heroin, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) on Monday (11 October) issued a trade advisory declaring the company will will not be handling any containerised cargo originating from Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, reports Indian Express.

“Please be informed that with effect from November 15, 2021, APSEZ will not handle EXIM containerised cargo originating from Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan. This trade advisory will apply to all terminals operated by APSEZ and including third party terminals at any APSEZ port till further notice,” stated the statement issued by Chief Executive Officer Subrat Tripathy.

This advisory from Adani port comes almost a month after 3,000 kilograms of heroin was seized from two containers at Mundra port when the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on 13 September, intercepted a consignment said to have originated from Kandahar in Afghanistan and landed at Mundra port in Kutch district via Bandar Abbas port in Iran.

After the news broke, Adani was targeted on social media and was forced to release a statement that read: “APSEZ is a port operator providing services to shipping lines. We have no policing authority over the containers or the millions of tonnes of cargo that pass through the terminal in Mundra or any of our ports.”

As of now, a joint task force is investigating who are the recipients of this drugs in India.

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DMK functionaries sexually harass woman and attack husband with iron rod

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A woman in Ranipettai district has lodged a complaint with the police alleging that DMK functionaries were sexually harassing her and even attacked her husband with an iron rod.

Surya and Monisha are a couple staying at Anandapuram near Arakkonam. DMK functionaries Rajavelu, Venkatesan and Selvam have been sexually harassing Monisha while she was alone at home.

A few days back they sexually harassed Monica and passed lewd comments at her when she had gone for voting in the local elections. When her husband confronted, the DMK goons hit him with an iron rod. 

Speaking to reporters, Monisha told that the DMK men have been constantly harassing and torturing her for a while. She mentioned that the DMK cadres throw stones at her when she is bathing and also harass her while feeding her baby.

When she had told them that she would complain to the police, the DMK cadres apparently told her “We’re the ruling party. You can’t do anything to us.”

She has now filed a complaint at the all women police station in Arakkonam seeking action against the DMK goons.

(With inputs from News J)

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No truce achieved in border disengagement at Ladakh

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During the 13th round of Corps Commander level talks with China in Moldo-Chushul on Sunday (10 October), the Indian Army said in a statement no forward movement was made on the issue of disengagement at the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh.

After the talks, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China accused India of making “unreasonable and unrealistic demands,” and according to the Communist Parties People’s Daily the spokesperson of China’s Western Theatre Command said, “India still insisted on the unreasonable and unrealistic demands, which made the negotiations more difficult,”.

“China hopes the Indian side will not misjudge the situation, cherish the hard-won situation in the China-India border areas, show sincerity and take actions, and work with China to jointly safeguard peace and stability in the border areas,” the spokesperson added.

However, before the talks on Sunday, there were reports that the two sides were close to a deal on disengagement of troops in the Hot Springs area or Patrolling Point 15, which lies around 30 km north of Gogra. But this is not new because before talks China always talks of disengagement but after the meeting, it blames the lack of progress on India.

The Indian statement reads that the Chinese side did not come up with any “forward looking proposals” on the issue of disengagement and was “not agreeable” to India’s “constructive suggestions”

“The meeting thus did not result in resolution of the remaining areas,” the statement issued by the Indian Army read with regards to the resolution of issues at the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh.

However, both India and China have agreed to maintain communications and also to maintain stability, and the statement further reads, “It is our expectation that the Chinese side will take into account the overall perspective of bilateral relations and will work towards early resolution of the remaining issues while fully abiding by bilateral agreements and protocols.”.

China has been building shelters and other infrastructure to sustain its deployments at breakneck speed at a time when the ‘LoCisation’ of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) looks increasingly inevitable.

Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said, “if they continue to stay there through the second winter, it definitely means that we will be in a kind of LC (Line of Control) situation (referring to the Indian and Pakistani deployments on the LoC), though not an active LC as is there on the western front,”.

On China’s continuous development of infrastructure to maintain its deployments along the LAC, General Naravane said at the Indian Today conclave said, “Yes, it is a matter of concern that the large-scale build-up has occurred and continues to be in place, and to sustain that kind of a build-up, there has been an equal amount of infrastructure development on the Chinese side,”.

General Naravane made it very clear that if the PLA chose to stay so will the Indian Army and will be keeping a close watch on all these developments.

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‘Won’t cooperate with US, will deal with Islamic State on our own’: Taliban

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As the US contemplates future actions in Afghanistan, a new problem has emerged wherein the Taliban has refused to cooperate with the United States to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan including the Islamic State (IS) which claimed responsibility for some recent terror attacks.

At the same time, the Taliban has warned the US not to “destabilise” the regime during their first face-to-face talks since the US withdrawal.

The Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said, Mr Muttaqi’s comments come as the Taliban attempt to re-establish their rule in Afghanistan, 20 years after the hardline Islamists were driven out by the US-led invasion.

“We clearly told them that trying to destabilise the government in Afghanistan is good for no one,” Mr Muttaqi told the Afghan state news agency Bakhtar after talks in Qatar capital Doha.

“Good relations with Afghanistan are good for everyone. Nothing should be done to weaken the existing government in Afghanistan which can lead to problems for the people,” he said in a recorded statement translated by AFP.

This statement comes just days ahead of the meeting between the senior US and Taliban officials in Qatar’s Doha next week as officials from both sides have said issues include reining in extremist groups and the evacuation of foreign citizens and Afghans from the country will be discussed.

The Taliban which is in dire need of international aid has signaled flexibility on evacuations, reports Indian Express. However, Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen has told the Associated Press that they wouldn’t be cooperating with the US to go after the IS.

Shaheen made it very clear that “We are able to tackle Daesh independently,” and will not tolerate American any over the horizon drone strikes in his country.

Several terrorist attacks in Afghanistan have taken place in the last couple of months and the most recent is the suicide bombing that killed 46 minority Shiite Muslims and wounded dozens as they prayed in a mosque which IS claimed responsibility for a recent.

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China asks Haqqani Network to handover Uyghur Islamic fighters from Afghanistan

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There is trouble brewing in Afghanistan between the Haqqani Network and China, as the latter has demanded that the Taliban break relations with The Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) and fulfill the promise it had made.

The Chinese spy chief asked Sirajuddin Haqqani for the extradition of prominent members of Islamic militant outfit ETIM. Also, demanding their handover was the Chinese Ambassador in Afghanistan who said, “Where have the members of the ETIM gone after leaving Afghanistan? How many of them are staying in the country? “.

However, the Taliban has maintained that they have asked the ETIM fighters to leave Afghanistan but this has not been verified by the various intelligence reports that suggest otherwise as these small number of hardcore Islamists pose a threat to China’s security in the restive Xinjiang province.

According to Chinese state media, the Global Times, “Approximately 500 fighters of the group operate in the north and north-east of Afghanistan, primarily in Raghistan and Warduj districts, Badakhshan, with financing based in Raghistan.

China is however apprehensive because it knows that the Taliban will most likely not hand over the ETIM members as they would face certain death. Also, it should be noted that the Taliban did not hand over al-Qaeda leader and 9/11 terror mastermind Osama Bin Laden to the Americans 

Meanwhile, at the United Nations, China raised the issue of ETIM and said that the United States decision to remove the ETIM from its Terrorist Exclusion List in October last year was tantamount to shielding the group which the UN had designated as a terror organisation.

“We call for the unity and collaboration of the international community to prevent the ETIM and other terrorist forces from festering in Afghanistan and to prevent the country from again becoming a haven and a fountainhead of terrorist activities,” the state-affiliated media China Daily quoted Geng as saying.

China along with Pakistan was among the few countries which kept its embassy open during the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan as there is already discussion underway for the extension of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) within Afghanistan as the project is now under constant attacks by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an ally of the Taliban.

It is ironic that China is asking the Afghan Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, who himself is a designated international terrorist with a bounty of $10 million to extradite ETIM members to Beijing. “It’s hard to see a wanted man turning over someone who is wanted for similar reasons, “says an Afghan journalist.

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