NATIONAL NEWS
Mumbai out, Delhi in on cruise party probe
The probe into the cruise party drug case in which Aryan Khan, the son of Sharukh Khan, was arrested, has been moved from the Narcotic Control Bureau’s Mumbai unit to a unit from Delhi. The move comes after allegations of corruption were raised against Sameer Wankhede, the Mumbai unit’s head, by Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik. The NCB, which had already been facing criticism for the extended pre-trial custody of Aryan Khan, said that this and five other cases were being moved to the Delhi because they had “wider and inter-state ramifications”. Mr. Wankhede has been retained as the Mumbai unit head, even as he faces an internal investigation over allegations of extortion raised by a witness in the cruise case. The shifting of the probe from under Wankhede should give some breathing space to the Central agency.
Another antiviral drug
Another antiviral drug that shows promise against COVD-19 has been announced. Pharmaceutical giants Pfizer, which also produces one of the vaccines for COVD-19, says that its new drug cut rates of hospitalization and death by nearly 90% in high-risk adults during trials. The drug will need approval from authorising agencies in the U.S and other countries before it can reach the market. The new drug comes just weeks after Merck announced its antiviral drug molnupiravir. With the vaccines and the antiviral drugs, the global arsenal against COVD-19 is building up.
Modi in Kedarnath
The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone for multiple projects worth over ₹180 crore, according to the PMO. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated several developments works in Kedarnath, in poll-bound Uttarakhand, including the unveiling of a statue of Adi Shankaracharya and monuments related his samadhi. Speaking at a prayer meeting, he invoked the cultural heritage of India and emphasised on his government’s work to revive cultural centres.
Two Indian Army officers receive Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award.
Two Indian Army officers Lieutenant Colonel Servesh Dhadwal and Colonel Amit Bisht have been awarded the prestigious Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2020 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award is the highest adventure sports honour in India that is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award is the highest adventure sports honour in India that is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The Tenzing Norgay National Award has been named after Tenzing Norgay who was one of the first two individuals who scaled the summit of Mount Everest along with Edmund Hillary in 1953. The Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award was instituted in 1993-94 by the then Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports as a separate National Adventure Awards but considered at apar with Arjuna Awards. The Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award is awarded for outstanding achievement in the field of adventure on land, sea, and air. The award includes a bronze statue of Tenzing Norgay and a cash prize of Rs 5 lakhs.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Pakistan Cabinet approves removal of ban on Tehreek-e-Labbaik
The Pakistan Cabinet led by PM Imran Khan on November 6, 2021, approved the removal of extremist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) from the list of banned outfits thereby ending the anti-government agitation. The government has released more than 2,000 activists of the TLP. TheThe Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) was formed in 2015 and was declared as a proscribed (banned) organization in April 2021 following their violent protests forcing the government to expel the French ambassador over cartoons published in France.
Astronaut Wang Yaping becomes 1st Chinese woman to walk in space
Astronaut Wang Yaping has become the first Chinese woman to walk in space on November 7, 2021. Yaping is a crewmember of China’s Shenzhou-13 mission, a six-month mission launched on October 16, 2021, to the Tiangong space station module Tianhe. 41-years-old Wang Yaping along with astronaut Zhai Zhigang carried out extravehicular operations in the ‘Flying’ extravehicular suit. Shenzhou-13 is Wang’s second space mission. WangWang had joined the People’s Liberation Army Air Force in August 1997 and served as a Deputy Squadron Commander. In May 2010, Wang joined the second group of astronauts at the PLA Astronaut Division.
