1. LeT gets China’s support at UNSC: China has blocked a joint effort by India and the US to name LeT militant Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist.
2. Will Pakistan be out of the FATF grey list? In a ray of hope for Pakistan to step out of the FATF grey list, the global terror watchdog agreed to an on-site verification of the country’s efforts against terror funding and money laundering.
3. Covid vaccine against Omicron: The technical advisory group of the WHO said it backs Covid vaccines modified to target the Omicron variant for booster dosages.
4. First Covid vaccine for infants: American regulators have authorized the first-ever Covid vaccine for infants as young as six months.
5. Assange has 14 days to appeal: the UK government has ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US, where he is facing 17 espionage-related cases.
6. Oil shortage forces Colombo to shut down: Sri Lanka shuts down government offices and schools for two weeks due to a shortage in foreign exchange to import oil.
7. Kerala’s Caravan Tourism: Kerala government has started a novel initiative called ‘Caravan tourism’ to attract visitors from across the globe to explore Kerala like never before.
8. J&K back to polls: Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that J&K assembly polls might happen by the year-end, as the delimitation exercise is complete.
9. Fierce demonstrations against the Agnipath scheme: The protests against the center’s Agnipath scheme have claimed two lives and damaged five train coaches and seven locomotives.
10. Drone scare before 24 hours: A drone over Peddar Road in Mumbai created a security scare ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s visit to the Bandra-Kurla complex after a Raj Bhavan function.