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Drug Controller General of India’s expert committee suggests interim analysis too.

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National

Coronavirus vaccination drive underway at a centre in New Delhi on September 16, 2021.

National

Government calls for vaccination, COVID-appropriate behaviour as festivals near

PTI Kerala reported 67.79% of India’s total COVID-19 cases last week and that it is the only State with more than 1 lakh active cases.

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Other States

BJP strengthened Gujarat’s law and order, helped shed State’s ‘curfew capital’ tag, says Amit Shah

PTI Amit shah said that laws like GUJCTOC and Gujarat Goonda and Anti-social Activities (Prevention) Act also worked in strengthening the State police force.

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International

Taiwan has been testing new, long-range missiles off its southern and eastern coasts, and experts have said they are likely to be able to hit targets far into China.

International

Taiwan plans $9 billion boost in arms spending as 'severe threat' looms

Reuters Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has made modernising the armed forces as China ramps up its military and diplomatic pressure against the island it claims as "sacred" Chinese territory

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Australia decided to invest in U.S. nuclear-powered submarines and dump its contract with France to build diesel-electric submarines because of a changed strategic environment, PM Scott Morrison said.

International

Australia to buy U.S. nuclear submarines due to changed security needs in Indo-Pacific

AP Several countries, including India, the U.S., and Japan have been concerned about the emerging situations in the Indo-Pacific region, mainly due to Chinese expansionism

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Policemen at the crime scene where the triple murder took place in Vasant Kunj's Kishangarh area.

Data

Serious offences dip in 2020, COVID violations pushes up crime rate

Vignesh Radhakrishnan Sumant Sen Jasmin Nihalani Crimes related to disobeying orders given by public servants increased 21 times between 2019 and 2020

Health workers administer COVID-19 vaccine dose to beneficiaries during a vaccination drive for tribal people at Aarey Colony in Mumbai. File

States

Maharashtra’s active COVID-19 cases dip to nearly 49,000

Staff Reporter State adds 3,783 new cases, 56 deaths

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Delhi

Rakesh Asthana made Delhi Police chief in ‘public interest’, Centre tells HC

Soibam Rocky Singh The appointment of Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana was contested for being illegal on multiple grounds

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Chennai

Order meals in retro tiffin carriers at these old-school Chennai restaurants

Jayanthi Somasundaram Join the queue of customers flaunting retro stainless steel tiffin carriers at restaurants, as lockdowns force us to slow down and rethink patterns of consumption