India should take seriously the murder-for-hire plot related to Khalistan separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun as the US awaits results of the probe India is conducting, a State Department spokesperson said on Monday. India had in Nov formed a high-level committee to probe information shared by the US on the foiled plot to assassinate Pannun, a US national designated terrorist by India, allegedly masterminded by an Indian govt official.

AstraZeneca announced on Tuesday that it has initiated the worldwide recall of its Covid-19 vaccine, following the admission by the UK pharmaceutical company that the vaccine can lead to a rare side effect known as Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS). Media reports state that the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker had previously acknowledged in legal documents that the vaccine can result in side effects like blood clots and reduced blood platelet counts.

Rafiq Chaudhary is reportedly a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. He was arrested from Rajasthan