‘It’s been a year since Hardik drank coffee’ – Dinesh Karthik’s hilarious comment while talking to Pandya brothers The Coronavirus enforced lockdown has confined everyone to their homes in India and the cricketers are no different to it. They have resorted to the social media to interact with their other teammates and it was the…
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Coronavirus and Covid-19 – Here’s a Quick Glance at Fact Versus Fiction
Coronavirus and Covid-19 – Here’s a Quick Glance at Fact Versus Fiction US President Donald Trump’s musings about whether disinfectants and ultraviolet light can be inserted into patients’ bodies to treat COVID-19 have alarmed doctors and drawn warnings from the makers of Lysol, Dettol and Clorox. Here are some other claims that have circulated about…
NASA Develops Special ‘high-pressure Ventilator’ In Just 37 Days For COVID-19 Patients
NASA Develops Special ‘high-pressure Ventilator’ In Just 37 Days For COVID-19 Patients In a major feat, scientists at the US national space agency NASA have developed a new easy-to-build ‘high-pressure ventilator’ in a matter of just 37 which is expected to help save a lot of lives as the world struggles against the coronavirus pandemic….
Indian firm to test Covid vaccine in 3 weeks; if successful, drug won’t be patented
Indian firm to test Covid vaccine in 3 weeks; if successful, drug won’t be patented New Delhi: Indian vaccine major Serum Institute of India said on Sunday that it plans to start production of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University in the next two to three weeks. If human clinical trials of the vacine are…
‘When Thor spoke Bengali’ – Chris Hemsworth’s dialogue in ‘Extraction’ has netizens impressed
‘When Thor spoke Bengali’ – Chris Hemsworth’s dialogue in ‘Extraction’ has netizens impressed The movie ‘Extraction’, starring Chris Hemsworth, Randeep Hooda and Pankaj Tripathi, which recently released on Netflix, has not only left the audience impressed with its action-packed scenes but has also generated much excitement about the Thor actor’s fairly fluent dialogue in Bengali…
Coronavirus a reminder of how futile religious barriers are – Arvind Kejriwal
Coronavirus a reminder of how futile religious barriers are – Arvind Kejriwal The novel coronavirus pandemic is a reminder of the futility of religious barriers among people, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Sunday, pointing out how plasma therapy works irrespective of the religion of the donor and the patient. Kejriwal said a patient who was in a…
Civil aviation helping in life-saving medical supplies – Minister
Civil aviation helping in life-saving medical supplies – Minister New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday said that the country’s civil aviation infrastructure is “working round the clock” to ensure transport of life-saving medical supplies. In a tweet, the Minister said: “Our robust civil aviation infrastructure is working round the clock to…
Virgin Atlantic ‘still talking’ with UK government on bailout
Virgin Atlantic ‘still talking’ with UK government on bailout British airline Virgin Atlantic was still talking with the UK government about a bailout package to cope with the devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic on travel, a company spokesperson has said. It comes as a report claimed that founder Richard Branson was seeking a buyer…
Plea in Delhi HC for feeding stray dogs and other animals during lockdown
Plea in Delhi HC for feeding stray dogs and other animals during lockdown PTI New Delhi: A plea has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Centre, the AAP government and civic bodies here to provide food and water to stray animals during the ongoing lockdown to combat the novel coronavirus….
Karnataka Health Minister initiates plasma therapy trial at BMC Victoria Hospital
Karnataka Health Minister initiates plasma therapy trial at BMC Victoria Hospital Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu on Saturday initiated Phase I clinical trials to use plasma therapy for COVID-19 patients at city-based BMC Victoria Hospital. Sriramulu was accompanied by Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar. Karnataka has taken a lead role as we initiate Phase…
IIT- Delhi develops coronavirus test kit, gets ICMR approval
IIT- Delhi develops coronavirus test kit, gets ICMR approval The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has developed a COVID-19 test kit, which has got the approval of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). “We started working on it by the end of January and got it ready in three months. We wanted to contribute…
15 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Karnataka; tally goes up to 489
15 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Karnataka; tally goes up to 489 Fifteen new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Karnataka, taking the total number of infections in the state to 489, the health department said on Saturday. “15 new positive cases have been reported from last evening till this noon…Till date 489 COVID-19…
Delhi will not implement MHA’s midnight relaxations until April 30
Delhi will not implement MHA’s midnight relaxations until April 30 New Delhi, Apr 25: The Delhi government will not implement the Home Ministry’s midnight order on relaxations. The Delhi government would take a call following a thorough assessment on April 30. The situation will be reviewed by the Disaster Management Authority before extending the relaxations. Delhi…
Anand Mahindra impressed by this modified e-rickshaw, wants owner to be an advisor to his teams
Anand Mahindra impressed by this modified e-rickshaw, wants owner to be an advisor to his teams Business tycoon Anand Mahindra is known for sharing posts showing how people across the globe use innovative techniques to simplify day to day tasks. His recent tweet shows one such idea. Someone modified their regular e-rickshaw to accommodate the…
Barber infected people using the same blade and cloth for everyone
Barber infected people using the same blade and cloth for everyone Indore: In Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh, 9 new Corona infected cases have been reported. 6 of these cases are from the same village. A barber from the village has spread this infection. In fact, in Bargaon under Khargone, a barber cut and shaved many…