Year: 2020

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday said his government will make available to the people the best possible treatment, available anywhere in the world, free of cost to cure them of Covid-19.   Patnaik gave this assurance to the state legislators while addressing them in a video conference workshop on sensitisation of MLAs on Covid-19.   The workshop was attended, among others, by assembly Speaker S N Patroi, Leader of Opposition P K Naik and Congress Legislature Party leader N Mishra   “When hospitals in many states charge lakhs…

West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) Chief Somen Mitra passed away on Thursday (July 30) morning. He was 78. West Bengal Youth Congress confirmed reports of Mitra’s demise in a tweet and said, “WBPCC President Somen Mitra breathed his last, a short while ago. As we struggle to come to terms with this immense loss, all our prayers and thoughts are with Dada’s family. May his soul rest in peace.”   As per the reports Mitra was admitted to a hospital earlier this month with kidney and heart ailments. He passed…

India received its first batch of new multirole combat fighter aircraft in nearly two decades with the arrival of five Rafale jets, giving the country’s air power a strategic edge in the midst of a bitter border row with China in eastern Ladakh.   The aircraft, having an undisputed track record and considered one of the most potent combat jets globally, landed at the Ambala Air Force base at around 3:10 PM after covering a distance of 7,000 km from the Merignac airbase in French port city of Bordeaux.  …

Today is said to be the much awaited day for Rafale as it is said to land in Ambala air base. The day which was a dream for India, is said to be fulfilled.   Air warriors like Air Chief Marshal (Retd) Birender Singh Dhanoa know that the Chinese will launch a barrage of early long range missile strikes against Indian air bases to incapacitate them. However, according to a March 2020 Belfer Center Study of Harvard Kennedy School, this is easier said than done.   The Indian Air Force (IAF) plan against the threat…

Electronics and IT Secretary Ajay Prakash Sawhney at FICCI virtual conference on said, India has tremendous capability in developing software products and they can be developed by identifying issues in the fields of healthcare, agriculture, education, environment etc and resolving them with the help of technology. India should begin developing software products of its own that can be used not just in the country but in global markets as well.   “While we have been extremely strong in IT services, the area of software products is one where we are…

Unveiling a new conspiracy theory, Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Anthony Fauci of using his fifty years of experience as a doctor to win people’s trust.   Appearing on Fox News, Trump would not disclose the source of the theory, saying only, “This is something a lot of people are talking about.”   “Tony Fauci graduated first in his medical school class, in 1966, because he knew that would make him look good someday,” Trump told Sean Hannity. “He’s been planning this for a long, long time.”   Fauci went…

The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners continue to investigate a multistate outbreak of Cyclospora infections potentially linked to salad products that were made by Fresh Express containing iceberg lettuce, red cabbage, and carrots and that were sold in several regions of the United States. The investigation includes Fresh Express branded products as well as products made by Fresh Express for retail store brands sold at ALDI, Giant Eagle, Hy-Vee, Jewel-Osco, ShopRite, and Walmart. Investigators continue to look into whether other retail brands may be impacted.   Fresh Express recalled products…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the much-awaited ‘high-throughput’ coronavirus testing facilities at three major cities – Noida, Mumbai and Kolkata – at the Indian Centre of Medical Research (ICMR) event via video-conferencing.   The virtual event was also joined by the Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, along with Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray along with Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan.   “These three high-throughput testing facilities have been set up strategically at ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Noida; ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai; and ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata, and will be…