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PM Narendra Modi receives a call from Kamala Harris regarding US vaccines for India; the first set is for one day.

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The US announced Thursday that it will distribute Covid-19 vaccines to India as part of its “global vaccine sharing strategy,” days after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with key officials in the Biden administration in Washington DC.

The announcement was made by President Joe Biden, and Vice President Kamala Harris called Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss Washington’s plans to make vaccines available to other countries, including India.

In the first tranche of doses, India is expected to receive about 2-3 million doses via COVAX and directly from the United States, according to preliminary estimates. According to a provisional official report, India administered 2.62 million doses on Thursday. There were 24,04,166 people who received the first dose and 220,805 who received the second dose.

According to a US statement, the administration will begin sharing the “first 25 million doses of COVID vaccines” with countries as part of a global plan to share at least 80 million vaccines by June 30.

“At least 75 percent of these doses — nearly 19 million — will be shared through COVAX, with approximately 6 million for Latin America and the Caribbean, 7 million for South and Southeast Asia, and 5 million for Africa, working in coordination with the African Union and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention,” Biden said.

“The remaining doses, just over 6 million, will be distributed directly to countries experiencing surges, as well as other partners and neighbours, such as Canada, Mexico, India, and the Republic of Korea,” he said.

Pfizer, Moderna, and J&J will be among the first 25 million doses, according to White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeffrey Dunston Zients.

“We’re not sharing these doses to gain favours or extract concessions,” Biden said. With the power of our example and our values, we are sharing these vaccines in order to save lives and lead the world in putting an end to the pandemic.”

He stated that the United States has allocated the first 25 million vaccines to lay the groundwork for increased global coverage and to address real and potential surges, high disease burdens, and the needs of the world’s poorest countries.

After speaking with Vice President Harris, Prime Minister Modi expressed his gratitude for the assurance of vaccine supplies to India as part of the US Global Vaccine Sharing Strategy. I also expressed my gratitude for the support and solidarity shown by the government, businesses, and the Indian diaspora.”

They also talked about ongoing efforts to strengthen India-US vaccine cooperation, as well as “the potential of our partnership to contribute to post-Covid global health and economic recovery,” according to him.

According to US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Biden made a commitment to ensure that India received doses, not just under the regional portion of COVAX, but also from the “discretionary” portion of the US budget.

According to Zients, the US administration is “removing AstraZeneca’s Defense Production Act priority ratings.”

This move is expected to make it easier for vaccine makers, such as the Serum Institute of India in Pune, to obtain raw materials.

“Strong American leadership is critical for ending this pandemic now and strengthening global health security for the future — to better prevent, detect, and respond to the next threat,” Biden said. The US will be the world’s vaccine arsenal in our collective fight against this virus. As we learn from our experience distributing the vaccine doses announced today, we’ll have more information about how future vaccine doses will be distributed in the coming days. And we will continue to do everything we can to make the world a safer and more secure place in the face of infectious disease threats.”

The Centre’s Vaccination Policy For 18-44-Year-Olds Is Slammed By The Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court said today in its detailed order of Monday’s hearing that the Centre’s policy of providing free vaccination to those aged 45 and up while charging those aged 45 and under is “prima facie arbitrary and irrational.” The court also requested that the Centre review its vaccination policy and “place on record a roadmap of projected vaccine availability until 31 December 2021,” citing several other flaws such as vaccine shortages and rural people’s access to vaccines. On June 30, the case will be reheard by the court.

The government has announced that all eligible citizens will be vaccinated by December of this year, an announcement that has been met with scepticism by critics and opposition parties.

The top court also brought up the issue of vaccine pricing, requesting that the Centre submit a comparison of vaccine prices in India versus those in other countries. Many critics claim that vaccine prices in India are at an all-time high for people aged 18 to 44. Vaccines are procured by governments in most countries and distributed free of charge to the general public.

The court described vaccination as “absolutely crucial,” noting that people in the 18-44 year age group are currently not only becoming infected, but also suffering from severe infection-related consequences, such as “prolonged hospitalisation and, in unfortunate cases, death.”

The “evolving nature of the pandemic” has necessitated vaccination of this younger age group, “though priority may be maintained between different age groups on a scientific basis,” wrote the bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, LN Rao, and S Ravindra Bhat in their order.

“As a result, given the importance of vaccinating individuals in the 18-44 age group, the Central Government’s policy of conducting free vaccination for groups under the first two phases and replacing it with paid vaccination by State/UT Governments and private hospitals for persons between 18 and 44 years is, prima facie, arbitrary and irrational,” the order stated.

The Centre is paying for people over the age of 45’s vaccines under the “liberalised” vaccine policy that went into effect on May 1. The astates can purchase up to half of their vaccine needs from manufacturers, but at a much higher cost than the Centre. Even more, is paid by private hospitals.

The opposition has been outraged by the disparity, with the Congress demanding “one nation, one price” and accusing the government of “profiteering” from vaccines.

The government has been asked to explain how the 35,000-crore vaccine procurement budget is being spent. “If 35,000 crore has been set aside for vaccine, why can’t it be used to vaccinate people in the 18-44 age group?” the judges have asked, and have demanded that the Centre produce all of its vaccine purchase records to date. The court has requested information on the dates of all vaccine procurement orders, including Covishield, Covaxin, and Sputnik V, as well as the number of doses ordered and the anticipated delivery date .

The court also questioned whether states were willing to vaccinate 18-44-year-olds for free, an issue on which most states have expressed their support.

The Centre has been asked to clarify six points, including child preparedness in the event of a third wave, the number of crematorium workers who have been vaccinated, and a timeline for vaccine availability through December 31.

The Supreme Court, in taking up the case on its own initiative, also refuted the Centre’s argument that the judiciary should stay out of policymaking. The judges wrote, “When executive policies infringe on citizens’ constitutional rights, courts cannot remain silent spectators.”

Sunil Dutt and Nargis Dutt’s love story started when he saved her from a fire and she found the love of her life

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Nargis is regarded as one of India’s most talented actors. She stood out among her peers because of her talent, beauty, and grace. She was equally at home playing an elderly mother (Mother India) and a spoiled city brat (Andaz, 1949). She went on to star in a number of films with Raj Kapoor, and many of them are considered Hindi cinema classics. Her personal life, on the other hand, was constantly in disarray. Raj and she had a long relationship that didn’t work out.

Raj and Nargis’ love story, like their films, would be remembered for years to come in Hindi cinema. Sunil Dutt, however, was her true love in life. Here’s a fresh look at their romance and marriage on the occasion of her 92nd birthday.

Sunil Dutt entered Nargis’ life in 1957, and she was so broken that she considered suicide, according to Kishwer Desai’s book Darlingji- the True Love Story of Nargis and Sunil Dutt. Nargis had reached her breaking point, trapped between a futile relationship and a family that didn’t understand her. Sunil saved Nargis by entering the burning sets of Mother India. When they were both recovering from injuries, their love blossomed. Sunil was the one who had been hurt the most. Nargis had fallen in love with Sunil while caring for him.

Sunil Dutt was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for his role as his wife Nargis’ son in Mother India.

Nargis believed she would have been dead by March 8 if Sunil had not entered her life, according to Kishwer’s book, which was pieced together from Nargis’ personal diaries. “Maybe I would have died before March 8th if it hadn’t been for him. Because I was the only one who knew how I was feeling. I felt compelled to live after hearing him say, ‘I want you to live.’ “Start from the beginning,” Nargis wrote in her personal diary after the accident, according to Kishwer.

Nargis was attracted to Sunil because he was the first man to do something for her in a long time. She’d always been the one to go above and beyond for her family and Raj. “As she sat by his bedside, she realised how impressed she had been by his courage in rescuing her from the fire,” Kishwer writes. Someone hadn’t done anything for her in a long time. Whether it was for her family or Raj, she was the one who always went above and beyond….”

Nargis realised after nine years of dating Raj that he would not leave his family for her. Her own family regarded her as nothing more than a “cash cow.” Sunil was the first person who treated her like a “normal human being,” allowing her to open up about her past.

Sunil Dutt and Nargis Dutt's love story started when he saved her from a fire and she found the love of her life
Sunil Dutt and Nargis Dutt’s love story started when he saved her from a fire and she found the love of her life

“She said she was ‘shameless’ in discussing every detail of her life, and she was unconcerned because she knew ‘that his shoulders were always there for me to cry on – and I also knew that his garments would absorb my tears rather than scatter them for people to make fun of me,” according to her diary,” the book says.

Raj entered her life when she was 19 and ready for a relationship, according to Kishwer. Someone else would have been her first boyfriend if it hadn’t been Raj.”

Sunil had a difficult time falling in love with Nargis because she was a huge star while he was still trying to break into the Hindi film industry. Second, she had a difficult time resolving her relationship with Raj. Worse, the gossip columns of the day didn’t help him deal with his fears.

Nargis was a screen goddess and a huge star during the filming of Mother India. Sunil received only a tenth to a twelveth of what she did. “Sunil was a victim of the film industry’s callousness…. He was both a source of envy and scorn, according to the author, who drew heavily from the Dutt family’s diaries and letters.
“And then there was the niggling issue of Raj: Nargis was not an easy woman to love, she came with too much baggage, and at times he couldn’t cope,” she continues.

“Unlike Raj’s flirtatiousness, Sunil’s shy and gentle style was like a balm to her. She was spending time with a man who treated her as if she were a normal human being, which was unusual,” writes Kishwer.

At the age of 51, Nargis died of pancreatic cancer. Sanjay Dutt, Priya Dutt, and Namrata Dutt were her children with Sunil.

World No Tobacco Day 2021: Can people who smoke increase your chance of transmitting COVID-19? Here are some opinions from experts on the subject

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If you smoke tobacco, it’s time to crush it and throw it away forever, according to health experts who warned on Sunday that it can put you at high risk of COVID-19 by lowering your immune system. Smoking impairs lung function, lowering immunity and making it more difficult for the body to fight diseases, according to experts.

According to Anshuman Kumar, Director Surgical Oncology, Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, New Delhi, “smokers have depressed or disturbed immune systems in the form of non-specific immune defence mechanisms in the body such as natural killer cells, mast cells, and macrophages.”

“Smoking inhibits the formation of specific defence mechanisms such as cellular (T cells, B cells), humoral circulating antibodies,” Kumar added.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, said today on World No Tobacco Day, which is celebrated on May 31 every year, that smokers have a 50% higher risk of developing severe disease and death from COVID-19.

Tobacco use is a major risk factor for four non-communicable diseases (NCDs): cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic lung disease, and diabetes, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Apart from these illnesses, tobacco use can harm your gums and cause a variety of gum diseases. Smokers should see a counsellor or a mental health expert, according to experts, because individually delivered smoking cessation counselling can help them quit this harmful habit.

Psycho counselling and medicinal therapy are the two main components of tobacco cessation treatment.

Diamantaire appears to have a swollen eye and a bruised arm in the first footage of Mehul Choksi from Dominica Jail

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On Saturday, a local news outlet released two photos of fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi, who is currently being held by Dominica police. The photos, which were released to the media by Chowksi’s lawyer, show him behind bars, his eye swollen and his arm badly bruised.

The images were released two days after the fugitive diamantaire’s lawyer claimed that he was “forcefully picked up by numerous folks” from Antigua’s Jolly Harbour and transported to Dominica, where he could have been “tortured.” The 62-year-old businessman has wounds on his body, according to his lawyer Vijay Aggarwal.

“I was told there are torture marks on the body. Now, we’re doing everything we can in Dominica to get him back to Antigua,” Aggarwal told ANI on Thursday.

Chowksi was last seen in Dominica, a Caribbean island where he had been living for the past three years after going missing in Antigua and Barbuda.

Choksi was kidnapped from Antigua and taken to Dominica, according to Aggarwal. “…He (Choksi) has stated that he was picked up by a large number of people from Antigua’s Jolly Harbour. He was then taken to Dominica. He was there on Sunday, and on Monday he was taken to the police station.”

Choksi, who had recently fled Antigua and Barbuda, was apprehended in neighbouring Dominica after an Interpol Yellow Notice was issued against him, Antiguan media reported on Wednesday.

The Centre explains why vaccine production cannot be scaled up overnight

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The Centre refuted reports that claimed there is a huge gap between Bharat Biotech’s claim of production and its supply by saying that an increase in gross vaccine production does not translate to immediate supply.

The Union health ministry said on Friday that vaccine production takes time and that even if it is increased, it will not result in an immediate increase in supply because it is not an overnight process. According to the Centre, a vaccine is a biological product of medical importance that takes time to harvest and test for quality. The increase in manufacturing, too, must be guided because the end product must be safe, according to the ministry, which defended its vaccination strategy.

The announcement comes after Congressman Rahul Gandhi questioned the vaccination rate and stated that there is no vaccination strategy in place. At the current rate, it will take another three years to vaccinate the entire population, and by that time, India will have experienced multiple pandemic waves. In response to this criticism, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar stated that the health ministry has a roadmap in place to vaccinate the entire population of the country by December 2021, as production capacity for current vaccines will be increased and more vaccines will be cleared in the coming days.

Covid-19 vaccines are in high demand around the world, according to the ministry, and manufacturers in different countries have limited manufacturing capacity. Despite the shortages, India has covered 200 million people in only 130 days, making it the world’s third-largest coverage.

Unaccounted for are 4 crore  Covaxin shots.

The ministry of health has denied reports that four crore Covaxin doses have gone missing. “Some media outlets reporting on the matter have misconstrued Bharat Biotech’s claims of 6 crore doses,” the statement said.

The ministry said that Bharat Biotech, based in Hyderabad, had supplied the Centre with 2,76,66,860 vaccine doses as of May 28. It produced 1 crore vaccine doses per month in April, and by July-August, it will be producing 7-7 crore vaccine doses per month. By September, nearly 10 crore doses will have been produced.

Several reports claimed that there is a gap between what Bharat Biotech claims to be producing and the vaccine supply, citing affidavits filed by the Centre and earlier statements by Bharat Biotech.

PM Modi will conduct an aerial survey of the areas affected by Cyclone Yaas today in Bengal and Odisha

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On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to West Bengal and Odisha, both of which have been devastated by cyclones. He plans to conduct an aerial survey to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Yaas, which has already claimed four lives.

Cyclone Yaas slammed into parts of India’s eastern coast on Wednesday, destroying homes and flooding farmland, and forcing over 21 lakh people to flee to safe havens in West Bengal, Odisha, and Jharkhand.

First, the prime minister will fly to Bhubaneswar for a review meeting. After that, he’ll conduct an aerial survey in the Balasore, Bhadrak, and Purba Medinipur areas that have been affected. He will then travel to West Bengal for a review meeting.

Surging waters swept beached fishing boats inland and swamped mud-and-thatch houses and farmlands in low-lying areas as the cyclone made landfall near Dhamra port in Odisha on Wednesday around 9 a.m. Yaas is India’s second cyclone in a week, following Tauktae, which wreaked havoc on the country’s western coast. Modi also conducted an aerial survey of the areas in Gujarat and the neighbouring Union Territory of Diu that were affected by Cyclone Tauktae.

Meanwhile, Cyclone ‘Yaas’ has impacted at least eight lakh people in Jharkhand, dumping copious rain across the state, including Ranchi, and disrupting life in many areas.

Around 15,000 people have been evacuated and relocated to safer areas, and rescue operations are still ongoing in East Singhbhum district, among other places, as the water level in several rivers, including the Kharkhai and Subarnarekha, remains above the danger mark.

COVID-19 antibody medication has been accepted for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration.

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GlaxoSmithKline’s COVID-19 antibody drug has been given an emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (GSK).

The FDA has approved Sotrovimab, an investigational monoclonal antibody therapy, to treat mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults and children aged 12 and older who are at high risk of developing severe COVID-19.

Patients who are hospitalised due to COVID-19 or who need oxygen therapy should not take the medication.

Vir Biotechnology helped GSK develop the drug.

The treatment will be available for appropriate patients in the United States “in the coming weeks,” the companies said in a separate statement. The firms also stated that they intend to file for full approval of the treatment “in the second half of 2021.”

In a study of 868 patients, GSK and Vir claimed that the drug reduced the risk of hospitalisation or death in high-risk adults by 85%.

Rash and diarrhoea were the most common mild or moderate adverse events in the treatment group.

According to the company, data from lab studies show that sotrovimab “maintains activity against all known circulating variants of concern,” though the clinical implications are unknown.

Monoclonal antibodies are proteins created in the laboratory that mimic the immune system’s ability to fight viruses.

When he was diagnosed with COVID-19 late last year, former President Trump was treated with an investigational monoclonal antibody made by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. That treatment was approved by the FDA in late November.

The FDA has also approved another Eli Lilly treatment.

Madhuri Dixit shares behind-the-scenes photos with Shammi and Rishi Kapoor to commemorate the 25th anniversary of ‘Prem Granth’

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Megastar Madhuri Dixit Nene celebrated the silver jubilee anniversary of the release of her 1996 Rishi Kapoor co-starrer Romantic drama ‘Prem Granth’ on Tuesday by reliving memories from the film. On Instagram, the ‘Kalank’ actor shared a few behind-the-scenes photos. Madhuri shared the first image, which is a still from a scene in which Madhuri stands alongside late legendary actors Shammi Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor and shares screen space with them.

The second photo features the ‘Aaja Nachle’ actor with a young girl, who is all smiles. The next photo shows the cast and crew of the film, as well as the late choreographer Saroj Khan. Madhuri dressed in traditional attire sat in a chair alongside the film’s producer, Randhir Kapoor, in the final photo.

“an iconic film based on a subject ahead of its time (folded hands emoticon)#25YearsOfPremGranth,” the “Hum Aapke Hain Koun” star wrote in the caption.

 

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As they celebrated 25 years of ‘Prem Granth,’ the post received over 87,000 likes on Instagram, with many fans leaving red heart and fire emoticons.

The film stars Rishi Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit and is directed by Rajiv Kapoor. It is about sexual assault and stars Rishi Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit. Shammi Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Om Puri, Prem Chopra, Reema Lagoo, Himani Shivpuri, and others are among the film’s ensemble star cast. The film’s plot is based on the English novel “Tess of the d’Urbervilles” by Thomas Hardy.

Check the date and time of a partial lunar eclipse that will be visible from north-east India

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The Ministry of Earth Sciences has announced that a total lunar eclipse will occur on May 26 with the ending visible for a brief period of time from the north-eastern parts of India, West Bengal, and Odisha, as well as the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

According to ANI, the eclipse will be visible in a region that includes South America, North America, Asia, Australia, Antarctica, the Pacific Ocean, and the Indian Ocean.

“On May 26, 2021, a total lunar eclipse will take place (5 Jyaistha, 1943 Saka Era). From north-eastern India (except Sikkim), some parts of West Bengal, some coastal parts of Odisha, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the partial phase of the eclipse will be visible for a short period of time just after moonrise “a public statement was read

At 3:15 p.m., the partial eclipse will begin, followed by the total eclipse at 4:39 p.m. At 4:58 p.m., the total phase will end, while the partial phase will end at 6:23 p.m. On November 19, 2021, India will witness the next total lunar eclipse.

The lunar eclipse will be partial. The partial phase of which will be visible for a brief period of time just after moonrise from Arunachal Pradesh and Assam’s extreme north-eastern regions.

When the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon on a full moon day and all three objects are aligned, a lunar eclipse occurs.

When the entire Moon is eclipsed by the Earth’s umbral shadow, a total lunar eclipse occurs, and when only a portion of the Moon is eclipsed by the Earth’s umbral shadow, a partial lunar eclipse occurs.

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