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28 May

Leverage Edu Study Abroad Scholarship worth Rs 5-Cr

editor0 CommentsNorth EastLEVERAGE EDU, SCHOLARSHIP

India’s Largest Study Abroad Scholarship has been launched by Leverage Edu. It is meant for Indian students who are planning to study overseas for the upcoming academic session. The scholarship has a rolling application and the winners will be announced every fortnight. The scholarship is open for all students applying through the Leverage Edu platform. Further information can be accessed at https://leverageedu.com/scholarships. As part of the initiative, students can apply by submitting an application that asks them why they deserve the scholarship. This democratises access to students in any corner of India, to get waivers on their tuition fees, living expenses,…

28 May

Canon supports vaccine registration in adopted villages

editor0 CommentsTechnologycanon, Covid-19, Vaccine

Aiming to support the country in the battle against COVID-19, Canon India is conducting a vaccination awareness drive and setting up support camps in its adopted villages - Maheshwari Village (Haryana), Parivali Village (Mumbai), Kalyanpur Village (Kolkata) and Annadodi Village (Bangalore), to help them register for vaccination. Canon India is helping the villagers with the required information on vaccination, its benefits, after-effects, and procedures. Additionally, the organization is also helping them to get registered on the government portals, in case walk-in registration is not available. Apart from volunteers taking individual sessions with villagers at their homes, village authorities and leaders…

28 May

ASCI issues final Guidelines

editor0 CommentsBusinessasci, ASCI.Social, Big Bang Social, Subhash Kamath

The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) unveiled the final guidelines for influencer advertising on digital media. The draft guidelines initially were issued in February and feedback from all stakeholders – advertisers, agencies, influencers and consumers – was sought. To ensure a collaborative process and expert inputs, ASCI tied up with Big Bang Social, a leading marketplace for social storytelling, to get India’s leading digital influencers’ views on board. The guidelines will be applicable to commercial messages or advertisements published on or after June 14, 2021. ASCI received feedback from more than 25 different stakeholders over two months. ASCI took…

28 May

Black Lives Matter’s co-founder says she is resigning from the foundation

editor0 CommentsNorth EastBlack Lives Matter, international, USA

Black Lives Matter's co-founder says she is resigning from its foundation, but not because of what she called right-wing attempts to discredit her. Patrisse Cullors said Friday would be her last day at the foundation, which she has led for nearly six years. The 37-year-old activist's finances came under scrutiny last month after it was reported she owned four homes. Black Lives Matter started as a hashtag in 2013 and has since become a global movement. Ms Cullors said she would step down from the Black Lives Matter Global Network to focus on her forthcoming second book, An Abolitionist's Handbook,…

28 May

COVID-19 Patients can recover within three days with the new Antibody Cocktail– says Dr. D Nageshwar Reddy, Chairman, AIG Hospitals

editor0 CommentsHealthAntibody, Covid-19, Dr. D Nageshwar Reddy, Health, INDIA

Monoclonal antibodies-based treatment is seen as the latest armament in the fight against COVID-19. The drug cocktail has gained enough traction from global media ever since it got administered on ex-US President Donald Trump but is it really a wonder drug? As AIG Hospitals started giving this treatment to its patients, Dr. D Nageshwar Reddy, Chairman, through a select media briefing demystified some of the most asked questions regarding this therapy. Dr. Reddy said that the real-world evidence of these monoclonal antibodies is yet to be established but the clinical studies published in peer-reviewed journals including the New England Journal…

27 May

First Covid Patient Treated With ‘Antibody Cocktail’ In India Discharged

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The first COVID-19 patient in India who was treated with a monoclonal antibodies cocktail was discharged from a hospital in Haryana on Wednesday, a day after he was administered the jab. The patient, an 82-year-old man with multiple comorbidities, went home after getting the jab at Medanta Hospital, the hospital chairman Dr Naresh Trehan said on Wednesday. Monoclonal antibodies mimic the immune system's ability to fight off viruses and other harmful pathogens. Such an antibody cocktail was given to former US President Donald Trump when he tested positive last year. The monoclonal antibodies cocktail has been used extensively in the…

27 May

Sushil Kumar made his friend record the video of the incident to terrorise the wrestling circuit in the city: police have said

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastsushil Kumar arrested

A screengrab of a video that shows Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar and his friends hitting another wrestler with sticks has surfaced. The wrestler who is seen lying on the ground in the screengrab later died of injuries he suffered due to the severe beating. Sushil Kumar was arrested in the murder case last week. The police have said he made his friend record the video of the incident to terrorise the wrestling circuit in the city. The visuals show the injured wrestler, Sagar Ratna, 23, with his back on the ground while Sushil Kumar and three others surround him. According…

27 May

“Political Effort To Depict Our Government A Certain Way”: Foreign Minister

editor0 CommentsNorth EastForeign Minister, S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that there is "a political effort" to depict the current government in India in a certain way and there is a difference between the political imagery that has been "concocted" and the actual governance record out there. During a conversation with former US National Security Advisor General HR McMaster in Battlegrounds' session on 'India: Opportunities And Challenges For A Strategic Partnership' presented by the Hoover Institution, Mr Jaishankar on Wednesday also said that India is going through a very stressful time" right now because of the pandemic. "We are actually giving free food,…

27 May

“Stop Beating Around The Bush, Comply With Law Of Land”: Centre To Twitter

editor0 CommentsNorth EastCentre, Twitter

Shortly after Twitter's statement flagging concern over the "potential threat to freedom of expression" and intimidation tactics by the police, the government, in a searing statement, told the social media site to "stop beating around the bush and comply with the laws of the land". Twitter had said while it will "strive to comply with applicable law", it planned to ask for changes to "elements that inhibit free, open conversation". The government said: "Twitter needs to stop beating around the bush and comply with the laws of the land. Law making and policy formulations is the sole prerogative of the…

27 May

Lockdown Extended till June 15 in West Bengal

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastextended, lock down, west bengal

Mamata Banerjee-led government on Thursday decided to extend the lockdown further till June 15 to control the spread of COVID-19 cases in West Bengal. The ongoing lockdown in the state was to end on May 30. Banerjee, on April 30, had decided to impose an indefinite prohibition on several things, including shopping malls, markets, restaurants and bars, gyms, and swimming pools, with immediate effect. West Bengal reported one of its highest drop in active COVID-19 cases - of around 3,000 in the past 24-hours as new infections fell to 16,225 on Wednesday. The state had reported over 17,000 fresh cases a…