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23 May

Indian Medical Association demands action against Ramdev for calling allopathy ‘stupid science’

editor0 CommentsHealthIMA, RAMDEV

On Saturday, the Indian Medical Association(IMA) demanded the central government to take action against yoga guru Ramdev after he allegedly called allopathy a “stupid science” and also for blaming it for the death of Covid patients. IMA HQs Press Release on 22.05.2021 pic.twitter.com/rrc1LXA24n— Indian Medical Association (@IMAIndiaOrg) May 22, 2021 The IMA said Ramdev’s “unlearned” comments could mislead people. On the other hand, the Haridwar-based Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust, of which Ramdev is the founder, said the remarks were taken out of context

23 May

Class 12 Board Exams Live Updates: GOM Meeting Begins; Ministers Discuss 12th, Entrance Exams

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastboard exam, cbse

The high-level meeting to be attended by four union ministers, state education ministers, and secretaries of education ministries will likely address the issue of Class 12 board exams, and entrance exams for professional courses amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While announcing the virtual meeting, Mr. Pokhriyal has also sought inputs from all the stakeholders - students, parents, teachers, and others through Twitter. And now, a section of students is campaigning for the cancellation of exams on social media tagging their posts with #cancelboardexams and #cancelallboardexams. Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education and CBSE are exploring options regarding…

23 May

Cyclone, named ‘Yaas’, may hit areas near West Bengal

editor0 CommentsNorth EastCyclone, west bengal

The current ‘low pressure area’ over Bay of Bengal is very likely to intensify into a “very severe cyclonic storm” on May 25 and will reach north Bay of Bengal near West Bengal and adjoining north Odisha and Bangladesh coasts around May 26 morning, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its update on Saturday. Warm water temperatures and light wind shear over the northern Bay of Bengal can allow this tropical low to continue to strengthen through the rest of the weekend and into the beginning of next week. The landfall of the cyclone, named ‘Yaas’, is expected around…

22 May

5% discount on RGI Health Infinity plan

editor0 CommentsHealthGENERAL INSURANCE, Health Infinity plan, Reliance

Reliance General Insurance has launched an industry first initiative where the company aims to provide additional ease to its customers who are in the process of either buying or renewing their Health Infinity insurance policy with RGI, by offering an additional one time 5% discount to customers who have taken the COVID-19 vaccination. “We want to thank IRDAI for their special approval to Covid Vaccine discount in our Health Infinity product amidst a time where everyone needs to come together and collectively combat the impact of virus. By the means of this incentive, we want to encourage individuals to prioritize…

22 May

CNH Industrial to support employees during pandemic

editor0 CommentsBusinessApollo Hospital, CNH Industrial, Covid-19, Raunak Varma

CNH Industrial which produces agricultural equipment and construction equipment has undertaken a host of preventive measures to combat COVID-19 along with daily regular sanitization at all their facilities. Besides these regular precautionary procedures, CNH Industrial has undertaken additional measures to safeguard the health and safety of employees. Some of the additional measures undertaken by CNH Industrial include: (1) Insurance for employees and their immediate families for COVID infection, (2) Tie up with Apollo Hospitals, (3) Dedicated task force, (4) Sourcing Oxygen Concentrators from their global counterparts in China and Italy, (5) Maintaining 50% attendance norms, (6) Heads of Departments keep…

22 May

RBI to transfer payout of Rs 99,122 crore to the government

editor0 CommentsBusinessCentre Government, RBI

The Reserve Bank of India has announced that it will transfer Rs 99,122 crore as surplus to the Centre for the nine months ended March 31, 2021. The central bank, which has followed a July-June accounting year, is transitioning to an April-March accounting year from this fiscal. The surplus is 73.5 per cent higher than the Rs 57,128 crore payout last year. But it works out to an increase of 131.34 per cent over a proportionate payout of Rs 42,846 crore in the nine-month period of the previous year. The amount being transferred is the highest since 2018-19 when the…

22 May

Calcutta Municipal Corporation gears up for Yaas impact

editor0 CommentsNorth EastCalcutta Municipal Corporation, kolkata, Yash

The Calcutta Municipal Corporation convened meetings with CESC and disaster management agencies throughout Thursday. The approach was different from last year — 36 hours had passed after Amphan when the CMC convened a coordination meeting to restore normality in the city. Personnel of the National Disaster Response Force will be kept on high alert from May 25, a day before the cyclone is tipped to hit land, officials said.The coastal districts of Gangetic Bengal are set to get rainfall, accompanied by gusts of wind, from May 25 as Cyclone Yaas nears the Bengal coast, the Met office said on Friday.…

22 May

The Atlanta Club of Kolkata converted the Puja Mandap into a safe home

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastatlanta club, Covid19, free food delhivery, puja committee, Safe home

Atlanta Club puja committee from Kolkata has converted their puja mandap into a safe home. The puja committee has said that they are possibly the first club in the whole of India to turn into a critical care unit and not just an isolation center. A few days ago, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a meeting with the puja committees of Kolkata, urged them to help in the fight against COVID-19. Meanwhile, Atalanta, a typical neighborhood club, which in normal times holds Durga Puja and various other cultural events, and which has now turned into a full-fledged COVID-19…

22 May

Air India has said a cyber-attack on its data servers affected about 4.5 million customers

editor0 CommentsBusinessAir india, airkine, cyber attack, sita

India's national airline Air India has said a cyber-attack on its data servers affected about 4.5 million customers around the world but the compromised servers were later secured, the Indian state-run carrier said in a statement. In its notification to the affected passengers, the airline said that the cyber-attack that compromised the data of millions of passengers from across the world involved personal data registered between August 26, 2011 and February 20, 2021. It said the breached data included the passenger’s name, date of birth, contact information, passport information, ticket information, frequent flyer data and credit card information. It asked…

22 May

On World Meditation Day, here’s some tips for you to calm down your mind and body

editor0 CommentsHealth, LifestyleHealth, INDIA, lifestyle, Meditation

Shashank Lalwani, Mindfulness and Life Enhancement coach at Institute of Nutrition and Fitness Sciences (INFS) said, “The power of connecting with ourselves helps to take care of our mental health and physical health. One of the most important ways to achieve this is through meditation, which helps create awareness about our emotions, go beyond and understand ourselves more." However, when one sits down to meditate for the first time, it can get difficult to concentrate as the mind wanders and certain uncontrollable thoughts float out of the way. Shashank added, “In order to combat this, here are some tips on how…