Month: April 2020

Beauty & Health News & Politics

Why Kim Jung-Un Missed April 15 Celebrations?

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The US intelligence agencies have unconfirmed reports that the North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un isn’t doing well due to deteriorating health post a recent surgery.

Kim Jong-Un deteriorating health

Reports about deteriorating health of Kin Jong-Un, the supreme leader of North Korea, started surfacing when he missed the birth celebration of his grandfather and the founder of the nation, Kim II Sung. The last time Kim Jong-Un was seen publicly on April 11 during a meeting of the ruling Worker’s Party politburo.

Birth anniversary of founding father of North Korea

April 15 is the most important day in North Korea. On this day, the entire country celebrates the birth anniversary of Kim II Sung. And according to a report, this day is celebrated without any official mention of Kim Jong-Un’s movements. But his absence in the celebrations sparked speculations about his health.

Absence of Kim Jong II in 2008

In 2008, when the country was celebrating 60th anniversary of North Korea, Kim Jong II was nowhere to be seen. His absence fuelled speculations about his health. Later it was revealed that he had a stroke. But his health continued to decline until he died in 2011.

According to a research scholar and an official, if Kim Jung-Un was hospitalised, it would be mentioned in a report. Also, the official said that there had been a number of false rumours about the health of Kim Jung-Un over the years.

There is no official word from anywhere about the health condition of the supreme North Korean leader Kim Jung-Un.

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Technology

Recently TVS motors procure Norton Motorcycles in GBP 16 billion

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India’s leading two-wheel manufactures, TVS motors recently announced that they acquire the most trustable British Brand Norton Motorcycles with GBP 16 billion. It was all-cash-deal which is around 153 crores in Indian currency.

The TVS said it will be the most interesting deal of India that our TVS motor company has rapidly grown in the international level.

A look at TVS motors

In India, the TVS motors placed at number 3 position for two-wheeler manufactures and leading exporter of two-wheelers in international country UK. The Joint manager of TVS motors commenting on this news and said, it is a proud moment for TVS Motors Company. Norton is an outstanding company and we have an immense opportunity to showcase globally. This deal fully goes to our satisfied customers all over India and we will do our best to regain the trust and glory at the international level.

Norton is the leading two-wheeler manufactures that contributing to business plans with distinctive approaches. Thus, the TVS will also work for customers globally and build a higher success rate to go forward in the business in upcoming years.

A press statement

The press says, the TVS motors are highly excited about the deal and showcasing upcoming products of Norton like a commando, dominator, etc. we will extend our global reach and supply chain opportunities. We have a collaboration with BMW Motorrad under which we have manufactured BMW G310 and BMW G 310 GS.

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News & Politics

President Donald Trump Claims To Have Tested More Than India In Record Days

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A triumphant Donal Trump announced that the US had carried out more tests for the novel coronavirus pandemic than 10 countries and this list includes India. The President Trump even went ahead to listing those countries and the number of tests the US had conducted.

President Donald Trump made a record testing

Mr Trump said that the US continued to make steady progress in its war against COVID-19 as he had tested 4.18 million people and that was a record. America had tested more than France, United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, India, Austria, Australia, Sweden, Canada and India said Trump while speaking to media in White House.

Number of COVID-19 patients in the US

There are total of 764,000 patients in America but the total number of fatalities has crossed 40,000 mark. With 2,42,000 cases and over 17,600 deaths, New York has emerged as the epicentre of the disease. But the data over eight-day period revealed a decline of 50% in new cases in New York.

In his address to the media, Trump highlighted the progress achieved in other states that include Seattle, Detroit, New Orleans, Indianapolis and Houston Metro. He assured the people that country was going to be safe.

US under lockdown

At present, more than 95% of population in the US is under stay-at-home order but the President Trump said that they were doing a great job. He further said that their aggressive strategy was working and that they have saved countless lives.

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Father Of UP CM Yogi Adityanath Admitted To AIIMS In A Critical Condition

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s father was admitted to AIIMS on 13 April due to deteriorating health. The team of senior doctors treating the CM’s father said that his condition was critical.

Yogi Adityanath’s father in AIIMS

According to sources, his father was brought to New Delhi situated AIIMS in a critical stage. He was suffering from kidney and liver problems at the time admission. Presently, he is kept on ventilator in the AB 8 ward of AIIMS. A team of senior doctors led by Dr Vineet Ahuja of Gastro department is supervising his condition.

Medical condition of Yogi Adityanath’s father

According to hospital sources, he was given dialysis on Sunday but many of his body parts have reduced functioning. The AIIMS sources said that his condition was very critical. But information director Shishir Singh said that he was on life support system and that the most senior doctors are engaged in is treatment.

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Viral

Centre Says No Flights Until Next Order

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Hours after Air India announced booking of flights on selected domestic and international routes from May 4 and June 1 respectively, the government said that no decision on opening air travel was taken.

No decision on air travel yet

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said in a tweet the ministry clarified that no decision had been taken to open domestic or international flights and that airlines were advised to accept bookings only after a decision in that regard had been taken by the government.

Earlier the state-run career Air India that it wasn’t taking any booking for domestic flights till May 3, the last day of extended lockdown. Also, Air India denied booking tickets for international flights till May 31. It said on its website that the situation was being constantly reviewed and they would keep the travellers updated.

Air India planes had been in cargo duties on domestic as well as international routes including Chia that was the epicentre of novel coronavirus pandemic.

Air India flying cargo planes

On Friday morning, Air India B-787 aircraft left for Guangzhou In China from New Delhi. The flight was carrying medical supplies from China. On Wednesday, Air India said that it carried 170 tonnes of medical supplies for COVID-19 from Shanghai and Hong Kong in one day.

Flights in lockdown

Only cargo flights are operating in the country. According to Civil Aviation Ministry, these are “Lifeline Udan” flights and they are being operated to transport essential medical cargo to remote areas of the country. Till date a total of 227 flights have transported 407.40 tons of cargo.

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Today's Special

Significance Of April 19 For India And The World

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India is considered a superpower in the field of space. Developing the ability to hit the targets with precision from space was no less than a feat for India. Also, the world recognized its expertise of launching satellites. Today many countries approach India to launch their satellites at an affordable price.

Importance of April 19

April 19 has special significance in the history of India. It is the day when India sent its first satellite Aryabhata in the space. Launched with the help Russia, Aryabhata was the first scientific satellite of India.

1451: Delhi captured by Bahlol Lodi

1770: Captain James Cook reached Australia. He was the first western man to reach Australia.

1775: Start of American Revolution

1882: First maternity hospital in Calcutta started

1910: The Heli Puchal star was seen for the first time

1919: LesilieIrwin of America jumped from a parachute for the first time

1936: Anti-Jewish riots began in Palestine

1950: Shyama Prasad Mukherjee became the first minister to resign from the Union Cabinet

1971: India won Test Cricket series by defeating West Indies

1972: Bangladesh became a member of Commonwealth

1975: India launched its first satellite Aryabhata

2011: Former Cuban President Fidel Castro resigned from the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba. He was a member of the party for 45 years

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Technology

TVS Motor Company Will Make Norton Brand Of Motorcycles

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TVS Motor Company announced acquisition of Norton Motorcycles of Britain in an all-cash deal of GBP 16 million. TVS divulged the details of the acquisition in a statement. It said that TVS was acquiring certain assets of Norton Motorcycles (UK) Limited through one of TVS Motor’s overseas subsidiaries.

Press statement of TVS Motor Company

Sudarshan Venu, Joint Managing Director, TVS Motor Company said that that was a momentous time for them at the company. Norton was an iconic British brand celebrated across the world and it presented TVS an immense opportunity to scale globally. He further said that the transaction was in line with their effort to cater to aspirations of discerning motorcycle customers.

Mr. Venu assured that Norton would continue to retain its distinctive identity with dedicated and specific business plans. TVS Motor would work closely with customers and employees in building the success and pre-eminence of the Norton Motorcycles brand. Also, he added that the company looked forward to growing together globally in the coming years.

The statement further reads that TVS Motor Company was exited about the existing and upcoming models of Norton Motorcycles. These include Commando, Dominator and V4 RR. It also said that Norton Motorcycles would help TVS Motor Company in expanding its reach to global markets.

Collaborations of TVS Motor Company

It has collaboration with BMW Motorrad under which it makes BMW G 310 R and BMW G 310 GS motorcycles at its manufacturing unit in southern India. Also, TVS is a big brand and it makes motorcycles like TVS Apache RR 310.

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WhatsApp Will Bring New Features To Take On Google Duo And Zoom

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According to the WhatsApp feature tracker WABetaInfo, you will soon be able to add more people to your video call. At present, WhatsApp allows only four participants in a video call. But it is revealed that WhatsApp is working on the ability to allow more users to participate in a video call.

WhatsApp’s new video call feature

The tracker discovered the new features in WhatsApp v2.20.128 beta and WhatsApp v2.20.129 beta for Android. The strings related to extended Group Call Limit were traced in the WhatsApp v2.20.128 beta. But the feature has yet to be started for public.

WhatsApp is seriously working on increasing the limit of participant from four to unknown as it has yet to declare how many participants will it allow in a video call. The users will come to know about the new limit of participants in a video call once the feature is rolled out. Also, all this feature will become active only after updating their WhatsApp versions.

Warning for the new feature

The tracker gave no idea as to when will the feature will be rolled out commercially but it did issue a warning. The tracker advised not to update to the v2.20.128 beta, if you often use this feature. Earlier, this feature was spotted for iOS as v2.20.50.23 beta.

WhatsApp v2.20.129 beta

This Android feature is about a new Call Header. It updates the users that all calls are secured with end-to-end encryption. Also, this feature is yet to be updated by WhatsApp.

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News & Politics Today's Special

Google Closes Its “Thank You” Series Of Doodles With Honoring Coronavirus Helpers

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In the series to honor those at the frontline against the battle with COVID-19, Google releases a Doodle honoring all the people across the globe that are helping in going the world as a community in COVID-19 times.

Google’s Doodle for helpers

The illustration shows helpers from different sectors including farming, food service, grocery divisions, healthcare and researcher fields coming together and working to make the society corona free. The Google India shared the Doodle with a tweet that the best way to thank to all those on the front lines was by staying at home. Together, the world would move past this.

Google’s “Thank You” series

Today’s Doodle for coronavirus helpers is the second in the “Thank You” series of Google. On Monday, Google honored teachers that are helping students with their online studies. Also, Google said on Monday that it would continue the “Thank You” series for the coming weeks.

The series started on April 6 with thanking of health workers and the scientific community that are at the forefront of the battle against COVID-19. Google said that it was starting a series to recognize the efforts of al those that are at the front line to keep the world safe from coronavirus.

Google Thanks teachers

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Did US Buy Substandard Drugs For COVID-19?

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Bayer AG made a hefty donation of chloroquine drugs after the President Donald Trump touted the tablet as a “gamechanger” in their fight against COVID-19. But the chief of staff of the US Food and Drug Administration, Keagan Lenihan, was found alerting the government about the need for 3-4 days of testing of the drugs.

FDA alerts the US government

Reuters reviewed the emails among federal health officials in which the FDA chief was seen alerting the administration. Bayer had since donated 3 million tablets of Resochin to add to the US stockpile of COVID-19 drugs. Also, the US government approved use of those medicines on an emergency basis. But three US government sources raised serious concerns about the quality of the drugs.

Concerns raised by US officials

The drug Resochin is made in India and Pakistan and according to the sources, the FDA dropped its quality-standards to get the drugs. But the fact is that the plants that make Resochin in India and Pakistan have never been registered or inspected by FDA.

Drugs Regulatory Authority of Pakistan noticed gross failure in manufacturing process of Resochin in a Pakistani plant in 2015. In India, Resochi is made in Indore. The US agency that inspected that plant found serious deficiencies including falsification of records during 2014 to 2019.

On questioning about the email messages by Reuters, the FDA spokesperson Michael Felberbaum said that the agency didn’t respond to the leaked emails. Also, the spokesperson said that the donated drugs met the quality standards of FDA.

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