Month: March 2021

All UK children to get free COVID-19 test kits

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Britain’s government says families with children in school will be provided with free coronavirus home test kits as part of plans for schools to reopen beginning on March 8. Free, twice-weekly tests will be provided to children’s households regardless of whether anyone has symptoms, officials said Sunday. The tests will also be offered to adults working with schools, including bus drivers.

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said testing family members will provide another layer of reassurance to parents and education staff that schools are as safe as possible. Schools in England have been closed except to children of key workers since January.

Also Read: US FDA gives emergency use authorisation to COVID-19 vaccine from J&J

Britain is also racing ahead with its vaccination program, with almost 20 million in the UK who have now had the first jab. Some 2 million people aged 60 to 63 in England will start getting invitations to book their shots beginning on Monday. The government aims to offer a first jab to all adults by the end of July.

Britain has Europe’s worst virus death toll at nearly 123,000 dead.

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Elon Musk forms several ‘X Holdings’ companies to fund potential Twitter buyout

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Thursday’s filing dispelled some doubts, though Musk still has work to do. He and his advisers will spend the coming days vetting potential investors for the equity portion of his offer, according to people familiar with the matter

KV Prasad Journo follow politics, process in Parliament and US Congress. Former Congressional APSA-Fulbright Fellow

How to register for COVID-19 vaccine on co-win app? Here’s a step-by-step guide

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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The COVID-19 vaccination drive for people above 60 years and those aged 45 and above with comorbidities started on Monday in the second phase of inoculation. The registration for the same can be done on the Co-WIN2.0 portal.

People can register and book an appointment for vaccination, anytime and anywhere, using the Co-WIN 2.0 portal or through other IT applications such as Arogya Setu.

Here are the steps to register for COVID vaccine:

Step 1: Use Co-Win app, Aarogya Setu app or log on to cowin.gov.in

Step 2: Enter your mobile number

Step 3: Get an OTP to create your account

Step 4: Fill in your name, age, gender and upload an identity document

Step 5: If 45+, upload doctor’s certificate as comorbidity proof

Step 6: Choose the centre and date

Up to 4 appointments can be made by one mobile number. Once registration is completed; the system will show the ‘account details’. Citizens can further add 3 more people linked with this mobile number by clicking on the ‘add more’ button at the bottom right side of the page, according to the user guide manual.

Once vaccinated for the first dose, the citizen will be automatically scheduled appointment for dose 2 for the same centre of receiving the first dose of vaccination. In case the user has moved to another city, the appointment can be rescheduled for the nearest vaccination centre in that city.

Other options are also available for senior citizens who are not tech-savvy. They can go to common service centres and get themselves registered.
A call centre number – 1507 – can also be availed for the same.

Apart from 20,000 government hospitals, 10,000 private hospitals, more than 600 hospitals empanelled under CGHS and other private hospitals empanelled under State Government’s Health Insurance Schemes have been roped in for the vaccination drive.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS and appealed to all those who are eligible to get inoculated. Sister P Niveda, from Puducherry, administered Bharat Biotech’s COVAXIN to the prime minister.

”Took my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS. Remarkable how our doctors and scientists have worked in quick time to strengthen the global fight against COVID-19,” Modi tweeted after taking the vaccine shot. ”I appeal to all those who are eligible to take the vaccine. Together, let us make India COVID-19 free!” he said.

-With PTI inputs

Elon Musk forms several ‘X Holdings’ companies to fund potential Twitter buyout

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Thursday’s filing dispelled some doubts, though Musk still has work to do. He and his advisers will spend the coming days vetting potential investors for the equity portion of his offer, according to people familiar with the matter

KV Prasad Journo follow politics, process in Parliament and US Congress. Former Congressional APSA-Fulbright Fellow

Trump repeats election lie, declares himself future of the Republican Party

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Former President Donald Trump on Sunday hinted at a possible run for president again in 2024, attacked President Joe Biden, and repeated his fraudulent claims that he won the 2020 election in his first major appearance since leaving the White House nearly six weeks ago.

”Our movement of proud, hard-working American patriots is just getting started, and in the end we will win. We will win,” Trump said in a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Florida.

Refusing to admit he lost the Nov. 3 presidential election to Joe Biden, Trump offered a withering critique of his Democratic successor’s first weeks in office and suggested he might run again.

”They just lost the White House,” the Republican former president said after criticizing Biden’s handling of border security. ”But who knows, who knows, I may even decide to beat them for a third time.”

Trump’s tumultuous final weeks in office saw his supporters launch a deadly attack on the US Capitol on Jan. 6 in an attempt to block Congress from certifying Biden’s election victory, a win that Trump falsely claimed was tainted by widespread fraud.

A civil war has erupted within the Republican Party with establishment figures like Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell eager to put Trump in the rearview mirror and others, like Trump ally Senator Lindsey Graham, believing the party’s future depends on the energy of the pro-Trump conservative base.

Trump declared the Republican Party is united and said he had no plans to try to launch a third party, an idea he has discussed with advisers in the last couple of months.

”We’re not starting new parties. We have the Republican Party. It’s going to be united and be stronger than ever before. I am not starting a new party,” he said.

The results of a straw poll of CPAC conference participants gave Trump a strong show of support with 55 percent saying they would vote for him in the 2024 Republican presidential nomination race. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis came in second place with 21 percent.

Without Trump, DeSantis led the field with 43 percent, and other potential Republican candidates had single digits.

But not everyone supported Trump. A separate question on the poll asked whether Trump should run again in 2024 and it led to a mixed result, with 68 percent saying he should run and 32 percent saying opposed or having no opinion.

”It’s tough to get seven out of 10 to agree on anything,” pollster Jim McLaughlin told CPAC in explaining away the results.

Still, Trump fervor at the four-day CPAC event has been so strong that Trump’s eldest son Donald Trump Jr. declared it ”T-PAC” and participants rolled out a golden statue of the former president.

Also Read: US still open to Iran nuclear talks after Iran”s rejection

In the short term, he is making plans to set up a super PAC political organization to support candidates who mirror his policies, an adviser said.

Starting his speech more than an hour late, Trump said he wanted to save the culture and identity of the United States.

He sought to position himself as the lead critic of the new president, including on immigration and security along the U.S. border with Mexico, and the slow reopening of schools closed due to the pandemic.

”Joe Biden has had the most disastrous first month of any president in modern history,” Trump said.

Recent polls have given Biden a job approval rating well past 50 percent, a strong showing from Americans.

The Biden White House has made it clear it plans to ignore Trump’s speech.

“Our focus is certainly not on what President Trump is saying” at CPAC, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters last week.

Elon Musk forms several ‘X Holdings’ companies to fund potential Twitter buyout

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Thursday’s filing dispelled some doubts, though Musk still has work to do. He and his advisers will spend the coming days vetting potential investors for the equity portion of his offer, according to people familiar with the matter

KV Prasad Journo follow politics, process in Parliament and US Congress. Former Congressional APSA-Fulbright Fellow

Today’s stock tips by Sudarshan Sukhani, Mitessh Thakkar

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Indian Indices are likely to start the week on a higher note following gains in Asian peers after last week’s selloff due to rising yields. The SGX Nifty was trading over 200 points higher around 14,750 indicates a gap-up opening for the markets. CNBC-TV18’s in-house panel of experts has laid down a list of stocks for the investors to buy/sell in trade today.

Here are the top buy-sell calls by market experts for Monday:

Sudarshan Sukhani – s2analytics.com

– Buy Vedanta with a stop loss of Rs 205, target at Rs 210

– Buy Tata Chemicals with a stop loss of Rs 730, target at Rs 752

– Buy Godrej Properties with a stop loss of Rs 1,520, target at Rs 1,565

– Sell Asian Paints with a stop loss of Rs 2,305, target at Rs 2,245

Mitessh Thakkar – mitesshthakkar.com

– Buy Coal India with a stop loss of Rs 136, target at Rs 165

– Buy BHEL with a stop loss of Rs 46, target at Rs 51

– Sell Asian Paints with a stop loss of Rs 2,340, target at Rs 2,225

– Buy ONGC with a stop loss of Rs 109, target at Rs 116

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Disclaimer: CNBCTV18.com advises users to check with certified experts before taking any investment decisions.

Elon Musk forms several ‘X Holdings’ companies to fund potential Twitter buyout

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Thursday’s filing dispelled some doubts, though Musk still has work to do. He and his advisers will spend the coming days vetting potential investors for the equity portion of his offer, according to people familiar with the matter

KV Prasad Journo follow politics, process in Parliament and US Congress. Former Congressional APSA-Fulbright Fellow

MarketBuzz Podcast With Reema Tendulkar: Sensex, Nifty likely to open higher; RIL, Tata Motors in focus

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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The Indian market is likely to open higher Monday as the trend on SGX Nifty indicates a strong start for the broader index in India. The Nifty futures were trading 213.00 points or 1.47 percent higher at the 14,737.50 level on the Singaporean Exchange at 8:20 am.

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Elon Musk forms several ‘X Holdings’ companies to fund potential Twitter buyout

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Thursday’s filing dispelled some doubts, though Musk still has work to do. He and his advisers will spend the coming days vetting potential investors for the equity portion of his offer, according to people familiar with the matter

KV Prasad Journo follow politics, process in Parliament and US Congress. Former Congressional APSA-Fulbright Fellow

Coronavirus news highlights: UK tracks Brazilian variant, Nepal looks to buy 2 mn vaccines from India

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Coronavirus news highlights: India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed 1.11 crore on Monday with 15,510 new infections, while the active cases registered an increase for the fifth consecutive day and were recorded at 1,68,627, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases reached 1,11,12,241 in the country, while the death toll rose to 1,57,157 with 106 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am on Monday showed. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,07,86,457, which translates to a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 97.07 percent, it stated. The case fatality rate has dropped to 1.41 percent. The active cases further increased to 1,68,627, which comprises 1.52 percent of the total infections, as per the data.

India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.
It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 21,68,58,774 samples have been tested for coronavirus till February 28, with 6,27,668 samples being tested on Sunday.

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Elon Musk forms several ‘X Holdings’ companies to fund potential Twitter buyout

3 Mins Read

Thursday’s filing dispelled some doubts, though Musk still has work to do. He and his advisers will spend the coming days vetting potential investors for the equity portion of his offer, according to people familiar with the matter

KV Prasad Journo follow politics, process in Parliament and US Congress. Former Congressional APSA-Fulbright Fellow

US still open to Iran nuclear talks after Iran”s rejection

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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The Biden administration said Sunday it remains open to talks with Iran over the 2015 nuclear deal despite Tehran’s rejection of an EU invitation to join a meeting with the US and the other original participants in the agreement.

A senior administration official said the US was “disappointed” in the rejection but was flexible as to the timing and format of the talks and saw Iran’s decision to snub the European invitation as part of the diplomatic process. The official said the US would be consulting with the other participants — Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the European Union — on the way forward.

The official was not authorized to discuss the matter by name and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Earlier Sunday, Iran turned down the offer for talks saying the “time isn’t ripe” for the meeting, at which the US would have participated as an observer. Iran had been insisting that the US lift or ease sanctions imposed on it by the Trump administration under its “maximum pressure campaign” before sitting down with the United States.

President Joe Biden has said repeatedly that the US would return to the deal that his predecessor, Donald Trump, withdrew from in 2018 only after Iran restores its full compliance with the accord.

“Considering US/E3 positions & actions, time isn’t ripe for the proposed informal meeting,” Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Twitter. He referred to the so-called E3, which comprises Britain, France and Germany.

“Remember: Trump failed to meet because of his ill-advised ‘Max Failure,'” he said. “With sanctions in place, same still applies. Censuring is NOT diplomacy. It doesn’t work with Iran.”

The Biden administration announced earlier this month that it would accept an EU invitation to participate in a meeting of deal participants and at the same time rescinded a Trump determination from the UN Security Council that Iran was insignificant breach of the agreement that all UN sanctions had been restored.

The UN move had little practical effect as nearly all members of the world body had rejected Trump’s determination because the US was no longer a participant in the nuclear deal. Biden administration officials said the withdrawal of the determination was intended to show goodwill toward its partners and at the same time had eased severe restrictions on the movement of Iranian diplomats posted to the UN

Separately on Sunday, the State Department condemned a weekend attack by Iran-backed Yemeni rebels on Saudi Arabia, saying it damaged prospects for peace. Along with the overtures to Iran on the nuclear front, the Biden administration also reversed several late Trump administration moves against Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken rescinded his predecessor’s designation that the Houthi rebels were a “foreign terrorist organization,” a move that the UN and relief groups had said would make the already disastrous humanitarian situation in Yemen even worse. In addition, the Biden administration decided to halt all offensive assistance to Saudi Arabia for its military campaign against the Houthis in Yemen.

The Houthis, however, have stepped up their operations in the country, pressing ahead with an offensive in Marib province and launching attacks on Saudi Arabia.

On Saturday, Saudi authorities said they had intercepted a missile attack over their capital and reported that bomb-laden drones had targeted a southern province, the latest in a series of airborne assaults they have blamed on the Houthis.

State Department spokesman Ned Price on Sunday said the US “strongly condemns the Houthis’ attacks on population centers in Saudi Arabia.” He said they “threaten not only innocent civilians but also prospects for peace and stability in Yemen” and called on the Houthis “to end these egregious attacks.”

“The United States remains committed to its longstanding partnership with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and to helping Saudi Arabia defend its territory as it faces attacks from Iranian-aligned groups,” Price said.

On Friday, the Biden administration further strained ties with the Saudis when it published a declassified intelligence report finding that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince had ordered an operation to capture or kill Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post journalist and US resident who was brutally slain at the Saudi consulate in Turkey. Saudi Arabia has forcefully rejected the report’s conclusions.

Elon Musk forms several ‘X Holdings’ companies to fund potential Twitter buyout

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Thursday’s filing dispelled some doubts, though Musk still has work to do. He and his advisers will spend the coming days vetting potential investors for the equity portion of his offer, according to people familiar with the matter

KV Prasad Journo follow politics, process in Parliament and US Congress. Former Congressional APSA-Fulbright Fellow