Karnataka Rakshana Vedike president T.A. Narayana Gowda, in a post on social media, said it was common sense to use Kannada prominently in any government programme held in Karnataka. “Kannadigas need not tolerate the deliberate imposition of Hindi,” he said. His organisation gave a call for a Twitter campaign on Sunday evening opposing imposition of Hindi. Hundreds of people responded to the campaign by posting their tweets. … [Read more...] about Absence of Kannada plaque at Amit Shah’s event sparks off row
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Day 1: Wastage of precious vax below permissible 10%
NEW DELHI: The euphoric success of the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive has been somewhat blemished with disappointing reports of dosage waste, though not above the permissible limit of 10%, which is always a general possibility.As per Chennai’s Saturday numbers, at least 192 vaccine doses out of 3,400 have been be wasted, health department officials said, adding the number “may be even higher”. A senior doctor said, “On Saturday, in Perambulur, only two vaccine doses were administered, which means that absenteeism led to wastage of the other eight doses in a vial, as each vial contains 10 doses. In Kallakurichi district, 21 doses were administered, which implies that nine doses are wasted.” Vaccine wastage on Sunday, too, will be well over 100 as per 6pm figures.“The vaccine can be stored for a limited period of time. We expect up to 10% wastage. So, we have allotted 10% extra at each centre. We are trying to decrease wastage as we know this … [Read more...] about Day 1: Wastage of precious vax below permissible 10%
China Focus: Peering into China’s inactivated COVID-19 vaccine workshop
The Sinovac Life Sciences company uses cold-chain vehicles to transport the vaccines to far-flung centers for disease control and prevention in China. The vaccines are transported by air to parts of the globe in temperature control boxes. Thermometric indicators monitor and record the dynamics during the entire process to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the vaccines. … [Read more...] about China Focus: Peering into China’s inactivated COVID-19 vaccine workshop
‘WandaVision’: Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany and Kevin Feige on Marvel’s new series
This was Marvel Studios’ first foray with cast and amazing characters that we’d seen in movies, coming onto television. The idea was always to do something that could not be done as a feature, which plays with the format and the medium. There were a lot of meetings before people actually sort of understood what we were trying to go, and we’re only sitting here because Jac (head writer) and Matt (director) did. We were able to turn a wacky idea into a spectacular show! … [Read more...] about ‘WandaVision’: Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany and Kevin Feige on Marvel’s new series
‘For me, there’s no hero or villain’
"There are a lot of themes in the show like democracy, politics that are universal. This story could have been told 10-15 years ago or in the future. We have created fiction in the present. Why people need so much power, what lengths they can go to amass power, what is idealism, how is youth part of it, types of disillusionment, and so on," he says. … [Read more...] about ‘For me, there’s no hero or villain’
