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Remembering “Iron Man of India” Sardar vallabh Bhai Patel on 70th death anniversary

By
Jyoti B
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December 15 marks the death anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a great freedom fighter. Also, known as Iron Man. Today marks his 70th death anniversary.

He was born to father Zaverbhai Patel and mother Ladbai Patel in Nadiad, Gujrat. He was married to Jhaverba and had two siblings –Maniben Patel and Dahyabhai Patel.

Sardar Patel was conferred with all the princely states during the period of independence and secured every state to be a part of independent India. Sardar Patel was a strong revolutionary, due to which, all the princes were drawn towards him for consolidation.

He not only played a crucial role in India’s freedom struggle but also a much more instrumental role after the Independence.

A lawyer by profession, Patel was an ardent supporter of Mahatma Gandhi. His relationship with Gandhi got deeper during the Kheda Satyagraha in 1918, which was started to seek exemption from payment of the land revenue assessment since the crops had failed.

Taking to Twitter, the Prime Minister said the path shown by Sardar Patel will always inspire people to protect the unity of the country. “The path he showed us will always inspire us to protect the unity, integrity and sovereignty of the country,” he stated in a tweet in Hindi.

Patel’s family home in Karamsad is preserved in his memory. The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial in Ahmedabad was established in 1980 at the Moti Shahi Mahal. It comprises a museum, a gallery of portraits and historical pictures, and a library containing important documents and books associated with Patel and his life. Amongst the exhibits are many of Patel’s personal effects and relics from various periods of his personal and political life.

Here’s list of book you can read to know more about Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s life and his vision:

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India’s iron man
Book by B. Krishna

Patel, a life
Book by Rajmohan Gandhi

India’s bismarck, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Book by B. Krishna

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: The Man Who Unified India
Book by B. Krishna

The Story of the Integration of the Indian States
Book by V. P. Menon

The Man Who Saved India
Book by Hindol Sengupta

Selected Speeches and Writings of Vallabhbhai Patel
Book by Vallabhbhai Patel

The Collected Works of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Book by Vallabhbhai Patel

Bharat Vibhajan
Book by Vallabhbhai Patel

The Sardar of India: Biography of Vallabhbhai Patel
Book by Chopra P. N.

The Life and Times of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Book by Sushil Kapoor
















Remembering “Iron Man of India” Sardar vallabh Bhai Patel on 70th death anniversary

By
Jyoti B
-

December 15 marks the death anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a great freedom fighter. Also, known as Iron Man. Today marks his 70th death anniversary.

He was born to father Zaverbhai Patel and mother Ladbai Patel in Nadiad, Gujrat. He was married to Jhaverba and had two siblings –Maniben Patel and Dahyabhai Patel.

Sardar Patel was conferred with all the princely states during the period of independence and secured every state to be a part of independent India. Sardar Patel was a strong revolutionary, due to which, all the princes were drawn towards him for consolidation.

He not only played a crucial role in India’s freedom struggle but also a much more instrumental role after the Independence.

A lawyer by profession, Patel was an ardent supporter of Mahatma Gandhi. His relationship with Gandhi got deeper during the Kheda Satyagraha in 1918, which was started to seek exemption from payment of the land revenue assessment since the crops had failed.

Taking to Twitter, the Prime Minister said the path shown by Sardar Patel will always inspire people to protect the unity of the country. “The path he showed us will always inspire us to protect the unity, integrity and sovereignty of the country,” he stated in a tweet in Hindi.

Patel’s family home in Karamsad is preserved in his memory. The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Memorial in Ahmedabad was established in 1980 at the Moti Shahi Mahal. It comprises a museum, a gallery of portraits and historical pictures, and a library containing important documents and books associated with Patel and his life. Amongst the exhibits are many of Patel’s personal effects and relics from various periods of his personal and political life.

Here’s list of book you can read to know more about Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s life and his vision:

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India’s iron man
Book by B. Krishna

Patel, a life
Book by Rajmohan Gandhi

India’s bismarck, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Book by B. Krishna

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: The Man Who Unified India
Book by B. Krishna

The Story of the Integration of the Indian States
Book by V. P. Menon

The Man Who Saved India
Book by Hindol Sengupta

Selected Speeches and Writings of Vallabhbhai Patel
Book by Vallabhbhai Patel

The Collected Works of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Book by Vallabhbhai Patel

Bharat Vibhajan
Book by Vallabhbhai Patel

The Sardar of India: Biography of Vallabhbhai Patel
Book by Chopra P. N.

The Life and Times of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Book by Sushil Kapoor
















US begins vaccination with Pfizer, Sandra Lindsay first person to get shot

By
Jyoti B
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The United States begins its vaccination program from Monday. U.S. government, FedEx and the United Parcel Service have begun the enormous logistical undertaking of delivering millions of vaccine doses across the country.

The United States, which tops the list of the worst-hit countries from the pandemic, has so far registered over 16.3 million cases and 300,00 deaths, according to worldometers.info figures.

Mr Trump said “senior citizens, healthcare workers and first responders” would be “first in line” to receive the first round of 2.9 million doses this month.

Mr Trump said state governors would decide where the vaccines will go in their state and who will get them first.

New York nurse Sandra Lindsay became the first person in America to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech shot, live on television, six days after Britain launched the West’s vaccine campaign against Covid-19.

In an interview with a US newspaper, Lindsay said, “That was a goal today…not to be the first one to take the vaccine but to inspire people who look like me, who are sceptical in general about taking vaccines”.

Lindsay, who works at Long Island Jewish Medical Centre, said she wanted to lead as an example, particularly as a Black woman who faced the legacy of unequal and racist medical treatment.

Lindsay added, “It didn’t feel any different from taking any other vaccine…I hope this marks the beginning of the end of the very painful time in our history.”

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Steven Hahn said it is possible that 20 million Americans will be able to get vaccinated with the first of two required doses by the end of December.

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said he would be among those getting a vaccine.

“People will believe much more in the vaccine if the CEO is getting vaccinated,” he said Monday on CNN.

Reliance Jio has accused Airtel and Vodafone-Idea (VI) of spreading false rumors

By
Neha Kumari
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Reliance Jio Infocom-RJio has accused Airtel and Vodafone-Idea (VI) of spreading false rumors. The company has demanded strict action from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Actually, Jio alleges that Airtel and VI unethically spread rumors that Jio is going to benefit from the new agricultural laws during the Kisan agitation. Significantly, protests are going on in many places in northern India regarding the new agricultural laws.

Jio has said – These companies have been consistently / indirectly supporting such lies and petty rumors that Reliance will be unfairly benefited by the new agricultural laws. Jio has also attributed these rumor campaigns to a large number of port requests.
Customers are referring
According to Jio, customers are referring to these campaigns to get their numbers ported. Customers are also saying that apart from this, they do not have any service related or other problems with Jio.

In a letter to TRAI, RJio said – Vi and Airtel are trying to get customers out of Reliance Jio by luring them. Many social platforms are being used for Mobile Number Portability (MNP) campaign. Jio customers are being asked to port on Airtel and V. RJio has also submitted photos and videos to TRAI as evidence.

Rajasthan- Congress wins 620 seats in Municipal Body polls

By
Neha Kumari
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Rajasthan Municipal election – In 1775 wards in 12 municipalities of 12 districts of Rajasthan, 620 of Congress, 548 of BJP, seven of BSP, two of CPI, two of CPI, one of RLP as well as 595 Independent candidates won. The State Election Commission on Sunday released the results of the general elections held for member posts in 50 municipalities (43 municipalities and 7 city councils) in 12 districts of the state. State Election Commission Commissioner PS Mehra said that out of 1775 wards of all bodies, 620 of Congress, 548 of BJP, seven of BSP, two of CPI, two of CPI, one of RLP and 595 Independent candidates won.

There are 43 municipalities in 50 bodies in 12 districts and 1,775 wards in seven municipal councils. There are a total of 14 lakh 32,233 voters at 2,622 polling stations.

A total of 7,249 candidates were in the fray for the post of councilor. Public information will be released on 14 December for the post of Chairman or Chairman in these bodies. Voting for the post of president will be held on December 20 and election to the post of vice-president will be held on December 21.

Ravi Shankar Prasad says India will overtake China in Mobile manufacturing

By
Neha Kumari
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Telecom and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Monday that India has set a target to overtake China in the field of mobile manufacturing while simultaneously attracting global companies through the Production Based Intensive (PLI) scheme. He said that the government wants to make India a manufacturing center for electronic products by expanding the PLI scheme in other areas.

‘Emphasis is on pushing India ahead of China’
Prasad said in an annual session of the industry association FICCI, “We wanted India to become the second largest mobile manufacturer in the world. Now I am insisting on pushing India beyond China. This is my goal and I can clearly I’m defining. “

India became the second largest mobile manufacturing country in the world in 2017. In the National Policy on Electronics (NPE) 2019, emphasis has been laid on increasing electronic manufacturing to more than Rs 26 lakh crore by 2025. Of this, Rs 13 lakh crore is expected to come from the mobile manufacturing segment. Prasad said that the PLI scheme has been brought under Prime Minister Narendra Modi to establish India as an alternative manufacturing hub. He said that the objective of PLI is to bring world class companies to India and make Indian companies world class. Under the government-launched PLI scheme, eligible companies can get incentives of up to Rs 48,000 crore.

The Ministry of Electronics and IT has set a target to achieve electronics manufacturing turnover in the country at Rs 26 lakh crore by the year 2025 under the National Policy on Electronics 2019. Of this, the share of mobile phone manufacturing will be Rs 13 lakh crore. At an event organized by industry body FICCI on Monday, Prasad said that his goal is to make India the world’s leading electronics manufacturing hub. The PLI scheme is primarily an export-linked scheme. Its purpose is that the companies of the world come to India, manufacture and export from here. India accounts for 11 percent of the world’s mobile phone manufacturing and about 25 percent of China.

Efficiency of Sputnik V Corona vaccine is 91.4%

By
Neha Kumari
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The efficacy of Russia’s corona virus vaccine Sputnik V has been reported to be 91.4 percent. The company gave this information in a statement released on Monday. The statement said that this data is based on the final control point analysis of the data 21 days after the first dose of the vaccine.

Singapore has approved the vaccine for Kovid-19 developed by American pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German company BioNotech. The Prime Minister of the country, Li Shen Long, announced this on Monday and said that the first batch of vaccines will be received by the end of this month.

Regarding the status of Kovid-19 in Singapore, Prime Minister Li Shen Long said in a televised message that the Health Department authority approved the Pfizer-BioNotech vaccine after studying scientific evidence and clinical trial data.

This news of Sputnik-V being effective has come at a time when there is talk of starting its production in India. India’s drug company Hetero has tied up with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) for Vaccine Sputnik-V. It is being told that 100 million doses of vaccine will be prepared in India every year.

In fact, Russia’s Savren Wealth Fund said that Sputnik-V is intended to start production in 2021. Currently, the third phase of this vaccine trial is going on in Belarus, UAE, Venezuela and other countries. At the same time, the second phase and third phase trials are going on in India. More than 50 countries have requested Russia for Sputnik-V. It is being told that the vaccine is to be produced in China, Brazil, South Korea and other countries besides India to supply in the global market.

Assam government approves proposal to shut down all govt-run madrassas and Sanskrit tols

By
Neha Kumari
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The Assam cabinet on Sunday approved the proposal to close all government-run madrasas and Sanskrit schools in Assam. A bill will be brought in this regard in the upcoming winter session of the state assembly. Assam Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandramohan Patwari said that the existing law relating to madrasas and Sanskrit schools would be repealed. For this, a bill will be introduced in the upcoming session of the Legislative Assembly. The winter session of the Assam Legislative Assembly begins on December 28.

Madrasas will either be converted into regular schools or closed.

According to Assam Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, there are 610 government-run madrasas in the state and Rs 260 crore is spent every year in their operation. Apart from this, there are about 1,000 recognized Sanskrit schools in Assam. Of these, about 100 are government aided and the state government spends about one crore rupees annually on these Sanskrit schools. According to Biswa Sarma, government madrasas will either be converted into regular schools or closed down.

Patwari, spokesperson of the Assam government, said, ‘The current laws related to madrasa and Sanskrit schools will be repealed. A bill will be introduced in the next session of the assembly. The winter session of the Assam Legislative Assembly will begin on December 28. He said that during the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, it was decided to close government madrasas and Sanskrit schools.

The winter session of the Assam Legislative Assembly is scheduled to begin on December 28. Chandra Mohan Patwari, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Spokesperson of the Government in Assam Government, said that the existing laws related to Madrasa and Sanskrit schools will be withdrawn. For this, a bill will be brought in the next session of the state assembly.

Hrithik Roshan vs Kangana Ranaut transferred to CIU; here’s what actress said

By
Shivani Negi
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Actors Kangana Ranaut and Hrithik Roshan have the war of words going on for quite some time now. In the recent, it has been reported that the FIR filed by Hrithik against Kangana has now been transferred to Crime Branch (Crime Intelligence Unit).

The development comes after Hrithik’s lawyer wrote a letter to Mumbai commissioner demanding the case to be transferred, while requesting a proper investigation into the matter.

 “His sob story starts again, so many years since our break up and his divorce but he refuses to move on, refuses to date any woman, just when I gather courage to find some hope in my personal life he starts the same drama again, @iHrithik kab tak royega ek chote se affair keliye?” he said.

Reacting to the reports, Kangana said that whenever she gathers courage to find hope in her life, Hrithik starts meddling.

“His sob story starts again, so many years since our break up and his divorce but he refuses to move on, refuses to date any woman, just when I gather courage to find some hope in my personal life he starts the same drama again, @Hrithik kab tak royega ek chote se affair keliye?” she wrote in a Twitter.

For the uninformed, Kangana and Hrithik co-starred each other in Kites and Krrish 3. While filming the Krrish 3, the couple reportedly fell in love and started dating. On a related note, it was also speculated that Kangana was also the reason behind Hrithik and Sussane’s divorce.

There will be no pressure on Rahane: Gavaskar

By
Harshit
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Former captain Sunil Gavaskar believes that in the absence of Virat Kohli, if Ajinkya Rahane is given the captaincy of India in the last three Tests against Australia, then there will be no pressure on him.

Kohli will return home on paternity leave after the first Test to be held in Adelaide. It is almost certain that Rahane will be seen captaining the three Tests of the series.

Gavaskar said in Star Sports’ Game Plan, “Ajinkya Rahane is under no pressure as he captained India twice and won both times. India won under Australia under Dharamshala under his captaincy and then also won against Afghanistan.

He said, “As far as his captaincy is concerned, there will be no pressure because he knows that he will be the acting captain for the next three Tests.”

Gavaskar said, “So I don’t think he would be thinking too much about captaincy.” Rahane captained India in both practice matches, which were a draw.

Pujara is the key for the Indian batting line-up says, Mathew Hayden

By
Harshit
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Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden feels that India’s Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara is one of those batsmen who can harm the opposition team even after a low strike rate.

Pujara scored 521 runs with three centuries on the last Australian tour in 2018-19. He was voted Man of the Series. This time too, he will remain the main axis of the team’s batting.

Hayden told Star Sports, ‘As you know that Australians like to drink coffee and when Pujara was batting, we made sure that we had enough caffeine, but he bothered badly. ‘

Hayden said, “We are in the generation that likes those with good strike rates, but Pujara is one of those batsmen in Test cricket who have a strike rate of less than 45 and they can bother you.”

Infant Mortality rate for under five-year-old increases, malnutrition drops in fifth NFHS data

By
Harshit
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According to a report by the National Family Health Survey, the rate among infants and those under five years of age has improved but malnutrition among children has worsened in 18 states across India.

“Substantial improvement in maternal and child health indicators over NFHS-4 was recorded in the present survey. The fertility rate has further declined, and contraceptive use has increased in most Phase I States. The survey found considerable improvement in vaccination coverage among children aged 12-23 months across all States/UTs. Women’s empowerment indicators (including women with bank accounts) also portray considerable progress,” a press statement from the Health Ministry noted.

India's Child Mortality Rate Improves But Malnutrition Worsens: Survey

The Health Minister Harsh Vardhan released the fifth National Family Health Survey which contains detailed information on population, health, and nutrition for India and its states.

Thirteen states and UTs out of the 22 surveyed recorded a rise in the percentage of children under five years who are underweight.

Meanwhile, according to the further report by NFHS the sex ratio of the total population rose in 17 states and Union Territory in comparison to 2015 numbers.

Wow Skin Science releases short film featuring Disha Patani and her beautiful hair

By
Shivani Negi
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Wow Skin Science, the natural skincare, haircare and wellness brand, has released a new short film starring Bollywood actor Disha Patani.

In the video, the actor can be seen sharing her never revealed before secret to #WOWHairDays.

The video shows a day in the busy life of the actress whose hair undergo several transformation as demanded by her profession. From blow-dry to curl and everything in between, her hair endure everything and still looks healthy, stylish and well-nourished. Patani, who is the brand ambassador of Wow Skin Science’s haircare line, credits brand’s products for her beautiful hair.

“I am happy to be associated with Wow Skin Science as their brand ambassador and this film is an honest account of what my tresses go through right from styling to straightening to facing harsh weather conditions during shoots. It is unimaginable how I still have a healthy mane. Thankfully, I have Wow in my life as it brings me closest to nature through its haircare products because I believe in nature as the best source of nutrition for the body and hair.”, said Patani.

Madhur Acharya, senior manager – business development, Wow Skin Science, said, “Through this film, we convey that WOW Skin Science is here to meet all your hair needs and help you maintain it. Just like Disha Patani, our brand ambassador, who is seen putting her trust in Wow for her hair care, we, as a care brand, want to say that we care for you and are here as a companion to help you look and feel your best.”

Nathan Lyon: Current Australian is the best I’m part off

By
Harshit
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Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon has said that he has drawn some strategy against the visiting team for the four-match Test series versus India, which he cannot disclose to the media.

“We will not tell the bowling strategy that we have against India. We are in a better position than what we were in two years ago.”

“I always enjoy playing against India. They’re some of the best players in the world, especially playing spin,” Lyon said.

“It’s always a big challenge and I’ve always said I want to challenge myself against the best players, especially of spin bowling. 

Lyon said, ‘When you lose the series, you are motivated to win again, but when you are playing well, you are already motivated, especially when you are playing in your country. We are in a great situation right now.

Google services resume, outage hits Gmail, YouTube in many countries

By
Jyoti B
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New Delhi: Services from Alphabet INC got widespread outages round the world today, preventing individuals from using product like a Gmail, YouTube and Google Docs.

Errors like “something went wrong” showed up for individuals attempting to use the product. The rare outage saw individuals flood social media with messages.

After an almost AN hour, services resumed. Google confirmed there’s a service outage for a majority of its services, consistent with a Workspace standing Dashboard, that monitors the health of its merchandise.

Products like Google Drive, Maps, Google Pay, Calendar, Adwords, Google Sheets, Hangouts, and Google Meet also didn’t work throughout the outage. However, the computer program and therefore the space dashboard remained practical.

The official Twitter account for YouTube, Alphabet Inc’s video streaming platform, announce to the micro blogging web site, oral communication it absolutely was attentive to the problems and therefore the team was trying into it.

We ar aware that several of you’re having problems accessing YouTube immediately – our team is aware and looking out into it. We’ll update you here as presently as we’ve got additional news, tweeted team youtube.

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