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I got a whatsapp forward of some english news channel where they were claiming around 60 killed in Russian attack, and standing in front of bodies covered by blankets/wraps . Even as the reporter was speaking, one of the "bodies" was trying to adjust the blanket over him/her :D . This has ...

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Taiwan is the one that should be shivering right now! The West led Ukraine up the garden path, and when push came to shove, hightailed out of there. Forget the puny sactions. Now think of Taiwan. Will US come to its aid? Will US even impose sanctions on China given its huge dependency on China? The...

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Taiwan is the one that should be shivering right now! The West led Ukraine up the garden path, and when push came to shove, hightailed out of there. Forget the puny sactions. Now think of Taiwan. Will US come to its aid? Will US even impose sanctions on China given its huge dependency on China? The ...

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Initially, wasn't it proposed that the hulls will be towed to India, and Ukraine will supply the engines to India and it will be installed in an Indian shipyard? I recall reading something along these line long time back

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I believe the indigenous gearbox is already being used in most of the LCAs. It is some of the bearings that are now being indigenized. Wonder who was the earlier supplier of these bearing?

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Covid-19: Third shots may not be given to all as experts sceptical

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I think we are at a stage where we need to welcome any additions to Artillery. Their 20-30 year plan went for a toss.

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3 naval personnel dead, 11 injured in explosion onboard INS Ranvir In a shocking and unfortunate incident, three Indian Navy personnel were killed and 11 others were injured following an explosion on board guided-missile destroyer ship INS Ranvir in the Mumbai harbour on Tuesday. The explosion took...

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What is the estimated PLA casualties from the blizzard? Didn't read that report anywhere.

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Mumbai: 96% of patients on oxygen beds haven’t taken even 1 jab, says BMC commissioner BMC commissioner Iqbal Chahal on Friday said that vaccination works and civic data shows that 96% of the1,900-odd patients currently on oxygen beds in Mumbai have not taken even a single dose of the vaccine. ... ...

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In Karnataka, the vaccines are being given in schools to the kids. It ensures good coverage as one doesn't need to depend on the kids signing up and showing up at vaccination centers. I don't see the same in Telangana, and the numbers are small compared to Karnataka.

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Wasn't it planned to rearrange the LRUs for Mk1A itself to reduce the ballast to 75kg or similar?

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COVAXIN® for Children: Study demonstrates robust safety and immunogenicity in 2-18 Volunteers. • COVAXIN is the one of the first COVID-19 vaccines in the world to generate data in 2-18 year age group. • Phase II/III, Open-Label, Multi-centre Study was conducted to evaluate the Safety, Reactogenici...

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Slightly OT. I had read somewhere that when General Sundarji took action against Chinese, Rajiv Gandhi summoned him to a cabinet briefing as south block had panicked. The good general explained why such action was required. But Rajiv Gandhi was still uncertain. So he looked around and asked what wa...

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The researchers are predicting 2.4 days doubling for Omicron in England based on their studies. They expect it to be the dominant strain in matter of weeks. and also mention that booster shot for Pfizer has shown 75% effectiveness in reducing symptomatic disease. Dr Rosanna C Barnard - Research Fell...

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However, may I suggest we focus on the relevant points: Thanks for the lucid explanation, Hari-sir. Had a question for you. Civilian aircraft have terrain avoidance system . Do helicopters have something like that ? Would they detect things like trees/boulders in the path? Would it be possible to u...

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The rating agencies are all silent on Evergrande's default. These companies which lower India's ratings on whims and fancies are looking the other way when one of the biggest companies in China defaults on its debt! Evergrande slides into default while some ratings agencies keep quiet BEIJING — Inde...

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From twitter....

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US consulates don't even allow phones into the building. They mention it in appointment letter and also do security check before letting you inside, and if you have a phone, ask you to keep it out. And everyone knows the condescending way that most of US visa officers deals with Indians, not a new t...

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^^^^ Use this: https://archive.ph/JtW46 Thank you! The racists who wrote that article say that whole inactivated virus based vaccine might fare better against omicron variant and mention a still under-development France vaccine, but doesn't mention Covaxin which has been approved by WHO! :roll:

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Given that covaxin is whole virus vaccine, will there be better response for covaxin? Also, I remember reading that Flu vaccines have 2-3 types of inactivated virus in them (they sort of predict which variants are most probable that year and include them). How long does it take for say Covaxin to i...

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Given that covaxin is whole virus vaccine, will there be better response for covaxin? Also, I remember reading that Flu vaccines have 2-3 types of inactivated virus in them (they sort of predict which variants are most probable that year and include them). How long does it take for say Covaxin to in...

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Booster dose after 6 months of 2nd Covaxin shot ideal: Bharat Biotech CMD Krishna Ella NEW DELHI: A booster dose would be ideal at six months after receiving the second dose of the anti-Covid vaccine, Bharat Biotech CMD Krishna Ella said, adding a final decision was up to the government. Ella’s rem...

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Looks like Romania is reeling under covid Morgues, hospitals struggle with COVID-19 deaths in Romania Hundreds of people have been dying each day for the past two months in Romania which has been among the hardest-hit in the current virus onslaught raging through Central and Eastern European nations...

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From Twitter account of NorthernComd.IA @NorthernComd_IA Lt Gen AK Suri, DG & Colonel Commandant Army Avation, visited Avation Squadrons in Leh & forward areas. He flew a test sortie in the Light Utility Helicopter & trials for the same have been successfully completed. https://pbs.twimg...

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Finally, the OFBs are converted to PSUs! Revolutionary reform by Indian standards. Govt dissolves OFB, transfers employees and assets to 7 PSUs The defence ministry has dissolved the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) with effect from October 1 and transferred its assets, employees and management to seven...

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IAF chief RKS Bhadauria flies Tejas MK 1 FOC fighter in Bengaluru Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria flew a Tejas single-seater light combat aircraft MK1 FOC fighter during his visit to IAF and flight test establishments and facilities of Defence Research and Development Organis...

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Can the refuelling probes be fitted into NLCA? If so, they can be refueled midair by IAF tankers, or IN could also purchase some refuelers which might not be a bad decision. USN also has refueling aircraft. Plus if IAF mk-Is can be brought up to Mk-1A over time, even NLCA Mk-I can be upgraded slowl...

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Can the refuelling probes be fitted into NLCA? If so, they can be refueled midair by IAF tankers, or IN could also purchase some refuelers which might not be a bad decision. USN also has refueling aircraft. Plus if IAF mk-Is can be brought up to Mk-1A over time, even NLCA Mk-I can be upgraded slowly...

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Kakkaji wrote:Is Bommai a Lingayat or Vokkaliga?

He is a lingayat.

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The rupee exchange rate is dropping. Is it due to RBI purchasing more dollars to keep the rupee rate low? Earlier that was also one of the reasons for our foreign reserves to go up. Now that oil prices are raising and inflation is also going up, does it make sense to let rupee strengthen to around 7...

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No one in hyderabad is giving 2nd dose less than 84 days. I am in 80th day today, and might not be able to go for vaccination for couple of weeks from friday onwards. So wanted to check if any hospital will oblige, but looks like private hospitals are not allowing anyone before 84 days when I called...

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They better release the third phase results. A lot of folks (Indians) who diss on India on every thing are using FDA rejection saying it is all fraud. I think someone needs to point out to those people that even Astra Zenica's vaccine (covishield) hasn't gotten FDA's approval yet for emergency auth...

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Why are people so very pessimistic?? Hasnt Modi shown opposition the mirror and expose their double standard and incompetence? It depends on how people view it. Its good the govt did course correction. The only question is, was all this hoopla required? This was easily an avoidable controversy. Thi...

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The policy was flawed. Plus the fact that the price for state govt supplies was double the central govt one was even bigger blunder and made horrible optics. The govt had already announced Rs 35k reserved for vaccines. That was a masterstroke, which was rendered impotent when they announced dual-pri...

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PM Modi's speech on 07/06/2021 1700Hrs IST. Free Covid-19 vaccine for all above 18 years from June 21: Modi PM Modi's address to naation: Here are the key takeaways If the govt had announced this much earlier , the 75/25 split, it would have prevented unnecessary debates . Now it makes it look like...

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There are telegram apps alerting users whenever slots open up. So its now wonder slots are booked within few seconds of opening up

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Black fungus: Experts to study possible causes including industrial oxygen use Experts in Karnataka will study whether the rise in the Mucormycosis cases is linked to use of industrial oxygen and its possible contamination. Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan, who is also the head of the stat...

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Black fungus menace: 250 people in Karnataka admitted In a shocking revelation, according to Health Minister Dr Sudhakar, a few hospitals are at fault as they were using tap water instead of distilled water in humidifiers, which has led to the spurt in black fungus cases. ... According to the repor...

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Also, 90% of the vaccination has been done with covishield, so probability of knowing a covishield vaccinated person getting covid is higher than probability of knowing someone vaccinated with covaxin contracting covid.

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