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Tata Group commits Rs 1500 crore for fight against Coronavirus

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As the number of Coronavirus positive cases in India continue to rise, Ratan Tata, Chairman of Tata Trusts, has announced that the company is committing Rs 500 crore to fight against the disease. Later Tata sons too committed Rs 1,000 crore against the cause bringing the total to Rs 1,500 by Tata Group.

Ratan Tata took to twitter to share the news as he wrote, The COVID 19 crisis is one of the toughest challenges we will face as a race. The Tata Trusts and the Tata Group companies have in the past risen to the needs of the nation. At this moment, the need of the hour is greater than any other time.

Also read: Sachin Tendulkar donates Rs 50 lakh to fight COVID-19

Ratan Tata also shared an official statement from Tata Trusts, which read:

The current situation is India and and across the world is of grave concern and needs immediate action. The Tata Trusts and the Tata Group companies have in the past risen to the needs of the nation. At this moment, the need of the hour is greater than any time.

In this exceptionally difficult period, I believe that urgent emergency resources need to be deployed to cope with the needs of fighting the COVID-19 crisis, which is one of the toughest challenges the human race will face.

Today the Tata Trusts continue their pledge to protect and empower all affected communities, and is committing 500 crore rupees for:

? Personal Protective Equipment for the medical personnel on the frontlines

? Respiratory systems for treating increasing cases

? Testing kits to increase per capita testing

? Setting up modular treatment facilities for infected patients

? Knowledge management and training of health workers and the general public

The Tata Trusts, Tata Sons and the Tata Group companies are joined by committed local and global partners as well as the government to fight this crisis on a united public health collaboration platform, which will survive to reach out to sections that are underprivileged and deprived.

We are deeply grateful and have immense respect for every person of member organizations who have risked their life and safety to fight this pandemic.

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Devendraji (Fadnavis) takes pride in me earning more than him: Amruta Fadnavis interview

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Radhika Dhawad | Mumbai


Banker, social activist and singer Amruta Fadnavis, in a freewheeling chat on Nation Next Adda, speaks about her latest song, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, her courtship and marriage with husband and former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis and much more.

 
Watch the complete interview here:

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Elderly couple mauled by tiger on their way from Narsinghpur to Nagpur

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Nation Next Newsroom | Nagpur

Representational image (Picture by Sarosh Lodhi)

Representational image (Picture by Sarosh Lodhi)

An elderly couple was mauled by a tiger in Chor Bawali on January 25 while on their way from Narsinghpur (Madhya Pradesh) to Nagpur on January 25. The couple was accompanied by their 25-year-old son in a car. Following the tiger attack, the couple was admitted to Kingsway Hospital in Nagpur.

While on their way to Nagpur, the family of three stopped near Chor Bawali for passing urine. When the 58-year-old woman got out of the car, the tiger, which was probably wounded by a previous vehicular assault, caught hold of the woman’s hand and bit her thumb. When the woman’s husband stepped out of the car to help his wife, the tiger attacked him as well and injured his right leg. A terrfied son started throwing stones at the tiger, who eventually ran away.

The couple was given first aid by the bystanders before being driven to Nagpur by the son to Kingsway hospital. Speaking to Nation Next, treating surgeon Dr Prakash Jain informed that the family was terrified when it arrived at the hospital. Dr Jain said: “The couple is now stable. Tiger mauling is always serious. The couple was lucky to have sustained minor injuries in the incident.”

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‘Dolo 650’ memes take social media by storm as 3rd COVID wave boosts paracetamol sales

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Nation Next Newsroom | Mumbai

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has made terms like ‘oximeter,’ ‘saturation level,’ ‘quarantine,’ and ‘N95’ a part of our daily vocabulary. Another thing, which has gained immense popularity over the last two years is the paracetamol tablet ‘Dolo 650,’ which has been prescribed by doctors during 1st, 2rd and now the 3rd wave of the pandemic in India.

The popularity of tablet, which is manufactured by Micro labs, has led several to several memes on the internet. Dilip Surana, Chairman and Managing Director of Micro Labs, expressed his surprise at the unexpected popularity of the drug in an interview with Money Control. He said: It has always been a popular brand among doctors across India. However, we did not expect the kind of popularity that Dolo-650 gained recently because we have never advertised the tablet directly to the public.

Here are some of the hilarious ‘Dolo 650’ memes doing rounds on the internet:

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