Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with Chief Ministers of 15 States and Union Territories through video conferencing on the second day today. The Prime Minister will discuss with them the situation emerging following the first phase of nationwide Unlock and plan ahead for tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.

The States and Union Territories include Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Telangana and Odisha. On the first day yesterday, the Prime Minister interacted with 21 States and Union Territories through video conferencing.

During his interaction, the Prime Minister observed that timely decisions taken to combat the pandemic have been effective in containing its spread in the country. He said, its early preparedness approach helped the country to chalk out measures to save many lives. Mr Modi said, when India’s fight against COVID-19 will be analysed in the future, the time will be remembered for how the Centre and States worked together to fight the pandemic. The Prime Minister said, they have presented an example for cooperative federalism to the world.

Mr Modi said that even a single loss of life due to coronavirus is saddening and the nation should not lower it’s guard even during the unlock. He urged every citizen to strictly follow all necessary precautions including wearing mask, maintaining Do Gaj ki Doori and washing hands regularly with soap. Mr Modi said, they have tried to save each and every life. He emphasized that with all modes of transport now open, in last few weeks, thousands of Indians returned from abroad and hundreds of migrant workers reached their home towns. The Prime Minister said, even though India has a huge population, coronavirus has not assumed as life threatening a form as in the rest of the world. He said that health experts worldover are praising the discipline shown by Indians, adding that the recovery rate in the country is now over 50 percent. He also noted that India is amongst the nations with the least deaths due to coronavirus.

Prime Minister noted that due to the efforts of the past few week, several green shoots in the economy are visible which are encouraging the country to forge ahead. Mr Modi highlighted the increased sale of fertilizers, larger year on year sowing of Kharif Crops and digital payments in retail sector as few benchmarks. He also mentioned the historic reforms introduced by the Central government, including provisions to provide automatic collateral free loans to MSMEs and boosting the agrarian economy as measures which will ensure creation of strong and sustained demand in the country.

Mr Modi emphasized the need to focus on both life and livelihood. He said, on the one hand, there is a need to boost health infrastructure with emphasis on testing and tracing, economic activity will also need to be increased. The Prime Minister said, the decisions need to be taken keeping in view both current needs and future requirements. He appealed to the Chief Ministers to turn crisis into opportunity.Mr Modi said, the views and the experiences of all states and Union Territories will be discussed to strategize future roadmap of nation’s fight against the global pandemic.

First part of the two day interaction yesterday witnessed participation of States and Union Territories including Punjab, Assam, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Goa, Manipur, Nagaland, Ladakh, Puducherry, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu, Sikkim and Lakshadweep. The Chief Ministers thanked the Prime Minister for his leadership during such a challenging time and uniting the country to fight for the collective fight against the virus. They provided feedback about existing health infrastructure in their states and efforts for augmentation to tackle the impact of the virus. They mentioned about the awareness campaigns being run by them, help being provided to workers who have returned home, usage of Aarogya Setu app, and kickstarting of economic activities in the states.

Speaking on the occasion, Home Minister Amit Shah said that while the country has so far fought a successful battle against the pandemic, the road ahead is long and suggestions given by the Prime Minister regarding use of mask and face cover, maintaining do gaz doori should be followed by all. The meeting assumed significance in the wake of the rising number of novel coronavirus cases in the country. This was the sixth meeting of the Prime Minister with the Chief Ministers since the announcement of nationwide lockdown in March.

Currently, the country is under the fifth phase of the lockdown which entails much more relaxations than the previous ones. Under the first phase of nationwide Unlock, the Centre and state governments have eased several restrictions for the convenience of public and businesses to ensure that economic activities gather momentum. AIR correspondent reports that earlier, the Prime Minister had held a detailed meeting with senior ministers and officials on 13th of this month to review India’s response to Covid-19 pandemic. The meeting had reviewed the national level status and preparation in the context of the pandemic.

A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus.

The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say.

The drug is part of the world’s biggest trial testing existing treatments to see if they also work for coronavirus.

It cut the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators. For those on oxygen, it cut deaths by a fifth.

Had the drug had been used to treat patients in the UK from the start of the pandemic, up to 5,000 lives could have been saved, researchers say.

And it could be of huge benefit in poorer countries with high numbers of Covid-19 patients.

The UK government has 200,000 courses of the drug in its stockpile and says the NHS will make dexamethasone available to patients.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there was a genuine case to celebrate “a remarkable British scientific achievement”, adding: “We have taken steps to ensure we have enough supplies, even in the event of a second peak.”

Chief Medical Officer for England Prof Chris Whitty said it would save lives around the world.

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About 19 out of 20 patients with coronavirus recover without being admitted to hospital.

Of those who are admitted, most also recover but some may need oxygen or mechanical ventilation.

And these are the high-risk patients dexamethasone appears to help.

The drug is already used to reduce inflammation in a range of other conditions, including arthritis, asthma and skin some conditions.

And it appears to help stop some of the damage that can happen when the body’s immune system goes into overdrive as it tries to fight off coronavirus.

This over-reaction, a cytokine storm , can be deadly

In the trial, led by a team from Oxford University, about 2,000 hospital patients were given dexamethasone and compared with more than 4,000 who were not.

For patients on ventilators, it cut the risk of death from 40% to 28%.

For patients needing oxygen, it cut the risk of death from 25% to 20%.

Chief investigator Prof Peter Horby said: “This is the only drug so far that has been shown to reduce mortality – and it reduces it significantly. It’s a major breakthrough.”

Lead researcher Prof Martin Landray said the findings suggested one life could be saved for:

every eight patients on a ventilator
every 20-25 treated with oxygen
“There is a clear, clear benefit,” he said.

“The treatment is up to 10 days of dexamethasone and it costs about £5 per patient.

“So essentially it costs £35 to save a life.

“This is a drug that is globally available.”

When appropriate, hospital patients should now be given it without delay, Prof Landray said.

But people should not go out and buy it to take at home.

Dexamethasone does not appear to help people with milder symptoms of coronavirus who do not need help with their breathing.

The Recovery Trial, running since March, also looked at the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which has subsequently been ditched amid concerns it increases fatalities and heart problems.

The antiviral drug remdesivir, meanwhile, which appears to shorten recovery time for people with coronavirus, is already being made available on the NHS .

The first drug proven to cut deaths from Covid-19 is not some new, expensive medicine but an old, cheap-as-chips steroid.

That is something to celebrate because it means patients across the world could benefit immediately.

And that is why the top-line results of this trial have been rushed out – because the implications are so huge globally.

Dexamethasone has been used since the early 1960s to treat a wide range of conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis and asthma.

Half of all Covid patients who require a ventilator do not survive, so cutting that risk by a third would have a huge impact.

The drug is given intravenously in intensive care and in tablet form for less seriously ill patients.

So far, the only other drug proven to benefit Covid patients is remdesivir, which has been used for Ebola.

That has been shown to reduce the duration of coronavirus symptoms from 15 days to 11.

But the evidence was not strong enough to show whether it reduced mortality.

Unlike dexamethasone, remdesivir is a new drug with limited supplies and a price has yet to be announced

Seven steps to freeing yourself from being lonely:

Have you had the experience of feeling lonely, like there is no one around and no one to talk to, as you sink into a state of sadness or anxiety that you fear you will never get over? Does such a feeling overwhelm you at times? If you’ve had such feelings of loneliness, you are far from alone. Loneliness is one of the most common, if unpleasant emotions that millions of people experience. For some, it may be a passing emotion. For others, it’s a recurring sense of desperation and sadness. But for all of us, it is part of being human.

Loneliness can lead to excessive drinking or binge eating, to suppress those unpleasant feelings. It can lead to depression and rumination, as you dwell on the question, “Why am I alone?” It can also lead to hopelessness. But having a strategy to deal with loneliness can be an important safeguard against depression, substance abuse, or even making bad choices for partners.

Let’s take a look at seven ways you can cope with feelings of loneliness:

1. Normalize Loneliness

As John Cacioppo, a researcher in the field of loneliness, points out, loneliness is on the rise — from 11 percent to 20 percent in the 1970s and 1980s to 40 percent to 45 percent in 2010. So you are not alone in feeling lonely. Perhaps the recent breakdown of connectedness can be related to the decline of family connections, higher divorce rates, people moving more frequently, the decline of church attendance, or declining participation in organizations like the PTA and labor unions. As Harvard social historian Robert Putnam illustrated in his book, Bowling Alone, people in the 1950s would participate in things like bowling leagues, but now they bowl alone. As widespread and increasingly frequent loneliness is, we must recognize that we need to have strategies for coping with it.

2. Relate loneliness to your values of connection.

It may sound invalidating, but we can also ask, “What is loneliness good for?” I would suggest that loneliness reminds us of the value of connection, intimacy, or simply sharing experiences with others. We evolved to live in smaller communities with daily face-to-face contact — and shared child-rearing. That has changed for most people, but loneliness may remind you of the fact that you value connecting with other people, and that this value is an important part of being human. Don’t give up on connection when you are feeling lonely.

3. Have a plan.

The first part of developing a plan is to identify your “trouble times” for loneliness. It might be evenings, weekends, or holidays. Have a plan in advance for these times. On weekends you might make plans with friends or family; you might go to museums, concerts, bike rides, guided walks, church or synagogue events, or connect with people on Meetup.com or other sites. I like thinking of turning yourself into a tourist for a day or a night. Or if your worrisome time is at night, have a plan for a couple of nights each week when you might connect with someone; it could simply be on Skype. Plan some videos to watch, music to listen to, attend a yoga class, join a health club, take up a hobby. A friend of mine, who is incredibly resilient, took up the guitar and swimming — separately — at the age of 68. He experiences great enthusiasm with these activities. What’s your plan?

4. You don’t need someone else to do something rewarding.

So often people will say, “I have no one to do things with.” You don’t need someone else to go to the movies, go for a walk, work out, go to a concert, or take up a new hobby. Some people say, “I feel self-conscious doing these things by myself.” Try to identify what those self-conscious thoughts are — they may be things like, “People will see me alone and think that I am pathetic.” But how do you know what others think? And even if they did think that, why should you care? Maybe doing things alone means you are independent, empowered, and free.

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In fact, doing something by yourself might actually be a good way to meet new people. Imagine that you are at a museum or bookstore, and you start talking to someone next to you about a painting or a book. Or imagine that you are taking a cooking or yoga class and start talking to people. Empower yourself by getting out and realizing that you don’t need someone else to do things with. You have yourself.

5. Identify your loneliness thoughts.

Write down some of the thoughts that you have when you are lonely. These might include thoughts like those above, or the following:

I will always be alone.
If I am alone, I have to feel lonely and unhappy.
I must be a loser, because I am alone.
I can’t stand feeling lonely.
If you have these or other negative thoughts, then you are like millions of other people who feel stopped in their tracks by loneliness. But you can try some of these rational and helpful responses:

You are only alone for these moments (minutes, hours), and you will be interacting with other people soon — at work, waiting in line, talking to a friend, or participating in an activity. You are not on a deserted island.
Just because you are alone doesn’t mean that you have to feel sad and lonely. You can look at it as an opportunity to do some things that you like. You might enjoy having the peace to read something you like, listen to your own music, cook your favorite food, watch your favorite movie, or visit a museum at your own pace.
The idea that you are a “loser” because you are alone makes no sense: Everyone is alone at some time. And as recent research shows, about 45 percent of people experience loneliness. Being alone is a situation — and situations change.
The idea that you cannot stand being alone also doesn’t make sense. It may be true that you don’t like being alone, but it’s the way you relate to it that matters. If you relate to loneliness with protest, anger, desperation, or defeat, then it will be unpleasant. It might be more helpful to relate to it with the idea that feeling lonely or being alone comes and goes and that it is something we all cope with. Accepting what is might be better than catastrophizing something we all experience.

6. Direct compassion and tenderness toward yourself.

Rather than thinking that you need to rely on others for love, acceptance, and compassion, you might direct these thoughts and feelings toward yourself. This can include acts of lovingkindness toward yourself such as making yourself a healthful treat or buying yourself a simple gift; directing loving thoughts toward yourself by giving yourself support for being who you are and by being your own best friend; and by recalling a loving person from your childhood (your mother, grandmother, father, aunt) whom you recall showing tenderness toward you. Taking care of yourself and soothing yourself is a wonderful antidote for loneliness.

7. Build a community of connectedness.

We all need some connection with other people — or even animals. So many people — friends, family, patients — have told me how much love and connection they experience with their pets. So consider getting a cat or a dog. Or go to your local animal shelter and offer to volunteer. One woman I know volunteered for several months at a shelter, “socializing the kittens.” Talk about great work to have.

Another way of connecting is to do volunteer work, because we all need to be needed. You can search online in your community for volunteer organizations that correspond to your interests. Perhaps it’s working with kids, older people, cancer patients, or the poor. I doubt that you will feel lonely when you are showing kindness toward someone.

And make plans to see people. (This includes using social media.) Just because you haven’t been in contact much lately doesn’t mean you can’t take the initiative. Or join organizations where people share your interests — political, cultural, religious, or social.

Being alone doesn’t mean you have to feel lonely. And feeling lonely doesn’t mean that you have to feel that way indefinitely. All emotions pass, depending on what you’re thinking and what you’re doing.

It’s up to you.

Hello everyone so today we are going to talk about myths and their facts, So what do you what is myth! Myth is a combination of stories or narratives which is told by our ancestor. At night time, our ancestors will speak about the stories of god and devils. They are so many myths that people usually believe in them. We should stop believing in myths and think about the facts.

Now I am going to tell you some myths and also their facts.

1.MYTH:- People say that when we sneeze our hearts skip a beat for a second.

FACT:- Sometimes our heart changes its rhythm but our heart never stops for a second, while sneezing.

2. MYTH:-Since from our childhood, it has been told that we should or we get blind.

FACT:-Carrot help us to prevent us from muscle degeneration but carrot don’t improve your sight.

3.MYTH:-We should not use the phone during the light storm.

FACT:-Smart phone has the radio waves which doesn’t conduct electricity.

4.MYTH:-In science we had studied that our body have 5 sense.

FACT:- It’s not true we have at least 21 senses in our body like the sense of balance and temperature.

So these are some myths and facts.

There is a myth or a story about Tiyanak. There is a story that while we walk alone in woods and we hear about the baby crying that is called Tiyanak. When people start to follow the sound of a baby crying and found out a baby and when they hold the baby it suddenly will change into a monster and swallow you.

There are also other stories like Kapre, Orpheus and Eurydice.

So this is a famous story which must have heard from our ancestors. Some common myths seem to be true that we must learn from our parents or school.

When we hear something like this type of thing which seems to be impossible then we should start searching for the fact.

I hope you all enjoyed reading the article. Let me know in the comment box which you have heard.

Thank you for reading the article and have a delightful day.

Rowan Atkinson or as we know him better by the name Mr. Bean, is an important memory of everyone’s childhood. He is an outstanding comedian and an incredibly talented actor, who made us life without uttering a word.

But there is a lot more about this multi-talented personality than we know.

• Degree in Electrical engineering

He pursued his degree in electrical engineering from Newcastle University in 1974 and earned his masters from Queen’s College, Oxford in the same subject.
He also began his doctoral work but then he decided to step into comedy.

It was an unexpected change of the field in which he pursued his career.

• Love for cars

We have seen him driving a mini in the Mr. Bean series but in real life he loves cars and has a great collection of them. He also writes for some Car magazines.

His car collection include some cars as follows:

• Classic 1939 BMW 328

• Rolls Royce

• McLaren F1

• Jaguar MK7

• Lancia Thema 8.32 series 1

• Land Rover Defender 90 heritage

• BMW 328

• Aston Martin Vantage

• Mercedes Benz SLS AMG

• Skoda superb

• Mercedes Benz 500E

• Aston Martin V8 Zagato

• Ford Falcon

• BMW 13

• Audi A8

This list goes on so long that Rowan Atkinson was working on building a mansion to store his cars as they were all very expensive and needed a comfortable parking space to be maintained.

He also went into some accidents but came out with no injuries. He says that he is a thrill seeker.

Hence, he’s not only just a funny guy, but also a car guy.

• Saved his family from a plane crash

Rowan Atkinson was flying in a private plane over Kenya along with his family. The pilot passed out and Rowan Atkinson took control of the plane even though he never piloted a plane before. He controlled the plane till the pilot gained back his consciousness and landed the plane at the Wilson Airport, Nairobi.

• The name “Mr. Bean”

We often wondered what is Mr. Bean’s first name as we only knew his surname. This question was answered in the Mr. Bean movie where in one scene we get to see his passport.

Mr. Bean’s first name is “Mr”. Which means that his full name is Mr. Mr. Bean. Sounds strange yet funny.

Instead of the name Bean, Mr. White was finalized but Rowan Atkinson wanted to name his character after a vegetable. So the name Mr. Cauliflower was decided at first and then he came to his final choice, Mr.Bean .

• Difficulty with the letter ‘B’

Rowan Atkinson has difficulty while pronouncing the letter ‘B’ when it is followed by a vowel. For example the name ‘Bob’. He has to take a pause before pronouncing such words.

• Had a stammer problem for years

Rowan Atkinson had the stammer problem for many years which made him perfect for the role of Mr. Bean. It was also a reason behind him giving very few interviews.

• Fan of James Bond

He has always been a fan of James Bond. You can imagine how great it must have been for him to play a supporting character in a James Bond movie ‘Never say Never’.

• Private person

Rowan Atkinson likes to keep is life private to an extent that not even his close friends knew that his wife was pregnant until the child was born. Privacy is very important to him, especially when it comes to his family.

• BCC comedy sketch show

‘Not the Nine O’clock News ‘ gave a boost to his career and his name was known in the industry since then.

• Known by the Royalties

He is one of the few celebrities who were invited to attend Prince Charles and Camilla Parker- Knowles wedding ceremony. It might be because of his charitable work for The Prince’s trust.

• Famous shows and movies

Other than Mr. Bean, Rowan Atkinson has entertained the audience since ages by his various performances in some of the following movies and series:

• Johnny English
• The Tall Guy
• Love actually
• Never say never
• Keeping Mum
• Blackadder
• The Thin Blue Line
• Maigret
• Not the Nine O’clock News
• Dead On Time

His show Mr. Bean is evergreen and is watched since generations and is still a mood booster for people.

Usually dream is our imagination that we see while sleeping . Dream is both positive and negative, Negative one is called nightmare. Dream is not to fulfill something, dream is to imagine something and through that imagination make It true.Dreams are just like flowers,we can’t imagine our life without and as such we have to take care of just as we do with flowers to grow up as we want. Every one in this life has his own dreams and lam that one who has alot of dreams and l would like all my dreams to come true one day. One of my dreams is to take a trip around the world, so that l would be able to get knowledge and insight about that an unknown world for me. I know that is impossible to happen but l belive in God’s power that can be able to turn the impossible to possible. For that l keep on praying him to make it true. And doing hardwork for my dreams to make it true. Dreams are not just dreams for me , it is very important in my life and I want to fullfil my all dreams. I don’t have a single dreams , I have a lot of dreams like learning guitar, trained in Kathak, learning swimming, horse riding, write a book on my dad, buy a penthouse, live in high hills for few months, punchy jumping, want to go Paris and a lot.

Every human being has a dream which he/she believes to make that actually happen in the near future.

I dream of a world made up of good people which includes their choices, their passions, their likes & all the good things that they desire. In fact we cannot live in such a world which exists in my dream but I think in dreams we can make anything happen.

My dream is big, wide and far away from this real world. My dream world has no place for violence and hatred. We all are seeing a lot of bad things in the televisions and newspapers that is happening in various parts of this world today. I want to see those world which their is no place for violence. I want to see a peace world with happy and helpful people. And all support each other and understand each others feelings and give respect to their feelings.

I dream of a world where everybody helps each other and there is no place for jealousy among people. It is a place where people are not segregated in terms of caste and creed. There is no difference between the poor and rich, but all are considered as equals.

My dream world is full of goodness & fun which we hardly see in this real world. Today we are not safe to live in this world no matter where we are but in my dream world everybody is safe. Though I dream of an imaginary world still deep down in my heart I sincerely wish that someday this world become a better place to live by replacing hatred with love & harmony. It’s high time for all of us to realize our responsibilities and guide our new generation towards the right path. Teach our new generation how they make our world more beautiful and free from all disturbing particles ( including better environment, humanity, respect, peace, love for each other, no discrimination on the basis of caste, religion, rich and poor etc.)