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The Indian wrestling champion who inspired Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee was a versatile martial arts who was always eager to expand his knowledge about the world as well as his own discipline. A true icon of the last century, Lee managed to achieve the highly difficult task of bridging the cultural differences between the East and the West by making martial arts film projects that were unanimously celebrated by fans all around the world.

For Lee, martial arts was philosophical praxis and he often fixated on the importance of such a conceptualisation of violent self-defence. These ideas have had a huge impact on the thinking of many scholars as well as political leaders who have insisted that education in self-defence is always a crucial step towards the liberation of marginalised groups within the hegemonies of modern society.

Many cultural commentators even claimed that Lee was the primary force who ensured that Asians were represented more positively in American cinema. Behind Lee’s incredible on-screen charisma was his highly intelligent thought processes, fuelled by his voracious appetite for all kinds of books belonging to different domains.

Source: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/indian-wrestling-champion-inspired-bruce-lee/

LIC receives SEBI nod for IPO to sell 31 crore shares but IPO dates not determined yet

State-owned insurance behemoth Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has received market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) nod ahead to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO), according to several media reports.

The government is selling 31 crore equity shares through the IPO as per the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) while 10% of the LIC IPO issue size is reserved for policyholders. The IPO is special for the 29 crore policyholders of the life insurer, who would be getting a preference on the shares.

The final approval of the IPO comes after 22 days of filing the draft red herring prospectus.

The government will sell 5% of its stake in the company to the public.

However, the date of the IPO launch is yet to be determined as the government would be having second thoughts on its launch this month. Not only Indian but entire global markets are under pressure and extremely volatile since the last few weeks.

Source: https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/lic-ipo-lic-receives-sebi-nod-for-ipo-to-sell-31-crore-shares-but-ipo-dates-not-determined-yet/articleshow/90092039.cms

‘Bed-ridden’ man in Jharkhand starts walking after receiving Covid vaccine

A man in Jharkhand has claimed that he started walking again after he received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine.

A man in Jharkhand’s Bokaro district, who was reportedly bed-ridden for four years, claimed that he started walking again after he received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine.

Dularchand, 44, a resident of Bokaro’s Petarwar village, reportedly met with an accident four years ago. He allegedly lost his voice and was bedridden following the accident.

On January 4, Dularchand received the first dose of Covishield vaccine on January 4. According to Dr Albel Kerketta, medical in-charge of Petarwar community health centre, Dularchand’s body started reacting a day after he received the Covid-19 vaccine.

Days after receiving the vaccine, Dularchand claimed that he could stand on his feet and regained his lost voice. “Glad to have taken this vaccine. There is movement in my legs since taking the vaccine on January 4,” Dularchand told ANI.

Bokaro’s civil surgeon Dr Jitendra Kumar said while the incident was surprising, it was no miracle. He also ordered the formation of a medical team to analyse the medical history of Dularchand.

News Source: https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bed-ridden-man-jharkhand-walks-receiving-covid-vaccine-1900320-2022-01-15

Who needs to get tested for COVID-19? ICMR issues advisory on ‘purposive testing strategy’

New Delhi: As India’s COVID-19 cases continue to rise, the Indian Council of Medical Research has released an advisory on “Purposive Testing Strategy”, suggesting that some individuals need not be tested for infection. The guidelines come even as India’s daily COVID-19 tally hovered near the 1.8 lakh mark on Monday morning. The ICMR document makes no mention of contact tracing norms.

According to the newly released advisory, asymptomatic individuals, patients being discharged from a COVID-19 facility as per revised discharge policy as well as those discharged in line with home isolation guidelines need not be tested. Contacts of confirmed cases of COVID-19 need not be tested unless identified as high risk based on age or comorbidities, the ICMR said.

Symptomatic patients and at-risk contacts of COVID-19 patients (senior citizens and comorbid individuals) will need to get tested.

While individuals undertaking inter-state domestic travel do not need to be tested, the ICMR has said that international travellers will need to get tested. International travellers arriving at Indian airports and ports of entry as per laid down guidelines must also get tested.

New Source : https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/who-needs-to-get-tested-for-covid-19-icmr-issues-advisory-on-purposive-testing-strategy/848147