Through the outcome of the bypolls for three parliamentary seats and 32 Assembly seats, the BJP has been shown its place by the voters. The venom-spewing rabblerousers, giving their own twist to the word, 'Hindutva', have been conveyed an unequivocal sentiment - do not create differences between communities on the philosophy of hate. The party needs to introspect and root for development and provide effective governance. Whoever said that the Indian voter never applied his mind needs to reappreciate his understanding about them. Period!
What I feel strongly about is that these goons bandy their thoughts about 'Hindutva' as though they're speaking for the entire community, which is the farthest from the truth.
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The days of the needles and the syringes are gonna be a thing of the past if the tests on the 'nanopatch' are gonna be successful. The WHO has announced the launch of the clinical trials for administering polio vaccine using a 'nanopatch', which is a chip comprising thousands of microscopic bumps.
While the traditional needle and syringe delivers the medicine to the muscle, the nanopatch concentrates on the abundant immune cells under the skin and can be removed within a few hours after administration. It's smaller than the size of a postage stamp and its inventor, Mark Kendall of the University of Queensland, Australia assures us that it will be cheaper than its predecessor!
We might have to wait a few more years for its commercial introduction and till then, have to be content with the needle and syringe wielding nurses!!
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'Mangalyaan', the Mars Orbiter Mission, is reaching its final countdown on the 24th of this month when it enters that planet's orbit. All the milestones have been achieved, thus far, without glitches and if the final phase also takes place free of hiccups, then the Indian space scientists will have yet another feather in their caps - we'll be the only country that would have achieved such a feat at the first instance because all the other nations that have tried their luck had to contend with repeated failures before achieving the target!
Tailpiece.
George, a retired employee of the state's Road Transport Organisation, was the 'saarthi' for our trip to nearby Perinthalmanna to attend a wedding reception of a close relative. It was a short, sweet journey that gave us the opportunity to meet more people.
What I feel strongly about is that these goons bandy their thoughts about 'Hindutva' as though they're speaking for the entire community, which is the farthest from the truth.
* * *
The days of the needles and the syringes are gonna be a thing of the past if the tests on the 'nanopatch' are gonna be successful. The WHO has announced the launch of the clinical trials for administering polio vaccine using a 'nanopatch', which is a chip comprising thousands of microscopic bumps.
While the traditional needle and syringe delivers the medicine to the muscle, the nanopatch concentrates on the abundant immune cells under the skin and can be removed within a few hours after administration. It's smaller than the size of a postage stamp and its inventor, Mark Kendall of the University of Queensland, Australia assures us that it will be cheaper than its predecessor!
We might have to wait a few more years for its commercial introduction and till then, have to be content with the needle and syringe wielding nurses!!
* * *
'Mangalyaan', the Mars Orbiter Mission, is reaching its final countdown on the 24th of this month when it enters that planet's orbit. All the milestones have been achieved, thus far, without glitches and if the final phase also takes place free of hiccups, then the Indian space scientists will have yet another feather in their caps - we'll be the only country that would have achieved such a feat at the first instance because all the other nations that have tried their luck had to contend with repeated failures before achieving the target!
Tailpiece.
George, a retired employee of the state's Road Transport Organisation, was the 'saarthi' for our trip to nearby Perinthalmanna to attend a wedding reception of a close relative. It was a short, sweet journey that gave us the opportunity to meet more people.
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