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In your evening news brief, The results of 5 Assembly elections today have been an interesting watch, with the BJP losing to the TMC in West Bengal but has retained Assam; Prashant Kishor says he has "had enough" of being a poll strategist and Israel has temporarily barred its citizens from travelling to India and six other countries.

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In your evening news brief, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa flagged off the Covid-19 inoculation drive for the 18-44 age group;  eight Covid-19 patients, including a senior doctor, died at a leading hospital in New Delhi due to oxygen shortage and the first lot of Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine from Russia has arrived in Hyderabad.

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In your evening news brief, Former Attorney General Soli J Sorabjee no more; T20 World Cup could be moved to the United Arab Emirates if the Covid-19 crisis does not subside in India and the Supreme Court terms the second wave of Covid-19 cases a national crisis.

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In today's episode, we discuss whether IPL should continue given the pandemic situation in the country.

Sidney Kiran: As the coronavirus continues to ravage the country, a strong debate has been brewing for more than a week: Should the IPL continue or should be cancelled. While some fans feel that it shouldn't as it provides a distraction from all the tragic tales that they see on news 24/7, some others are of the opinion that it should be called off. The Argument: When the country is going through such unprecedented grief, there is no place for entertainment, cricket entertainment, should I say. And medical resources for running a tournament should instead be diverted to hospitals. Hello and welcome to the second episode of DH Radio IPL. Today, Roshan Tyagrajan and I, Sidney Kiran, will be debating on this topic. So, let me first throw this question to Roshan, before I go ahead and start. In your opinion, what do you think, should the IPL go ahead or called off?

Roshna Thyagrajan: Hi, Sidney. It's really hard to say at this point in time because it isn't as black and white as it seems...

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In your evening news brief,  Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa directed authorities to conduct an audit of Remdesvir and oxygen; Bajaj Auto chairman, Rahul Bajaj has resigned from the position and Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh recovers from Covid-19.

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In your evening news brief,  SII says Rs 100 reduced per dose price of Covishield offered to state governments; Maharashtra government has decided not to commence inoculations for ages 18 to 44 from May 1 and ahead of Phase 3 of the Covid-19 vaccination drive, many people face issues regarding registration.

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In today's episode, Research scholar Krishnan Thakar speaks about the industrial corridors and what they mean for our country

Ahmed Shariff: Hi and welcome to DH Radio. Today we are joined by Krishana Thakar, who is a research scholar, to talk about industrial corridors and what they mean for our country. Hi, Krishnan, welcome to DH Radio.

Krishnan Thakar: Hi, Ahmed. Thank you so much.

Ahmed: What are these industrial corridors and what fuelled their need?

Krishnan: Industrial corridors are these large pathways of industrial activity primarily manufacturing. For example, the Delhi-Mumbai corridor, which is the first industrial corridor in India, which came up in 2007...

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In your evening news brief,  BCCI says it would do everything to ensure foreign players competing in the IPL reach their respective countries seamlessly once the tournament ends; TikTok plans to allow European researchers and policymakers to see how its teams moderate content and Rush at railway stations and bus terminus in Karnataka before lockdown begins in the state.

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In your evening news brief, 14-day lockdown in Karnataka to tackle Covid-19 pandemic; free vaccines against Covid-19 for all between 18 and 45 years of age in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu government passes resolution to operate oxygen plants at now closed Sterlite Copper factory in Thoothukudi for four months.

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In this episode, Dr Rajesh Parikh, author of the book 'The Vaccine Book for Covid-19', talks about vaccines.

Ahmed Shariff: As the second wave of the pandemic grips India, there is only one solution in sight: Vaccine. Come May 1, those above 18 in India will be eligible for the vaccine. To talk about vaccine today we have Dr Rajesh Parikh, who has recently authored the book titled 'The Vaccine Book for Covid-19.' Dr Parikh is the Director of Medical Research and Hon. Neuropsychiatrist at the Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre. He is an adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine and a former WHO Global Expert on Depression. Trained at the Seth G.S. Medical College and the K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Dr Parikh with Harvard Medical School, conducted a large study on stress and depression among college students in Boston and Mumbai.

Hi, Dr Parikh and welcome to DH Radio.

Dr Rajesh M Parikh: Hi, Ahmed. It's a pleasure to be with you.

Ahmed: We all know that vaccines are important and there is no doubt about it. The first question has two parts. The attenuated virus; the vaccines which have the concept of attenuated virus seem to be the more effective ones and why are they no vaccines for Covid-19 under this category? — this is the first. And the second: Have not experimented like (Edward) Jenner, looking at similar viruses which are less virulent but produce an effective immune response that can attack the SARS-COV-II virus?

Dr Parikh: As you are aware, but I'm not sure if all our listeners are aware that an attenuated virus is a weakened virus; a tweaked version of the same virus. For example, in Polio or historically in smallpox. Well, smallpox (vaccine) was not exactly attenuated because they used the cowpox virus, but polio (vaccine) was an attenuated or weakened virus. The great advantage of attenuated virus is that because we are using the weakened version of the same virus, the immunity lasts for a very long time, almost lifelong...

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