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Ground report: Covid vaccine dilemma for healthcare workers

Like the rest of India, West Bengal too, is gearing up for the coronavirus vaccination drive. The first consignment of around 1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine 'Covishield' arrived in Kolkata on Wednesday. Covaxin, the other vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech, is also said to be available. Medical and nursing staff, who are called the frontline workers, will be inoculated first. Although some are ready to get the shot, some say they are not ready for it over safety concerns. We spoke to many hospital staff, including doctors, nurses and Group-D employees at different Kolkata hospitals. While a majority voiced satisfaction at the drive, not all healthcare workers hold the same view. Watch the reporting from Ground Zero.

Donald Trump becomes the first US President to be impeached twice: What happens now?

The US House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump by 232 to 197 votes for his role in last week's Capitol Hill riot, making him the first president in American history to be impeached twice. The impeachment now moves to the Senate, which will conduct a trial and a voting to remove the president from office. The Senate is adjourned till January 19, a day before the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States. Watch the explainer video on what will happen next.

Farmers not ready to blink first, reject SC panel; gear up for R-Day march

Farmers protesting at Delhi borders said they will burn copies of Centre's new agriculture laws at all demonstration sites on the festival of Lohri on Wednesday, as a mark of protest against the legislations. This comes a day after the protesting farmer unions asserted they will not appear before the Supreme Court-appointed panel, alleging it was "pro-government", and said they won't settle for anything less than the repeal of the three contentious laws. The unions also raised doubts over the neutrality of the members of the committee even as they welcomed the top court's order to stay the implementation of the laws. Watch the video to know more.

Here comes the vaccine! A decisive phase in India's fight against Covid

A massive pan-India inoculation drive against Covid-19 is set in process. Doses of the Covishield vaccine were dispatched to 13 cities across India from Pune and taken to designated national and state-level stores amid tight security. With the vaccinations scheduled to begin on January 16 starting with healthcare and frontline workers in the first phase, the Centre said all the vaccine vials -- 11 million of Covishield from the Serum Institute of India and 5.5 million of Covaxin from Bharat Biotech -- will be received by January 14. There is a slogan printed on each box of Serum's vaccine, "May all be free from disease". Well, we also wish the same for the world's biggest rollout. Watch the video to know about all the developments related to vaccine

Five top tech-related news, launches this week that you should know

From Apple generating $64 billion revenue from app store in 2020, Samsung launching WiFi-enabled compact VRF AC systems to LG announcing 2021 lineup of Gram laptops, here are five top tech-related news that you should know.

CES 2021: LG Rollable phone, MiniLED display tech, robots, and more

From Rollable concept smartphone to miniLED display tech and smart robots, big tech companies like LG, Samsung, TCL, etc. showcased their technology prowess on the first day of the Consumer Electronics Show 2021 (CES 2021). South Korean electronics major LG unveiled its tech-rich smart television line-up. The company also teased its first expandable smartphone with flexible screen, named the LG Rollable. Samsung showcased its tech-rich smart television line-up. The South Korean electronics maker also showcased range of consumer and enterprise-centric robots. Take a look at the CES 2021 Day 1 Round-up.

Air India all women crew makes history, fly from San Francisco to Bengaluru

In a historic move, Air India's longest direct route flight with the all-women pilot team landed at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru from San Francisco, flying over the North Pole and covering a distance of about 16,000 kilometers. It was the first direct non-stop flight between the west coast of the United States and southern India. Watch the video to know more

Beyond Budget Headlines: Health & education deserve more outlay, attention

Healthcare and education are some of the important sectors that are usually not given the attention they deserve in India’s Union Budgets. It has been so for many years. But the situation this time is different. At a time when the country – indeed, the entire world – is working to tide over a health crisis presented by the coronavirus pandemic, will Budget 2021 make a departure from the trend and place its expenditure focus on these sectors? In the fifth episode of ‘Beyond Budget Headlines with AKB’, Business Standard’s special video series in the run-up to Budget 2021, we discuss about the expenditure side of the Budget and look at sectors that have traditionally not been India's top expense areas but are now in the spotlight because of recent developments. The government needs to loosen its purse string in this pandemic Budget and spend more on the health sector, says our in-house policy expert A K Bhattacharya.

Watch: Army jawans carry woman, newborn on stretcher through knee-deep snow

As heavy snowfall threw life out of gear across Kashmir Valley this week, Army troops helped a pregnant woman in Kupwara reach hospital by carrying her a distance of about 2 km in knee-deep snow before she could be driven to a hospital. The woman gave birth to a boy at the Karalpura hospital. Watch the inspiring video.

BS Views of the week: Budget could be a good starting point for deeper banking reforms

From labour markets disappointing in December to why the US Capitol riots was an attack on America, here’s what Business Standard columnists wrote this week

Should Trump be removed from power? Here's what Joe Biden has to say

President-elect Joe Biden has said President Donald Trump was the "most incompetent" presidents in US history. Sidestepping the questions related to impeachment or removal from office in the remaining 12 days, Biden said that quickest way Trump could be removed is his inauguration on January 20. Watch the video.

Elon Musk beats Jeff Bezos to be world's richest, but it's 'strange' for him

Tesla Inc chief and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk surpassed Amazon.com Inc's top boss Jeff Bezos to become the world's richest man, Bloomberg News reported. Including Thursday's gains in Tesla shares, Musk, 49, had a net worth of more than $188.5 billion, $1.5 billion more than Bezos, the report said. The Forbes Billionaires List, however, said Musk still trails Amazon's Bezos by $7.8 billion. Watch the video to know more about the Tesla chief and his ambitions.

The Capitol attack aftermath: Trump, Biden reaction after violent siege

Donald Trump has finally condemned the mayhem caused by his supporters in the US Capitol, saying they do not represent America, as the beleaguered president vowed to ensure a "smooth, orderly and seamless" transition of power to President-elect Joe Biden. In a new video message, a day after he urged the crowds to head for the Capitol, where they forced their way inside, Trump said America is, and must always be a nation of law and order. In an unprecedented assault on democracy in the US, thousands of supporters of outgoing President Trump stormed the Capitol building on Wednesday and clashed with police, resulting in four deaths and interrupting a constitutional process by Congress to affirm the victory of Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the November 3 election.

What Pranab Mukherjee wrote on Modi as Prime Minister, Congress debacle

The decisive mandate the BJP got in two consecutive general elections in 2014 and 2019 indicated voters' preference for political stability, wrote former president Pranab Mukherjee in his memoir 'The Presidential Years, 2012-2017' which he completed before his death last year. Watch the full video to know his take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Manmohan Singh and the reasons behind Congress debacle in the national politics.

Watch: Farmers' tractor march, a 'rehearsal' before January 26 mega show

Ahead of talks with the government, thousands of farmers on Thursday took out tractor-march from protest sites of Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders and Haryana's Rewasan against the three agriculture laws amid heavy police deployment. According to the protesting farm unions, this is just a "rehearsal" for their proposed January 26 tractor parade that will be moved into the national capital from different parts of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.

Violence by Trump supporters at Capitol Hill: What exactly happened

In an unprecedented attack on democracy, thousands of angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol and clashed with police, resulting in multiple injuries and interrupting a constitutional process to affirm Joe Biden's victory in the November presidential election. The police, outnumbered by the protesters, had a tough time in managing the crowd on Wednesday, as hundreds of protesters breached security and entered the Capitol building, where members of the Congress were going through the process of counting and certifying the Electoral College votes. Both the House and Senate and the entire Capitol were placed under a lockdown.

Where is Jack Ma? The curious and 'missing' case of Alibaba founder

Tech billionaire and Alibaba founder Jack Ma has "disappeared" from public life and has not been spotted for at least two months amid the conflict with the Chinese regulators. The Financial Times reported that Ma was recently replaced as a judge in the final of TV show 'Africa's Business Heroes'. "His photograph was removed from the judging webpage, and he was conspicuously left out of a promotional video," the report claimed. Watch the video to know about the issue.

India vs Australia 3rd Test: 'Hit-Man' Rohit, sublime Rahane ready for Sydney challenge

Rohit Sharma has replaced Mayank Agarwal as opener in the India team for the third Test against Australia that gets underway at the Sydney Cricket Ground from Thursday. Rohit will open the innings alongside Shubman Gill. Meanwhile, right-arm pacer Navdeep Saini will make his Test debut as he replaces injured Umesh Yadav, who has returned to India after suffering calf muscle injury during the second Test in Melbourne which India won eight wickets. Watch the video for more updates.

Coronavirus vaccine rollout: Mechanism, who needs to register, key details

The Union Health Ministry has said it is prepared to roll out Covid-19 vaccine within about a week, but a final decision on the launch date is yet to be taken. At a press briefing, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said healthcare and frontline workers need not register themselves for the vaccination drive as their database has been uploaded on the Co-WIN vaccine delivery management system in a bulk. Watch the video to understand the mechanism of the vaccination rollout and other key details that you should know.

From the tech world: Four key updates on Google, WhatsApp, Facebook & Insta

From WhatsApp sets record on New Year's eve, Google online store adds new dedicated section for subscriptions, to Facebook to offer more security features in 2021, here are the top tech news of the week.