Author: Dr Anand Mali
A Chinese millionaire withdrew his entire life’s savings and ordered the bank staff to count it out note by note after he got into a disagreement with them. In the pictures that have gone viral on Chinese social media, staff can be seen giving the annoyed millionaire the maximum allowed in a day. The man, known as ‘Sunwear’ on Chinese social media platform Weibo, withdrew 5 million yuan (Rs 5.8 crore) in banknotes from a branch of the Bank of Shanghai. The sum is the maximum amount of cash one can withdraw. The millionaire said that he plans to go…
Conrad K Sangma, the Chief Minister of Meghalaya, has amazed people with his singing ability. Mr Sangma is seen performing Bryan Adams’ timeless hit Summer Of ’69 in a video that has gone viral on the internet. Mr Sangma sung the song during an event in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh Throughout the performance, he seemed to be enjoying himself and his expressions were totally in sync with the lyrics.The video, which was originally shared by Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty, has gone viral on social media. Once shared online, it did not take long for netizens to start responding to the clip and…
Battling mounting COVID-19 cases, Russia urged doctors who had quit earlier in the pandemic to return to their jobs on Thursday as the Health Ministry in neighboring Latvia announced that most operations had been canceled to clear beds in hospitals for coronavirus patients Russia called on pension-age doctors who resigned earlier during the pandemic for safety reasons to go back to their jobs as the authorities reported a record one-day tally of COVID-19 cases and a record number of deaths. The Kremlin has blamed the rising toll on Russia’s slow vaccination campaign and has appealed to people to get the…
Gal Gadot has once again opened up about the abusive comments made by Justice League director Joss Whedon while the film was in the making. Gadot has played the role of Wonder Woman several times for DCEU. She has featured in the 2015 Batman vs. Superman and the 2016 movie and has starred in standalone films titled Wonder Woman and Wonder Woman 1984. The actress has previously shared about the alleged abusive behaviour of the director. She claimed that the director threatened her to ruin her career while bad-mouthing her all the time. Addressing Joss Whedon’s alleged misdemeanour on sets…
A video shared by Sachin Tendulkar has turned into a source of amusement for many on Instagram, including actor Ranveer Singh. There is a chance that the video involving a kid playing cricket will wow you too. Sharing a video compilation of the talented boy on Instagram, Tendulkar wrote: “It’s brilliant. The love and passion this little boy has for the game is evident.” Wearing a blue jersey, the little boy was seen playing gully cricket in school grounds and bylanes along with his friends and neighbours. While Tendulkar didn’t reveal the boy’s identity or where he was from, many…
Apple has removed a popular Quran app from its app store in China that permitted users to read or listen to the Quran. ‘Quran Majeed’ is claimed to have hosted illegal content, although it is not clear what the controversial contents precisely were. The app was removed following a request by government officials. ‘Quran Majeed’ was developed by Pakistan Data Management Services. The developer told the BBC, “According to Apple, our app Quran Majeed has been removed from the China App store because it includes content that requires additional documentation from Chinese authorities”. “We are trying to get in touch…
Korean drama Squid Game has topped Netflix’s most-watched lists globally since its September release. But this week, a select group of people will be able to try their hand at the Korean playground games that contestants are tasked with in the show. The event, which will take place in KCC’s office in Abu Dhabi, will involve children’s games that are played in the series but without violence. The Korean Cultural Centre said: “The games seemed a bit brutal in the series to maximise the dramatic element, however, actually all the games in the series are popular games played by Korean…
The Covid-19 vaccination drive for children is likely to begin by the second half of November. The subject expert committee (SEC) under the country’s drug regulator approved the use of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin in children between 2 and 18 years of age on Tuesday. The drive will first cater to children suffering from chronic or severe health conditions; the priority list of diseases may take up to three weeks to get ready. The recommendation is being reviewed by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), and once approved, the process of rollout will begin next month. Covid-19 infection was comparatively…
From our moon to the neighboring planets to the most distant galaxies, space is a wonder to behold. Thanks to the social media profiles of the space agencies and the astronauts, we often get a glimpse of the dazzling world that lies beyond ours. In a recent post, NASA shared a photograph of two galaxies engaged in a ‘delicate’ dance. The photograph was captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. In the shot, two galaxies could be seen interacting with each other. The one below, named NGC 5953 by NASA, gently tugged to the one above, named NGC 5954, as if…
Apple is commemorating the tenth anniversary of Steve Jobs’ passing with a specially designed homepage on Apple.com. The homepage shows snippets from the Apple co-founder’s time at Apple and a dedicated video of the highlights of his life, including the launch of the iPod and the iPhone for the first time. The biggest technology giant in the world, Apple has had a rich legacy of innovations which were all majorly spearheaded by Steve Jobs. Together with Steve Wozniak, Jobs founded Apple in 1976 and came out with the Apple I as the company’s first-ever product. Since then, a series of…