Author: Dr Anand Mali
Mali’s government flew 25-year-old Halima Cisse, a woman from the north of the poor West African state, to Morocco for better care on March 30. She was initially believed to have been carrying septuplets. The woman was expected to give birth to seven babies, according to ultrasounds conducted in Morocco and Mali that missed two of the siblings. A Malian woman gave birth to nonuplets in Morocco on Tuesday and all nine babies are “doing well”, her government said, although Moroccan authorities had yet to confirm what would be an extremely rare. Cases of women successfully carrying septuplets to term…
The govt has launched the MyGov Corona Helpdesk chatbot on WhatsApp– where users will be able to find all the information related to the vaccination centers WhatsApp users can easily access the information by sending a message and subsequent replies to automated messages. As the nation kicked off the phase-3 vaccination drive for all adults on May 1, WhatsApp had come forward to help users find the nearest COVID vaccine center. Users reported facing difficulty in finding the centres closest to them after they registered on the Indian government’s portal CoWIN, which showed vaccination centres based on pin codes and…
Bill and Melinda Gates said Monday that they are divorcing but would keep working together at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the largest charitable foundations in the world. In identical tweets, the Microsoft co-founder and his wife said they had made the decision to end their marriage of 27 years.He tweeted, Over the last 27 years, we have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives,” it read. Gates foundation has spent billions fighting causes such as infectious diseases and encouraging vaccinations…
BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla Clarifies IPL 2021 Not Cancelled, Just Postponed BCCI President Rajeev Shukla has clarified the stance on the status of IPL 2021. Earlier in the day, the BCCI had to postpone the 14th edition of the marquee T20 league indefinitely after 29 matches as COVID-19 positive cases emerged within the bubble. Meanwhile, Rajeev Shukla stated that IPL 2021 stands postponed for now and not cancelled. The crisis began unfolding when on Monday, Kolkata Knight Riders’ official Twitter handle announced that Varun Chakravarthy and Sandeep Warrier have tested positive for COVID-19. It forced the authorities to postpone their…
The AIIMS chief on Monday warned against rushing for CT scan in cases of mild COVID-19, saying it has side effects and can end up doing more harm than good. Stressing that there is no need for doing CT scans in mild COVID cases, AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria at a press conference said that many people are opting for the test the moment they find out they are positive for COVID-19 and added that misuse of CT scans and biomarkers may cause damage “No point in conducting CT scans for mild cases; one may find patches in CT scan…
SpaceX safely returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on May 2, making the first US crew splashdown in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot. The Crew-1 astronauts, three American and one Japanese, landed near Panama City, Florida, just before 3 a.m. ET. It was the second time humans have returned to Earth on a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule “We welcome you back to planet Earth and thanks for flying SpaceX,” SpaceX’s Mission Control radioed moments after splashdown. “For those of you enrolled in our frequent flyer program, you’ve earned 68 million miles on this voyage.” “We’ll take those…
Do you have that special someone in your life? Did you ever think if she’s the one for you to spend the rest of your life with? In a relationship, there’s always ups and downs. Sometimes, both of you have the greatest time together but at other times, your relationship is marred with petty quarrels that just drives you mad. As the relationship passes the honeymoon phase, most people starts to take their other half for granted, and that’s when things break down. At that time, it’s easier to find fault than to appreciate your girlfriend, and you start to…
Work from home has proven to be a boon for a lot of employees. It has cut travel time, saved money, allowed one to dedicate more time to family and manage households better. Turns out not only employees, but Google too has also benefited from the work from home routine. According to a new report, Google, specifically, managed to save up around $1 billion (roughly Rs.7400) because a large chunk of its workforce was working from home. As pointed out by Bloomberg, because of the pandemic, Google employees were not travelling as much as they would normally on the company’s…
Amid a rapid spread of Covid-19 cases, the Centre on Monday advised people to wear masks even inside homes, especially when using a common space and also said that it is best not to invite visitors.The government, however, added that unnecessary panic was causing more harm than good. Addressing a joint press conference with other senior functionaries, Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), Niti Aayog, said, “If there is Covid-19 positive case in the family, it is very important that the person wears a mask even indoors because the virus can spread to others in the home. I would rather go…
Rahul Dravid’s cred app video became an instant hit among the Indian cricket fans as soon as the ad was released by All India Bakchod’s Tanmay Bhatt. Bhatt and his crew were the makers of this ad which was about making people aware about the traffic rules. They made the former Indian skipper Rahul Dravid to feature in this ad and that turned out to be its USP. The expressions from Dravid perfectly matched the seriousness of this ad and all in all it turned to be a great success. The advertisement that became the talk of the town was…