Author: Dr Anand Mali
An iPhone game cost a doctor about £1,300 after his son made numerous in-game purchases, reported India Today. The doctor was forced to sell the family car to pay the bill. The incident took place in North Wales, UK, as seven-year-old Ashaz played Dragons: Rise of Berk, an iPhone game, for an hour. To maintain his progress in the game, Ashaz made several in-app purchases ranging from £1.99 to £99.99. The purchases ultimately amounted to a total of £1,289.70 (approximately Rs 1.33 lakh). It wasn’t until later that his father, Muhammad Mutaza found out about this. The 41-year-old consultant endocrinologist…
Darren James, a real estate agent from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was in for a surprise when he found that his bank had deposited a whopping Rs. 3.7 Lakh crore in his bank account. When James spoke to a news agency, he said he knew this was an error and that the money wasn’t theirs. James contacted Chase Bank and informed them of the mistake. He said,“It was a great feeling while it was there to see that many zeroes in your account. It was pretty neat to see what it looked like,” said James. The bank has reversed the transaction,…
The government has started the vaccination drive against the battle of COVID-19. Many Bollywood celebrities have been vaccinated Including Actor-host Malaika Arora, who on Tuesday received the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The 47-year-old star shared the news on her Instagram account along with a series of photos of her receiving the vaccine jab at a centre in Bandra. Sharing the pictures, Malaika wrote, “Like I always say On Tuesday, Malaika shared a few pictures on Instagram in which she was at the vaccine center in Bandra. The other pictures see her with staff members of the hospital. The…
A video of a Zambian news presenter demanding his paycheck on live television has gone viral. On KBN TV News (Kenmark Broadcasting Network), the anchor was reading out the top news stories when he made a sudden and unexpected claim on camera. Kabinda Kalimina interrupted the live news broadcast and said, “Away from the news, ladies, and gentleman, we are human beings. We have to get paid.” He continued, “Unfortunately, on KBN we haven’t been paid… Sharon and everyone else hasn’t been paid, including myself. We have to get paid,” he added while referencing his colleagues. “We are human beings,…
Two days after a convoy of SUVs including that of NCP president Sharad Pawar entered the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune and parked their cars on the race track, Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju expressed his unhappiness over the incident. The matter came to light after a BJP MLA from Pune’s Shivajinagar shared the pictures on his Twitter handle alleging ‘VIP culture and arrogance of the MVA’ government. “I’m personally very sad to see such disrespect for sports and sporting ethics in our country,” tweeted Mr Rijiju, Sports Minister “As it is we are lacking in sufficient sports facilities…
Domestically-manufactured Covishield, a version of the AstraZeneca vaccine, has been excluded from the list of anti-COVID-19 jabs that are eligible to avail the European Union (EU)’s ‘Green Pass’. Travellers vaccinated with Covishield may not be eligible for the European Union’s ‘Green Pass’ that will be available for use from July 1. Many EU member states have started issuing the digital “vaccine passport” that will enable Europeans to move freely for work or tourism. The immunity passport will serve as proof that a person has been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), or recently tested negative for the virus, or has…
Imagine finding a message someone wrote for you nearly a century ago. Fascinating, right? And this isn’t a movie we are talking about. What’s even more fascinating is the place where this message was found— deep into a river, inside a green-coloured glass bottle. A boat captain scuba diving in a Michigan river found an unexpected surprise: a bottle with a note from 1926. Jennifer Dowker, the owner of glass-bottom boat tour company Nautical North Family Adventures, was scuba diving in the Cheboygan River on June 18 to clean the windows on the bottom of her boat, the Yankee Sunshine.…
As inoculation drives continue across the country for people above 18 years old, a shocking video of a nurse administering an empty dose of Covid -19 vaccine in haste is going viral. The clip shows the nurse in question busy talking to people in the vaccination hall and taking out the disposable syringe from the wrapper and pushing it on the man’s arm. She is never seen filling the syringe from a vial of Covid-19 vaccine. A man who went to get vaccinated in Chhapra of Bihar was injected with an empty syringe by a nurse working in haste. A…
A restaurant on the 120th floor, yes you read that right, Shanghai has opened the world’s highest luxury restaurant, situated on the 120th floor of a skyscraper. Apart from the height, this eatery named ‘J Hotel’ boasts of 24-hours personal butler service and is now open for the deep-pocketed guests in China. The restaurant is located in the city’s financial capital, at the top of 632-metre (around 2,000 feet) long Shanghai Tower, which is the world’s second-tallest building after Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Elevators whizz guests with deep pockets and a head for heights up the intimidating spiral-like skyscraper at…
Vaccine major Serum Institute of India (SII) is all set to start phase 2 and 3 paediatric trials of Covovax on 920 children — 460 each in the 12-17 and 2-11 age groups — from next month.Covovax is the Indian version of COVID-19 vaccine developed by US-based Novavax Inc The recombinant nanoparticle protein-based vaccine —NVX-CoV2373 — developed by American biotechnology firm Novavax has been branded as Covovax in India. It will be the fourth Covid-19 vaccine to undergo clinical trials for children in India. Centre expects 200 million doses of Covovax to be available between August and December. India will…
China has demanded that its laboratory in Wuhan be awarded the prestigious Nobel prize for its contribution to the research of the coronavirus. In a recent press conference, China’s Foreign Affairs Ministry’s spokesperson Zhau Lijian said that China’s Wuhan Lab deserved a Nobel Prize in Medicine for studying the coronavirus. The minister’s statement comes at the heels of the lab being nominated for China’s top science award. The Chinese Academy of Sciences selected the Wuhan Institute of Virology for its ‘Outstanding Science and Technology Achievement Prize’ in 2021 for its role in identifying the genome of the virus. There have…
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro lost his restraint during a press conference on Monday. He asked a journalist to shut up and called Media Group Globo, the largest media conglomerate in Brazil. “Shut up! You do rotten press. This is useless. You destroy the Brazilian family, the Brazilian religion,” the president shouted out of his mind at a Globo TV journalist who asked him a question about wearing a face mask. In particular, the journalist reminded the chief that he was fined in several Brazilian states for participating in demonstrations without a mask. “I go where I want and how I…
Days after billionaire Jeff Bezos announced he would be flying to space, multiple petitions have been launched to prevent the Amazon CEO’s return to Earth. Two of these petitions have collectively gathered over 56,000 signatures. On June 7, Bezos said that he would be going to space with his brother Mark Bezos, when his space exploration company Blue Origin launches its first flight carrying humans. His announcement triggered a lot of memes and statements from netizens, but this petition is by far one of the most amusing things. Titled “Do not allow Jeff Bezos to return to Earth,” the petition…
Deloitte has given its 20,000 UK staff the option of working from home (or wherever they want) forever, even after COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Richard Houston, Senior Partner and Chief Executive of Deloitte UK, said the accounting firm will not make it compulsory for employees to work for a set number of days from office or specific locations, Some 15,000 Deloitte staff responded to an internal survey about the future of work at the Big Four firm, with more than 80 per cent of those saying they expected to work from a Deloitte office for two days or fewer per…
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has become the first openly transgender athlete selected for the Olympics. Hubbard, 43, had participated in the men’s category as Gavin before coming out in 2013. She will compete in the women’s 87-kilogram class in Tokyo. Who is Hubbard – Is a New Zealand weightlifter, who transitioned to female in 2012, is among the top-rated athletes in the world in her category. She owns a silver (2017 World Championships) and a gold medal (2019 Pacific Games). The 43-year-old has an opportunity to win a medal in Tokyo as the rules of International Weightlifting Federation (IWF)…
Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar’s film ‘Khiladiyo Ka Khiladi’ completed 25 years earlier this week and to mark the occasion, Akshay had shared a hilarious meme that featured WWE wrestlers Brock Lesnar, Triple H, and Roman Reigns apart from Akshay Kumar. The meme read, “Raise your hand if you have defeated The Undertaker.” The post went viral in no time and also drew the attention of The real Undertaker, who has challenged Akshay to a rematch. Reacting to Akshay’s post, The Undertaker wrote: “Ha! Tell me when you’re ready for a REAL rematch!” Akshay had a hilarious response to the comment.…
A couple who chained themselves together on Valentine’s Day to test their love have finally untied themselves after 123 days – and they broke up immediately after getting free. Viktoria Pustovitova, 29, and Alexander Kudlay, 33, from Kharkiv in Ukraine, had chained themselves for three months to test the strength of their relationship, however, it turns out that this time spent together ended up in parting their ways. Throughout the experiment, which they documented to a growing social media following, they did everything together, from grocery shopping to cigarette breaks. They even took turns to use the bathroom and shower. …
The Philippines Bureau of Customs destroyed 21 smuggled motor vehicles worth Rs.89 crore in grand fashion this week, crushing them with a backhoe. In two separate, simultaneous events in Manila and Cagayan de Oro, 14 Mitsubishi Jeeps and seven cars of varying makes were obliterated. As per the Bureau of Customs, all these luxury cars were “smuggled” into the country by different consignees. They were seized on separate occasions from 2018 to 2020. The roster of vehicles crushed is enough to make any car enthusiast cringe. It includes a new McLaren 620R with the R Pack from McLaren Special Operations,…
The Andhra Pradesh government on Monday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh to all regularly employed doctors in the state, in the event that they succumb to the coronavirus, while discharging COVID-19 duties. The order was issued by the Principal Secretary of Andhra Pradesh’s Health and Family Welfare department, Anil Kumar Singhal, on Monday “The government after careful examination hereby accords permission to the District Collectors in the state for the sanction of an ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh to the immediate dependents of the deceased regular employees who were drafted to COVID-19 duties and were exposed to COVID-19,”…
Social organisations and private enterprises in West Singhbhum are doling out freebies, ranging from petrol to lucky draw coupons, to encourage more people to get vaccinated against the deadly Covid-19 virus. The move has earned praises from beneficiaries, district administration and the government. “We held this special vaccination drive in collaboration with the IOC. A total of 240 persons were given coupons for 1 litre free petrol after they got themselves vaccinated. The idea was to motivate people for inoculation,” Nitesh Kumar Bagaria, MYM-Chakradharpur, said on Tuesday. State child, women development and social welfare minister Jobha Majhi praised the initiative…
The uncertain path to authorisation in the US for Novavax despite passing the efficacy test with an impressive score of 90.4% might see India emerge as a major destination for the shots with the Serum Institute of India as manufacturing partner. The large Novavax trials conducted on 29,960 persons in the US and Mexico have delivered results that equal the Pfizer and Moderna jabs and do better than Johnson and Johnson, but regulatory clearance appears distant as an overflowing vault of vaccines has diminished the need for emergency use approvals. Under the US law, there is no need for additional…
The residents of Mumbai’s Hiranandani Heritage society in Kandivali have alleged that they were victims of a ‘vaccination scam’. The residents have alleged that they were inoculated with fake vaccine doses during a vaccination drive that was carried out on May 30. The society, Hiranandani Heritage Residents Welfare Association (HHRWA), has sought an investigation into the matter. Residents stated that a facilitator, Rajesh Pandey, got in touch with society committee members claiming to be a representative of Kokilaben Ambani Hospital. The vaccination drive was coordinated by one Sanjay Gupta, while a third person, Mahendra Singh, collected the money in cash…
A border town in northern Croatia is selling off its jilted houses for just one Kuna (11.83 Indian Rupees). While the coastal country has seen a spike in tourism in the recent past, the town of Legrad, situated just a few miles away from the country’s border with Hungary, has seen its population half in just 70 years. Once the second-most populous city, Legrad saw an exodus following the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire about a century ago. Due to its serene location, the town has marketed 19 abandoned houses and construction sites at a price of one kuna, according…
For any woman around the world, having long eyelashes is something that they always want. Therefore, They invest in mascaras that help them to achieve that purpose. However, for a woman named You Jianxia, these woes just do not exist! Hailing from China, she has broken her own record of having the world’s longest eyelashes. They are so long that she will be able to braid a needle-like thin braid that might look pretty interesting. “I first realized that my eyelashes were growing in 2015. They continue to grow slowly, becoming longer and longer,” Jianxia told Guinness World Records. “I…
Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath defeated world champion and grandmaster Viswanathan Anand in a charity chess game using help from in-game analysts and computers, a fact he disclosed only after Chess.com banned him for cheating and winning. Anand was playing virtual chess games versus celebrities , “Nikhil Kamath, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kichcha Sudeep, Sajid Nadiadwala, Riteish Deshmukh, Aamir Khan, Arijit Singh, Anaya Birla, and Manu Kumar Jain”,among others to raise funds to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Anand won eight of the nine games during the event, Anand surprisingly lost to Kamath- whose moves had an astonishing accuracy rate of 99% Chess.com has…
A US lobster fisherman has lived to tell the tale after he claimed he was swallowed by a humpback whale and spat out in less than a minute. Michael Packard told a local paper that he was diving for lobster off the coast of the northeastern state of Massachusetts when the humpback whale trapped him in its mouth before coughing him back up. Michael Packard, 56, of Wellfleet, told WBZ-TV after he was released from Cape Cod Hospital that he was about 45 feet (14 meters) deep in the waters off Provincetown when “all of a sudden I felt this…
Through the concerted efforts of thousands of citizens, the government, and people from across the world, three-year-old toddler Ayaansh Gupta was finally able to receive a shot of the Rs 16-crore intravenous injection to cure his genetic disorder. The story of hope and humanity came to light after a couple from Hyderabad initiated a crowd-funding initiative to fund the treatment of their toddler battling spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type-1 disorder in February. Over the course of a few months, as many as 62,400 people came together to contribute Rs 14.84 crore to fund the purchase of intravenous injection—Zolgensma—the world’s single-most…
As the Pakistan government continues to spread awareness about vaccination, around 300,000 recipients of the first dose never returned to receive the second dose of the vaccine An unusual move to tackle coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine hesitancy, the provincial government in Pakistan’s Punjab has now decided to block the SIM cards of unvaccinated citizens, a news agency reported on Friday. The decision, as per ARY News, was taken at a meeting in Lahore presided over by the province’s health minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid. The move is seemingly aimed at forcing all those citizens who refuse to get themselves vaccinated to…
A group of public health experts, including doctors from AIIMS and members from the national taskforce on Covid-19, have said mass, indiscriminate and incomplete vaccination can trigger the emergence of mutant strains. The panel has also recommended that there is no need to inoculate those who have had coronavirus infection. Vaccinating those vulnerable and at risk should be the aim at present, instead of inoculating mass population including children, said experts from Indian Public Health Association, Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine and Indian Association of Epidemiologists in their latest report submitted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi “The present…
The recent guidelines for Covid management in children clarifies the need for masks in the population below 18 years of age. The guidelines, released by Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), also sets parameters for Covid-related tests and medication to be followed in the case of children. The new guidelines state that children aged 5 years or less are not required to wear masks. Those in the age group of 6-11 years may wear a mask depending on their ability to use a mask safely and appropriately under direct supervision of parents or guardians. Children aged 12-17 years should wear…
As the second wave of Covid-19 recedes, countries are rushing to vaccinate their people to protect vulnerable groups with some experts anticipating a third wave of the pandemic. On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Indian masses and spoke about the various plans that the government has laid out to combat the deadly virus. In his address, he also said that research on developing nasal vaccines as an alternative to intramuscular vaccines are underway. “Research is going on for a nasal spray vaccine, which if successful can significantly boost India’s vaccination drive,” he said. What is a nasal vaccine?…
Phishing comes in many shapes and forms and is a menace which is as old as modern internet itself. This particular piece will cover a more advanced and often dangerously overlooked type of phishing or web-attacks. Phishing involving minor typographical errors is not a new threat to the public. While the awareness levels of the general public and internet users has increased by leaps and bounds over the years, many can easily still fall prey to devious phishers. It is after all, a common cognitive error wherein readers comprehend the entirety of the text based on a few familiar letters,…
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have slammed the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over shortage of oxygen after a purported audio/video clip of an Agra hospital owner went viral. The owner of the hospital was heard saying in the viral clip that he stopped supply of oxygen to critical patients for around 5 minutes as a mock drill following which 22 critical patients turned blue and may not have survived. While the Uttar Pradesh government has taken cognizance of the matter and a probe has been ordered, Rahul Gandhi today said that the BJP government lacks humanity…
Angry over the social distance being maintained by family members, a Covid-19 positive woman forcibly embraced her daughter-in-law to infect her. The incident occurred at Nelimigutta Thanda in Telangana’s Rajanna Siricilla district. The woman reportedly felt humiliated when she was quarantined at home and her daughter-in-law and grandchildren started maintaining social distance. “My mother-in-law hugged me saying that I should also get infected with Covid-19. She was upset that I was maintaining a distance from her after she had tested positive,” the woman told the health officials as per a news portal. The younger woman refused to allow her two…
The Delhi High Court on June 4 dismissed the lawsuit filed by actor-environmentalist Juhi Chawla against the setting up of 5G wireless networks in the country. The High Court said that the plaintiffs abused the process of law and imposed a fine of Rs 20 lakhs on them, news agency ANI reported.It also ordered action against people who interrupted the virtual hearing on Wednesday by singing songs from the actor’s films using a link that she had shared on social media. The lawsuit by Juhi Chawla, Veeresh Malik, and Teena Vachani said if the telecom industry’s plans for 5G became…
The Paytm stock has been in great demand in the grey market ever since the company announced its plan to launch an initial public offering (IPO). The stock price has risen from Rs 11,500 to Rs 21,000 over the past few days, however, no one is selling them now despite people willing to buy it. Angel broking has also tweeted about this. “Last week, we sold Paytm stock to investors between Rs 11,000 and Rs 12,000. The last trade we did in these shares was two days back at Rs 21,000. Since then, there are no stocks available for purchase,” …
Even after a decade, Rajkumar Hirani directed 3 Idiots, starring Aamir Khan, R Madhavan and Sharman Joshi, remains one of the best friendship dramas of Bollywood. . Actor Sharman Joshi has shared a memory from the shoot of his hit film 3 Idiots. He said that for the stairs scene, Aamir Khan had suggested that they performed the scene actually drunk. On R Madhavan’s birthday, his friend and co-star Sharman Joshi has shared a special memory from their film 3 Idiots. Released in 2009, the film was a big hit and also starred Aamir Khan Sharman, who played the character…
Pakistan has launched a Coronavirus vaccine named ‘PakVac’ which will be manufactured in Pakistan. The vaccine is made with the assistance of the all-weather ally China to an extent that it is said to be a localised version of China’s CanSinoBio vaccine. Special Assistant Health Dr Faisal Sultan said that Pakistan is trying to overcome the difficult challenges and turn them into opportunities with the help of friends. Numerous vaccination centres in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi are reporting a shortage of China’s Sinopharm vaccine, amid an ongoing Covid-19 inoculation drive in the country.Home grown Vaccine will fulfill the vaccine demand. The vaccine…
Online brokerage firm Zerodha has now rolled out a feature on its platform which allows investors to tag their trade “or take a note for taking a trade and track profitability.The tagging feature has been added to the retail reporting platform of Zerodha, Console “We are now excited to announce a new Nudge on Console – portfolio and trade tagging, which can be used as a trading journal and for tracking your investment goals,” the company said in a recent statement. Console is the backoffice platform for a Zerodha account and it’s the central dashboard where investors can place withdrawal…
The government on Tuesday cautioned that even though the coronavirus infection has not taken a serious shape among children till now, its impact can increase among them if there is a change in virus behaviour or epidemiology dynamics, and said preparations are on to deal with any such situation. “We reassure you that the needs of the paediatric population will be arranged and no gaps will be left,” NITI Aayog Member (Health) V K Paul said, adding “we will do an audit of what is required and would be required in the worst-case scenario and be put into action.” No…
Abbigail Bugenske, 22, had all but forgotten about her long-shot bid to become Ohio’s next millionaire. The first winner of Ohio’s first $1 million Vax-a-Million (Rs.7 crore) vaccination incentive prize was driving to her family’s home in suburban Cleveland when she received a call about the good news — from Gov. Mike DeWine. “I thought it was a prank call initially,” said Bugenske, who soon saw an explosion of messages on her phone that confirmed the news. A few minutes later Abbigail Bugenske was in her parents’ house screaming so loudly they thought she was crying. “A whirlwind,” Bugenske, 22,…
As the debate rages over the origins of the novel coronavirus—whether it jumped from bats to humans or leaked in a Wuhan lab—the nocturnal mammal was spotted on an Air India international flight. An Air India flight from Delhi to Newark returned midway on Thursday after the Pilot reported the presence of a bat onboard to Air Traffic Control (ATC). The Air India Flight left Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) at 2:20 am as scheduled, but the bat was spotted onboard after about half an hour in mid-air. The flight captain then decided to take the plane back to…
As the country ramps up its vaccination drive in a bid to inoculate as many people as possible, the Russian Vaccine Sputnik V, which is India’s third vaccine, will be available from the second week of June for administration. At present, Apollo hospitals will be administering the rolled out vaccine shots and the dose will cost Rs. 1,195. “We will be charging Rs 995 for the vaccine and Rs 200 would be administration charges,” news agency ANI quoted an official of the Apollo Group as saying on May 28. A day earlier, the hospital chain’s executive vice-chairperson Shobana Kamineni said…
The internet is flooded with stories that are inspiring and heartwarming. Videos of grit, love, and kindness often transcend boundaries of language and culture thanks to social media platforms. One such tale is of a young girl with a prosthetic leg trying to climb over a ditch with some encouragement from her mother. A 58-second clip is going viral on social media showing the girl named Antonella looking at her mother while trying to climb over the ditch. She looks doubtful as to whether she’d be able to climb and she even puts out her hand for support After climbing…
An uncanny bust recently happened in England. A sign of the times, British police set out to find a cannabis farm but instead found a Bitcoin mining centre. Computer systems were found by the police, who claim that users were illegally siphoning electricity to mine Bitcoin. 100 computer units were seized by police officers in West Midlands, England. According to the police, the computers were attempting to bypass the local power grid. The warehouse was discovered using a drone after the device detected a heat source and followed its trail.Officers from West Midlands police raided a building in an industrial…
The anti-Covid drug developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been priced at Rs 990 per sachet, However, the pharma company would provide the drug to the government hospitals, central and state governments at a discounted price. The second batch of anti-COVID drug 2-DG was released by the manufacturer on Thursday. On May 26, the DRDO officials said that the second batch of 10,000 sachets of 2DG drug would be issued tomorrow (May 27) by Dr Reddy’s Lab. 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2DG) is an oral anti-viral drug for Covid-19 patients. The drug has generated a lot of curiosity after it…
Victims of serial rapist Sello Abram Mapunya cheered in court when he was given one of South Africa’s longest-ever sentences, following a reign of terror that lasted more than four years. Some cried and hugged each other in Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, on Thursday when Judge Papi Mosopa handed down the 1,088-year term. Mapunya, 33, was given five life terms as well as 988 years imprisonment for the rape and robbery of 56 women between December 2014 and March 2019, when he was arrested. He committed the crimes while he lived with his girlfriend, 8-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter in…
A massive consignment of cocaine weighing 960kg was found off-shore Sussex coast in the United Kingdom on Monday and the National Crime Agency (NCA) estimates that the two huge consignments have a street value of 80 million pounds (Rs 820 crores). The drugs have been classified under Class A. The consignment washed up on shores in two batches, as reported by the Sussex Police.According to reports the packages were all in waterproof bags and attached to life jackets to make them float. The packages were first reported to be floating in the water off Hastings shortly in the early hours…
A Russian man was sentenced on Monday to the equivalent of the time he was already in prison under U.S. government control, and a Tesla employee to install computer malware in the company’s Nevada battery factory to steal company secrets. Will be deported after pleading guilty to trying to pay $ 500,000 for the ransom. Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov, 27, appeared before the court by videoconference from his holding cell. He apologized to the US District Judge Miranda Du in Reno who acknowledged that the attempted hack was not successful and the company network was not compromised. “I’m sorry for my…
After receiving an SOS call, a medical team from Puthur Domiciliary Care Centre (DCC) reached a tribal village, which is 20 km from Attapadi in Palakkad and comprises around 100 people of Irula, Mudugar and Kurumba tribes. Last week, three members from one family in the settlement had developed high fever and were in need of immediate medical attention. The journey to the Murugula village wasn’t, however, easy. The team realised they can use their vehicles only up to the bank of the Bhavani Puzha river and that they had to cross the river on foot thereafter. Murugula is one…