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06 May

Pet dog exposes owner, a German fraudster

editor0 CommentsHealthfraudster, international, pet dog, spain, world

The 47-year-old woman, arrested by Spanish police, is suspected of having embezzled around €1m (£866,000; $1.2m) from the German solar power firm she worked for, DPA news agency reports. Private detectives hired by the firm sniffed around on social media and found that she owned a "giant" poodle. Their dogged work led to her arrest. The woman is now out on bail and has reportedly admitted having faked her own death. The detectives tracked her down to a chic villa in Santa Ponça after spotting a man walking such a poodle, which is not a very common breed on the…

06 May

Scientist find the oldest burial of a human being

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastafrica, burial, history, international

About 78,000 years ago, deep inside a cave near the coast of what is now Kenya, the body of a small child was carefully laid to rest in a tiny grave. Now, an international group of researchers has used advanced scientific techniques to peer into the past, revealing for the first time details of the ancient interment — finding that it is the oldest deliberate burial of a Homo sapiens individual in Africa. The child was only about 3 years old when they died. Their body was curled up on their side, as if to sleep or to keep warm, and the…

06 May

Delhi: Three arrested for selling fire extinguishers as oxygen cylinders

editor0 CommentsNorth EastDelhi police, Mukesh Khanna

Delhi police arrested three persons for selling fire extinguishers painted as oxygen cylinders. The accused are Ravi Sharma (40), Mohammad Abdul (38), and Shambhu Shah (30). Following a complaint received from a local Mukesh Khanna, a raid was conducted in the Alipur area where over 500 empty fire extinguishers. Police seized 532 fire extinguisher iron gas cylinders of different sizes, 26 oxygen gas cylinder nozzles, two electric grinders used to remove the red paint of the cylinders, three silver color spray-paint cans, one black paint box, one paint-brush, one pipe-wrench, and Rs 49,500 cash were recovered from their possession. Khana,…

06 May

GLENMARK SETS UP DEDICATED FABIFLU WEBPAGE & HELPLINE

editor0 CommentsHealthFabiFlu, Favipiravir tablet, Glenmark

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals has recently announced that they have begun work to increase Favipiravir tablet (brand name FabiFlu) production in the country. The drug firm stated that their production capabilities have been in increased to ensure the antiviral drug’s availability in the market. The company also set up a dedicated FabiFlu toll free helpline 18002666650 and a dedicated webpage with a list of stockists for across the country http://glenmarkpharma.com/fabiflu-availability This website is updated once every 24 hours.

06 May

OPPO A54 launched in India

editor0 CommentsTechnologyFlipkart, oppoa54

OPPO, the leading global smart device brand launched OPPO A54 in India, starting at Rs 13,490. OPPO A54 comes with a large 5,000mAh battery, 18W Fast Charging, an Octa-Core Processor, 128GB ROM, 16.55cm Punch-Hole Display. Its Superpower Saving Mode is a life saver. A54’s Super Night-time Standby conserves battery life. Optimized Night Charging intelligently charges A54 by charging it to 80%. A54 runs on a Mediatek Helio P35 (MT6765) Octa-Core Processor. A54 comes with HD+ Screen, powered by a LCD display. A54 weighs about 192g and is 8.4mm thin. OPPO A54 comes in three colors: Crystal Black, Starry Blue and…

06 May

There will be complete Covid-19 lockdown in Kerala from May 8 to 16

editor0 CommentsHealthCovid-19, Kerala

According to official sources , necessitated by the current wave of the coronavirus, the Kerala government on Thursday announced a complete lockdown , would come into force on May 8 morning and extend up to May 16 . The 9-day strict lockdown-like restrictions are already have taken in the southern state and the Pinarayi Vijayan government decided to band the complete shutdown in the wake of a severe spike in the positive cases. Kerala had reported the highest-ever single day spurt in positive cases on Wednesday adding 41,953 infections.

06 May

Russia is dispatching another batch of 150,000 Sputnik V vaccines to India

editor0 CommentsHealthINDIA, Russia, Sputnik V vaccines

According to diplomats based in New Delhi and Moscow, Russia is sending at least four medium oxygen generating trucks, which can feed a 200-bed hospital after being plugged into the power supply. Apart From this , In the end of May another three million doses will be landing in Hyderabad with partner Dr Reddy’s Laboratories while in the next two days Russia is sending another 150,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccines . Moscow has decided to ramp up Sputnik V doses to more than five million next month and more than 10 million vaccines in July. The first batch of 150,000…

06 May

UP has recorded the biggest single-day jump of 357 Covid-19 deaths

editor0 CommentsNorth East

UP on Wednesday recorded the biggest single-day jump of 357 Covid-19 deaths that took the toll to 14,151 while 31,165 fresh cases pushed the infection tally to 13,99,294. Of the latest fatalities, 46 were reported from Kanpur, 38 from Lucknow, 24 from Chandauli, 17 from Lakhimpur Kheri, 13 each from Sonbhadra and Ghaziabad, 12 each from Gorakhpur and Jhansi, and 10 from Gautam Buddh Nagar, the state government said in a statement issued here. Lucknow reported the highest number of fresh cases at 3,004, followed by 1,732 in Meerut, 1,703 in Gautam Buddh Nagar, 1,373 in Ghaziabad, 1,206 in Kanpur,…

06 May

US travel advisory: “Do not travel to India due to COVID-19”

editor0 CommentsHealthCovid-19, Health, INDIA, USA

The US has reissued its travel advisory on India, urging its citizens not to travel to the country due to an unprecedented surge in the COVID-19 cases there. India is struggling with a second wave of the pandemic with more than 3,00,000 daily new coronavirus cases being reported in the past few days, and hospitals are reeling under a shortage of medical oxygen and beds. “Do not travel to India due to COVID-19. Exercise increased caution due to crime and terrorism,” the State Department said on Wednesday in its latest travel advisory that looked identical to the one issued on April 28. Both the travel advisory…

06 May

Forces in Jammu & Kashmir bring down three militants

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastcrime, INDIA, jammu kashmir, PAKISTAN, TERROSISTS

Three militants were killed, while one surrendered before security forces during an encounter in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police said. The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Kanigam area of the South Kashmir district during the night following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said. He said as the presence of four newly recruited local militants of Al-Badr outfit got ascertained, the security forces exercised maximum restraint and tried their best to persuade them to surrender. The militants turned down the offer to surrender and opened firing and lobbed…