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Hyderabad doctor loses Rs 5.80 lakh in FedEx parcel scam
In a distressing case of cyber fraud, a 31-year-old doctor from Secunderabad has been duped of Rs 5.80 lakh in FedEx parcel scam.
The victim identified as doctor received a phone call from an individual claiming to be a representative from FedEx. The caller alleged that there was a parcel in his name containing narcotics, sent from Mumbai to Iran. The fraudulent caller elaborated that the doctor's Aadhaar details had been linked to illegal activities, specifically narcotics trafficking and money laundering.
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CBI, ED not to be involved in NEET paper leak case, rules Supreme Court
Recently the Supreme Court denied to implead the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in the pleas alleging irregularities in the conduct of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2024 exam.
While considering the plea to implead the CBI and ED, the Supreme Court Vacation Bench headed by Justice A.S. Oka did not entertain an oral mentioning by Advocate Mathews Nedumpara noting that there was "no urgency" to issue notice to the CBI and ED, The Hindu has reported.
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Gurugram hospital fined Rs 2 lakh by NCDRC over pacemaker disclosure prior to implantation
Holding that not showing the pacemaker to the patient's attendant before implantation constitutes 'deficiency', the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) recently directed a Gurgaon-based Paras hospital to pay Rs 2 lakh compensation to a man who accused the hospital of deficiency in service while providing treatment to his wife.
While the patient was undergoing treatment at the hospital, the treating doctor implanted a CRT-D pacemaker device. However, the Apex Consumer Court noted that the hospital did not show the said pacemaker to the Complainant before implantation. As per the NCDRC bench, this constituted a deficiency on the part of the hospital.
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50% of Indian adults lack physical fitness, lancet study reveals
According to a Lancet Global Health report, half of India's adult population does not meet the standards of sufficient physical activity recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). The report indicated that the prevalence of insufficient physical activity among Indian adults surged from 22.3% in 2000 to 49.4% in 2022, with women (57%) being more physically inactive than men (42%). India ranks 12th among 195 countries in terms of insufficient physical activity.
The report further revealed that nearly one-third of adults globally – approximately 1.8 billion people or 31% – did not meet the recommended physical activity levels in 2022. The highest rates were observed in the high-income Asia-Pacific region (48%) and South Asia (45%), while inactivity levels stood at 28% in high-income Western countries and 14% in Oceania.
Reference: Tessa Strain, PhD, Seth Flaxman, PhD, Regina Guthold, PhD, Elizaveta Semenova, PhD, Melanie Cowan, MPH, Leanne M Riley, MSc, et al; National, regional, and global trends in insufficient physical activity among adults from 2000 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 507 population-based surveys with 5·7 million participants; The Lancet Global Health; DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00150-5
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