Google Doodle Reminds Indians Of Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddi, India’s First Doctor And Woman Legislator

Today’s Google Doodle is dedicated to Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddi, a multifaceted personality involving in every sphere of life – healthcare, social, lawmaker and a rebel. Today is her 133rd birth anniversary and Google is celebrating her life with a Doodle.

Meet Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddi

Born in 1886 in Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu, Dr.Muthulakshmi Reddi was first in doing many things in India. Following are her achievements.

• First Indian girl student in the Department of Surgery at Madras College

• First woman doctor in India in 1912

• First woman house surgeon in the Government Maternity Hospital, Madras

• First woman member and vice president of the Madras Legislative Council

Social issues

• Fought for social inequality and gender inequality

• Co-founded Women’s Indian Association in 1918

• Increased the minimum age for marriages for girls as a lawmaker

• Passing of Immoral Traffic Control Act and Devadasi system abolishment Bill

Freedom struggle

• Resigned from Council in support of Salt Satyagraha
• Established Avvai Home to shelter and educate girls in 1930

Post-independence

• Opened the Cancer Institute in Chennai in 1954

• Awarded with Padma Bhushan in 1956

Google Doodle

The Google Doodle portrays Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddi in the attire of a lawmaker. She’s seen guiding women including young girls the way to liberate themselves from social and gender inequalities. Dr. MuthulakshmiReddi is wearing spectacles and holding a book in her right hand. Her left hand is raised towards the way to liberation. Created by Bangalore-based guest artist Archana Sreenivasan, the Doodle displays the life and objective of Dr. MuthulakshmiReddi.

State holiday

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4 August Friendship Day: Things You Should Keep In Mind While Doing Friendship Online

Friendship day is mostly celebrated all over the world. Having friends in life is equals to no stress and pain. They are always ready to share everything with you, doesn’t matter who are you?

In recent times, social media becomes the new destination to find new friends by via sending friends request. Once the request accepted by another person chatting starts and people go crazy for that particular person whom we never met in our life.

Can we trust social media friendship? Personally, I do not. We even do not know how long this will go. Your one fight can destroy everything.

According to experts, people are becoming crazy now to find new connections online rather in the live audience. They are trusting blindly on online friends and sharing their private information which sometimes turns into bad for them.

Making friends is a good thing, but not no social media. Millions of fake users are just for making time-pass and fun.

Always do what is good for you. Do not make friends for show-off. This is your life and to lead it safe you must take every type carefully.

How to celebrate friendship day this year?

To celebrate the true love of friendship must try out the following tricks to make it more special.

• Gift them and through a small party

• Plan a trip

• Through night out party or do whatever you want to do

Things you should keep in mind while chatting with online friends:

• You’re not allowed to share your life problems with him/her.

• Do not share your pictures and videos to him/her.

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Yediyurappa Ahead Trust vote Today with 10 points and 100% success

Last week, the 14-month long-standing coalition government of the Congress and HD Kumaraswamy futile to collect the trust vote.

In Karnataka, the anew designed BJP government will face trust vote today in the state assembly.

On Sunday, Yediyurappa said to reporters he was assured about the house majority. I will prove my power and majority 100%.

Highlights of the trust vote

• The 14 officials diminish the majority mark in the assembly contained by the BJP

• All officers have been ineligible until the end of this term. The ineligible lawmakers have no impact on today’s trust vote

• The eligible officials said they will challenge speaker’s verdict in the Supreme Court

• The figure required will be 104, including 224 members vote and excluding speaker.

• The coalition government could plight 99 votes whereas BJD 105

• After disqualifying 3 lawmakers, BJP moved swiftly venturing claim to form a government.

• BJP Yediyurappa took responsibility as the chief minister for the fourth time.

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Dutee Chand and Hima Das: Pride Of Cricket Frenzy India

Hima Das and Dutee Chand won gold medals for India but they regret their hard work isn’t worth the media attention that cricketers get. The athletes said that they had been practicing 8 hours a day for a long time just to run for 11 seconds but they didn’t get the love that cricketers get. They further said that only 8 to 10 countries participate in cricket world cup but in athletic championships, athletes from 200 countries participate.

Hima Das achievement

Hima Das (19) won five gold medals in various athletics meets in Poland and the Czech Republic.

Dutee Chand achievement

Dutee Chand (23) became the first Indian woman track and field athlete to win a gold medal in the World Universiade. She’s a national record holder and winner of 100m dash event in Napoli. Her record in the World Universiade is 11.32 seconds from start to finish. Even Milkha Singh and PT Usha couldn’t win gold in this tournament.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ranks First In India And Sixth In The World

Prime Minister Narendra Modi turns out to be the world’s most admired Indian in the annual study by YouGov. This UK based market research and data analytics firm conducts annual surveys on popularity of important personalities from politics, entertainment, sports and society.

Modi in YouGov

PM Narendra Modi tops the list of popular Indians but his global ranking is number six. Also, he’s the only Indian politician on the list rest of the names on the list are from Bollywood.

Bollywood in YouGov

The top 20 most admired men include Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan. The list of most admired women includes Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra and former beauty queens Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai.

World’s most admired man/woman

Bill Gates of Microsoft holds the title of being the most admired man in the universe followed by the former US President Barack Obama but his wife and former First Lady of the US, Michelle Obama is titled the most admired women of the world

In addition to Obama’s Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan also declared the power couples of the world in the list.

YouGov list

It is an Internet-based firm and it conducts surveys only through online voting.

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Trump Unhappy Over 50% Reduction On Import Tariff on American Motorcycles By India

US President Donald Trump said that India’s move to reduce the import tariff on American motorcycles from 100 to 50 isn’t acceptable to the U.S. administration that has freed Indian motorcycles from import duties.

He called Indian PM Narendra Modi a friend and appreciated that his Indian counterpart reduced the tariff on one phone call but it is still unacceptable to Americans that want it to be zero.

It is to be noted that earlier the import tariff on American motorcycles was 100% but it was reduced to 50% by PM Narendra Modi.

Trump stressed his good relations with Narendra Modi but said that the Americans can’t be fooled. He underlined that the U.S. administration under his leadership is ready to work with India to reduce the import tariff on American motorcycles.

The US President stressed on the point that the U.S. government stands at a trade deficit of USD 800 billion and reiterated his aim to reduce this deficit by taking tough measures.

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Nipah Virus: A New Case Reported And One Patient Is Progressing Well

Good news is coming from Kerala that is battling with the second outbreak of Nipah virus but doing well. Nipah patients in the Government Medical College, Ernakulam are stated to be stable.

On Monday, the medical college admitted a new patient to its isolation ward for treating Nipah patients. He is from Varapuzha and he received virus after coming into contact with another patient. The new patient took the total number of patients admitted in the isolation ward to 8.

Body fluid samples from the five patients – one each from Thrissur Medical College and Idukki district hospital and the new patient in the Ernakulam medical college – were taken and sent for detail examination.

Samples of two patients already admitted in the Ernakulam medical college were also taken for second phase of testing.

Overall condition of the Nipah patients admitted to the isolation ward of Ernakulam medical college is said to be stable. A patient tested positive for Nipah virus and recuperating in a private facility is responding to the treatment well. According to a health bulletin he walked without any help on Monday.

Earlier, the Ernakulam medical college set a 30-bed isolation ward for Nipah patients in a trail run. It includes monitoring of patients from the time they are brought to the hospital.

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U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo Will Visit New Delhi To Boost Defence Ties

Mike Pompeo

U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo announced his India visit amid speculations that he could attend the India Ideas U.S. India Business Council event on Wednesday and Thursday this week.

Mr. Pompeo will visit New Delhi as part of the Indo-Pacific strategy of President Donald Trump according to a State Department briefing on Monday.

The State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said that Mr. Pompeo’s India would visit India between June 24 and 30. Mr. Pompeo on an official tour of three countries – India, Sri Lanka and Japan – and he’ll start his tour from New Delhi.

Mr. Ortagus further stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s landslide victory in recent elections was an opportunity for Mr. Pompeo to put forward his vision of a strong and prosperous India ready to play a leading role on a global platform.

Mr. Pompeo said he was looking forward for the opportunity to deliver the set of remarks about how America’s relationship is closely tied economically and U.S. and India can continue to do to develop an important relationship.

Trump administration is looking for stronger defence and strategic relationship with India as its Indo-Pacific strategy. But in reality, the U.S. wants to curb the growing influence of China in the region and globe.

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