Gurugram Police raided a fraudulent call center in Sector 18, apprehending 11 individuals, including four women. The group is accused of deceiving people by selling fake herbal remedies for improved sexual health. Modus Operandi According to a report by IANS, the accused advertised these so-called medicines on Google to lure unsuspecting victims. Once contacted, they would exploit the victims' concerns, tricking them into purchasing useless herbal products. The scam involved
[ad_1] From coexisting with dinosaurs and surviving five mass extinctions, the Cuban manjuarí fish (Atractosteus tristoechus, or Cuban gar) today faces two threats that could finally break its historical resilience: the African Walking Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) and humanity.Scientists have struggled to track its population for decades, nearly losing sight of this remarkable fish despite its notable characteristics: a cylindrical, elongated body up to 60 inches long, covered in stone-like plates.The
The Bank of England kept its main interest rate steady at 5.25%, despite inflation falling to the 2% target in May. This decision comes as central banks worldwide grapple with the timing and extent of interest rate cuts amid easing inflation pressures. Key points from the Bank of England's decision: Interest rates remain at a 16-year high of 5.25% The vote was 7-2 in favor of keeping rates unchanged Two members
[ad_1] 21 hours agoBy David Rhodes, BBC News BBCSheffield Hallam University has lost more than £60m in the past seven years, according to its published accounts Universities across Yorkshire have warned that planned cuts to the number of international students coming to the UK could push more institutions into debt. Analysis by BBC News found the 10 major universities in the region made a combined financial loss of nearly £160m in the
Summarize this content to 1000 words 4 days agoBy Becki Thomas, BBC NewsBecki Thomas / BBCDr Sumaiyah Hayat with her eight-year-old sonParents of children with special educational needs (SEN) say fighting to get their children a school place has been a "living hell”.Katy Halliday, 41, from Bourne, Lincolnshire, said she was becoming “increasingly concerned” about her 10-year-old daughter’s mental health while she remained in a mainstream school.Dr Sumaiyah Hayat, 33, of North
[ad_1] Chinese industry executives will get a first taste of “Coolie,” a big-budget historical miniseries that focuses on the enslaved Chinese workers in Cuba in the 1860s. MM2 Entertainment is handling China rights to the production on behalf of I.E. Entertainment. The Suharjono sisters’ I.E. Entertainment is representing rights in the rest of the world. Following a shoot in the Dominican Republic and Panama which wrapped in April, preliminary footage
[ad_1] Just nowBy Sima Kotecha, Senior UK CorrespondentBBCHarriet Harman said women "were being exploited and abused"There must be “a fierce zero tolerance for sexual harassment and abuse” in Westminster, former MP Harriet Harman has said.In a BBC News interview, she said women working in Parliament were being “exploited and abused” and the general election was an opportunity for a new generation of MPs to make a cultural change. She also called on
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO -- Snapchat Inc. will pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by California’s civil rights agency that claimed the company discriminated against female employees, failed to prevent workplace sexual harassment and retaliated against women who complained. The settlement with Snapchat Inc., which owns the popular disappearing-message app by the same name, covers women who worked for the company in California between 2014 and 2024, the California
Margie Bonuchi, the retired technology director of Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202, has been awarded the esteemed 2023 Walter G. and Juanita F. Niehus Award for her exceptional dedication to students, parents, and employees. Career Highlights Bonuchi's 23-year tenure with District 202 was marked by numerous significant accomplishments: Equipped 20 new schools with technology over a decade Spearheaded the annual band boosters craft show, raising nearly $250,000 for band
[ad_1] A new look at a nearly forgotten old bone could change the way we think about the reptiles that preceded the dinosaurs. And the revelation that the bone is the oldest fossil of an oceanic reptile from the Southern Hemisphere — reported in Current Biology — also serves as a legacy to the scientist who prompted its re-evaluation.Dinosaurs and Ancient ReptilesReptiles ruled the seas for millions of years before
