Google features Muthulakshmi Reddy in doodle
Chennai, July 30: The most-used search engine on the internet, Google dedicated its doodle on Tuesday to Muthulakshmi Reddy, known for firsts, on her 133rd birth anniversary.
Born in 1886 in Pudukkottai princely state, Reddy is one of the country's first set of successful women doctors in the early 20th century and the first woman legislator.
The doodle illustration by a Bengaluru-based guest artist Archana Sreenivasan shows the Padma Bhushan awardee (1956) carrying a book in her right hand while her left is shown guiding other women in the background.
Despite several restrictions, Reddy completed her education and was admitted into the medical profession in 1912.
After her stint in the medical profession, Reddy joined Madras Legislative Council in 1926 and became the first legislator in the country.
In 1954, she founded Adyar Cancer Institute in Chennai and died in 1968 at the age of 81.
"Constantly breaking barriers throughout her life, Reddy was a trailblazer who devoted herself to public health and the battle against gender inequality, transforming the lives of countless people especially young girls," the Google said in its description.
Sreenivasan said the main inspiration for this doodle was Reddy herself, adding: "I tried to let a sense of her energy, determination, and clarity shape this doodle."
Tamil Nadu government announced July 30 as 'Hospital Day' to honour Reddy's contribution to society and medicine.
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Three arrested in Gurugram for aiding Chinese cyber fraud syndicate
Gurugram (PTI): The Gurugram Cyber Police has arrested three men for allegedly providing calling support to a Chinese fraud syndicate, officials said on Wednesday.
According to the officials, a 20-port physical SIM box and a laptop were seized from them. These arrests come after a woman from Nagaland was held in connection with the same case.
The arrested accused have been identified as Karma (32) from Nagaland, and Lobsang Tsultim (33) and Ngawang Gyaltsen (35), both from Himachal Pradesh. Karma and Tsultim were arrested on February 14. Gyaltsen was intercepted on February 16 near Majnu Ka Tila in Delhi while attempting to flee to Nepal.
Police said the accused, during questioning, revealed that they were using SIM boxes to facilitate fraudulent calls targeting Indian citizens.
Karma and Lobsang Tsultim admitted to installing virtual SIM boxes in Gurugram on the instructions of a Chinese national named Tsega, they said.
These setups, which included 20 mobile phones, were capable of making over 20,000 calls a day. Tsega, allegedly used an application to contact Indian citizens for various crimes, including gaming and investment fraud, they said.
Tsultim and Gyaltsen were born in China and have lived in India as refugees for 15 years. Fluent in Chinese and Taiwanese, they communicated with Tsega via WeChat, a platform banned in India since 2020, they added.
ACP Cyber Priyanshu Dewan said the three accused were produced in court on Wednesday and have been sent to judicial custody.
"We are working to identify others involved in the network," he added.
