119-year-old Brazilian woman could become the world's oldest living person
Rio de Janeiro: A 119-year-old woman from Brazil, Deolira Glicéria Pedro da Silva, is on the brink of making history as the world’s oldest living person. According to Guinness World Records, she is preparing to celebrate her 120th birthday in just two months.
Currently, 116-year-old Inah Canabarro Lucas, also from Brazil, holds the official title of the world's oldest living woman. However, Deolira's family and doctors are confident that she will soon take over the title.
"Her name isn’t in the record books yet, but based on the documents we have, she is the oldest living person in the world," said Deolira’s granddaughter, Dorothea Ferreira da Silva, who is 60 years old – half the age of her grandmother.
Records show that Pedro da Silva was born on 10 March 1905, in the village of Porcincol, Rio de Janeiro. She now resides in a vibrant, decorated home in Itaperuna, where she is cared for by her granddaughters, Dorothea and Lydia Ferreira da Silva, aged 60 and 64 respectively.
With the average life expectancy in Brazil being 76.4 years, Deolira’s longevity has sparked curiosity among researchers and medical experts. Her remarkable health at 119, with no ongoing treatments, was confirmed by her doctor, Juver de Abreu Pereira, who noted her stable condition.
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Theft only motive, no gang behind attack on Saif: Minister
Mumbai: No underworld gang is behind the knife attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, Maharashtra minister of state for home Yogesh Kadam said on Friday.
“A suspect who has been detained in connection with the attack (and released later) is not part of any gang. No gang has carried out this attack,” Kadam told reporters in Pune.
Kadam said theft was the only motive behind the attack on the actor.
Police had picked up a carpenter in connection with the attack as he resembled the intruder and brought him to the Bandra police station for questioning on Friday morning, but released him later. A senior police official clarified the man was not related to the attack on Khan and no one has been arrested so far.
"There has been no intimation from Saif Ali Khan to police till date on whether he faced any threat,” the minister said. “He has not sought any security cover, but if he does so, we will follow due procedure,” he added.
Queried if the actor would be provided security following the incident, Kadam said Khan can put forth a demand if he believes there is a threat to his life.
"The police administration will take appropriate decision after a review (of the demand). There is a police committee which reviews applications seeking security. It is provided on the basis of severity of threat to a person," the minister added.
Khan (54) suffered grievous injuries after an intruder stabbed him with a knife repeatedly at his 12th-floor flat in upscale Bandra in the early hours of Thursday. The actor, who received multiple stab injuries, including in his neck, underwent an emergency surgery at Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital.
He is doing "very well" and expected to be discharged in two to three days, doctors said on Friday.
Asked about possible involvement of a criminal gang in the attack, the minister maintained primary investigations have ruled out any such angle. So far, theft seems to be the only motive behind the incident, he added.
CCTV footage showed the suspected assailant, wearing a red scarf and carrying a backpack, scurrying down the stairs from the sixth floor of the 'Satguru Sharan' building where Khan lives.
