Scindia suggests carrying onions to beat the heat
SHIVPURI (MP), April 27: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said he avoids air conditioning even in extreme summer heat, describing it as part of having “Chambal skin,” and advised people to carry an onion as a traditional remedy. Addressing the public in Shivpuri on Sunday, Scindia said, “I don’t use air conditioning in my car, nor do I sit in an air-conditioned environment. And when people ask me, even in the 51-degree heat of May and June, I say, ‘This is Chambal skin.’ And let me tell you something else: I look a little young, but my soul is very old. Keep an onion in your pocket.” “Nothing will happen to you. And in today’s times, everyone is carrying boxes. The communication minister is carrying onions. These are old things. And as Ayurveda progresses, we shouldn’t forget these things,” he said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of heatwave conditions across several parts of the country. It has said that maximum temperatures are in the range of 40–46 degrees Celsius over most parts of the country, except the western Himalayan region, northeast Bihar, and northeast India, where temperatures remain below 36 degrees Celsius. (ANI)
India brings drug trafficker Salim Dola from Turkiye
NEW DELHI, April 28: In a major breakthrough, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday secured the return of notorious international drug trafficker Mohammad Salim Dola from Turkiye, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced here.Dola (59), a “close aide” of international terrorist Dawood Ibrahim, was arrested in Turkiye on the basis of an Interpol Red Notice issued on India’s request in March 2024, officials said.He was wanted in multiple narcotics trafficking cases in India and had been absconding from the law enforcement agencies. Over the years, Dola had allegedly established a major transnational drug trafficking syndicate across a number of countries in the Middle East, Africa and Europe, they said.In a statement, the Ministry of Home Affairs said Dola was brought from Turkiye under “Operation Global-Hunt”. (PTI)
Food poisoning deaths: Samples from victims’ last meal sent for analysis
MUMBAI, April 28: Samples of the ‘chicken pulav’, watermelon and other food items consumed by the family of four, who died of suspected food poisoning in south Mumbai, have been sent for chemical analysis, police said on Tuesday.According to the police, the Dokadia family had hosted their relatives for a family get-together at their home in Ghari Mohalla on Ismail Kurte Road on Saturday night and had consumed the fruit at around 1 am, hours after their guests left.Abdullah Dokadia (40), his wife Nasreen (35), and daughters Ayesha (16) and Zaineb (13) suffered a severe bout of vomiting and diarrhoea in the early hours of Sunday and were rushed to a local hospital, before being referred to JJ Hospital, where they all died during treatment.A forensic team combed the residence on Tuesday morning to collect samples of every item that constituted the Dokadia family’s last meal, including ‘chicken pulav’, watermelon, water, and other foodstuffs, which will be sent for chemical analysis, an official said. (PTI)
