Date :31 May 2024 Are OTT Platforms Beyond Legal Boundaries!!! Mary Anne Charity Trust, on the occasion of World No tobacco day is releasing the report on Monitoring Tobacco control compliance on Over the Top (OTT Platforms) during the period 1 st   September 2023 to 31st March 2024. An OTT (Over the Top) platform is a streaming service that uses internet to deliver the customized content, bypassing traditional cable or satellite channels, DTH and television.   Over-The-Top (OTT) platforms flourished during the outbreak of COVID’19. OTT platforms have changed the way we consume entertainment.   It offers a vast library of films, web-series, TV show allowing the users to stream content on demand at anytime, anywhere within the reach of fingers. It has gained popularity for their convenience, variety of content and personalized recommendations among the everyone especially the youth and children.         As of 2024, the OTT (Over-The-Top) industry in India has experienced tremendous gr

 Medtronic appoints Mandeep Singh Kumar as The Vice President of Medtronic India.    Mumbai, 31 May 2024: India Medtronic Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Medtronic plc today announced the appointment of Mandeep Singh Kumar as the new Vice President and Managing Director of India Medtronic Pvt. Ltd., beginning May 2024. He succeeds Michael Blackwell who has moved back to the US to pursue new opportunities. Assuming this position, he will oversee sales, marketing, and commercial operations for Medtronic’s business in India.   Mandeep Singh Kumar has extensive experience spanning over 25 years and has demonstrated agile leadership in driving successful growth and business transformations across healthcare, pharmaceutical and med-tech sectors. His expertise includes strategy development, ensuring successful execution, driving commercial excellence, and building winning teams across the globe. Mandeep’s previous role was as Country Leader with Intuitive India where he led the

 Mobil 1 partners with RPPL to Power Up the Streets of India with Exhilarating Motorsport Roadshow Mobil 1, in partnership with Racing Promotions Pvt Ltd (RPPL), successfully concluded the Bengaluru roadshow of F4 and Indian Racing League (IRL) cars ahead of the upcoming racing championship. Turning the streets of Bengaluru into a vibrant arena of specialized breathtaking performances and precision driving, the event marked a significant highlight in the ongoing partnership of Mobil 1 with RPPL, aimed at nurturing and promoting motorsport culture in India. Spectators in Bengaluru were treated with a preview of the upcoming racing championship season, witnessing a dynamic display of IRL and Formula 4 cars operated by emerging motorsport talents –Sohil Shah, one of the two champions of IRL 2023, and Rishon Rajeev, Formula 4 Vice Champion. As these cars thundered along the KTPO Convention Centre, people from diverse backgrounds gathered in large numbers, drawn by the powerful engines and

  Apollo hospitals performs world-first Renal denervation therapy with Simplicity Spyral for a hypertensive patient with Ectopic kidney Chennai, 30 May 2024: Apollo Hospitals Chennai has achieved a remarkable world-first by successfully performing the Simplicity Spyral renal denervation (RDN) therapy on a patient with an ectopic kidney. Dr. Refai Showkathali and his team carried out this pioneering procedure to treat resistant hypertension in a 58-year-old man with uncontrolled blood pressure despite being on a maximum medical regimen.      Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a prevalent condition affecting nearly one-third of individuals over 40 years old. Controlling blood pressure is crucial, as even a modest 5mmHg reduction can decrease the risk of stroke by 34%, ischemic heart disease by 21%, and mortality by 13%. The 58-year-old patient had an ectopic left kidney located in the right iliac fossa, supplied by two separate renal arteries – an extremely rare anatomical variat

  Kauvery Hospital, Radial Road 70-Year-Old Patient Successfully Treated for Uncontrolled Hypertension Through Renal Denervation Therapy 70-Year-Old Patient Successfully Treated for Uncontrolled Hypertension Through Renal Denervation Therapy A 70-year-oldgentleman, who had beensuffering from chronichigh blood pressure anduncontrolled hypertension for the past six years,was successfully treated at Kauvery Hospital, Radial Road, through a procedure called renal denervation. The patient had been battling with hypertension since 2019. Despite taking five different medicinesfor high blood pressure and even after increasing thedosage over a period of time, his blood pressurecontinued to be as high as 200/120mm Hg and the associated symptoms like frequentheadaches and palpitations affected his quality of life. With such uncontrolled hypertension posing the risk of many serious health conditions like stroke, heart attack and kidney failure, Prof Dr Ajith Pillai, Chief Cardiologist and Head of

 “Canvas of Hope": Kauvery Hospital's Special Initiative for Bladder Cancer Awareness Month ○    The initiative is to raise awareness on timely diagnosis of bladder cancer ○    The hospital also emphasized on a latest technology that helps in detecting bladder cancer Chennai, 30th May 2024: Kauvery Hospital Alwarpet, a leading multi speciality healthcare chain in Tamil Nadu launched an art expo "Canvas of Hope," an initiative aimed at raising awareness about bladder cancer through art. The art expo is in association with Merck Speciality Pvt Ltd. The hospital also emphasized on a latest technology that helps in detecting bladder cancer, called the Urinary Fluorescent Flow Cytometry ( UFFC) technology. Detecting malignant cells in urine through flow cytometry involves collecting a urine sample, staining the cells with special fluorescent dyes, and passing them through a urine flow cytometer. As the cells flow through a laser beam, they emit light based on their charac

  An era influencer in Kathakali Kalamandalam remembers Krishnankutty Poduval’s Birth centenary celebration As well as Kalasagar award ceremony was also held on May 28   Vallabhanaya chenda player,     Kalamandalam Krishnankutty Poduval, who turned the monstrous chenda into a nectar-flowing divine instrument, celebrated the birth centenary of the great genius who left his signature in all fields of Kathakali, on May 28 at Kalamandalam Nila Campus by Kalasagar in collaboration with the Kerala Kalamandalam and the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.       Shri Kalamandalam Unnikrishnan (Convenor Janma Shatabdhi Celebration Committee) welcomed the awardees, audience, dignitaries, artists and journalists to the commemoration meeting which started at 5 pm on Tuesday, May 28. Author and art critic Dr. NP Vijayakrishnan delivered the introductory speech of the celebration program.     The memorial meeting was presided over by Padmashri Mattannur Shankarankutty Marar (Chairman Kerala San

 Ultimate Table Tennis 2024: Eight Teams Set to Serve Up Excitement in Chennai, Starting August 22 Chennai, May 29, 2024: Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT), India's premier table tennis league, distinguished for its ability to attract top-tier international talents and facilitate the rapid advancement of Indian paddlers, is gearing up for an exciting new season in Chennai from August 22 to September 7 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium. The franchise-based league, promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani under the auspices of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) has been a gamechanger for Indian table tennis since its inception in 2017. It will be an eight-team league for the first time providing a platform for young Indian paddlers to exhibit their talent alongside the world's elite players. This significant expansion aims to elevate the standard of competition and foster the growth of emerging talent within the sport. "The introduction of additional teams will infuse a

 KKR Hospital Celebrates 22-Year Survival of Throat Cancer Patient Treated with Pioneering Surgery back in 2002   Chennai, May 27, 2024 – KKR ENT Hospital and Research Institute is proud to share a remarkable milestone in the journey of cancer treatment and recovery. A patient diagnosed with extensive throat cancer in 2002 has not only survived for over 22 years but continues to lead a vibrant life, speaking and working as a teacher in Andhra Pradesh. In 2002, Mr. Ponade Tejeswar Rao, then 27 years old, was diagnosed with extensive cancer of the hypopharynx, a region situated behind the voice box. Due to the advanced stage of his cancer, traditional treatments such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy were ineffective. Dr. K.K. Ramalingam, along with a dedicated team of surgeons, performed a procedure known as total laryngopharyngo-esophagectomy with gastric pull-up, a first in South India at that time. The hypopharynx, located behind the voice box, plays a crucial role in directing food t