
Google urges people to wear masks and save lives with new Doodle
India Today
On Tuesday, Google raised awareness about the importance of wearing a face mask, washing hands and practicing social distancing with a doodle. The new doodle was released after the country saw a rise in Covid-19 cases.
Given the increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the country, Google on Tuesday highlighted the importance of wearing a face mask, washing hands and practising social distancing through a new doodle. Tuesday’s doodle had all the letters in ‘Google’ covered in a mask, along with a vaccine syringe for the letter “L”. It highlighted the importance of health guidelines such as - wearing face masks, washing hands and social distancing.
The world is facing an energy crisis as Iran blocked supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz after strikes by the US and Israel. Vital subsea cables that carry global internet traffic also pass through Hormuz. Any damage to them could trigger internet outages and hit financial systems across countries, including in India.

Images of pre-Islamic Zoroastrian kings and warriors have been unveiled in Iran, evoking courage and resilience. Many say the Ayatollah regime in Iran revives the country's Persian identity during conflicts with Israel and the US. But this Persian heritage has always run deep, and is visible from time to time, in both dissent and unity.

The US-Israel war was meant to decapitate Iran's hardline leadership, but the killing of the "pragmatic" Ali Larijani might have done the opposite. By eliminating consensus-builder Larijani, the Israelis might have removed any scope of talks and pushed Iran into deeper hardline control. This could be a ploy to keep the war going.










