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Time of India
14-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
DMER introduces Code Pink protocol for newborn security
Mumbai: Two months after a newborn was abducted from a govt hospital in Sangli, the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) introduced a 'Code Pink' protocol to strengthen security for newborns in public hospitals. The comprehensive guidelines include the round-the-clock deployment of security personnel outside maternity wards and neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), mandatory ID verification for mothers and newborns, installation of CCTV cameras, panic alarms, and rigorous visitor entry logs. Hospitals will also be required to conduct staff training and mock drills every three months. In the event of a suspected infant abduction, the protocol mandates an immediate lockdown of hospital premises. You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai "The nurse must first confirm if the baby is truly missing. If confirmed, inform attending doctors and the medical superintendent, who will then declare Code Pink. The hospital's telephone operator will inform all doctors, security, RMOs, supervisors, department/unit heads by announcing 'Code Pink' three times," the DMER guidelines stipulate. Following the alert, all entry and exit points are to be sealed. "Authorities must review CCTV footage and alert all security staff. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like ¡Registro para la lotería de la Green Card 2026! Global USA Solicita ahora Undo Any suspicious person should be detained and reported. Guards must check all bags and shops/stalls on the premises. Full details must be collected from the person who reported the incident. The medical superintendent must inform the nearest police station immediately and request appropriate action. Code Pink should remain in force for two hours after being declared," the guidelines state. Dr Tushar Palve, medical superintendent of Cama and Albless Hospital for Women and Children, who was on the committee that recommended Code Pink, said, "Hospitals will need a few mock drills to implement it effectively. Nurses, doctors, and even security staff need to be trained for it. We have already started." Additional security measures include installing sensor-based doors at ward entrances and activating a panic alarm system. DMER director Dr Ajay Chandanwale remained unavailable for a comment.
Time of India
10-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Maha Rolls Out ‘Code Pink' To Curb Baby Thefts at Govt Hosps
1 2 Nagpur: With crammed govt medical colleges and hospitals often turning into happy hunting ground for baby lifters, the Maharashtra govt has decided to put in place Code Pink — a global emergency protocol for a missing child. Sources in the govt said, rollout of the standard operating procedures (SOP) will curb theft of newborns. The July 9 govt resolution (GR) by the state's department of medical education research makes the commissioner (medical education and Ayush) responsible for implementation of the SOP. Medical superintendents of govt-run hospitals have been mandated to review measures every month and submit a three-monthly action taken report. Code Pink relates to an emergency call when the child goes missing and healthcare workers are directed to lead an extensive search. Other steps include sending an SOS to police or hospital security with the description of the child. Dr Avinash Gawande, medical superintendent of Govt Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), mentioned that a relative of an expectant mother is identified under Code Pink and when the child is born, its foot impression is stored in records before handing over the baby to the relative. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 짙어지는 기미, 이렇게 집에서 하니 해결되더라구요 에스테틱최원장 Undo The govt order specified that all hospital units, from diagnosis rooms, delivery wards, neonatal ICU to the discharge process, should be covered under the SOP. Handling 25 deliveries in 24 hours, Daga Memorial Women and Children Hospital here is the biggest govt-run maternity establishment, but since it comes under the public health department, an order from the department would be needed, said a senior official here. The district general hospital at Bhandara, which is also among the largest in the state, also handles 15 to 20 deliveries a day. And its sick newborn care unit (SNCU) caught fire in 2021, leaving 10 children charred. The establishment comes under the public health department, and it has its own security mechanism, said an official. The current order by DMEAR may not cover the Bhandara hospital. "We have our own mechanisms in place, including CCTVs and guards. Around 300 women are admitted to the hospital at a time," said the official. A senior AIIMS official said it too has an in-house mechanism, which includes Code Pink.
Sydney Morning Herald
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
World leaders are figuring out how to manage Trump – but winning tactic may backfire
'We've often thought of diplomacy as this big, broad endeavour. It's about institutions connecting with one another,' he said. 'In this instance, they're playing the man. 'This is how it works,' he added. 'You come with gifts; you offer homage of sorts, in order to gain the respect, the support, the favour of the head of that court.' And yet, political analysts, diplomats and others who follow international interactions say that 'playing the man' with public declarations of admiration does not always work, especially with a leader like Trump, whose decision-making is often fickle. Netanyahu declared on Monday that Trump is 'forging peace as we speak, in one country, in one region after the other'. But stroking the president's ego has not produced an end to the war in the Gaza Strip, which rages on even amid a resumption of ceasefire talks. In Europe, the war in Ukraine continues with no sign of the peace that Trump once promised would take him only 24 hours to implement. Some tariffs remain in place on British exports to America even after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer sealed a deal with Trump in part by delivering a royal invitation. Yolanda Spies, a former South African diplomat and the director of the Oxford University Diplomatic Studies Program, said that flattery has long been built into the art of diplomacy. But she said that the most personal interactions between leaders used to happen privately, not in front of cameras. 'One of the driving thoughts of the profession of diplomacy is do all the hard work behind the scenes, where no one is watching,' she said. 'Now, you have to be really careful, because anything you send to him will be public. It means a new step in the flattery game.' Loading Zelensky may appreciate the need for flattery more than most other world leaders, Spies said. After the humiliation of his Oval Office meeting this year, she said, Zelensky has dramatically changed the way he interacts with Trump. 'He has avoided those kinds of scenarios where he ends up having an argument with Donald Trump,' she said. 'He now prefaces every statement with how grateful he is to America. There, a lesson was learned.' In Netanyahu's case, the appeal to Trump's desire to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize was not unique. Pakistan's government formally nominated Trump in June, citing the president's 'decisive diplomatic intervention' during an outbreak of violence between India and Pakistan. Trump has repeatedly complained, in public and in private, that he has not yet won the Peace Prize. He once posted on social media that 'I won't get a Nobel Peace Prize no matter what I do.' Loading And it's not clear that a nomination from Netanyahu – who has been accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip by the International Criminal Court – will help Trump's case. Medea Benjamin, founder of Code Pink, an anti-war group, posted her thoughts on social media. 'I don't know whether to laugh or cry,' she wrote. 'Surreal.'
The Age
09-07-2025
- Politics
- The Age
World leaders are figuring out how to manage Trump – but winning tactic may backfire
'We've often thought of diplomacy as this big, broad endeavour. It's about institutions connecting with one another,' he said. 'In this instance, they're playing the man. 'This is how it works,' he added. 'You come with gifts; you offer homage of sorts, in order to gain the respect, the support, the favour of the head of that court.' And yet, political analysts, diplomats and others who follow international interactions say that 'playing the man' with public declarations of admiration does not always work, especially with a leader like Trump, whose decision-making is often fickle. Netanyahu declared on Monday that Trump is 'forging peace as we speak, in one country, in one region after the other'. But stroking the president's ego has not produced an end to the war in the Gaza Strip, which rages on even amid a resumption of ceasefire talks. In Europe, the war in Ukraine continues with no sign of the peace that Trump once promised would take him only 24 hours to implement. Some tariffs remain in place on British exports to America even after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer sealed a deal with Trump in part by delivering a royal invitation. Yolanda Spies, a former South African diplomat and the director of the Oxford University Diplomatic Studies Program, said that flattery has long been built into the art of diplomacy. But she said that the most personal interactions between leaders used to happen privately, not in front of cameras. 'One of the driving thoughts of the profession of diplomacy is do all the hard work behind the scenes, where no one is watching,' she said. 'Now, you have to be really careful, because anything you send to him will be public. It means a new step in the flattery game.' Loading Zelensky may appreciate the need for flattery more than most other world leaders, Spies said. After the humiliation of his Oval Office meeting this year, she said, Zelensky has dramatically changed the way he interacts with Trump. 'He has avoided those kinds of scenarios where he ends up having an argument with Donald Trump,' she said. 'He now prefaces every statement with how grateful he is to America. There, a lesson was learned.' In Netanyahu's case, the appeal to Trump's desire to be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize was not unique. Pakistan's government formally nominated Trump in June, citing the president's 'decisive diplomatic intervention' during an outbreak of violence between India and Pakistan. Trump has repeatedly complained, in public and in private, that he has not yet won the Peace Prize. He once posted on social media that 'I won't get a Nobel Peace Prize no matter what I do.' Loading And it's not clear that a nomination from Netanyahu – who has been accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip by the International Criminal Court – will help Trump's case. Medea Benjamin, founder of Code Pink, an anti-war group, posted her thoughts on social media. 'I don't know whether to laugh or cry,' she wrote. 'Surreal.'
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Red Scare 2.0: Chinese Funding Of Pro-Illegal Immigration And Pro-Terrorist Riots Exposed
A series of recent investigative reports suggest that China may be behind the coordination and funding of the violent pro-illegal immigration and Pro-Terrorist riots in LA and other cities through an insidious money laundering scheme in partnership with various non-governmental organizations or NGO's. At the same time, a third Chinese national was arrested in just the past week for attempting to smuggle regulated biological materials — specifically, a fungus classified as a potential agroterrorism weapon — into the United States, as previously reported by The Dallas Express. X independent journalist Data Republican (@datarepublican) first reported that tech tycoon, Neville Singham, an American living in Shanghai, funnels money to multiple NGO's to fund the Pro-Terrorist and Pro-Illegal Immigration riots and violence. Singham, a longtime Marxist activist and software mogul, is no stranger to scrutiny. A 2023 New York Times investigative story concluded that Mr. Singham uses a global web of nonprofits and shell entities to push Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda in the U.S., South Africa, Brazil, and India — often under the banner of social justice. One of the groups he supports is the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) — a self-declared Communist party that helped organize the violent LA protests and has a documented history of anti-Israel activism. PSL also coordinated with other radical groups to produce protest signage and on-the-ground logistics during the unrest. According to a June 8, 2025 report in the New York Post, the LA protests escalated dramatically after an initial rally organized by CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles), which has received over $30 million in government grants during the Biden administration. DHS has since terminated funding and is clawing back nearly $101,000 still owed. Rioters damaged property, slashed ICE vehicle tires, and clashed with federal agents, prompting the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops. A DHS spokesman confirmed that CHIRLA had received federal grants for 'citizenship education and training' through September 2024 — including from the very agency the group was demonstrating against. CHIRLA denied involvement in the riots, claiming it merely held a press event, but financial records obtained by Data Republican and corroborated by The Post show extensive government funding and ideological alignment with the radical protest goals. Singham's influence reaches far beyond CHIRLA and PSL. His wife, Jodie Evans, is the founder of Code Pink. The far-left activists of have attracted attention for their ties to China and the communist country's suspected financial support of their political demonstrations. Some members of Congress are demanding that Code Pink be banned from entering the U.S. Capitol, citing potential violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). 'Members of Congress welcome Code Pink activists into the U.S. Capitol. They are literally in Congress every day,' conservative journalist Laura Loomer posted this week. 'The co-founder's husband, Neville Singham, works with propagandists for the Chinese Communist Party.' According to a report by the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), several of the radical protest movements Singham funds — including the 'Shut It Down for Palestine' (SID4P) coalition — are supported through a network of tax-exempt groups and dark money funnels. These organizations amplify anti-American narratives and coordinate real-world unrest targeting infrastructure, political events, and law enforcement. Rather than acting as isolated agitators, groups under the SID4P banner have staged nationwide disruptions since October 2023 — from blocking airports to occupying university buildings and even shutting down high-dollar political fundraisers attended by Presidents Obama, Biden, and Clinton. The NCRI found that 'far-left SID4P Convenors, particularly the ANSWER Coalition and The People's Forum, along with closely allied groups such as PSL, were significantly more active and influential in promoting unrest… and have financial and ideological ties to CCP-aligned funders.' The structure of Singham's influence network — which includes nonprofits like The People's Forum and media outlets like BreakThrough News — allows him to obscure the origin of foreign funds while injecting extremist content into the U.S. media and protest ecosystem. BreakThrough News, which shares an address with The People's Forum in New York, is staffed almost entirely by PSL members and has aired interviews with PFLP terrorists and Hezbollah propagandists. Their content is monetized and widely shared on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Singham's model is simple but powerful: use American nonprofit loopholes to move foreign money, build radical protest infrastructure, and saturate social media with polished propaganda. In 2023, Sen. Marco Rubio called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate Singham's network under FARA. Thus far, the Justice Department has not confirmed whether any such investigation is active.
