Scammers widely use the instant messaging app, WhatsApp, to trap innocent people nowadays. While these instant messaging apps are giving a convenient communication experience to users, it also invites new kinds of scam like work-from-home job offers, international calls, shopping links, etc. However, amid news of such scams, a recent conversation between a scammer and an individual turned into a wonderful masterclass on life, money, and friendships. 

Twitter user Mahesh shared his unique interaction with a scammer. He posted the screenshot of the conversation and wrote that a WhatsApp scammer taught him a valuable life lesson.

During the initial conversation, the scammer asked him if he had a few minutes to discuss something regarding work. In response to that, Mahesh told him that he wants to make friends. The scammer ignored the message and continued to share work details. But Mahesh again sent a message that he wants loyal friends and not two-faced. 

On this, the scammer turned into a life coach and said that making friends is good but making money was better than that. The scammer proceeded and said that life is not all about love and friendships, and that thinking for ourselves should be our first priority. 

After all the conversation, Mahesh responded that nobody has ever cared so much to teach him this. This post has attracted so many people online. People are offering their comments on this. One person commented that this conversation was worth a lot. While another said that the scammer was more honest than the people we see and encounter daily.

Last week, the messaging company was directed by the Indian government to submit a report detailing the telecom carriers that were predominantly used to create fraudulent accounts to which WhatsApp has agreed. Now, WhatsApp will share the report with the government. Also, it is ramping up its artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) system to reduce spam calls.

With vehicles increasing on the road day by day, it is obvious that space to park them becomes scant. In a video which is going viral, two women from Uttar Pradesh can be seen arguing and attacking each other over what both claim as their garage space.

The woman, who made the video and posted it on social media, can be seen charging the other slightly elderly woman and her husband for using his position to grab the space paid for by the woman making the video.

The video begins with a handyman who is seen breaking the lock of a caged garage space and the woman shooting it can be heard saying she had it built herself. She then threatens the elderly woman that she will post the footage on social media, but the elder woman nor the handymen seem particularly alarmed by it.

When things turn violent, the elderly woman throws broken lock away. The other woman tries to prevent her from doing so and ends up grabbing the elder woman by her neck. The recording ends when the elder woman retaliates by slapping the younger woman several times, leading to her phone falling.

Over 47,000 people have seen the video since it has been uploaded. People are giving different reactions to the video. One user said these are common things in small towns and cities, another said the last slap on the phone was hilarious while others were dropping laughing emojis on it. 

However, these days, such videos showing violence between women have become common on social media. A few days ago, a video from Delhi Metro went viral where two young women got into a heated argument which quickly turned into a fistfight.

The women can be seen preparing for the fight by setting aside their phones as the video begins with one of them taking off her sneaker and brandishing it like a weapon. Other passengers can be heard begging them not to fight.

Parking-related arguments and fights have snatched many lives in the Delhi National Capital Region. Luckily in this video, the violence did not reach such fatal ends.

A girl’s tweet is going viral on the internet where she described how a boy in her institute went the extra mile to help her after she unexpectedly got her period in class. He offered help by breaking all traditional taboos, went to the shop with the girl and got her the pad and an ice cream for her. She showed her love for the city and its people. Many people praised this simple act of generosity, a small kind act that can bring positive impact on people at large in our society.

The post got many positive reactions. People were impressed with the young boy’s gesture and also they were glad to witness such change in the surroundings. Good people are everywhere, they need to be recognized. Another person stated, the good thing about social media is that more people are getting aware about the problem faces by women. Such people has always kept the society’s soul alive, they make it a safe place for women.   

The act of goodwill by the boy indicates his bringing and parenting. It is a reminder that empathy has no boundaries. This generation needs more people like him who break the myth and orthodox roots embedded into them by society. To make society more healthy and inclusive for everyone, we need more courageous people to take steps forward to break the social stigma.

There have been several myths attached to the menstrual cycle in India. The concept of purity and impurity dates to Vedic times. Living in the 21^st century, it is important for us to understand that there is nothing pure or impure about periods. It is the male-dominated society and institution that determines whether something is pure or impure and moulds it into an unquestionable and unchallenged object of belief. The so-called dirty menstrual flow which supposedly makes women impure is scientifically linked with procreation. The blood and tissue that a woman’s body evicts are not utilized by the body. Menstrual flow is as impure or pure as blood flowing through a non-menstruating man’s arteries and veins.

Given the immense impacts in a girl’s life that occurs with puberty, it is critical to invest in women’s education as a means of influencing young girls, shifting discriminatory norms and debunking these myths. As women don’t live in isolation, it is also crucial to educate men and boys as their silence legalizes and reinforces period myths. In short, to address the issue more holistically, multidimensional approaches are required to connect physical infrastructure, sanitation projects, health education and reproductive health programmes.