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As cases rise globally, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday designated EG.5.1, nicknamed Eris, as a “variant of interest”. The global health stated that the sub variant was first reported on February 17. While EG.5 may fuel increases in cases, the WHO said it poses a low risk to public health in comparison with other omicron descendants because there is no evidence it is causing more-severe disease.Dr Dan Barouch, director of the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, US, said there is no evidence that EG.5 infections cause more severe illness…

Singh is facing allegations of sexual harassment involving women wrestlers.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Harjeet Singh Jaspal was informed by the Delhi Police that there is a clear case against Singh and co-accused, Vinod Tomar, who is the suspended assistant secretary of WFI.The police’s representative, public prosecutor Atul Srivastava, emphasised that the accused should be charged according to the offences listed on the charge sheet.”The evidence is substantial enough to establish charges under sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354-A (sexual harassment), and 354-D (stalking) of the Indian Penal Code against Singh,” he…

In a regulatory filing, Sundaram Finance said during the quarter ended June 30, 2023, it had earned an operational revenue of Rs 1,187.43 crore (against Q1FY23’s Rs 935.07 crore) and a net profit of Rs 281.28 crore (Rs 225.73 crore). The company said its disbursements for Q1FY24 recorded a growth of 32 per cent to Rs 6,489 crore as compared to Rs 4,915 crore registered in Q1FY23. The assets under management stood at Rs. 37,255 crore as on June 30, 2023 as against Rs 30,552 crore as on June 30, 2022, up by 22 per cent. The total restructured assets…

“Who are you to file this? This seems to be purely a publicity interest litigation,” a bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia questioned advocate Dhawan Uniyal, questioning the locus standi (right to approach judicial forum) of the PIL petitioner.Sensing the disclination of the bench to entertain the public interest litigation, Uniyal sought permission to withdraw the petition. The court dismissed the plea as withdrawn, at the present stage.The top court said that if there is any grievance against use of the term ‘INDIA’ by political parties, the petitioner may approach the Election Commission. The Delhi High Court…

The story will revolve around a female journalist played by Daisy while Sharib will be playing the role of a social activist.The upcoming web series which will offer another perspective on Mahatma Gandhi, indulging in historical debate packing a good strong dose of entertainment, which will be coupled with strong social messages.Other than Daisy and Sharib, the series also stars Atul Shrivastava, Brijendra Kala and Deepak Kalra.The series is helmed by writer-director Manish Kishore, who has written films such as ‘Kashi In Search of Ganga’, ‘Raan’ and even some episodes of ‘C.I.D’.Manish is also directing Swara Bhaskar’s upcoming Film ‘Mrs…

Musk on X (formerly Twitter) posted that “I spoke to the PM of Italy and Minister of Culture. They have agreed on an epic location.””The fight will be managed by my and Zuck’s foundations (not UFC). Livestream will be on this platform and Meta. Everything in camera frame will be ancient Rome, so nothing modern at all,” he added.In a subsequent post Musk said that “Everything done will pay respect to the past and present of Italy. And all proceeds go to veterans”.The tech billionaire also went for an MRI recently.When a user asked in the post, “How was the…

He alleged that the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president was taking a detour to provoke people at his public meetings.Jagan Mohan Reddy slammed both Naidu and Jana Sena Party (JSP) leader Pawan Kalyan, accusing them of carrying out a mischievous campaign to mislead people for political gains with the help of friendly media.Addressing a public meeting at Janupalli in Amalapuram, he said that the brains of the opposition leaders seem to have blown out and they are displaying demonic behavior.Jagan Mohan Reddy said the violent incidents at Punganur have pained him. He said Chandrababu Naidu took permission for one route…

Out of the 371 commenced routes, only 112 routes (30 per cent) successfully completed the full concession period of three years.The CAG report also highlighted that among these 112 routes, only 54 routes (seven percent of the awarded routes) connecting 17 RCS Airports managed to sustain operations beyond the three-year concession period, as of March 2023.Under UDAN, airlines were invited to propose connectivity to underserved/unserved airports in October 2016 for the first time.The report noted: “Up to March 2021, three rounds of bidding for UDAN 1, 2, and 3 were completed and are included in the scope of this audit.…

During the inspection, he appreciated the efforts of the NCC cadets, concerned officials and personnel deployed on duty.MoS Ajay Bhatt also addressed the NCC cadets who were participating in the 77th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort in New Delhi. These cadets have been selected from all districts of the country.Bhatt said that the warriors who sacrificed their lives for the country will always be a source of inspiration for all of us. He described NCC cadets as the future soldiers who would be a strong pillar for maintaining the unity and integrity of this country.“You represent a Amrit…

Toronto (Canada), Aug 11 (IANS) Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray has pulled out of the ongoing Canadian Open due to an abdominal injury ahead of his round of 16 clash against Jannik Sinner.After spending nearly five hours on the court across his opening wins against Lorenzo Sonego and Max Purcell, the Briton was set to face Sinner but he pulled out.”I have an issue with my abdominal (muscles) so unfortunately I’m not going to be able to play this evening. I’m really sorry,” Murray said, addressing the stadium crowd.”I feel like I’ve let you down. I’ve rarely been in…