Author: Starvision Desk

Rajman, a resident of Balrampur, was brought to the hospital with breathlessness and chest pain.Doctors found that his aortic valve was severely leaking, a condition known as aortic regurgitation, said Vinay Sharma, CEO of Tender Palm Hospital.The standard treatment options included valve replacement with either a metallic valve, which necessitates lifelong anticoagulation therapy, or a biological valve from pig or cow pericardium, which is expensive and less durable, he added.After thorough consultations, Ozaki repair technique was used to fashion a new aortic valve using patient’s pericardium and putting it in place of malfunctioning valve, he said.Doctors claimed that the surgery…

The 2023 edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report said the Covid-19 pandemic, severe weather events around the world and global conflicts, including the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, combined to increase the number of people facing hunger globally to around 735 million in 2022, reports Xinhua news agency.In 2019, the number was 613 million.The SOFI report is the UN’s flagship publication on global hunger, and the product of research and monitoring by five specialized agencies: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); World Food Program (WFP); World Health Organization (WHO);…

Sindhu saw off local player Disha Gupta by 21-15, 21-10 in the first round of women’s singles while Lakshya dispatched Finland’s Kalle Koljonen 21-8, 21-16 in men’s singles on Wednesday.Heading into the first mid-game break of the match, Sindhu was trailing by two points against the American. The Indian ace, however, found her touch after the restart to win 12 of the next 16 points and went 1-0 up in the match.The second game saw Sindhu taking control of the proceedings right from the start as the match wrapped up in 27 minutes.Sindhu will face world No. 30 Sung Shuo…

Omar said on his Twitter page, “Dear @JmuKmrPolice don’t think that refusing to give me my escort vehicles & ITBP cover will stop me. I’ll walk to where I have to get to & that’s exactly what I’m doing now.”He later posted another comment on his Twitter page after reaching the Nawa-e-Subha headquarters of the National Conference (NC).”Now that I’ve got to the office & will go ahead with my programme you will send everything. The fact is @JmuKmrPolice has stopped a lot of my senior colleagues from coming to the @JKNC_ office today by adopting the same tactics of…

Other big nominations which managed to score in double digits include ‘Dahmer: A Monster’s story’ and ‘Beef’ both managing to score over 13 nods, while ‘Wednesday’ also managed to get over 12 nominations.But this was not the end, for in a Galaxy far far away, ‘Star Wars’ too had its good share of nominations with ‘Obi Wan Kenobi’, ‘Andor’ and ‘Mandalorian’ managing to garner up a total of 22 Emmy nominations, including a coveted ‘Outstanding Drama Series’ nod for ‘Andor’ and an ‘Outstanding Limited Series’ for ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’.According to The Hollywood Reporter, in order to be eligible for this year’s…

“Starting today, Bard will be available in over 40 languages, including nine Indian languages — Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, and Urdu,” Google said.The tech giant has also expanded Bard’s access to more places, including Brazil and across Europe.Bard is now available in over 230 countries and territories.Google is also launching new features to help users better customise their experience, boost their creativity and get more done, including the ability to add images in Prompts, listen to Bard’s responses out loud, and easily adjust Bard’s response to be longer, shorter.”Starting today, users can listen to Bard’s responses…

Chennai, July 13 (IANS) Chennaiyin FC have signed prolific Australian forward Jordan Murray as their first foreign player for the 2023-24 season.The 27-year-old forward joins the Marina Machans after spending the last season with Thai outfit Nakhon Ratchasima FC. Murray brings with him his vast experience from the A-League and Thai League, the Indian Super League (ISL) club informed in a release on Thursday.“I’m delighted to be a part of this great club Chennaiyin FC. Can’t wait to meet the team and everyone at the club. I’m looking forward to returning to India and I’m excited to meet and play…

New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Sachin Bansal-led fintech startup Navi Technologies has reportedly laid off nearly 200 employees across multiple departments.Employees in the product development and management teams were impacted the most by at least 60-70 per cent, reports Your Story.The layoffs started some time back and more employees are likely to be sacked in the coming days, the report noted.Navi Technologies was yet to comment.The layoffs occurred as the company’s NBFC arm, Navi Finserv, was raising up to Rs 500 crore through the public issue of Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs).Navi’s parent company Navi Technologies filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus…

Speaking to the media, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, “A meeting of DDMA was held, and it was chaired by Lt. Governor (V.K. Saxena) and several decisions were taken.”Kejriwal said, “During the meeting it was decided that schools, colleges and universities will remain closed till Sunday.”He said that non-essential government offices and private establishments will be advised and appealed to work from home.The AAP leader further said that Delhi might face water issues as three water plants have been shut and we will have to do water rationing. “People might face the issue of drinking water supply for one…

Described often as a gift of the Himalayas to the world, the rustic enclave known for its cool environs amidst snow-capped mountains now appears to fit in TS Elliot’s narration of ‘The Wasteland’ — What are the roots that clutch, what branches grow Out of this stony rubbish? Ask the people there, and they say Manali will take a long time to rise from the debris of its glory.The worst damage was in Manali’s suburbs where the swollen Beas river caused landslides, flashfloods and widespread damage to infrastructure like roads, bridges, houses and vehicles, besides the river waters inundated the…