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New York, July 12 (IANS) SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, was transmitted from humans to deer, mutated, and was potentially transmitted back to humans many times, according to a study by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, showed that SARS-CoV-2 is likely to have spread widely within the US white-tailed deer population (Odocoileus virginianus). It showed that in late 2021 and early 2022, “SARS-CoV-2 was transmitted from humans to white-tailed deer at least 106 times in the US, mutated, and then in three instances may have been transmitted back to humans,” the…

New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Micro-VC fund CapFort Ventures on Wednesday launched a Rs 200 crore India-focused tech fund that plans to invest in more than 40 startups in the next two years.With a focus on pre-Series A stage companies, the fund will invest in startups with a valuation Rs 100 crore, it said in a statement.The India-focused fund is spearheaded by industry leaders Abhimanyu Bisht, the former CEO of Venture Catalysts, and Kavit Sutariya, the founder of Hiraco Ventures and angel investor.“The introduction of our Rs 200 crore India-focused tech fund is a strategic milestone for CapFort Ventures. We…

The BE-4 engine, which was due to finish testing in July, and power the company’s New Glenn rocket and United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket — detonated about 10 seconds after the firing test on June 30 at a West Texas facility, CNBC reported.The explosion reportedly “destroyed the engine and heavily damaged the test stand infrastructure”.The company spokesperson confirmed that the engine “ran into an issue while testing Vulcan’s Flight Engine 3”, the report said.The company said that there were no casualties and the company is “currently assessing root cause”.”We already have proximate cause and are working on remedial…

The franchise’s Head Coach Simon Helmot expressed that he is looking forward to working with Pakistan superstar Babar Azam during a virtual press conference on Tuesday, “We have a well-balanced squad. Sagar and the team did a great job on Auction day. It’ll be exciting to work with Babar Azam. There are quite a few youngsters in our group. The next challenge for us will be to do the job on match day. We’ll be looking to set the tone in our first match.”Helmot further added that the LPL will have an impact on the players at the grassroots level…

Employees in ranks below the management level usually receive their hikes from the month of April. The sources said that the employees are hoping that they will get a good news from the company before or on the day Infosys announces its first quarter results of the financial year 2023-2024 on July 20.So far, the employees have not received any intimation from the management for their salary hikes which used to come in the first quarter in the June, the sources claimed. Senior management-level employees, whose hike is scheduled to come in the month of July, are also clueless about…

A bench of Justices BR Gavai and JB Pardiwala was considering the appeal filed by a group of employees whose services were not regularized by the Income Tax department on the ground of non-availability of post.”When the Chief Commissioner of Income Tax has himself found that 65 persons were entitled to be regularised, the act of regularising the services of only 35 employees and not regularising the services of other employees, including the appellants, is patently discriminatory and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India,” the bench said.The appellants, who have completed service of more than ten years,…

On July 12, 2015, the restaurant called Indori Zayka and Dainik Bhaskar achieved the world record for serving the most flavours of pani puri by offering 51 options, under the guidance of Masterchef Neha Shah.”Play today’s interactive game Doodle, and help a street vendor team fill orders for pani puri,” Google said in a statement”Choose the puris that match each customer’s flavour and quantity preference to keep them happy. Let’s get to serving!” the tech giant added.Pani puri is a popular Indian street food made of a crispy shell stuffed with potatoes, chickpeas, spices, or chilis and flavoured waters.The snack…

The woman officer is posted as sub divisional magistrate (SDM) in Bareilly.The SDM, Jyoti Maurya has been in the news for her estranged relations with her husband Alok Maurya and her relationship with Manish Dubey.Director General (DG), Home Guards, Bijaya Kumar Maurya confirmed that the allegations against Manish Dubey were found true during the preliminary inquiry conducted by deputy inspector general (DIG), Home Guards, Santosh Singh who had submitted its report to him.He said the report had been sent to the state government with a recommendation to suspend him and initiate departmental inquiry against him.The report had also recommended a…

In a statement late Tuesday, the White House said in a statement that Biden has ordered federal assistance to supplement the northeastern state and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions in the areas affected by flooding beginning on Sunday and continuing, reports Xinhua news agency.”Vermont’s capital city, and many other communities across the state, are under water. The devastation and flooding we’re experiencing across Vermont is historic and catastrophic,” state Governor Phil Scott said in a tweet on Tuesday.Heavy rain has drenched the state, prompting road closures, evacuations and rescues. Some areas saw over nine inches of rain…

According to the Wall Street Journal, Tesla planned “Project 42” last year which called for a dramatic and unusual glass-walled building for Musk to come up near the automaker’s headquarters in Texas.The secret project included renderings of a glass box with residential features, such as bedrooms, bathrooms and a kitchen, the report claimed, citing sources.The project reportedly triggered an internal probe over “possible improprieties”, over concerns that Musk might be using company funds to build the house.The secret project was described as a house for the Tesla CEO that would be located near the company’s Austin-area Gigafactory.There was a waterfall…