Author: Starvision Desk

Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma issued notice on bail plea of Trinamool Congress strongman Anubrata Mondal’s daughter and asked it to file a status report in the case. Sukanya has challenged a trial court’s order dated June 1 dismissing her bail plea. However, the high court listed the matter for hearing on August 9, when Sukanya’s another petition is also listed seeking quashing of petition seeking dismissal of the ED’s complaint and all subsequent proceedings related to the case. During the hearing, Advocate Amit Kumar appearing for the accused, submitted that she is a “young woman” of 31 years of age…

Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) Doordarshan (DD) will telecast the upcoming India’s tour of the West Indies. The month-long bilateral series comprising 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, and 5 T20Is, is scheduled to take place from July 12 to August 13.DD will give viewers the choice to watch the games in their own language – with T20Is and ODI series being telecast in Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu, Bangla and Kannada on DD Sports along with the network’s regional channels DD Podhigai, DD Saptagiri, DD Yadagiri, DD Bangla and DD Chandana. Test matches will be telecast on DD Sports. The primary telecast on…

Leeds (England), July 5 (IANS) Former England skipper Joe Root has appealed to the crowd at his home ground of Headingley, urging them to remain calm amidst mounting concerns regarding a potential negative reaction following the contentious stumping of his teammate Jonny Bairstow at Lord’s.Bairstow, under the assumption that the ball had been declared dead and the over had ended, unintentionally vacated his crease as wicketkeeper Alex Carey launched a throw towards the stumps, resulting in his dismissal on the final day of the second test, which Australia won by 43 runs to go 2-0 up in the five-match series.The…

Colombo, July 5 (IANS) Star international cricketers such as Babar Azam, Shakib Al Hasan, David Miller are ready to roar in Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023 as the league is scheduled to be played in Sri Lanka from July 30 to August 21.Having bagged the television broadcast rights, Star Sports will telecast the league’s action live, exclusively in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, and MENA region including UAE.The upcoming season will witness the presence of popular international stars such as Babar Azam, Shakib Al Hasan, David Miller as well as popular Sri Lankan stars Thisara Perera and…

New York, July 5 (IANS) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a blood test that can help predict preeclampsia, a serious hypertensive disorder that affects roughly 2 per cent to 8 per cent of pregnant women worldwide.Typically, to check preeclampsia risk, doctors measure blood pressure and proteins in urine, but as pregnancy progresses these tests are poor predictors and raise the risk of disability and death among childbearing women.The new test works by detecting sFlt1 and PIGF — two proteins in the blood that predict poor outcomes from preeclampsia with substantially better accuracy than the current methods.The…

San Francisco, July 3 (IANS) Samsung’s upcoming Z Fold 5 smartphone will reportedly not come with the rumoured dust resistance feature.The information came from the tipster @UniverseIce, who claimed that the Z Fold 5 will not feature an IP58 dust and water resistance rating, reports SamMobile.Instead, it will likely continue to come with an IPX8 rating for water resistance, similar to the Z Fold 3 and the Z Fold 4.Last month, it was reported that the tech giant would bring the dust resistance feature to the Z Fold 5 and Z Flip 5 smartphones, which are scheduled to be launched…

The HIL committee took cognizance of the financial model proposed by the commercial agency Big Bang Media Ventures Pvt Ltd and also discussed the prospects of featuring eight franchises for the Men’s HIL and four teams in the women’s format of the lucrative League.Crediting HIL as one of the most impactful initiatives by Hockey India which catapulted the Indian Men’s Team success over the years, including the historic bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Hockey India is steadfastly working towards a successful financial model that will not only help in the resumption of the League but will also ensure…

Issuing notice, a bench of Justices B.R. Gavai, A.S. Bopanna, and Dipankar Datta posted Setalvad’s bail plea for further hearing on July 19 at 2 p.m. after the state of Gujarat requested for an adjournment. Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju, who appeared with Solicitor General Tushar Mehta for Gujarat, submitted that some more time is needed to file additional documents and their translation before the court. The top court was hearing appeal of the activist Setalvad against Gujarat High Court’s order denying her regular bail and requiring her to “surrender immediately” in connection with an FIR lodged by the state…

A total 87,686 sputum samples were tested between May 15 and June 6. According to health department officials, the screening drive focused on areas from where TB or Covid-19 cases were reported in the last two years. Dr Shailendra Bhatnagar, state TB officer, said: “Prison, old-age homes, brick kilns, factories, were included in the micro plan.” Treatment of the new cases has begun and soon they will start getting Rs 500 monthly support for a nutritional diet. “Unidentified TB patients pose a risk in two ways. First, their treatment is delayed, hence their condition worsens. Secondly, they can spread infection…

Alcaraz completed his first-round victory against Jeremy Chardy on Tuesday at Wimbledon. The Spaniard emerged victorious on No. 1 Court, while Federer, who was in attendance at the All England Club for a special ceremony to celebrate his achievements, was sitting in the Royal Box on Centre Court watching defending champion Elena Rybakina.”After the match, I was on the phone checking everything I have, all the stories, all the posts. I saw that Roger Federer was here. I was a little bit jealous,” Alcaraz said, cracking a smile. “Honestly, I want Roger Federer to watch one of my matches obviously.…