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Addressing a media conference at the Raj Bhawan here, the Lt Governor said that the G20 meeting held here on May 22-24 has proved to be a game changer in the tourism sector of the UT.”The participants of G20 meet have gone back to their countries with a positive message. After the G20 meet we have seen a significant increase in the foreign tourist arrivals in J&K. In the coming months, the number is expected to go up further.”Srinagar is now emerging as a hub of international activities. For the first time, the Indian system of medicine, engineers’ association, chartered…

Alwar MP Mahant Balak Nath has been made a state vice-president. Nath is from the OBC Yadav community, who defeated Alwar stalwart from Congress Bhanwar Jitendra Singh in 2018 Lok Sabha polls.Raje detractor MLA Madan Dilawar, who was in the previous executive, has been dropped from the latest list. Dilawar was sidelined during Raje’s tenure, but was inducted back during former state BJP chief Satish Poonia’s time.Meanwhile, BJP’s Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari, has retained her spot in the list of office-bearers.BJP sources said that the new names have been included considering the social engineering equations.There are 11 state vice-presidents, five…

Taking a swipe at the BJP, Congress General secretary Jairam Ramesh tweeted, “The Budget session of the Karnataka Assembly starts today. For the first time since 1952 both in the state and in the country too, the session begins without the main opposition —in this case the BJP— announcing its legislature leader.This BJP is loud when it wins but crumbles and croaks when it loses.” His remarks came amid the Karnataka Assembly session beginning on Monday and Parliament’s Monsoon Session beginning on July 20. The BJP, which lost in the recently-concluded Assembly election is yet to announce its Leader of…

The iconic stadium which hosted the Men’s Asia Cup in 2007, which India won, is undergoing a major renovation ahead of the prestigious event.The 8000 plus capacity stadium, which was built in 1995, is getting brand-new turf, which will be unveiled later this month. Apart from the main pitch, it now has a new half-court turf that can host the fast-paced five-a-side game in the future. There are several upgrades too that are being made to the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, which has witnessed several domestic and international matches in the past, with the Tamil Nadu government leaving no stone unturned…

“We have requested our partner countries like Canada, the United States, the UK and Australia not to give space to the Khalistanis. This will affect our relations. We will raise this poster issue with the government of these countries,” Jaishankar said.A poster displaying pictures and names of Indian high commissioner to Canada Sanjay Verma and consul general Apoorva Srivastava has appeared in Canada, showing the diplomats as “killers” of Khalistan Tiger Force chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was shot dead there a couple of weeks back.The poster is about a rally planned by Khalistani elements in Toronto on July 8,…

The study, published in the JAMA Network Open, was conducted as a systematic review and meta-analysis of 42 studies including 1,02,984 youths younger than 19 years. The results showed that the incidence rate of Type 1 diabetes was 1.14 times higher in the first year and 1.27 times higher in the second year after the onset of the Covid pandemic compared with before the pandemic. There was also an increase in Type-2 diabetes cases among the children and adolescents. The study also found a higher rate of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) incidence — 1.26 times higher — during the pandemic compared…

London, July 3 (IANS) Premier spin bowler Nathan Lyon has been ruled out of the remainder of the Ashes series after suffering a significant calf tear, with Australia confirming two squad changes ahead of the third Test, starting on July 6 at Headingley.Lyon suffered the injury while fielding on the second day of the Lord’s Test. He didn’t bowl in the match thereafter but hobbled from the field at Lord’s on Thursday evening with what was later diagnosed as a significant calf strain.The diagnosis was confirmed On Monday when Australia trimmed their squad from 18 to 16 for the upcoming…

New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) South African legend AB de Villiers admits that he could still play but doesn’t have the drive left.Speaking to JioCinema, de Villiers also showered praise on Indian cricketer Suryakumar Yadav.Below are the excerpts from the interview.Q: Your career also has had a few lows in a sense of, you know, not being able to win a World Cup, you know, that there must be a little bit of a regret for you.ABD: It’s big time, you know, the minute I got into the Proteas side, that’s all I wanted to do. It’s always been the…

New York, July 3 (IANS) Covid-19 vaccination helped reduce disparities in disease incidence between low and high-income communities, according to a new analysis. While lower-income communities had lower vaccination rates than higher-income communities, the impact of vaccination on disease incidence was larger in lower-income communities. As a result, researchers said, vaccination led to reduced income-related disparities in Covid incidence. The findings were published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a publication of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “This study is a unique demonstration of how vaccination promotes health equity,” said Timothy Daskivich, Assistant Professor of Surgery…

The child, weighing 2.4kg, had to be immediately placed on a ventilator as his health rapidly deteriorated. In a desperate attempt to save his life, doctors transferred him to a tertiary neonatal hospital in Ahmedabad. Initially presumed to be a case of asphyxiation at birth, the medical team discovered something unexpected. The newborn’s critical condition was attributed to extremely high levels of nicotine in his bloodstream, stemming from his mother’s addiction to tobacco. Shockingly, the child’s nicotine levels were 3000 per cenr above the permissible levels for adults, measuring 60 ng/ml. Expressing remorse, the mother reflected on her habits, saying,…