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According to the latest update by the Ministry, 55 people have recovered from the disease, pushing total number of recoveries to 4,44,65,074.The recovery rate stands 98.82 per cent. The death toll stands at 5,32,024, while active cases at 485.As per the Ministry, more than 220.67 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered so far.–IANS std/svn

Subsequently, the amounts impounded under the exercise would be released in stages.This will be done to ensure that system liquidity is not subjected to sudden shocks and money markets function in an orderly manner, a statement issued by the RBI said on Friday.In pursuance of RBI governor Shaktikanta Das’ monetary policy statement of August 10, 2023, scheduled banks were required to maintain an incremental cash reserve ratio (I-CRR) of 10 per cent on the increase in their NDTL between May 19, 2023 and July 28, 2023.The measure was intended to absorb the surplus liquidity generated by various factors, including the…

A bench headed by Justice S.M. Subramaniam made this observation recently while hearing a contempt petition filed by a 65-year-old landlady R. Girija against a ward secretary attached to ruling DMK party S. Ramalingam.The bench stated that the landlady and her husband are senior citizens who suffered for a long time. Under the Senior Citizen Act, it is the duty of the state and the district collector to ensure security and dignity of senior citizens.The accused had refused to vacate the property belonging to the lady despite the court orders. The court had given orders to the police department to…

Described in a study, published in the journal npj Digital Medicine, the test relies on 10 taps of the finger by the user in front of a webcam to assess motor performance on a scale of 0-4.To test the tool, the finger-tapping task was performed by 250 global participants with Parkinson’s disease and the AI system’s ratings were compared with those by three neurologists and three primary care physicians.While expert neurologists performed slightly better than the AI model, the AI model outperformed the primary care physicians with UPDRS certification, said the team from the University of Rochester.Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating…

Providing the national update on this year’s fire season through a press conference on Thursday, the federal authorities of Canada stated that the country witnessed 6,174 wildfires, two of which have exceeded one million hectares, reports Xinhua news agency.As per the data made public by the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, nearly 1,000 wildfires are raging across the country to date, with more than 600 designated as out-of-control.A top official at Natural Resources Canada said there is potential for increased wildland fire activity across Central Canada, from the eastern half of the province of Alberta to Ontario.”This is largely in…

Addressing a press conference at the Press Club in the Belgian capital, Rahul Gandhi said: “Our position on Article 370 is very clear. It’s in a resolution passed in the CWC. We are for ensuring that every single person in our country has a voice, and is allowed to express themselves. We feel very strongly that Kashmir should develop, Kashmir should progress, and there should be peace in Kashmir.”He was responding to a question about Article 370 and restrictions imposed on opposition leaders in the union territory in 2019.When asked about the India’s relationship with Russia and the US, the…

According to the cybersecurity company Malwarebytes, AMOS is being delivered to unsuspecting searchers via a Google ad scheme.”AMOS was first advertised in April 2023 as a stealer for Mac OS with a strong focus on crypto assets, capable of harvesting passwords from browsers and Apple’s keychain, as well as featuring a file grabber. The developer has been actively working on the project, releasing a new version at the end of June,” the researchers said.Criminals who purchase the toolkit distribute the malware primarily through cracked software downloads, but they also impersonate legitimate websites and use ads on search engines such as…

Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) officials said that the incident took place near Desai village in Wada tehsil.Vilas Rathod, the corporation’s Thane Divisional Controller said that the bus involved in the accident was operated by MSRTC and was ferrying a number of school and college students.At the time of the collision on Chinchpada-Wada Road, the bus, carrying a total of 70 passengers, collided with a truck approaching from the opposite direction.Rathod said that of these passengers, 55, including 47 students, sustained injuries.He said none of the injuries were severe.–IANSjanvi/dan

Bloomberg News previously reported that the South Korean chipmaker’s DRAM — LPDDR5 — and NAND Flash memory are used in the Chinese tech company’s latest smartphone Mate 60 Pro.SK hynix’s memory products were “an isolated example of materials” the Chinese handset maker sourced from overseas, according to the report.”SK hynix no longer does business with Huawei since the introduction of the U.S. restrictions against the company and with regard to the issue, we started an investigation to find out more details,” the chipmaker said.”Also, SK hynix is strictly abiding by the U.S. government’s export restrictions,” it added, reports Yonhap news…

Christchurch, Sep 8 (IANS) England women to travel to New Zealand for first-ever inbound A tour, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Friday.The visit will consist of three T20s and three 50-over matches across multiple venues in the South Island and will run concurrently with the T20I and ODI series in March.New Zealand Cricket’s Head of Women’s High Performance Liz Green, said the A series was part of ongoing efforts to bridge the gap between domestic and international cricket.”Welcoming a strong England A team this summer aligns with our aim to build an aspirational pathway programme for our best female…