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Chennai, Aug 31 (IANS) Indian tech startup Muse Wearables on Thursday announced that it has developed a smart ring equipped with advanced health tracking and ‘on the go payments’.The Bengaluru-based Muse Wearables was born out of the IIT Madras Incubation Cell. It was founded by K.L.N Sai Prasanth and Yathindra Ajay K.A, graduates of IIT Madras, and Prathyusha K, NIT Warangal graduate.Called ‘Ring One’, the device can measure six different vitals — heart rate, blood oxygen, temperature, respiratory rate, heart rate variability and blood pressure. It is 10 times lighter than a smartwatch and users can wear it night and…

Islamabad, Aug 31 (IAN) Protests in Pakistan continue to gain momentum with each passing day as hundreds of thousands of locals burn their electricity bills, rejecting the imposed high tariffs and taxes.While the situation is fast getting out of control, the Pakistan government has said that its hands are completely tied to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and cannot give any relief without the financial agency’s consent.Pakistan’s Interim Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar has said that the government is tied in chains to the IMF programme and has to implement taxes, further increase electricity and gas tariffs, push prices of fuel…

New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) As many as 50 Covid-19 cases were recorded across the country during the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. According to the Ministry’s latest update, the total caseload rose to 4,49,97,167 with the addition of the 50 fresh cases.On the other hand, 51 people have recovered from the disease, taking the tally to 4,44,63,717. The recovery rate stood at 98.81 per cent.The active cases stood at 1,520.With one more person succumbing to the virus, the death toll rose to 5,31,930, as per the Ministry data.Over 220.67 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine have…

Johannesburg, Aug 31 (IANS) At least 52 people were killed and 43 others injured on Thursday after a massive fire ripped through a five-storey building in Johannesburg, according to the city’s emergency services.In a series of tweets, emergency services spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said multiple people were being treated and some had been transported to health care facilities, reports CNN.Meanwhile, South African state broadcaster SABC said that emergency services and firefighters are working to douse the raging inferno.The emergency services said the fire was reported at around 1.30 a.m. on Thursday.“At this stage the cause of the fire incident is still…

New York, Aug 31 (IANS) The Omicron variants of the Covid-19 virus, which have rapidly spread around the world over the past year, latch onto our cells more tightly, invade them more efficiently, according to a new study.The first Omicron variant, designated BA.1 has been followed by a series of variants, each with mutations that increased their ability to infect and spread. These include variants designated BA.2, BA.4, BA.5, BQ.1.1, XBB and its derivatives XBB.1 and XBB.1.5 and the newly detected BA.2.86. “The Omicron variants that have become dominant over the past year, such as BQ.11 and XBB.1.5, have high…

Johannesburg, Aug 31 (IANS) At least 38 people were killed on Thursday after a massive fire broke out in a five-storey building in Johannesburg, South Africa’s public broadcaster SABC said.According to SABC, efforts are underway to douse the blaze, reports CNN.Videos circulating on social media show huge orange flames engulfing the lower floor of a building, and scores of people who appear to have fled outside.In a series of tweets, emergency services spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said multiple people were being treated and some had been transported to health care facilities.The cause of the fire is not yet known, according to…

New York, Aug 31 (IANS) An Indian national has admitted that he defrauded various telephone providers and insurance companies out of millions of dollars by using stolen or fake identities to submit fraudulent claims for replacement cellular devices and then reselling those devices outside the US.Parag Bhavsar, 42, of Newark, pleaded guilty before US District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo to information charging him with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit interstate transfer of stolen property. His sentencing is scheduled for January 3, 2024, US Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced on Wednesday.…

Havana, Aug 31 (IANS) Hurricane Idalia, which has made landfall as a Category 3 storm in the US state of Florida, inflicted a heavy impact on the western part of Cuba, local media reported.According to a state TV report, more than 300,000 people were left without electricity in Cuba’s western provinces, reports Xinhua news agency.In Pinar del Rio, the hardest-hit territory, intense precipitations and gusted winds caused flash floodings and landslides as more than 20 school buildings were damaged by the hurricane.Besides, hundreds of people from low-lying areas remain in shelters in the province of Artemisa, according to Cuban News…

Seoul, Aug 31 (IANS) North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea, in apparent protest against combined South Korea-US military drills, the Seoul government said on Thursday.The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launches from an area in or around Sunan in Pyongyang between around 11.40 p.m. and 11.50 p.m. Wednesday night, reports Yonhap News Agency.The missiles each flew some 360 km before splashing into the waters, the JCS said, with the allies’ intelligence authorities conducting further analysis.The JCS strongly condemned the launches, calling them “acts of significant provocation” that not only undermine…

Beijing, Aug 31 (IANS) China’s National Meteorological Centre (NMC) on Thursday renewed a red alert for typhoon Saola, the “most severe” warning in its four-tier typhoon warning system, as the ninth typhoon of this year is expected to bring gales and heavy rain to the southern and eastern parts of the country.The typhoon, observed over the ocean about 330 km southeast of Huilai County in Guangdong Province at 5 a.m. on Thursday, is expected to move northwest at a speed of 10 km per hour with slowly decreased intensity, Xinhua news agency quoted the NMC as saying.It will make landfall…