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New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The World No. 3 ace tennis player Daniil Medvedev will be leading the star-studded roster as Punit Balan Group (PBG) on Friday announced its entry into the global sports arena with a team in the second season of the World Tennis League (WTL).The event will be held at Yas Island’s Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi from December 21 to 24 where 16 of the world’s best tennis stars will compete in the unique sports and entertainment spectacle. Punit Balan Group-owned team is named PBG Eagles.Punit Balan Group has already invested in nine teams across various…

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Apple led the global smartphone market revenues with 43 per cent share, its highest-ever in the third quarter (July-September period), a new report showed on Friday.The company achieved this feat despite Apple’s latest iPhone 15 series being available for one less week in the third quarter compared with its predecessor in the same period last year.This translated into Apple also clocking its highest-ever share of global smartphone revenue for a September-ending quarter, according to the report by Counterpoint Research.Global smartphone market revenues remained flat (year-on-year) despite growing by 15 per cent (quarter-on-quarter) to just over…

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Consumer electronics major Dell on Friday launched a new range of UltraSharp and P-series video conferencing monitors in India, designed to enhance productivity, collaboration and overall eye comfort for seamless work sessions. The new video conferencing monitors come available at a starting price of Rs 19,899. Customers can purchase the monitors across Dell Exclusive Stores (DES), Dell.com, Amazon.com, large format retail, and multi-brand outlets, according to the company.Made for professionals working from the office or home, Dell has introduced five-star certified monitors for eye comfort — the Dell UltraSharp 27 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor and Dell…

New York, Nov 3 (IANS) One in seven people in the US reported having had long Covid by the end of 2022, according to a study of symptom prevalence.Having had long Covid is associated with anxiety and low mood, as well as an increased likelihood of continued physical mobility problems and challenges with memory, concentration or understanding, revealed the findings published in PLOS ONE.The risk of anxiety and low mood appeared to be lower for those who have been vaccinated, including for those who have had long Covid.“We have found that long Covid continues to affect millions of people in…

New York, Nov 3 (IANS) A team of researchers, led by one of Indian-origin, used artificial intelligence (AI) to identify key ingredients of a vaccine for antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea — a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that affects more than 80 million people worldwide every year.Gonorrhoea has become resistant to almost all known antibiotics. That makes it notoriously difficult to treat, but if left untreated, the infection could lead to serious or even fatal complications. It also increases a person’s risk of contracting HIV.In the study published in mBio journal, researchers reported the identification of two promising antigens as candidates for a…

Ankara, Nov 3 (IANS) Turkey’s central bank has raised its inflation projections for 2023 and 2024, a move that experts said reflected the country’s challenges in containing its rising prices.The central bank now anticipates inflation to end the year at 65 per cent, up from its previous estimate of 58 per cent, with a revised forecast of 36 per cent for 2024, up from 33 per cent, reports Xinhua news agency.”Controlling high and volatile inflation will be a long and challenging process,” Hafize Gaye Erkan, governor of the bank, told a press conference in Ankara to unveil the last quarterly…

The announcement came as the government was launching an inquiry into the future role of atomic energy, marking a shift from the previous policy to gradually switch to 100 per cent renewable electricity generation by 2040, reports Xinhua news agency.The new goal is to achieve 100 per cent fossil-free electricity production by the same year, in quantities sufficient to enable the electrification of the transport sector, and to meet the growing energy needs of the industry, such as battery factories and plants using hydrogen instead of coal to produce green steel.The inquiry will look into options to streamline and speed…

She was the mother of the Nobel Laureate Indian economist Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee.Incidentally, the economist arrived in the city this morning just hours before the demise of his mother at 12.35 p.m.Professor Banerjee was suffering from age-related ailments for quite some time. As her condition became extremely critical on Thursday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid a visit to her at the hospital.”Deeply saddened at the demise of Prof Nirmala Banerjee, renowned economist, and mother of Nobel laureate Prof Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee. She breathed her last today at Kolkata. I visited her at the hospital yesterday. I came to know Nirmaladi…

The Natural Disaster Declaration, requested by the government of Guerrero, was issued by the Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection to address the damage from “severe rain, strong winds, and rainfall and river flooding on October 24 and 25”, Xinhua news agency reported.Otis hit the Pacific Coast state on October 25 as a category 5 hurricane, causing devastating destruction in the popular tourism destination of Acapulco, nearby Coyuca de Benitez and other parts.According to Guerrero Governor Evelyn Salgado, the storm’s official death toll reached 46 while 58 people were still missing.State authorities said Thursday crews were carrying out clean-up work…

Tenders for four captivating Nawabi structures — including Chhattar Manzil, Roshan-Uddaula Kothi, Kothi Gulistan-e-Iram, and Kothi Darshan Vilas — are scheduled to be unveiled on November 7.The state government is also preparing to initiate tenders for the transformation of Chunar Fort in Mirzapur, Barua Sagar Fort in Jhansi, Barsana Jal Mahal in Mathura, Shukla Talab in Kanpur Dehat, and Tikait Rai Baradari in Kanpur city into enchanting five-star heritage hotels.Mukesh Meshram, principal secretary of the tourism and culture department, said: “Prominent players in the country’s hotel industry have expressed their keen interest in managing these heritage sites within the state.…