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Lucknow, Oct 15 (IANS) Nearly 25 new cases of dengue, on an average, are being reportedly daily in Lucknow since the past one week. The capital city witnessed its last rainfall on October 2, a chief source for mosquito breeding.“Rainfall gives rise to spots with stagnant water, favourable for mosquito breeding. Since the last rainfall was in the first week of October, we can expect the mosquitos will complete their life-cycle after October 20, after which dengue cases shall also go down,” said Dr P.K. Gupta, former president, Indian Medical Association, Lucknow and a microbiologist by qualification.On Saturday, 35 new…

Those who had managed to keep their head high, somehow, during the pandemic, had an extra advantage. InterGlobe Hotels (IGH) cites some decisions taken at the time that helped the group in growing exponentially post-Covid.IGH President and CEO J.B. Singh, speaking exclusively to IANS on the sidelines of the recent launch of ibis Styles in North Goa’s Vagator – the second ibis property in Goa and 23rd in the country, listed the three-four key decisions that propelled the group’s survival amid lockdowns and unhindered growth in the post-Covid era.He also cited the group’s present approach and what its core focus…

The Congress in its first list announced 144 candidates for the 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly, fielding former Chief Minister and state unit chief Kamal Nath from Chhindwara Assembly seat, Dr Govind Singh from Lahar Assembly seat, Digvijaya’s Singh son Jaivardhan Singh from Raghogarh Assembly seat.The grand old party announced a list of 30 candidates for Chhattisgarh, with Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel fielded from the Patan Assembly seat, his deputy and senior party leader T.S. Singh Deo from Ambikapur Assembly seat, and Tamradhwaj Sahu from Durg rural Assembly constituency.In Telangana, Congress announced a list of 55 candidates for the 119-members Assembly…

According to the girl’s family, she had ventured out to graze goats on Saturday and later in the evening, she was found in a critical condition in a bajra field, 200 metres away from her residence.”We found her partially unclothed and in a pool of blood. Through sign language, she narrated that two persons had raped her,” the survivor’s uncle said.She was immediately rushed to the trauma centre at Firozabad district hospital. She was then referred to Sarojini Naidu Medical College in Agra.Additional SP Sarvesh Kumar Mishra said, “Medical examinations have confirmed injuries to the girl’s private parts. We are…

This is the first time after the formation of the state that the Congress government has completed its five-year tenure. Before this, the BJP was in power in the state for 15 years, whereas the Congress was in power for three years.Both the parties are trying to highlight the achievements during their respective rule and the shortcomings of the other’s rule.The Congress is mentioning the innovations by the government in the last five years, the first of which is the construction of cow sheds in the rural areas, apart from the purchase of cow dung and cow urine, among the…

The Azzurri’s prospect was cast a shadow by the betting scandal which saw Sandro Tonali and Nicolo Zaniolo sent home as they were investigated by the police, Xinhua reports.Head coach Luciano Spalletti opted for a 4-3-3 formation with veteran Giacomo Bonaventura getting his nod in the middle of the park while Giacomo Raspadori, Moise Kean and Berardi formed the attacking trident.The home side was aggressive from the very beginning as Manuel Locatelli drilled wide while center-back Gianluca Mancini’s header smacked the woodwork.The defending champion eventually broke the deadlock in the 23rd minute when Bonaventura collected the ball in the box…

Poom fired an equally impressive 64 here at Macau Golf and Country Club, with Korea’s Jaewoong Eom two back following a 65, thanks to a brilliant eagle on 18.New Zealand’s Ben Campbell (68) and Meenwhee Kim (69) from Korea are four strokes further adrift.Playing aggressively and with supreme confidence 25-year-old Lee, brother of LPGA Tour star Minjee Lee, made an eagle, five birdies and one bogey – which was only his second dropped shot of the week – to put himself in position to win for the first time in two years and claim his maiden Asian Tour title.He was…

The actress had essayed the role of Sita briefly last year. Vedvati, according to Hindu mythology, is the previousbirth of the goddess Sita, who had cursed Ravana that she would become the reason for his death in another life.According to the organisers, Bobby Malik, director of Ayodhya Ramlila, said: “Each episode of Ramlila will be telecasted live on YouTube channel, Doordarshan and other social media platforms while many senior artistes from Delhi and Mumbai will be performing here.”Malik also claimed that last year, this Ramlila of Ayodhya was watched by over 25 crore spectators on social media.Political and Bollywood celebrities…

The proposal will be voted at the 141st IOC session in Mumbai, India.”We are encouraged by this crucial step forward in our efforts to secure the dreams of millions of young weightlifters around the world,” said IWF president Mohammed Jalood, as quoted by Xinhua news agency.The IWF said it has many months of productive dialogue with IOC teams to have “the wide-ranging governance reform and significantly reinforced clean sport programs being implemented following the election of a new IWF president and Executive Board in June 2022.””On behalf of those athletes, and everyone throughout the global weightlifting family, we wish to…

An official said that the incident occurred around 1.15 a.m. when the passenger bus was proceeding from Buldhana to Nashik via Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) after a pilgrimage.”The bus was coming from Buldhana to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and had halted for some time on the side of the highway, and suddenly the truck rammed it from behind. At least 12 passengers have perished in the crash and 23 more injured,” the official added.The victims were en route to their homes in Nashik after performing a pilgrimage at the famed Sailani Baba Dargah in Buldhana.The injured have been rushed to hospitals in Chhatrapati…