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Bengaluru, Oct 10 (IANS) Amazon India on Tuesday said it witnessed a record 9.5 crore customer visits in the first 48 hours of its ‘Great Indian Festival 2023.’Prime members shopping spiked 18 times in the first 24 hours of Prime Early Access (PEA) compared to average daily purchase during the sale, that started on October 7.Prime members also purchased more than more than 75 smartphones per second in the first hour of sale during Prime Early Access, said the company.Four out of every 5 smartphones sold in the first 48 hours were 5G ready. Premium smartphones (Rs 30,000 and above)…

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Waning vaccine immunity is likely to spur Covid-19 infections in the coming months in Hong Kong, warned a government pandemic adviser.Hong Kong is seeing a fresh surge in Covid cases due to the XBB variant and the daily hospitalisation rate stands at about 120 cases, the South China Morning Post reported. According to David Hui Shu-cheong, Professor of Respiratory Medicine at Chinese University, the positive rate of nucleic acid testing was 15 per cent based on Hospital Authority data. Shu-cheong noted there was a high chance of another peak in cases between this month and…

“We have deployed three dead body carrier vehicles on behalf of BMC. We have now started taking over those bodies for cremation. We have the capacity to finish the cremation task within the next one or two days,” said BMC commissioner Amrut Kulange.The AIIMS authorities said all the processes for the handing over of bodies have been completed. BMC began the cremation of some of the bodies at the designated crematorium at Bharatpur in the city Tuesday.The DNA samples of the 28 bodies being handed over for cremation have been stored for matching in future.The CBI which has been probing…

KTR, as the leader is popularly known, said that Amit Shah’s claim that Telangana holds the top position in farmer suicides is false and misleading.The BRS leader was reacting to Amit Shah’s speech at a public meeting in Adilabad, where he kick-started BJP’s campaign for next month’s Assembly polls.KTR said that the BJP copied the Rythu Bandhu and other model schemes from Telangana and is accusing the farmers of Telangana were committing suicide. He said that it’s unfortunate to see a Union Minister like Amit Shah boldly propagating falsehoods in front of the people.The BRS leader also said in a…

As per his itinerary, PM Modi will reach Jollingkong in Pithoragarh district at 8.30 a.m., where he will perform pooja and darshan at Parvati Kund.He will also seek blessings from the holy Adi-Kailash at this place.The area is well known for its spiritual importance and natural beauty.Later, the Prime Minister will reach Gunji village in Pithoragarh at around 9.30 am, where he will interact with the local people and visit an exhibition highlighting local art and products. He will also interact with the personnel of the Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Border Roads Organisation (BRO).At around 12 noon, PM…

The summit is scheduled to be held between October 13 and 14 at the newly-constructed Indian International Convention and Expo Centre, Yashobhoomi in the national capital and will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 13. Representatives from Canada and China too will be attending the summit, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla had told reporters last week. Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury arrived to participate in the P20 summit as . Bangladesh Parliament is one of the special invitees for the P20 summit.Chaudhary was received at the Delhi airport by Lok Sabha MP from West Bengal…

Addressing a press conference, TMC Joint Convener Samil Volvoikar said that it is a sad state of affairs that the Home Minister has to address the local issues.TMC National Spokesperson Trajano D’Mello was also present during the press conference.Samil Volvoikar said that the plan proposes to convert around 1.4 crore sqm land of one Taluka namely Pernem in North Goa.State government has been criticised over the proposed zoning plan in Pernem as people have protested demanding to scrap it, following which the TCP Minister announced that it has been kept in abeyance.“TCP Minister has said that Pernem Zoning Plan has…

“Kusal Mendis was taken to the hospital after the player suffered cramps upon returning from the field after his brilliant knock of 122 runs from 77 balls in the ongoing game vs. Pakistan,” Sri Lanka cricket said in a statement.Dushan Hemantha replaced Mendis in the field, while Sadeera Samarawickrama has taken over the wicketkeeping duties in his absence.Mendis was the star of the show for Sri Lanka for the second successive game, slamming a majestic century to get his side off to a phenomenal start to the innings. Sri Lanka, on the back of centuries from Mendis and Samarawickrama (108),…

Hari Om Rai, the MD of Lava International, Guangwen Kyang aka Andrew Kuang, a Chinese national, Rajan Malik, and Nitin Garg, a Chartered Accountant (CA), were produced before the court of Additional Sessions Judge Devender Kumar Jangala of Patiala House Courts.The court noted that the custody of the accused persons has been sought due to their non-cooperation and evasive attitude and deliberate attempts to evade/mislead the probe.“It is also contended that custodial interrogation is required in the interest of investigation to find out the deep-rooted conspiracy for commission of offence under PMLA,” the court noted.However, the counsel for the accused,…

This is in tune with the 2023-2024 state budget announcement by Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis in March, to implement the scheme with retrospective effect from April 1, 2023.Under the scheme, the state will give an incentive of Rs 5,000 after the birth of a female child to yellow and orange ration card holding families.When the girl joins the first standard in school, she would get Rs 6,000, Rs 7000 in the Class VI, Rs 8000 in Class XI, and Rs 75,000 when she turns 18.In total, under the ‘Lek Laadki’ initiative, the girl will get Rs 100,000 till she turns…