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New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) The promoters of the 18th Delhi Half Marathon, Procam International, outlined arrangements for over 35,000 participants on Sunday, including medical facilities and the route at a media conference at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday. More than 400 healthcare providers on Race Day spread across the medical stations and base camps will be a Vai. These include 50 plus doctors, over 100 nurses, 70 plus paramedics, 10 ACLS Ambulances, 12 Bike Medics and other support staff.In the final 6 kilometres of the race, 3 dedicated Golf Carts manned by emergency experts, each equipped with AEDs,…

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Mastercard chief financial officer (CFO) Sachin Mehra has said that the unified payments interface (UPI) is “fantastic at many levels” but remains an “incredibly painful experience” for ecosystem participants.Speaking at the recent UBS conference, Mehra said that “it is an incredibly painful experience for ecosystem participants who all end up losing money as part of that proposition,” reports TechCrunch.This is not the first time Mastercard has expressed reservations about UPI.”The banks which actually enable those payments tend to lose money on those transactions. So it’s a proposition which we are asking the question is this…

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Homegrown original equipment/design manufacturer Videotex on Wednesday launched a new 75-inch QLED smart TV powered by webOS Hub with camera support and Remote PC.The new TV showcases an ultra-slim, bezel-less metal construction and comes with Dolby Audio Sound and ThinQ AI-based voice assistance.”The introduction of our 75-inch premium QLED TV for smart TV brands in India not only marks a remarkable milestone but also reaffirms our commitment to revolutionizing home entertainment,” Arjun Bajaj, Director of Videotex, said in a statement.Moreover, the TV comes equipped with 1.5GB of RAM, 8GB of ROM, and remote meeting apps,…

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Avoidable sight loss would add $27 billion per year to India’s economy, according to a global study released on Wednesday, ahead of the World Sight Day. Held on the second Thursday of October each year, World Sight Day, organised by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) is a UN-recognised international event dedicated to draw attention to the global issue of visual impairment.The theme this year is “Love Your Eyes at Work,” which highlights the significance of eyecare at workplaces.The Indian economy loses more to avoidable sight loss than any other country barring…

Singapore, Oct 11 (IANS) A 24-year-old drunk Tamil man has been fined SG$800 and sentenced to four weeks in jail for voluntarily causing hurt to a railway officer in Singapore, a media report said. Meenachisuntharam Pandiselvam refused to deboard a train and scuffled with a 55-year-old assistant station manager on January 16 this year at Punggol MRT Station, Channel News Asia reported. Pandiselvam, who had consumed two 180ml bottles of vodka, repeatedly slammed the victim’s head against the train door, leaving him concussed. The court heard that on the day of the incident at around 12.15 a.m., the victim saw…

Wellington, Oct 11 (IANS) The number of visitor arrivals from India to New Zealand reached a record high of 70,100 in August year, according to data released by the country’s statistical agency on Wednesday.According to Stats NZ, India is the fifth largest source of overseas visitors to New Zealand, behind Australia, the US, the UK and China.India’s ranking as a source has progressively risen from 19th in 2003, 10th in 2013, and 9th in 2019.“About 6 in 10 visitor arrivals from India came to visit friends and relatives in the August 2023 year, compared with 3 in 10 in 2003,”…

The recommendation for appointment of advocates Harinath Nunepally, Kiranmayee Mandava @ Kiranmayee Kanaparthy, Sumathi Jagadam and Nyapathy Vijay as judges was made on February 22 this year by the Chief Justice of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh in consultation with his two senior-most colleagues”The Chief Minister and the Governor of the State of Andhra Pradesh have concurred with the recommendation,” said SC Collegium.”For the purpose of assessing the merit and suitability of the above-named candidates for elevation to the High Court, we have scrutinised and evaluated the material placed on record including the observations made by the Department of…

The Congress also accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP of not fulfilling its promises made to the people and said that this is the difference between the grand old party and the saffron party.Addressing a Press conference at the party headquarters here, Congress’ Chhattisgarh in-charge Kumari Selja said, “The poll bugle has been sounded. Dates have been announced and in Chhattisgarh polling will take place in two phases. Southern part of the state, which includes Bastar and Kanker, will go to polls in the first phase on November 7. After that on November 17, the polling in central…

The injured have been admitted to the community health centre in Rath and the condition of eight of them is said to be critical.After initial treatment, they have been referred to medical colleges in Orai and Jhansi for further care, said police.The incident took place on Wednesday when the devotees set out from Tola Village in Majhgawan to visit the Patharia Mata temple in Chhatarpur. The temple is known to attract a large number of pilgrims on Sundays and Wednesdays.The van was just a short distance from Girvar Village when the accident occurred. The driver lost control of the van…

The singer was pulled over last month by the California Highway Patrol after driving her white Mercedes on September 10. She was initially pulled over for speeding, going 61 mph in a 40 mph zone.Giving clarification, the singer’s attorney Mathew Rosengart told Page Six: “Britney at all times had a license and insurance; this is the functional equivalent of a parking ticket.”Spears’ freedom to drive her own car was reinstated only a few months before her controversial 13-year conservatorship was terminated in November 2021.In an explosive court testimony in June of that same year, she told Judge Brenda Penny: “All…