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New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Yuvraj Singh, the Player of the Tournament in India’s victorious 2011 World Cup campaign on home soil, believes every member in the current team has to handle pressure, put their bodies on the line and give it their all to win the upcoming 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup. It has been more than ten years since India won an ICC event, with its last major triumph being the 2013 Champions Trophy title in England. Since then, winning an ICC title has eluded the Indian cricket. But with the trend of hosting nations winning the last…

Hangzhou, Sep 29 (IANS) India’s Aditi Ashok maintained her tied-second position, sharing the spot with China’s World No. 25 Yin Ruoning with a total of 11-under par 133 after the second round in the Women’s Golf Individual Championship at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday. Aditi, who took the spotlight while finishing fourth in the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021,shot a six-under 66 in the second round on Friday to add to the 67 she scored in the first round.Thailand’s Yubol Arpichaya shot a solid 65 on Friday to add to her 67 from the first round and has…

New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Direct-to-consumer (D2C) foodtech platform Licious saw its operating revenue remain flat to reach Rs 746.3 crore in FY23, less than half of what it had projected.Even as the company’s revenues remained flat, its losses in FY23 narrowed to Rs 528.5 crore, still down around 38 per cent from Rs 855.6 crore in FY22, according to data accessed via market intelligence platform Tofler.Licious’ total expenses were Rs 1,304.8 crore — an increase of 10 per cent from Rs 1,187 crore in FY22, according to reports.Last week, the foodtech platform said it has implemented measures for better…

Lucknow, Sep 2 (IANS) A team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow have developed a model to protect healthcare systems globally from cyber threats.Their ‘Healthcare Cyber Risk Assessment model’ evaluates and mitigates risks of cyberattacks, thereby ensuring the security of patient data and the continuity of digital healthcare services for healthcare institutions.The increasing complexity and sensitivity of data in healthcare organisations have heightened their susceptibility to cyberattacks, especially as the healthcare sector’s reliance on digital data has grown during the Covid-19 pandemic. Digital health records contain sensitive personal information like government IDs (e.g., Aadhaar), medical histories,…

Police have recovered around 18.5 kg of gold and diamond ornaments that were stolen from Umrao Jewellery store in southeast Delhi’s Jangpura area, while Rs 12 lakh has also been retrieved.Consequently, the Bilaspur district saw a collaborative effort between the anti-crime and cyber unit and the local Civil Lines police station, during an operation focused on a string of thefts in Bilaspur city.Superintendent of Police (SP) Santosh Singh confirmed on Friday that Lokesh was also suspected of being responsible for seven thefts in Bilaspur.Following a tip-off, the police conducted a raid in Kawardha town within the Kabirdham district, resulting in…

This was an apparent retaliation after the beating of UP students in Navodaya Vidyalaya in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri. According to reports, some class 9 students studying in Navodaya Vidyalaya of Jhansi had gone to Navodaya Vidyalaya Rajouri under the exchange programme to understand the culture there, where they were allegedly assaulted. The principal there had removed the Jhansi students to a safer place. When the students of Jhansi Navodaya Vidyalaya got this information, they got angry and to avenge this, they beat up students from Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. The school manager informed the police which reached the…

Premium Gold Whey Protein, its marquee product which is Informed Choice certified, a global quality assurance program for dietary supplement products, provides 25 gm protein and 11 gm of essential amino acids per serving. It is designed for fitness enthusiasts, gym goers and high performance athletes who need global quality-assured products to meet their fitness goals.Suhel Vats, Managing Director, BigMuscles Nutrition said, “We are thrilled to have Hardik Pandya, a high performing international athlete on board as our brand ambassador. Hardik’s reputation, dedication and passion for fitness and his commitment to excellence, perfectly align with our values at BigMuscles Nutrition.…

More than ninety percent of Vedanta Ltd’s profits are derived in India. Demand for commodities is expected to rise exponentially as the country continues to build a world class infrastructure and strives to achieve aggressive targets for the energy transition which is highly mineral intensive.Vedanta has a unique portfolio of assets among Indian and global companies with metals and minerals — zinc, silver, lead, aluminium, chromium, copper, nickel; oil and gas; a traditional ferrous vertical including iron ore and steel; and power, including coal and renewable energy; and is now foraying into manufacturing of semiconductors and display glass.Once demerged, each…

The Finance Ministry, which revises interest rates for small saving schemes after every quarter, announced the new rates on Friday for the period between October 1 and December 31, 2023. The rates of all other key schemes like PPF (7.1 per cent), Sukanya Samriddhi scheme (8 per cent), Kisan Vikas Patra (7.5 per cent), monthly income account scheme (7.4 per cent), national saving certificate (7.7 per cent) and senior citizen savings scheme (8.2 per cent) as well as saving deposits (4 per cent), have been kept unchanged. –IANSans/vd

He live-streamed his tour of the region in order to give people an up-close look at the actual conditions and circumstances surrounding the migrant crisis.”Went to the Eagle Pass border crossing to see what’s really going on,” Musk posted on X on Thursday.For several days, thousands of migrants have been wading across the Rio Grande near a railway bridge, unafraid of razor wire coils installed along the river banks by the Texas National Guard.The founder and CEO of SpaceX has expressed deep concern and involvement in the ongoing border crisis. After Musk’s livestream, he was flooded with comments.”Love the long…