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New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Sri Lanka cricket board announced a 15-member squad for the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup, starting from October 5 in India. just two days before ICC’s cut-off date.A big blow came to Sri Lanka’s World Cup hopes as they will be without the services of their ace spinner, Wanindu Hasaranga, and pace bowler Dusmanth Chameera for the entirety of the tournament.However, the Sri Lankan squad looks similar to their Asia Cup squad, Dilshan Madushanka and Lahiru Kumara made their comeback to the squad as Binura Fernando and Pramod Madushan were left out.Announcing the squad, Sri…

Hangzhou, Sep 26 (IANS) Young sailor Neha Thakur who won the silver medal in the Girls’ Dinghy — ILCA4 at the Ningbo Xiangshan Sailing Centre in the Asian Games on Tuesday, dedicated her medal to all those who have helped the 17-year-old daughter of a farmer from Madhya Pradesh reach the international stage and win a medal for the country.Neha, who hails from Amaltaj village in Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh, opened India’s account in the sailing competitions of the 19th Asian Games in Ningbo, around 155 km away from Hangzhou.”It feels great to win a medal for your country,…

Lahore, Sep 26 (IANS) Pakistan skipper Babar Azam looks confident of his squad and aims to win the ODI World Cup in India.After an early exit from the Asia Cup 2023, losing to Sri Lanka in the Super 4 stage of the tournament, Babar eyes another big tournament under his belt.Talking to reporters during the pre-departure conference for the World Cup 2023 on Tuesday here, Babar looked assured when asked about whether they are envisioning finishing in the top four of the mega-event, to which Babar replied; “The top four is a small goal for us. We want to come…

Hangzhou, Sep 26 (IANS) Little-known Neha Thakur, a 17-year-old from the land-locked Madhya Pradesh, on Tuesday, claimed a silver medal and Armyman Eabad Ali picked up a bronze as the Indian sailors kept up the Indian medal hunt in the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Tuesday.Neha, the daughter of a farmer from Amaltaj village in Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh, opened India’s account in the sailing competitions of the 19th Asian Games with a silver medal in the Girls’ Dinghy — ILCA4 at the Ningbo Xiangshan Sailing Centre in Ningbo, around 155 km away from Hangzhou near here on Tuesday.Eabad…

New York, Sep 26 (IANS) The risk of post-Covid infections has been likely exaggerated with overly broad definitions, a lack of appropriate, or any, comparison groups, in studies looking at the incidence, prevalence, and control of the condition — epidemiology — have distorted the risks, according to a global team of researchers. In the paper published in the journal BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, the team said that this is further compounded by inclusion of poorly conducted studies into systematic reviews and pooled data analyses that end up overstating the risk yet again. “The likely consequences of this include, but aren’t limited…

New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Global travel tech brand OYO is set to report its first-ever profit after tax at Rs 16 crore in the second quarter of the FY24.In a letter to the company’s top management, seen by IANS, OYO founder Ritesh Agarwal shared that Q2 FY2024 will mark the company’s maiden profitable quarter with a projected profit after tax (PAT) of over Rs 16 crore.Congratulating his team on OYO completing 10 years, Agarwal wrote, “As per the current trajectory in this quarter, Q2 FY24 will mark our maiden profitable quarter with a projected profit after tax of over…

New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Safeguarding patient privacy, which includes personal information, medical history, test and treatment, plays a key role in the digital transformation of the healthcare industry, according to a report on Tuesday.The pandemic and quarantine measures prompted a growth in telemedicine as well as a general increase in the usage of digital technologies across the board.However, if cybersecurity and data protection are not given top priority in the technological infrastructures of the healthcare industry and medical device manufacturers, the possibility of the exposure of private medical data severely jeopardises patient privacy, said the report by GlobalData, a…

Mandi, Sep 26 (IANS) Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi have designed a protein-based vaccine against Pork Tapeworm (T. solium).T. solium is responsible for both intestinal infections and the more severe brain infection that leads to seizures. The World Health Organisation (WHO) identifies the pork tapeworm as a major cause of foodborne deaths, causing substantial disability-adjusted life year losses.It contributes to 30 per cent of epilepsy cases in developing nations, rising to 45 -50 per cent in areas with poor hygiene and free-roaming pigs.While the mass administration of deworming drugs such as Albendazole and Praziquantel has been…

New York, Sep 26 (IANS) A common brain network likely exists among people addicted to nicotine, alcohol, cocaine or heroin, finds a study. The findings, published in Nature Mental Health, suggests a potential brain circuit to target with neurostimulation therapies.”Our study found that different brain regions implicated in addiction are all a part of a common brain circuit,” said Michael Fox, from the Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in the US.The team evaluated data from across more than 144 studies of addiction, involving more than 9,000 participants. Within each of those studies, different brain regions…

New York, Sep 26 (IANS) Scientists have developed a novel Artificial Intelligence-based method that can test for signs of past or present life on Mars and other planets.In the journal ‘Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences’ (PNAS), the team said their Artificial Intelligence (AI) -based method can distinguish modern and ancient biological samples from those of abiotic origin with 90 per cent accuracy.”The search for extraterrestrial life remains one of the most tantalising endeavours in modern science,” said lead author Jim Cleaves of the Earth and Planets Laboratory, Carnegie Institution for Science, Washington, DC.”The implications of this new research…