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Rs 19,500 crore has been deposited into the bank accounts of approximately 9.75 lakh farmer families so far NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the disbursement of the 9th installment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana for farmers on August 9. Approximately Rs 19,500 crore was immediately paid into the bank accounts of over 9.75 lakh farmer families. If you are a farmer and your name was not included in the list, you can contact your district's District Level Grievance Redressal Monitoring Committee to get your name added to the list and receive the 9th installment. In addition, the government has created a unique Farmers' Corner on the PM-KISAN online portal, which can be found at www.pmkisan.gov.in. Farmers are given three alternatives for utilizing the service as a result of this. New farmer registration for PM KISAN Samman Nidhi Yojana This site www.pmkisan.gov.in allows farmers to register online and fill out basic personal information as well as a self...

Rahul Gandhi had lambasted Twitter for interfering in India's political processes A week after temporarily suspending Indian National Congress (INC) leader Rahul Gandhi's Twitter handle, the social media major today went ahead and restored the account. Gandhi's Twitter account was temporarily suspended after the party leader had tweeted pictures of the family of a nine-year-old rape and murder victim from Northwest Delhi. Apart from Rahul Gandhi's account, other Congress handles have also been unlocked. NDTV quoted Rohan Gupta, the Congress in charge of social media accounts, saying that all Congress accounts have been unlocked, but Twitter gave no reason for the unlocking. With a proclamation "Satyameva Jayate" (or truth always prevails), the party has also made it known on social media that Twitter had followed the due diligence process of reviewing an appeal to protect the safety and privacy of the individuals affected. Rahul Gandhi's appeal and formal...

Several fictitious accounts that seemed to be part of a botnet were wrongfully verified. NEW DELHI — Twitter, the popular microblogging and social networking site, has paused its account verification programme, citing a need to improve the application and approval process that allows users to join the blue check mark club. According to The Verge , its decision to stop allowing new individuals to request for verification comes after the site revealed that numerous bogus accounts that seemed to be part of a botnet were erroneously validated. If you applied for verification recently, there's a possibility you'll receive it — Twitter Verified has stated that it will continue to assess existing applications, thus the freeze is just stopping new applicants from applying. Twitter verification process is coming back soon To put it another way, if you were able to apply previously, Twitter's CEO says you can still do so. The platform hasn't said if it would adjust the standard...

Diabetic retinopathy is the most common diabetic eye disease in the United States, and it is a leading cause of blindness NEW DELHI — According to a recent study done at the Indiana University School of Optometry, new biomarkers identified in the eyes might unlock the secret to helping control diabetic retinopathy and possibly even diabetes. The findings were published in the peer-reviewed journal ' PLOS One .' Diabetes can damage the eyes early before the alterations are evident with a routine clinical examination. However, recent retinal research has established that these changes may be assessed earlier than previously assumed using sophisticated optical methods and computer analysis. The capacity to detect biomarkers for this potentially blinding illness might lead to the early detection of those at risk for diabetes or vision loss and enhance clinicians' ability to manage these patients. Diabetic retinal damage can be detected early Early detection of diabetic retinal...

Zomato shares: Is investing a healthy proposition for retail investors? It’s been a while since Zomato listed its shares on the bourses. The shares listed at a hefty premium indeed grabbed eyeballs and investor interest in huge numbers, making a mega debut for the company on the stock exchanges. It is now time to look at whether investing in Zomato stocks is a healthy proposition.  If one looks at it from a retail investor’s perspective, reservation tends to rear its head. Lending an ear to a section of the analysts clarifies that it would be advisable for short-term investors to book profit. In contrast, long-term investors need to hold on so that they stand a chance to accumulate on a depression. This also means that the stock wouldn’t be of any help in the short term other than keeping retail investors’ money on the ice. Though the stock had a blockbuster opening when it was listed, it is being foreseen by market experts that the stock is unlikely to bring in significant returns...

According to a civic official, Mumbai recorded its first death related to the Delta Plus variant of coronavirus, with a 63-year-old fully vaccinated woman dying in July. At least two of her acquaintances have been identified afflicted with the Delta Plus strain, which is considered extremely infectious. The Delta Plus (AY.1) is a mutation of Sars-CoV-2 (B.1.617.2)'s highly transmissible Delta variant that was discovered in Maharashtra during the catastrophic second wave. It was labeled as a variation of concern by the union health ministry in June. This is the second death in Maharashtra caused by this variant; on June 13, an 80-year-old woman from Ratnagiri district. Officials reported the woman had not received a single dose of COVID-19 vaccination. Delta Plus case The Business Express reports , in the recent case, the woman from Ghatkopar, of eastern Mumbai suburb, died on July 27 while receiving treatment in a hospital ICU. However, the state government authorities were inform...

He reaffirmed the UN's commitment to protect all Afghans' rights and provide life-saving humanitarian aid. NEW DELHI — The Taliban's alleged abuses of women's rights in Afghanistan have alarmed United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Mr Antonio Guterres said he was deeply troubled by news from Taliban-controlled regions in Afghanistan. It is appalling, Antonio tweeted on late Friday, that Afghan women and girls are losing their hard-won rights. He emphasized the UN's commitment to uphold all Afghanistan people's rights and deliver life-saving humanitarian assistance. Increasing bloodshed as the Taliban intensifies attacks With the total withdrawal of foreign soldiers only two weeks away, Afghanistan is seeing an increase in bloodshed as the Taliban intensifies its attack against Afghan forces. Due to the Taliban's increasing onslaught, the insurgent organization has taken control of half of Afghanistan's 34 provincial capitals and presently ...

L ast month, Finch was ruled out of the rest of the matches against West Indies and Bangladesh due to a knee injury NEW DELHI — According to Cricket Australia, Aaron Finch, Australia's white-ball captain, has had a successful knee operation and is expected to recover in eight to 10 weeks. According to the report, Finch will also be eligible for the opening games of the next T20 World Cup in October. Due to a knee injury, Finch was ruled out of the rest of the West Indies and Bangladesh tour last month. Aaron Finch will be back in around two-months’ time "His healing is likely to take 8-10 weeks, meaning he should be eligible for the World Cup's opening games in mid-October," Cricket Australia said in a statement, according to ESPNcricinfo . Finch sustained the injury during practice before the T20 series against the West Indies in St Lucia, which worsened in the series' final game. Matthew Wade captained the Australian team during the Bangladesh series in Finch...

Snooker , for most, would seem like a game having its roots in the west and came to our country along with its colonizers.  But what if you come to know that the game of Snooker was born in the small city of Jabalpur in Central India?  Truth is often stranger than fiction, and the truth is that Snooker was born in a small Club in Jabalpur . The club was named Narmada Club after the legendary river which flows beside the city and the banks of which the famous Jabali Rishi did penance. Incidentally, Jabalpur owes its name to Jabali Rishi. Snooker-Birth of a new sport When the British opened a Cantonment in the city, it became the Administrative hub for India's central provinces. It also included Nagpur, which was the regional capital of the Marathwada province. The British also set up the Narmada Club for extracurricular and other social activities. Snooker gained identity in 1875 when army officer Sir Neville Chamberlain, stationed in Jubbulpore, devised a set of rules that com...

In stagram's Head of Product, Adam Mosseri, stated in a blog post that the site does not allow hate speech or bullying and will remove it as soon as it is noticed. NEW DELHI — Instagram, the popular photo and video sharing network, has unveiled a new set of features to protect users against abuse on the platform, particularly celebrities and high-profile creators. These improvements include the option to limit comments and DM (direct message) requests during periods of high attention, as well as tougher cautions when submitting potentially inappropriate remarks, according to Mashable . Hate speech, bullying not tolerated on Instagram In a blog post, Instagram's Head of Product, Adam Mosseri, wrote the platform doesn't tolerate hate speech or bullying and delete it as soon as being noticed. He said Instagram also wants to shield people from having to deal with abuse in the first place, which is why they are continuously listening to feedback from experts and its community. ...

Parking Congestion in Mumbai High Court directs society authorities to limit the number of cars owned by a family if there is inadequate parking space Bombay High Court has directed families who own one flat cannot have four to five cars while addressing the lack of uniform policy in a designated parking place for vehicles in Maharashtra. The court has said that authorities should not allow families with one flat to have four to five cars if there is an inadequate parking place in the society.  The bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni passed the direction during public interest litigation or PIL hearing, filled by Navi Mumbai resident and activist Sandeep Thakur. The bench has further added, “Reduction in the purchase of new cars is needed. You can't permit one family to have four to five vehicles just because they can afford it. You should cross-check if they have parking spaces or not.” The verdict stressed on proper parking space  High Court said t...

Cyrus Poonawalla warns vaccine-mixing could trigger blame game between makers in case of misfire  Close on the heels of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation's expert committee okaying a proposal to permit a study on mixing Covishield and Covaxin vaccines and testing the mix on healthy humans, Serum Institute of India Chairman Cyrus Poonawalla has opposed the move.  The Serum Institute of India chief said it would be very wrong to mix the vaccines. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation had recently said yes to a study lined up by the Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, to mix the two Covid-19 vaccines and test the concoction on 300 healthy volunteers. Cyrus Poonawalla warns of blame game However, Poonawala has vehemently opposed the idea, pointing out that there isn't any need to mix the doses. He went on to add that if something goes wrong, there is a chance of a blame game between the makers of the two vaccines, the report added. Poonawala was quote...

There has been a marked shift in the demographics of the U.S ., with the white population in the country poised to drop below 60% for the first time in its history of existence. The browning of America is gathering speed as the people of colour add to its numbers. The above facts were revealed in the latest US census data. The issue gains even more importance in a nation that is deeply fractured along racial lines. The latest census data will give one more tool for the extreme right-wing and white supremacist parties, which are gaining strength in the U.S.  The trend has the white supremacist and nationalists worried. The main reason for the fall in the white population has been the group having fewer children and starting their families at a later age than other groups, in a development demographers call "baby bust." The census data reveals that the white population has fallen by more than 1 million over four years. The decrease has started accelerating in recent years. The ...

Petrol price cut to bring revenue loss of Rs 1,160 cr to state exchequer The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government in Tamil Nadu, led by Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin, has done what most other states have hitherto hesitated to do. In his maiden budget on Friday, Tamil Nadu’s Finance Minister P T Palanivel Thiagarajan (PTR as he is popularly known as) thought from the side of the people to bring forth a Rs 3 cut in the price of petrol - much to the relief of the commoner.  PTR, presenting the revised budget estimate for the state for 2021-2022, announced a slash in petrol price by Rs 3, stating that he was going for the price reduction as per the directions of Chief Minister M K Stalin. He hastily added that the price cut would bring a revenue loss of Rs 1,160 crore to the state exchequer. Petrol price cut brings relief to people  The price reduction move comes as a relief to customers who have been reeling under the continuous hike in fuel prices. People across the country have ...

Pune, India – The day-long conference on ‘High Impact Entrepreneurship and Innovation’ by Pune-based FLAME University successfully took place yesterday, Tuesday, February 18th 2020.  The conference saw a slew of sessions in which innovators, educators, entrepreneurs, investors, and industry experts from different sectors including IT, F&B, Healthcare, and Education brainstormed on subjects like start-up pitches, investments, building unicorns, and entrepreneurship.  Besides the conference, The Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at FLAME University launched its most-awaited ‘Postgraduate Program in Entrepreneurship and Innovation’ (PGPEI), designed to support aspiring entrepreneurs and family business owners who are seeking to launch or grow their business ventures. Addressing the audiences, Mr Monish Darda, Co-founder and CTO, ICERTIS, said, “The ethos of a vibrant economy is deeply rooted in entrepreneurship and innovation.  As India comes of age as...

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 23: Despite depressed consumption sentiment, the top seven cities saw homes worth Rs 1.54 lakh crore sold in first three quarters of 2019, rising yearly by 16 per cent, Anarock Property Consultants said on Wednesday. The overall value of units sold in the corresponding period of 2018 was Rs 1.33 lakh crore. In volume terms, nearly 2.02 lakh units were sold across the top seven cities between January to September this year compared to 1.78 lakh units were sold in the year-ago period. “The Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) topped the list with housing sales worth Rs 62,970 crore followed by Bengaluru with sales worth Rs 28,160 crore,” said  Anarock  Chairman Anuj Puri. While the MMR saw a yearly gain of 33 per cent in the overall housing sales value over Rs 47,240 crore in 2018, Bengaluru saw a dip of 7 per cent. Last year, the IT capital saw total housing sales worth Rs 30,310 crore during the same period, said Puri. Interestingly, Pune ...

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 23: Two-and three-wheeler manufacturer  Bajaj Auto  on Wednesday reported 22 per cent year-on-year jump in its profit after tax to Rs 1,402 crore during the July to September (Q2) quarter of current financial year. In Q2 FY19, it had a profit of Rs 1,152 crore. The profitability in Q2 FY20 was aided by a tax expense reversal of Rs 182 crore due to the recent lowering of corporate tax rate. However, revenue from operations during Q2FY20 dropped by 4 per cent to Rs 7,707 crore from Rs 8,036 crore in the year-ago period due to ongoing slowdown in the automobile sector. The earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) fell by 9 per cent to Rs 1,305 crore from Rs 1,441 crore while operating profit too dropped by 9 per cent to Rs 1,242 crore compared to Rs 1,369 crore in Q2 FY19. “Q2 was a difficult quarter for the domestic motorcycle industry,” the company said in a statement. In terms of volume, domestic motorcyc...

New Delhi [India], Oct 23: Consumer intelligence platform Affle India Ltd has filed 14 patents in Singapore and the United States. The four new patent applications in Singapore are in the areas of conversational marketing and vernacular and voice-based intelligence. Besides, the company has decided to expand the jurisdiction of its 10 patents earlier filed in India by filing in the patent office of the United States as well. The newly-filed four patents in Singapore power innovations in AI-driven intelligence and automation. The subject areas include monitoring and integration of intelligent conversational agents, switching between intelligent conversational agents, adoption of user learnings across vernacular contexts and integration of digital assistants with audio content. The earlier innovations initially filed for patents in India and now being pursued both in India and the United States largely covering various algorithms for ad fraud detection. These innovations inc...

Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 23: The Noida Authority has issued a recovery certificate against Supertech Ltd, saying real estate major defaulted on the payment of Rs 253 crore in principal amount for its Cape Town project in Sector 74 of Noida. The project, which started in 2010, is complete and residents have started moving in. The total dues to the authority are Rs 293 crore, including interest amount of Rs 40 crore. Officials said the authority sent several reminders to the real estate firm but the company showed no intent of paying up. Hence, the recovery certificate has been sent to the district administration. Supertech  representatives said the project was delayed due to a case before the National Green Tribunal and the company was assured by the Noida Authority that the interest amount will be reduced. However, no such relaxation came. Authorities can now recover the dues by seizing the property of Supertech. The group housing plot has 40 towers of 22 to 24 ...

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Oct 23: A new market research study by Infosys Knowledge Institute has gathered empirical evidence to show how mass machine communication is expected to be the most transformed application with 5G and why data security emerges as the most critical barrier to its adoption. Infosys  surveyed 850 senior executives representing firms from 12 industries with annual revenues over one billion dollars across the United States, Europe, Britain, Australia and New Zealand. The research titled ‘State of 5G — The Road Ahead’ was aimed at gathering insights around the current state of 5G adoption and identifying current and future initiatives that can serve as a guide for business and technology leaders across enterprises in their 5G digital transformation journey. Key findings of the survey show that a staggering 90 per cent of the respondents are either actively investigating 5G business cases or defining various use cases and service portfolios with ecos...