Likely order of Covid symptoms depends on coronavirus variant: Study | Business Standard News. The most likely order of symptoms that patients with COVID-19 experience is different for different variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to a study. The researchers from the University of Southern California in the US wanted to know whether the order of COVID-19 symptoms varied in patients from different geographical regions or with various patient characteristics. Identifying order of symptom onset of infectious diseases might aid in differentiating symptomatic infections earlier in a population thereby enabling non-pharmaceutical interventions and reducing disease spread, they said. The study, published in the journal PLOS Computational Biology, used modelling approach to predict symptom order in a set of 373,883 cases in the US between January and May 2020.
The most likely symptom order differed between the initial outbreak in China -- where fever most often preceded cough, and nausea or vomiting was a common third symptom -- and the subsequent spread to the US. No need to be ashamed of vaccine certificate with PM's photo: Kerala HC | Business Standard News. The Prime Minister is the leader of the nation and not of a political party and citizens "need not be ashamed" to carry a vaccination certificate with his photograph and "morale boosting message", the Kerala High Court said on Tuesday and dismissed a plea seeking removal of PM's photo from the COVID-19 immunisation certificates. "Nobody can say that a Prime Minister is a Congress Prime Minister or a BJP Prime Minister or the Prime Minister of any political party.
But once a Prime Minister is elected as per the constitution, he is the Prime Minister of our country and that post should be the pride of every citizen. ".. they can differ on the policies of the government and even the political stand of the Prime Minister. But the citizens need not be ashamed to carry a vaccination certificate with the photograph of the Prime Minister with a morale boosting message, especially in this pandemic situation," the high court said. The court also said, "What is wrong with politicians? Loans up to Rs 2,714 cr disbursed to beneficiaries under PM SVANidhi scheme | Business Standard News. The Centre has disbursed 27.06 lakh loans amounting to Rs 2,714 crore under PM Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi Scheme) so far. According to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, as of December 13, 2021, 30.75 lakh loans amounting to Rs 3,095 crore have been sanctioned and 27.06 lakh loans amounting to Rs 2,714 crore have been disbursed.
Out of the total 27.06 lakh beneficiaries, 41 per cent are women. In Maharashtra, 2,22,714 loans amounting to Rs 224.24 crore have been sanctioned and 1,87,502 loans amounting to Rs 188.21 crore have been disbursed, said the Ministry's statement. In Jharkhand, 28,466 loans amounting to Rs 28.77 crore have been sanctioned and 26,297 loans amounting to Rs 26.48 crore have been disbursed. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) Yogi Adityanath -led UP govt seeks 'guidance' on quota for Nishads | Business Standard News. Sensing the increasing resentment among the Nishads on the reservation issue, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has sent a letter to the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India seeking guidance over the reservation to the community under the Scheduled Caste (SC) category.
A state government spokesperson said that special secretary of the Uttar Pradesh government Rajnish Chandra has sent the letter in which he has drawn the attention of both the authorities towards the Majhwar caste which is mentioned at number 53 in the list of SCs of the Uttar Pradesh government. The memorandum given to the state government by Sanjay Nishad, president of the Nishad Party, has also been attached with the letter. The Nishad Party is an ally of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh. Sanjay Nishad has stated in his letter that Majhi, Majhwar, Kewat, Mallah and Nishad surnames are used by people of Majhwar caste in different areas of the state. amita/ksk/
BJP issues whip to party MPs mandating presence in Rajya Sabha today | Business Standard News. The BJP has issued a whip to its party MPs in the Rajya Sabha to be present in the House when two crucial Bills come up for passage on Tuesday amid stiff resistance from the opposition. "Law Minister Kiren Rijiju to move the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, Bill further to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1950 and the Representation of the People Act, 1951, as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration, also to move that the Bill be passed.
" The Rajya Sabha Bulletin also said that the House will take for consideration and return The Appropriation (No.5) Bill, 2021. "Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to move that the Bill to authorise payment and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2021-2022 as passed by Lok Sabha, be taken into consideration Also to move that the Bill be returned," the bulletin said. The Appropriation Bill is a money Bill so the government wants to pass it. Philippines: Death toll from typhoon Rai reaches 375, 56 missing | Business Standard News. The death toll from the powerful typhoon Rai that lashed the Philippines last week has spiked to 375, a police report said, adding that 56 people were still unaccounted for. "The increase of casualties is subject to validation from the affected regions," Xinhua news agency quoted the Philippine National Police's (PNP) latest report as saying.
The report said deaths caused by the 15th and the most destructive typhoon to hit the Southeast Asian country this year occurred in Central Visayas and the Caraga region in the north-eastern Mindanao island. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported 58 deaths on Monday while only four of the victims have been confirmed.
The agency also reported that 18 people were still missing. Bohol, one of the hardest-hit areas in the central Philippines by typhoon Rai, has confirmed 94 deaths on Monday, according to Bohol Governor Arthur Yap, and at least 18 more were missing. "We are still assessing the damage, but it is huge. Nagaland creates three new districts Tseminyu, Niuland, Chumukedima | Business Standard News. Nagaland government on Monday created three new districts in the state, taking the total number of districts to 15. The three new districts are Tseminyu, Niuland and Chumukedima. "The Governor of Nagaland is pleased to upgrade Tseminyu subdivision to a full-fledged district with immediate effect. The jurisdiction of the new district shall comprise of the existing Tseminyu subdivision under Kohima district, Nagaland," read a notification issued by the Nagaland government.
"The Governor of Nagaland is pleased to upgrade Niuland subdivision to a full-fledged district with immediate effect. The jurisdiction of the new district shall comprise of the existing Niuland subdivision under Dimapur district, Nagaland," it added. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) Tech giant LG unveils its 'first gaming laptop' with 11th Gen Intel CPU | Business Standard News. South Korean tech giant LG has unveiled its first gaming laptop 'UltraGear 17G90Q' with 11th Gen Intel CPU. LG's 17G90Q gaming laptop features a 1,920 x 1,080 IPS panel with a claimed 1 millisecond response time and a 300Hz refresh rate.
It is powered by an 11th Gen Intel Tiger Lake H processor coupled with an NVIDIA GeForceTM RTX 3080 Max-Q graphics card. The laptop comes in two dual channel DDR4 RAM options -- 16GB and 32GB -- and supports up to 1TB of storage with its M.2 Dual SSD slots (NVMe). It comes with a vapour chamber which they claim keeps the laptop running cool, even when pushed to the limits. Other than that, it weighs in at 2.64kg, comes with a per-key RGB backlit keyboard, USB 4 Gen 3A-2 Type-C, USB 3.2 Gen 2A-1 Type-C, HDMI, RJ45, DC-in, as well as microSD/UFS ports. There is a 93Wh battery under the hood, FHD webcam with dual mic, Wi-Fi 6E, and Intel Killer Wireless, as well as 2 way speakers with DTS X Ultra. wh/dpb.
PSBs recover more than Rs 5.49 trn over last 7 fiscal years, says FM in LS | Business Standard News. The government has taken comprehensive steps to reduce NPAs and to effect recovery, enabling public sector banks to recover more than Rs 5.49 lakh crore over the last seven fiscal years, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday. In a written reply, Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad said that with regard to the details of the recovery rate of non-performing assets (NPAs), the RBI has informed that it has not formally defined 'recovery rate' in the context of NPAs in the banking industry. "Comprehensive steps have been taken by the Government to reduce NPAs and to effect recovery, which enabled PSBs to recover Rs 5,49,327 crore over the last seven financial years," he said. However, as per RBI data, recovery made by public sector banks (PSBs) during the financial year as a percentage of gross NPA as at beginning of the financial year (FY) has improved from 11.33 per cent in 2017-18, to 13.52 per cent in 2018-19, and to 14.69 per cent in 2019-20.
Senior diplomat Pradeep Kumar Rawat to be India's new envoy to China | Business Standard News. Senior diplomat Pradeep Kumar Rawat was on Monday appointed as India's next Ambassador to China. An Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of 1990 batch, Rawat is currently serving as Indian envoy to the Netherlands. "He is expected to take up the assignment shortly," the Ministry of External Affairs said in a brief statement. Rawat will succeed Vikram Misri. Rawat's appointment comes in the midst of the lingering eastern Ladakh border standoff. He had earlier served in Hong Kong and Beijing. Rawat served as Ambassador of India to Indonesia and Timor-Leste from September 2017-December 2020. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Business Standard has always strived hard to provide up-to-date information and commentary on developments that are of interest to you and have wider political and economic implications for the country and the world. Job postings continue to remain muted sequentially in Nov: Report | Business Standard News. Even as the job posting activity remained neutral sequentially in November as economic activity recovers, tier-II cities show positive hiring sentiment, according to a report. According to the Monster Employment Index, job posting activity remained neutral in November this year compared to October. However, hiring demand across industries witnessed a nine per cent jump year-on-year in the previous month, mainly aided by a surge in the economic activities after the second wave of COVID-19, the report said.
With back-to-office trends in full swing, the office equipment/ automation (21 per cent) industry continued to witness the highest month-on-month growth in job postings on increased investment in office automation due to the reopening of workplaces. It is followed by telecom/ISP (14 per cent), printing/packaging (7 per cent), garments/ textiles/ leather, gems and jewellery (4 per cent), oil/ gas/ petroleum, power (3 per cent) and travel and tourism (3 per cent) industries, it said. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat meets Dalai Lama in Dharamsala | Business Standard News. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday called on Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama here. The meeting, held at the residence of the Dalai Lama in Mcleodganj, lasted for one hour. The Dalai Lama has started meeting the public from December 15. His interaction with the public had remained suspended following the outbreak of coronavirus in 2020.
President of Tibetan government-in-exile Penpa Tsering, his cabinet and speaker of Tibetan parliament-in-exile Sonam Temphel also met the RSS chief. When asked about Bhagwat's meeting with the Dalai Lama, Tsering said, I was not at the meeting but I am sure that they must have talked about issues concerning the larger interest of humanity. Bhagwat was on a five-day visit to Kangra and Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Equitas Small Finance Bank empanelled as Maharashtra's banking partner | Business Standard News. Equitas Small Finance Bank on Monday said it has been empanelled as a banking partner of the Government of Maharashtra to offer its services to the state government employees. As per an agreement, Equitas Small Finance Bank is entitled to distribute salaries and allowances to the existing employees as well as make provision of pension to pensioners, thereby providing solutions to institutions and value-added services for individuals, the bank said in a release.
Bandhan Bank, Karur Vysya Bank, South Indian Bank are the other three banks that are assigned the role of distributing salaries, allowances to government employees, it said. The agreement is for the liability base. The government has granted authority to Equitas Small Finance Bank to open salary and pension accounts for the existing and retired employees across 58 of its branches in Maharashtra, the lender said.
The bank is subject to withdrawal and disbursement of funds. Equitas Small Finance Bank empanelled as Maharashtra's banking partner | Business Standard News. Why Samsung may remain top global smartphone player in near future | Business Standard News. Despite receiving greater competition from major Chinese handset players such as OPPO, Vivo and Xiaomi, Samsung is likely to remain the top original equipment manufacturer (OEM) globally on an annual basis in the near future, a new report has said. Samsung is currently the undisputed leader in terms of smartphone shipments, and has been the top smartphone vendor every year since 2012.
"Xiaomi has been inching closer to Samsung, even displacing it as the top smartphone vendor globally towards the end of Q2 2021. While this is a major development, it does not necessarily indicate a permanent shift in OEM dynamics," said the report from Counterpoint Research. Although Samsung has been the top global player annually for the past several years, it has not always been the top player in each quarter of these years. For example, Samsung lost the top spot in five of the 26 quarters between Q1 2015 and Q2 2021. "Xiaomi's rise also coincides with the decline of Huawei, another major Chinese OEM. Samsung patents phone with folding and sliding display design | Business Standard News. South Korean tech giant Samsung is reportedly working on a phone with both foldable and rollable design. Titled "electronic device capable of folding and sliding operations", the patent describes a device that seemingly goes out of its way to bend a foldable display in every possible way, GSMArena reported.
The handset does not not only folds on one side but also capable of sliding out, probably when triggering specific kinds of actions, giving a wider screen real-estate for content consumption, gaming and much more. The phone will house a hinge mechanism and a motor for it to fold and push out a rollable screen. Samsung is also reportedly planning to launch its next-gen Fold4 around Q3 of 2022 with an improved under display camera (UDC) on both the internal and external screens. The overall primary camera setup is also getting an upgrade to bring the Galaxy Z Fold4 on par with the camera quality offered by the current flagship in the market, reports GizmoChina. wh/ksk/
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