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COVID-19 is still lingering around. There are new variants, new vaccines and a summer uptick in infections that has been reported across the US. The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has noted that cases are on the rise across 39 states. The good news is that the hospitalization rate due to the new variant is low. The US too is focusing on a treating particularly vulnerable groups rather than the entire population. It is important to remain vigilant and take basic precautions. Here are all the details of this emerging threat.

Netflix renews its unscripted dating series "Perfect Match" for a third season. The show, which debuted last year, quickly became popular, securing a spot at No. 2 on the English-language TV rankings for the streaming platform.

Raghuvanshi on Thursday said the risk-based inspections based on revised Schedule M of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act will begin from July 1. «We will make a framework (for the risk-based inspection). We will switch the checklist and the questions which we look at when we go there (for audits),» Raghuvanshi said on the sidelines of an Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) event. Raghuvanshi said there would be surprise inspections, which would take 3-4 days.

CBI arrested two individuals — Manish Kumar and Ashutosh Kumar — from Patna. The agency has registered six FIRs in the NEET paper leak case. According to people in the know, the two accused allegedly provided safe premises to aspirants before the exam. The aspirants were given leaked papers and answer keys. People quoted above said that Manish allegedly facilitated students' transportation in his car and is suspected of taking them to an empty school, where at least two dozen aspirants were given the leaked paper. Co-accused Ashutosh allegedly provided lodging for students at his residence. The duo was called for questioning on Thursday after which they were arrested.

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SEOUL : North Korea said it had successfully tested technology for raining down multiple nuclear warheads at once—a top weapons goal for Kim Jong Un and an increased threat to the U.S. and its allies. But, in an unusually pointed rebuke, South Korea denounced the self-declared achievement as a bluff.

private credit with a potential interconnectedness between banks and non-banks could create systemic risk in the financial system. In the latest edition of the financial stability report, the regulator said that a downturn in the credit cycle could lead to sharp losses in such an asset class. ALSO READ: Savings down, financial liabilities up: RBI says household debt warrants needs close monitoring “The rapid growth of private credit, increasing interconnectedness with banks and NBFIs and opacity can create vulnerabilities that could become systemic,” the RBI said. “Private credit is yet to be tested in a credit cycle downturn and sharp losses could lead to a loss of confidence in the asset class as a whole.”

HT quoted Hussain's column for DailyMail.According to him, India have not been tested that much in the tournament."Their challenge will be to stay in the game for as long as possible, because India have only been tested once so far in this World Cup, by Pakistan. They may also have to adapt to conditions, and decide that going for hell for leather isn’t the way to play," he wrote.Hussain noted England are a better side when it comes to honing their approach to win trophies."Don’t forget that they’ve been honing (England) their approach for a long time, while India have only belatedly decided to hit out at the top.

Calgary’s mayor says if everything goes according to plan, the city’s water conservation crisis could be over by Canada Day.Mayor Jyoti Gondek says water service could be fully restored and restrictions lifted by July 1 if upcoming steps to stabilize a replacement water pipe go as planned.“If there are any problems in any of those steps … it could be more days,” Gondek told a news conference Wednesday.“We can see the finish line. It’s close, but we still have more work to do.”Gondek said until the “all clear” is given, Calgarians can’t lose focus and need to reduce their water use by 25 per cent to avoid the taps going dry.She said daily water usage has been climbing in recent days but remains below the threshold of 480 million litres needed to keep service going and provide firefighters with the resources to combat emergencies.Calgary, a city of 1.6 million people, and surrounding communities, including Airdrie, Chestermere and Tsuut’ina Nation, have been under a combination of mandatory and voluntary water restrictions since a water main burst in the city’s northwest three weeks ago.Residents have been asked to limit indoor water use by flushing their toilets less often and doing fewer loads of laundry.

A new scientific paper on failure may have succeeded in offering the most depressing opening line in the history of scientific papers: “Is there anything failure does not ruin? It destroys reputations, careers, and families; economic prospects, political prospects, and social ones." That’s perhaps a useful corrective to all the graduation speakers, motivational gurus, and TED-talk-giving experts who glibly recount how they persisted, failure after failure, on the way to success. It’s easy to forget that many more people fail at least as many times and never achieve their goal. There are many more frustrated authors than best-selling ones, failed entrepreneurs than self-made billionaires, and actor-baristas than bona fide movie stars.

Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the National Testing Agency (NTA) to file a reply to the notice against it by Xylem Learning App. The vacation bench of Justices Manoj Misra and SVN Bhatti also ordered to connect all related petitions to the same case.

South Korea, the United States and Japan kicked off major new military exercises on Thursday, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, as the allies seek to counter growing threats from Pyongyang. The drills, dubbed «Freedom Edge», will focus on ballistic missile and air defences, anti-submarine warfare and defensive cyber training, among other areas, the JCS said in a statement. The three countries' leaders held a summit last year and agreed to conduct drills every year to demonstrate unity in the face of North Korea's nuclear threats and China's rising regional influence.

The Nifty future closed positive with gains of 0.55% at 23862 levels on Wednesday. On the options front, the maximum Call OI is placed at 24000 and then towards 24,200 strikes while the maximum Put OI is placed at 23,500 and then towards 23,700 strikes.

North Korea said Thursday it had successfully tested a multiwarhead missile, a sophisticated weapon coveted by leader Kim Jong Un to overwhelm missile defenses in the continental United States. The statement contradicted South Korea's assessment of a failed launch Wednesday of a different type of weapon. The launch tested the separation and guidance control of individual mobile warheads to ensure the capability of the Multiple Independent Reentry Vehicle, the North's official Korean Central News Agency said. The separated mobile warheads «were guided correctly to the three coordinate targets» and a decoy that separated from the missile was verified by radar, it said. It was North Korea's first known launch event related to the development of a multiwarhead missile, though outside experts believe it was a preliminary test.

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Two astronauts are spending extra time at the International Space Station as NASA and Boeing troubleshoot capsule problems that popped up on the way there

The NHL has unveiled new player jerseys for the 2024-25 season made by Fanatics

The biggest US banks haven’t waited for this week’s stress tests to signal optimism about their capital levels.

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₹1400, these earbuds boast two particularly noteworthy functionalities: spatial audio for an immersive listening and AI-powered noise removal for crystal-clear calls. After a week of extensive testing, this review examines the performance of boAt Airdopes 300, exploring whether it delivers on its promises and justifies its position at this price point.When opened, you see the earbuds resting snugly in their respective cavities. The boAt logo is engraved on the earbuds, and will not really change much in terms of looks.

Grindr, a dating app best known for facilitating hookups between gay men, wants to get more into dating. The company is planning to add several new features to its app aimed at helping its users, who are primarily gay and bisexual men, match up with others with the same intentions, from short-term sexual encounters to long-term relationships. The additions include using AI to identify users with shared interests.