PV Sindhu creates history, wins badminton world championship gold

P V Sindhu on Sunday became the first Indian to win badminton World Championships gold by beating familiar rival Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in a lop-sided final Basel on Sunday.

The Indian won 21-7 21-7 in the summit clash that lasted just 38 minutes.

Two years after being robbed off the gold by Okuhara in an epic 110-minute final at Glasgow that went down as one of the greatest battles in badminton history, Sindhu finally exorcised the ghost of that heart-wrenching loss with a completely dominating win over the same opponent.

It was Sindhu’s fifth World Championships medal — joint most for a woman singles player with former Olympics and world champion Zhang Ning of China — to go with the two successive silvers and a couple of bronze medals. Read Complete Article

ISRO tech to detect illegal sand mining, augment water in forests: Govt

Plans are afoot to detect illegal sand-mining across the country with the help of ISRO satellites and also augment water and fodder in forest areas to prevent man-animal conflict, Union Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar said Saturday.

The government plans to use satellite image technology by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) to map every area and river to check illegal sand-mining. Javadekar said this to reporters at Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology (SACON), near here.

“With the help of ISRO technology, we will know where the sand is deposited and the government could auction it, thereby the mafia is avoided and a sustainable sand-mining will be in place,” he said in response to a question on sand-mining, which has become a major challenge. To another question on increasing man-human conflict due to encroachment of forest area, particularly elephant corridor and not abiding by HACA (Hill Area Conservation Authority) rules in Western Ghats, Javdekar said the farmers had told him that unless enough water and fodder was provided, the conflict would continue. Read Complete Article

Glenmark gets US health regulator nod for generic breast cancer injection

Drug firm Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on Friday said its US arm has received the final approval from the US health regulator for its Fulvestrant injection used for the treatment of advanced breast cancer.

The product is a generic version of AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP’s Faslodex Injection in the same strength, the company said in a statement.

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc USA has been granted final approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for Fulvestrant injection in the strength of 250 mg/5 mL (50 mg/mL), it said.

According to IQVIA sales data for the 12-month period ending June 2019, the Faslodex injection, 250 mg/5 mL (50 mg/mL) brand and and all available therapeutic equivalents achieved annual sales of approximately $549.9 million, Glenmark said.

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Maharashtra HSC result 2019 out on mahresult.nic.in: Steps to check marks

Maharashtra HSC result 2019: Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) has declared Maharashtra HSC result/ Maharashtra 12th Supplementary result 2019 today (August 23). A total of 128,914 students took the examination that was conducted in July. Candidates can check their marks through the website mahresult.nic.in.

Maharashtra HSC result 2019: Steps to check 12th Supplementary Result

— Visit the official website of MSBSHSE mahresult.nic.in or mahahsscboard.maharashtra.gov.in

— Click on ‘Supplementary exam results 2019’ link

— Enter valid credentials like roll number and birth date to login

— Click on ‘submit’ to generate your Maharashtra 12th Supplementary Results 2019

Google ditches its desserts! Android Q’s official name is Android 10

Breaking the 10-year history of naming Android releases after desserts, Google on Thursday announced it had officially named the next version as just Android 10.

“First, we’re changing the way we name our releases. Our engineering team has always used internal code names for each version, based of tasty treats, or desserts, in alphabetical order,” said Sameer Samat, VP of Product Management, Android, in a statement. The naming tradition has become a fun part of the release each year externally too, like Android Lollipop or Marshmallows. New Android 10

“As a global operating system, it’s important that these names are clear and relatable for everyone in the world. So, this next release of Android will simply use the version number and be called Android 10,” Samat explained.

“While there were many tempting ‘Q’ desserts out there, we think that at version 10 and 2.5 billion active devices, it was time to make this change,” he added.

Robot at your service: Bengaluru eatery gives a taste of alternate reality

Keeping with the upbeat restaurant culture in Bengaluru, the city has got its first robot-themed restaurant to give diners a taste of alternate reality

The concept

For a hi-tech dining experience, the robot-themed restaurant located in the busy 100 Feet Road in Indiranagar welcomes guests with an interactive robot receptionist who assigns tables to diners. Robots also don the hat of waiters and serve the guests. Tokyo already has a Robot Restaurant since 2017, one of the top tourist attractions of the city.

An automated world

A Bengaluru startup has launched a cooking robot called Mechanical Chef, which is capable of preparing around 100 Indian dishes

Mitra, a 5 -feet tall humanoid, meets, greets and answers queries of customers at Canara Bank’s Candi branch. ICICI Bank has deployed robots to sort currency notes

Bandicoot, a spider-shaped robot cleans sewers and manholes in Kerala, and couple of other states

GraspMan, a robot developed by researchers at IIT-Madras, can climb pipes and work in rescue operations. Read Complete Article

Here’s Ranveer Singh proving ‘it’s all good in the hood’

If you had a bad day or are dealing with one, here’s Ranveer Singh proving that

“it’s all good in the hood“.

The actor is well known for his peculiar fashion style and it seems like his childhood was no different. Ranveer, on Thursday, pinned a picture of his younger self clad in a red jumpsuit with a hood where he is seen signaling a thumbs-up gesture.

Little Ranveer even had a picture of his on the wall behind him. Actor Varun Dhawan was quick to comment, “Ballers”.

Rapper Kaambhaari, who worked with Ranveer on his music label, also commented on the picture and wrote, “Cutie” along with a heart emoticon.

The ‘Padmaavat’ actor earlier treated his fans with a glimpse of his childhood when he posted an old picture with his elder sister on Raksha Bandhan.

Not only has he won over hearts with his looks, but his talent too. His February release ‘Gully Boy‘ proved his prowess not only as an actor but also as a rapper and since then he feels that Hindustani rap has arrived in the country.

“The time of Hindustani rap/hip hop has come and this is the much-needed explosion in the music scene of India. These are exciting times for original music in India and rap/hip-hop is a huge refresher. Hindustani rap/hip hop is no longer an underground music scene. It has become the language of the youth and it is the biggest thing happening in Indian culture today,” Ranveer said recently.

BMW bets on India with latest 3 Series sedan, prices start at Rs 41.5 lakh

Just three weeks after taking over, BMW Group India’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President Rudratej Singh launched the seventh generation model of the company’s latest 3 Series sedan.

The car generates around a third of its annual sales and is the company’s flagship product. Available in three variants across diesel and petrol engines, the ex-showroom prices of the sedan start at Rs 41,50,000 and go up to Rs 48,00,000. In 2009, the 3 Series range was launched at an ex-show room price of Rs 24,00,000 to Rs 25,00,000. Singh says he doesn’t expect duties to come down anytime soon. Also, BMW does not see the current downturn in the auto segment impacting its plans in any way.

So, is this the best time to launch an expensive car? Singh thinks it is, because new cars like the 3 Series will be even costlier in March 2020 when BSVI norms kick in. “We are committed to this market for the long term, and understand that for growth in India, there will be short-term hiccups,” he said.

The automobile manufacturer is also looking to expand distribution by opening three new dealerships in the coming months.

According to analysts, the steep jump in prices have been a result of high customs duty, excise, goods and services tax (GST), as well as price increases by manufacturers on the back of input costs of steel and rubber, among others.

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Akshay Kumar 4th on Forbes highest-paid actors list

National Award-winning actor Akshay Kumar has made it to the fourth position on the Forbes magazine’s Worlds Highest-Paid Actors Of 2019 list.

According to the list on forbes.com Akshay has raked in $65 million.

Hollywood star Dwayne ‘Rock’ Johnson tops the Forbes list of the 10 highest-paid actors, collecting $89.4 million between June 1, 2018, and June 1, 2019.

Australian actor Chris Hemsworth took the second spot with $76.4 million — one of many actors from Marvel’s superhero universe.

The list also covers the timeline from June 2018 to June 2019, during which the highest grossing films of all time “Avengers: Endgame” was also released.

The “Thor” star is followed by most of the “Avengers” stars — “Iron Man” Robert Downey Jr. at No. 3, “Rocket” Bradley Cooper in sixth, “Captain America” Chris Evans in eighth and “Ant Man” Paul Rudd at the ninth spot.

Others named are Jackie Chan, Adam Sandler and Will Smith.

Here’s the list of the World’s Highest-Paid Actors Of 2019 listed by Forbes

Are you feeling giddy? See a vertigo specialist and follow these tips

Giddiness is one of the most common condition by which the body communicates the presence of an ailment. It is age-agnostic and the severity depends on the person and the condition. Read More Healthly News

Vertigo is an illusion of motion, a feeling of spinning of our self or our surroundings. More common in the elderly, studies show the lifetime adult prevalence to be 7.4 per cent. It is often under-diagnosed and under-treated. This leads to anxiety in the patients. The three common diseases present with vertigo are

BPPV(Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo)

Vestibular Migraine

Meniere’s disease

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)

Usually, the first episode is seen while getting up from the bed. In BPPV, the patient feels a violent spinning sensation on getting up from bed, which may throw him back to bed along with severe vomiting and sweating. The sensation usually lasts for less than a minute but the whole cluster may last for 3-4 days. Read Complete Article