Pakistan reported another case of poliovirus after a child was paralysed in the Sindh province, increasing the country's total tally to 16 in 2024, an official told the media on Friday.

An official from the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Islamabad said that the wild Poliovirus type-1 (WPV1) was confirmed in a 29-month-old girl from Hyderabad district of the province, news agency reported.

According to the official, poliovirus traces have been reported in 62 districts of the South Asian country so far this year, a significant increase from 28 districts last year.

"This is the first polio case from Hyderabad and the third from Sindh, and the 16th case in Pakistan this year," said the NIH official, adding that 12 cases were reported from the southwestern Balochistan province, three from Sindh, and one from the eastern Punjab province.

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday congratulated four Indian women wrestlers for their outstanding achievement of winning gold medals at the Under-17 World Championships in Amman (Jordan).

In a post on X, Priyanka Gandhi said, "At the ongoing U-17 Wrestling World Championship in Jordan, our four female wrestlers have made the nation proud by winning gold medals. Congratulations to Aditi Kumari, Neha Sangwan, Pulkit, and Mansi Lather. The entire country is proud of all of you. I wish a bright future for all our daughters".

The Congress leader wrote her message on X in Hindi. Along with her congratulatory message, Priyanka Gandhi also shared a picture of the four women wrestlers posing with the Tricolour after winning gold medals at the Under-17 World Championships.

The Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) is organising the GST Analytics Hackathon, with prize money of Rs 50 lakh, to drive innovation in tax compliance through predictive analytics, according to a Finance Ministry statement issued on Friday.

The challenge invites Indian students, researchers, and professionals from startups and companies to develop a predictive model for the GST analytics framework. The Hackathon would take place over 45 days from the start of registration to the final date for submission of developed prototypes.

The Hackathon is open to Indian nationals affiliated with academic institutions or business organizations.

After the Punjab Police quickly resolved the temple desecration case in Khanna, Ludhiana district, and arrested the accused, Representatives of the temple committee and Hindu organizations met Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in Chandigarh to express their gratitude.

Following the meeting, Deepak Bali, a senior leader of the Aam Aadmi Party Punjab, stated that the swift resolution of the case has significantly increased the Hindu community's trust in the Punjab government. He commended Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for his role, noting that while the case touched upon the sentiments of the Hindu community, it had also sparked widespread anger across all religions and communities in Punjab. Bali emphasized that the Punjab Police, under the Chief Minister's direction, worked diligently to deliver justice.

AAP spokesperson Neel Garg stated that the commitment with which the Mann government resolved this case and arrested the accused is commendable. He added that the Chief Minister also expressed gratitude to the people of the temple committee and the organizations involved. Garg noted that in such situations, people often lose patience and incidents can escalate. However, after this incident, the local community, temple committee, and Hindu organizations maintained faith in the administration and government and supported them, and they also deserve thanks.

Three youths have been arrested on the charges of luring a man on a gay dating app and then robbing him.

The accused have been identified as Harsh Mathur (24), Narayan (21) and Laxman (22), all residents of Sohna, Gurugram.

The arrest came after a man lodged a complaint on June 12, alleging he was defrauded.

The complainant said that a person contacted him on March 5 through the Grinder app, called him for a meeting and then took him to the forests near Ram Chowk Dundahera..

Scientists have found a mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for the Covid-19 pandemic, that can cause infection in the brain’s central nervous system.

The discoveries might clarify the riddle of "long Covid" and its neurological symptoms for scientists. In the future, they might potentially result in the development of targeted therapies to shield and eradicate the virus from the brain.

Researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Illinois at Chicago recently conducted a cooperative study which has been published today, in Nature Microbiology that revealed several alterations in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, which is the outer portion of the virus that aids in cell penetration and increases the virus's capacity to infect mice's brains.

In a boost to local electronics manufacturing, Foxconn has pumped in nearly $144 million (Rs 1,200 crore) into its Karnataka-based subsidiary, according to the company’s regulatory filing.

The key iPhone contract manufacturer has infused the money in Foxconn Hon Hai Technology India Mega Development Pvt Ltd, via its Singapore-based arm Foxconn Singapore Pte, which bought over 120.35 crore shares at Rs 10 per share, according to the filing.

With this, Foxconn Singapore's total investment in the Karnataka unit has crossed Rs 13,800 crore.

Foxconn is planning to invest Rs 22,000 crore to establish a huge manufacturing plant near Doddaballapur and Devanahalli Taluk of Bengaluru Rural District that will generate at least 40,000 jobs. The upcoming Karnataka unit would become the second-largest Foxconn plant globally.

Bangladesh's veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is amongst 156 people named in a murder case FIR filed in Dhaka's Adabor area, in connection with the protests called by students in the country earlier this month.

According to a report in Cricbuzz, the FIR was filed on August 22 by Rubel's father, Rafiqul Islam, which names 154 local Awami League leaders and activists accused of his son’s demise on August 7, including Shakib and then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who subsequently fled to India.

“Besides them, another 400-500 unnamed people were also accused in the case. According to the case statement, Rubel joined the peaceful protests of the Student Movement against Discrimination demanding quota reforms in government jobs on August 5 in the Adabor Area.”

Even as food, culture, and climate are extremely linked, governments must take into account the inextricable connections when making decisions about the environment, scientists suggested on Friday.

In the study conducted by the University of Plymouth, UK, a multidisciplinary team of specialists in deep-sea ecology, environmental governance, ecosystem services, and law called for a reevaluation of the procedures used to make decisions that impact biodiversity.

The researchers urge a change in strategy to one of prudence, whereby any possible harm to human health should trigger preventive actions, even in the lack of measurable assurance.

"Regardless of how unclear the evidence may be, human rights law mandates its consideration in decision-making processes. We know very little about some significant parts of our planet, like the deep ocean. However, these areas are vital to global human well-being. Uncertainty in these relationships should not hinder decision-making." said Dr. Holly Niner, Global Challenge Research Fellow at the University of Plymouth.

The Department of Commerce and Management of Desh Bhagat University, organised a guest lecture on “Developing Soft Skills and Confidence Building” during the Student Induction Programme. In the beginning of the program Dr. Manpreet Kaur, Assistant Professor, Department of Business Management and Commerce welcomed Dr. Baljeet Kaur, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University as guest speaker and Dr. Rajni Saluja, Head, Department of Commerce and Management.