Amid a severe outbreak of chikungunya, a team of scientists in China has achieved a breakthrough in preventing mosquito-borne diseases by developing an intelligent vector mosquito surveillance system that offers scientific guidance for disease control.

Developed by a team led by Chen Xiaoguang, a professor at Southern Medical University, this monitoring technology has been deployed across multiple communities in south China's Guangdong Province, news agency reported.

Accurate surveillance proves vital since diseases like chikungunya primarily spread through Aedes mosquito bites.

However, traditional methods for monitoring mosquitoes face limitations.

Ben Shelton eased into the third round of the Cincinnati Open after Camilo Ugo Carabelli retired early in the second set with a knee injury.

Competing just three days after winning his first ATP Masters 1000 title in Toronto, Shelton was leading 6-3, 3-1 after 64 minutes when the Argentine retired.

Carabelli grasped his knee on the first point of the fourth game of the second set after an awkward movement coming forward into the court. After a medical timeout he could not move freely and retired after completing Shelton’s service game, ATP reports.

"I feel for Camilo and it’s obviously not the way that you want to go through. I hope that he has a quick recovery," Shelton next faces Spanish veteran Roberto Bautista Agut, said.

The Indian rupee opened stronger on Monday, amid additional 25 per cent tariff proposed by US President Donald Trump on India, which is set to take effect from August 27.

The rupee likely inched up higher on optimism that the Russia-Ukraine war will end following the upcoming US-Russia negotiations on August 15, leading to removal of additional tariffs on India.

The local currency opened 13 paise stronger at 87.53 against the US dollar up from 87.66 on Friday. The immediate trading range is expected to be between 87.25 and 87.80, according to analysts.

The Indian rupee was expected to open with small gains today at 87.51, while markets are awaiting US and domestic inflation data. Indian markets are focused on domestic CPI and WPI inflation data, set to be released on August 12 and August 14.

South Korean individuals investing in overseas stocks have increasingly turned to virtual asset-related shares, such as those tied to stablecoins, instead of US big tech shares, a report showed on Monday.

The proportion of virtual asset-related stocks among the top 50 net-bought stocks by local individual investors rose from 8.5 percent in January to 36.5 percent in June before slightly declining to 31.4 percent in July, according to a report by the Korean Center for International Finance (KCIF).

Net purchases of the top seven U.S. big tech stocks, however, dropped from a monthly average of $1.68 billion between January and April to $440 million in May, $670 million in June and further to $260 million in July, reports news agency.

The Indian Army, in coordination with the civil administration, has completed the construction of a Bailey bridge in Limchigad, restoring connectivity after the original bridge was washed away in the August 5 cloudburst in Uttarkashi's Dharali.

Following the destruction of the Limchigad bridge, transportation in the region came to a standstill, prompting urgent restoration efforts.

Teams from the police, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), engineers, and other rescue units, along with the Indian Army's engineering wing from the Bengal Engineers Group (BEG), worked round the clock despite heavy rainfall to restore connectivity through the bridge.

Search, medical, and communication teams also joined the mission, culminating in the completion of the 90-foot Bailey bridge at 5 p.m. on Sunday.

No. 2-seeded Coco Gauff mastered herself and opponent Wang Xinyu with a 6-3, 6-2 victory in 70 minutes to reach the third round at the Cincinnati Masters.

Gauff has now won her sixth opening match in eight WTA 1000s this year.

She’ll meet No. 32 Dayana Yastremska, a 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 winner over Viktoriya Tomova, on Tuesday. Gauff has beaten Yastremska three of four times.

Gauff is one of eight Americans in the WTA Rankings Top 50 and the fifth to advance to the third round. Saturday saw No. 5 Amada Anisimova, No. 6 Madison Keys and wild card Taylor Townsend get through. On Sunday, Gauff was joined by another 21-year-old, Ashlyn Krueger, who was a 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 winner over Anastasija Sevastova, WTA reports.

In a significant crackdown, the Delhi Police have achieved two breakthroughs, including the busting of a gambling racket and the arrest of a notorious criminal in possession of an illegal firearm.

Both operations were carried out by the Operations Cell and Kishangarh police station staff, demonstrating intensified efforts by Delhi Police to curb organised and street-level crime in the district.

According to a press release issued by the South West District Police on Monday, a team from the Operations Cell apprehended six individuals involved in illegal gambling from the Kishangarh area.

The accused, identified as Akil Khan (28), Rajeev Singh (44), Subham Kumar Chaurasiya (30), Chanderpal (50), Mahender Singh (60), and Washim (38), were caught red-handed during a raid conducted at a private dwelling based on specific intelligence input.

Bollywood star Varun Dhawan revealed he had the best morning as he spent some time in the green “Punjab de khet.”

Varun shared a string of pictures of himself sitting in the farm during sunrise.

“Punjab De Khet… Best morning hogaya,” Varun, who is currently busy with his upcoming film “Border 2”, wrote as the caption.

On August 6, the actor revealed that he concluded the Amritsar schedule of his upcoming war epic. The makers of the film took to their social media, and shared several pictures and a video from the wrap up party from the sets in Amritsar.

In the video, Varun said, “It’s a wrap but Bharat Mata ki Jai”. The actor then went ahead to cut the cake. The team also visited the Golden temple to seek blessings.

Earlier, Varun had shared some peaceful moments from his visit to Punjab’s farms earlier.