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New Delhi: Energy drinks, marketed as instant vitality in a can, are the newest craze in young India. But behind every fizzy sip lurks silent liver damage. On World Liver Day, liver experts reported a rise in cases linked to excess consumption, raising concerns about the growing health risks among the country’s youth.Physicians cite clinical…

New Delhi: Even a slight dip in blood pressure in your 30s can increase your risk of heart disease decades later, warns a startling new study.Researchers tracked nearly 6,000 adults over 20 years and found that every 10 mm Hg increase in systolic blood pressure was associated with a 20-22% greater risk of cardiovascular disease….

NEW DELHI: As the first batch of pilgrims to embark on Haj in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, overall data showed that 5,446 Muslim women will travel as “ladies without mehram” (male companions) for the pilgrimage, with Kerala again leading the way by accounting for 4,477 women in this category.This is the largest group of women…

Defending her base in West Bengal for a fourth term was never going to be easy for Mamata Banerjee, who extended her tenure by five years to 20 years. He was up against a formidable rival, the Bharatiya Janata Party, with its undoubted election-winning organization and vast wealth and its star campaigner Narendra Modi.For five…

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung As he arrived in India for a State visit, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Koreas and India must work closely as emerging global leaders amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty, and that the 2 countries can give a new direction to multilateralism when it’s faced with mounting challenges. In…

New Delhi: The opposition on Sunday accused the Prime Minister Narendra Modi It stepped up attacks on her for shedding “crocodile tears” over the women quota, giving “political speeches in the guise of addressing the nation”. For 29 minutes on Doordarshan highlighting the Prime Minister’s “venom spewing” against the opposition, Congress spokesperson Supriya Sreena said,…

KOLKATA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sharpened his attack on the Trinamool Congress, announcing at rallies across Bengal that “mothers and sisters” will call for “maha-punishment” to block the women’s reservation bill and “maha-punishment” for calling voters “maha-jangalraj”, reports Rohit Khanna. Addressing four rallies in six hours – in Bankura’s Barjora, Purulia, Jhargram and Medinipur…

BENGALURU: A small, dissolvable tube developed in a Bengaluru lab is moving a step closer to hospital use, offering a way to avoid repeat procedures after major abdominal surgery.The device, called the “Asthana Stent”, is the result of a collaboration between researchers led by liver transplant surgeon Sonal Asthana of Aster CMI Hospital and Kaushik…

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Station New Delhi: India has moved closer to opening up its nuclear power sector to foreign investment, with the Atomic Energy Commission approving a new foreign direct investment (FDI) framework, an official indicated.Speaking at a workshop in Delhi recently, Seema S Jain, Member (Finance), Department of Atomic Energy, said the policy is…

New Delhi: “Iranian Navy, Iranian Navy. I will change to starboard and return, I will change to starboard and return, do not fire…Sepa Navy, Sepa Navy, Motor Tanker Sanmar Herald. Sepa Navy, you gave me the clearance, you gave me the clearance to go. My name is second on your list, you have given me…