Author: Rahul M

New Delhi: Following a healthy diet to lose weight? Make sure it’s minimally processed, suggests a study, which showed that reducing processing could help to sustain a healthy weight.  In a first, researchers from the University College London (UCL) nutritionally matched minimally processed (MPF) and ultra-processed (UPF) diets. The results, published in the journal Nature Medicine, showed that participants lost twice as much weight eating minimally processed foods compared to ultra-processed foods. “The primary outcome of the trial was to assess percentage changes in weight, and on both diets, we saw a significant reduction, but the effect was nearly double…

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D K Shivakumar Tuesday proposed a new 1.5-km tunnel road between Esteem Mall and the Veterinary University to decongest the Hebbal junction. This comes even as the government is executing a tunnel road project between Hebbal and Silk Board junction covering a distance of 16.75 km. Speaking to reporters during the inspection of the soon-to-be inaugurated the Yellow Line of Namma Metro, Shivakumar said, “A new tunnel road will be built from Esteem Mall to the (Veterinary) University on the Nagawara side of Hebbal. This will be placed before the cabinet soon.…

New Delhi: Chronic inflammation may be associated with an increased risk of frailty, social disadvantage, and cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study.  The study, published in the journal Communications Medicine, looked at 74 inflammation-related proteins in blood samples from more than 2,000 women aged between 37 and 84 years and explored how inflammation was linked to frailty, area-level social deprivation, and CVD risk. The researchers identified 10 inflammatory proteins that were associated with both frailty and living in a deprived area. Of these, four proteins that are involved in cellular signaling, growth, and movement (TNFSF14, HGF, CDCP1, and CCL11)…

In the past six months, tensions between the Jain community and the Maharashtra government have escalated sharply following a series of actions such as the demolition of a century-old temple, a crackdown on pigeon-feeding practices, and a court-ordered relocation of a temple elephant. Maharashtra, home to the largest Jain population in India, has seen frequent street protests in which the community has accused the administration of being insensitive to its religious traditions.The BJP, long seen as a natural ally of Jains, has been actively engaged in damage control, clarifying that the actions stem from judicial orders, not anti-Jain sentiment. How…

Prince Harry says he never punched his problematic uncle Prince Andrew, nor did the latter make insulting remarks about Meghan Markle, despite claims being made in a new book.Author Andrew Lownie’s soon-to-be released biography, “Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York,” details some of the more intimate elements of Prince Andrew’s life, including his marriage and divorce from Sarah Ferguson, his relationships with his family and the immense scrutiny he’s faced due to his connection to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Among the many claims made in the book are allegations that Andrew was left with a bloody…

Mumbai: The ruling parties in Maharashtra are on the offensive against what it calls as appeasement politics after the Opposition’s subtle change of narrative from ‘saffron’ to ‘Sanatani terror’ post Malegaon ruling. The court’s acquittal to all seven accused comes as a shot in the arm for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena (Shinde)—partners in the ruling Mahayuti alliance—ahead of the local body polls to strengthen their Hindutva politics. Political analyst Abhay Deshpande said that both the rulings—the Malegaon blasts and the Mumbai train blasts—came within the same week and despite the two being similar, both BJP and…

Alright, folks, let’s talk about the big mover in the market today—STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ: STAA)! As of this writing, this stock is screaming higher, up a whopping 44.9% to $26.78 premarket, and it’s all because of a blockbuster announcement: Alcon (NYSE: ALC), the eye care giant, is scooping up STAAR for a cool $1.5 billion in cash. That’s right, this deal is lighting a fire under STAAR’s stock, and it’s got traders buzzing. So, what’s the scoop, why does it matter, and what’s the play for regular folks looking to navigate the wild world of stocks? Let’s dive in! The…

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Alright, folks, let’s talk about a stock that’s lighting up the market like a solar panel on a sunny day! As of this writing, SolarMax Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMXT) is making waves, with its stock price soaring over 165% in early trading. What’s got investors so excited? A massive $127.3 million contract to build a utility-scale battery storage project in Texas. This is a game-changer for SolarMax, and it’s got everyone buzzing about what this means for the company and the renewable energy space. So, grab a coffee, and let’s dive into why this stock is hotter than a Texas…

New Delhi: A week after Home Minister Amit Shah said the three terrorists who carried out the Pahalgam attack had been killed in an encounter, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Renuka Chowdhury raised doubts whether those eliminated in Operation Mahadev were the “real” perpetrators of the 22 April massacre. “They can’t catch the actual aatankwadi (terrorists). They don’t know how to do it. It took them so long to catch them. We don’t even know if they are the real ones, but they will come to parliament and target the women. Great. This is their level and limit,” Chowdhury told mediapersons…