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Our kidneys are one of the most important organs of the body, that performs many key functions! Apart from filtering blood, kidneys also help in fluid elimination, and remove waste. Over time, our kidneys can grow weak, and suffer from impaired function. While diabetes, alcohol consumption, and obesity etc, are well-known causes of Chronic Kidney…
Social security benefits to rise 2.8% (AP) The Social Security administration on Friday announced that its benefits will increase by 2.8% in 2026, giving retirees an average monthly boost of more than $56. The rise reflects moderating inflation after several years of higher cost-of-living adjustments (COLA).The increase will take effect in January for nearly 71…
After facing multiple postponements, the fourth edition of South Asian Senior Athletics Championships is all set to start at the Birsa Munda Stadium in Ranchi on Friday.The three-day event will see participation of more than 200 athletes from six countries. While India has fielded the biggest contingent of 78 athletes, mostly junior athletes, Sri Lanka…
India’s second-largest IT services company, Infosys, added 8,203 employees during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2025-26. This is the fifth consecutive quarter of headcount addition for the company. Infosys’ employee count has jumped by 14,203 from a year ago. The Bengaluru-headquartered company reported these numbers while announcing its second quarter financial numbers. In…
Pakistani troops engaged in heavy fighting with Afghan Taliban fighters on Tuesday night along the Kurram district border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The clashes came after the Taliban and militants linked to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, called Fitna al-Khawarij by authorities, reportedly opened fire without warning.PTV News said several Taliban posts were heavily damaged, including at…
NEW DELHI: On June 20, after protests from lawyers representing several bar associations, ED was forced to withdraw summons issued to senior advocate Pratap Venugopal in connection with a money laundering probe against Religare’s former chairperson Rashmi Saluja.Four months later, the agency has named Venugopal as one of the accused, along with Saluja, in its…
CHANDIGARH: Two days after the suicide of senior Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar and nearly 24 hours after his wife, IAS officer Amneet P Kumar, filed a formal complaint, Chandigarh Police on Thursday night registered an FIR against “all those named in the final note” on charges of abetment to suicide and sections of…
NEW DELHI: The Army will roll out a new combined physical test (CPT) from April next year, under which even senior officers like Brigadiers, Major Generals and Lt Generals will have to prove fitness twice a year. CPT merges the existing battle physical efficiency test (BPET), for officers and soldiers up to the age of…
A 22-year-old senior deck cadet, Karandeep Singh Rana, went missing from a merchant navy vessel DEHRADUN: A 22-year-old senior deck cadet, Karandeep Singh Rana, from Uttarakhand has gone missing from aboard a merchant navy vessel on its way to China from Iraq, said his family on Friday.According to his father, Narendra Rana, the last contact…
KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel and Ravindra Jadeja (PTI Photos) India dominated the opening Test against the West Indies, with KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel and Ravindra Jadeja all scoring centuries to give the hosts a massive 286-run lead by the end of day two. At stumps, India were 448 for 5, with Jadeja unbeaten on 104….
