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NEW DELHI: Over two crore ineligible beneficiaries have been weeded out from free foodgrain scheme PMGKAY in the past four to five months while new eligible people are being included in the programme. Simultaneously, the govt on Tuesday launched an online platform that allows beneficiaries to share their feedback on ration distribution through AI-enabled calls…
When it comes to gut health, one of the most important, and also overlooked, is gut transit time. This factor determines how long food takes to travel through the digestive tract. Although there are clinical methods to measure transit time, there’s an intriguing and surprisingly simple home method that can work like a speedometer for…
The UK government is preparing to launch one of the most extensive overhauls of asylum rules in decades, with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood set to announce a sweeping package of changes in the Commons on Monday. Modelled closely on Denmark’s hardline system, the proposals aim to reduce irregular arrivals, curb small boat crossings and prevent…
Many working professionals, even those who plan meticulously for their financial goals, give NPS a miss. The reasons are a clutch of misconceptions that refuse to go away. (AI image) NPS myths busted! When it comes to building a retirement corpus, few instruments are as efficient, disciplined and tax-friendly as the National Pension System (NPS)….
Medical experts emphasise that the nervous system often reveals early and sometimes subtle warning signs long before a full neurological disorder is diagnosed. Recognising these signals can be critical, as they may point to the onset of serious conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, stroke, epilepsy, or other neurodegenerative disorders.A recent Instagram post by a practising…
Zerodha founder and CEO Nithin Kamath has claimed that the “US banking system” is “broken.” In a post on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Kamath cited the significant revenue that the US stock trading company Robinhood generated from fees charged for instant client withdrawals. While sharing his observations, Kamath highlighted the financial gap…
System crash, flight disruptions could have been avoided, say Air Traffic Controllers NEW DELHI: The system crash on Friday that disrupted hundreds of flights across India could have been avoided if the Airports Authority of India (AAI) had upgraded its systems on time.The Air Traffic Controllers’ Guild of India had warned in July that “current…
Dehradun: Uttarakhand high court (HC) has overturned the conviction of a govt employee from Haridwar district in an attempted suicide case, observing that “although his sentence was minor, the stigma of conviction had caused significant prejudice, impacting both his career and mental health”.A single bench of Justice Pankaj Purohit, while emphasising that “the criminal justice…
Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland died at 24, prompting urgent questions about mental health support across the NFL. (Image via Getty) Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland died Wednesday night at 24. The Marshawn Kneeland mental health conversation has taken over the NFL after police confirmed he died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound…
Employers in the United States can once again submit applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B and PERM visa programs to hire foreign workers after the Department of Labor restored processing through its Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) system. The Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) confirmed that the platform is active and operational, enabling employers to…
