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Shortness of breath is a red flag symptom of heart disease

NEW DELHI, Dec 27: One of the common symptoms of the heart disease is linked to your breathing and could rear its head in a seemingly harmless way that some Indians may not take notice of. Amongst the symptoms of Coronary heart disease (CHD) is shortness of breath. This symptom could be confused with other conditions, like asthma, or may even be dismissed as nothing major – or a result of poor fitness. Heart disease is a major cause of death not just within India, but worldwide. A number of factors can contribute to an individual’s likelihood of suffering from

Rupee edges lower due to dollar demand from foreign banks

MUMBAI, Dec 27 (Reuters) – The Indian rupee weakened on Wednesday, pressured by dollar demand from large foreign banks, even as most of the local unit’s Asian peers ticked higher. The rupee was at 83.2475 against the U.S. dollar as of 10:00 a.m. IST, lower by 0.07% compared to its close of 83.1925 in the previous session. The dollar index was little changed in Asian hours at 101.5 but continues to hover close to its weakest level since late July. Most Asian currencies were up between 0.1% to 0.5% on the day. But the rupee weakened slightly due to dollar

Govt destroyed dreams of youths with Agnipath scheme: Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI, December 27, (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said the government has destroyed the dreams of countless youths by introducing the Agnipath recruitment scheme, and voiced his support for those raising the issue of unemployment “from the streets to Parliament”. In a post on Instagram, the Congress leader shared a photograph with a group of youngsters, saying they are from Bihar’s Champaran. “The government has destroyed the dreams of countless youths by cancelling the permanent recruitment process of the Army and the Indian Air Force under the guise of the Agniveer scheme, which was brought in to provide

Whisky and the coal mining ‘shack’: Taiwan election is not only about China

Whisky and the coal mining ‘shack’ in the Taiwan election is not only about China

TAIPEI (Reuters): As Taiwan’s election approaches next month, it is not only fraught ties with China competing for electors’ attention. The candidates are exchanging blows over everything from property disputes to whether drinking whisky is out of touch, in a raucous and freewheeling display of the island’s democracy. Taiwan’s Jan. 13 presidential and parliamentary election will define how the Chinese-claimed island deals with Beijing and the subject is indeed a major bone of contention. But it is far from the sole issue debated at rallies, press conferences and on television talk shows where the uncensored exchanges are a major contrast

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