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Supreme Court upholds end of special status for Jammu and Kashmir, orders polls

NEW DELHI, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Supreme Court upheld on Monday a 2019 decision by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revoke special status for the state of Jammu and Kashmir and set a deadline of Sept 30 next year for state polls to be held. India’s only Muslim-majority region, Jammu and Kashmir has been at the heart of more than 75 years of animosity with neighbouring Pakistan since the birth of the two nations in 1947 at independence from colonial rule by Britain. The unanimous order by a panel of five judges came in response to more

Is a cup of tea with a plate of eggs the good breakfast for your health?

New Delhi, December 11, 2023: If you like nothing more than a hot cup of tea with a plate of eggs at breakfas, we’re really sorry but we have bad news for your health. While you don’t need to chuck your tea habit or stop having your favourite egg-based breakfast, you might want to change the timings on the two. This is because according to the food experts at Prepped Pots, while this might seem like the dream breakfast duo to kick off your day, you might not be getting the iron-rich benefits of eggs when you wash them down

I’m trying to lose weight and eat healthily. Why do I feel so hungry all the time? What can I do about it?

Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States, famously said nothing is certain except death and taxes. But I think we can include “you’ll feel hungry when you’re trying to lose weight” as another certainty. The reason is basic biology. So how does this work – and what can you do about it? Hormones control our feelings of hunger Several hormones play an essential role in regulating our feelings of hunger and fullness. The most important are ghrelin – often called the hunger hormone – and leptin. When we’re hungry, ghrelin is released by our stomach, lighting

Hong Kong ‘Patriots Only’ Elеction Rеcords Dismal Turnout, Rеaching Rеcord Lows

Hong Kong 'Patriots Only' Elеction Rеcords Dismal Turnout, Rеaching Rеcord Lows

HONG KONG, Dec 11 (Reuters): A “patriots only” district election in Hong Kong that barred opposition democrats from the ballot sheet amid a national security squeeze had a record low voter turnout of 27.5% as many voters spurned what was seen as an undemocratic poll. The sharp slide in turnout since the last such election in 2019 comes after Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law that has been used to clamp down on dissent, and overhauled the electoral system to shut out democrats and other liberals. “It can be seen that everyone has begun to feel that the election

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