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Day napping can boost your memory and reduce fatigue

A sleep expert has revealed how long you should spend napping during the day, claiming that resting your eyes for only a few minutes can drastically improve memory and reduce fatigue. After a long and tiring day, all we want to do is jump into bed and shut our eyes for an hour or two, particularly during the winter. However, taking a nap for longer may not actually be good for us and could indicate underlying health conditions, according to a health researcher. Statistics have shown that one in five adults doze off for 20-30 minutes on a daily basis.

Centre upgrades rank of ED acting chief Rahul Navin to additional secretary level

New Delhi, Jan 9 (PTI) The Centre has upgraded the rank of Rahul Navin, the ED’s acting chief, to the additional secretary level, according to an official order. Navin, a 1993-batch Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) officer, has been working as in-charge director of the probe agency following the completion of Sanjay Kumar Mishra’s tenure on September 15 last year. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the in-situ upgradation of Navin as special director of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in the rank and pay of additional secretary, said the order issued by the Union Personnel Ministry.

The US and UK say Bangladesh’s elections extending Hasina’s rule were not credible

DHAKA, Bangladesh, January 9, 2024 (AP) — The United States and the United Kingdom said the elections that extended Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s rule were not credible, free and fair. Both countries, which have trade and development ties with Bangladesh, also condemned political violence that preceded Sunday’s election in which Hasina’s party won more than two-thirds of the parliamentary seats while turnout was low and the main opposition party boycotted. “The United States remains concerned by the arrests of thousands of political opposition members and by reports of irregularities on elections day. The United States shares the view with

What is heart valve disease?

Heart valve disease is when one or more of your heart valves don’t work like they should. What are heart valves? The heart consists of four chambers, two atria (upper chambers) and two ventricles (lower chambers). There is a valve through which blood passes before leaving each chamber of the heart. The valves prevent the backward flow of blood. These valves are actual flaps that are located on each end of the two ventricles (lower chambers of the heart). They act as one-way inlets of blood on one side of a ventricle and one-way outlets of blood on the other

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