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Researchers discover impact of parental relatedness on type 2 diabetes, other common diseases

Researchers discover impact of parental relatedness on type 2 diabetes, other common diseases

Washington [US], September 26 (ANI): According to a recent study, close family marriages, or consanguinity, may raise the chance of developing common conditions including type 2 diabetes and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In order to investigate the association between autozygosity, a measure of genetic relatedness between an individual’s parents, and the prevalence of common diseases, researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators at Queen Mary University of London used a novel method that minimises confounding resulting from sociocultural factors. The Genes & Health cohort, which includes British people of Pakistani and Bangladeshi ancestry as well as those with

Civil servants not following orders, Delhi govt to Supreme Court urging early listing of plea challenging Services law

New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): The Delhi government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that civil servants in the city are not following government orders and urged the apex court to list early its plea challenging the validity of the Centre’s Government of NCTD (Amendment) Act, 2023, passed by both Houses of Parliament and for which the President has given assent. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra asked the Delhi government and the Centre to prepare within four weeks a compilation in the case. Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi

India would look into any ‘specific’ info on Sikh separatist killing in Canada- Jaishankar

Sept 26 (Reuters) – India’s foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, said on Tuesday that India has told Canada it was open to looking into any “specific” or “relevant” information it provides on the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said last week that Ottawa had credible intelligence linking Indian agents to the murder, prompting an angry initial reaction from New Delhi, which denies the allegation. Asked about the allegations at a Council on Foreign Relations event in New York, Jaishankar detailed India’s response in diplomatic engagements. “One, we told the Canadians that this is not the

Do you remember the IAS couple Rinku- Sanjeev who walked their dog in Delhi’s stadium? Rinku gets compulsory retirement

New Delhi, Sep 27: The Central Government has given compulsory retirement to IAS officer Rinku Dugga. Dugga, 54, was currently the Principal Secretary of Indigenous Affairs in Arunachal Pradesh. Confirming the news, a senior central government official said, ‘In view of Rinku Dugga’s track record, she has been given compulsory retirement. A notification related to this has also been issued. Rinku Dugga has been given compulsory retirement under Rule 56(J) of the Central Civil Services (Pension) 1972. According to this rule, the government can give compulsory retirement to any government employee in public interest. According to 56(J), if the track

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