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Sedentary behaviour but not sleep duration factors in diabetes risk

Aug 29 (Mims): Sedentary behaviour appears to contribute to increased risk of diabetes, while having a long or a short sleep duration does not, according to a study. The study included 3,355 participants (mean age 56.6 years, 57.6 percent women), all of whom completed a questionnaire to provide information about sleep and sedentary levels. Sleep was categorized into three: short (9 h/day). Incident diabetes was defined according to fasting plasma glucose (FPG), glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), or any diagnostic criterion (FPG, HbA1c, or medical diagnosis). Over a median follow-up of 9 years, a total of 136, 110, and 142 incident cases

China includes Arunachal Pradesh, Aksai Chin in new map

Beijing, Aug 28 (PTI) China on Monday officially released the 2023 edition of its “standard map” incorporating the disputed areas including its claims over Arunachal Pradesh, Aksai Chin region, Taiwan and the disputed South China Sea. India has repeatedly said that the state of Arunachal Pradesh has “always been” and will “always be” an integral part of the country. “The 2023 edition of China’s standard map was officially released on Monday and launched on the website of the standard map service hosted by the Ministry of Natural Resources,” state-run Global Times said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. “This

CBI arrests ED Assistant Director, six other officials for accepting bribe of Rs 5 cr to help accused in Delhi liquor scam case

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New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): CBI on Monday arrested an Assistant Director of the Enforcement Directorate and six other officials for accepting bribes to favour one of the accused in the Delhi liquor scam case. The accuseded named in the FIR have been identified as Pawan Khatri, Assistant Director, ED; Nitesh Kohar, Upper Division Clerk; Deepak Sangwan, Employee of Air India; Amandeep Singh Dhall; Birender Pal Singh; Praveen Kumar Vats, Chartered Accountant; Vikramaditya, CEO of Claridges Hotels and Resorts. During the course of the investigation of the Delhi Liquor Scam case, it was learnt that a group of certain

Old pension scheme wll be restored if Cong comes to power in MP, says Kamal Nath

Bhopal, Aug 28: Old pension scheme (OPS) will be brought backed by the Congress if elected to power in Madhya Pradesh in Assembly polls scheduled for November this year, state unit chief Kamal Nath said on Sunday. The old pension scheme was replaced with a new mechanism by the Union government in 2004, and MP too opted for the latter at the time. “The pension of government employees, which was stopped by the Shivraj (Singh Chouhan) government, will be restored as soon as the Congress government is formed in Madhya Pradesh,” Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Mr Nath announced. He

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