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Maharashtra shuts some Domino’s, Pizza Hut outlets, citing hygiene lapses

MUMBAI, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Maharashtra has suspended the licenses of four Domino’s outlets ‌after reporting grease residue in pizza-making machines and insect infestations, the latest move in an intensifying crackdown by food regulators. The license of one Pizza Hut store was also suspended as many products ​used were found to lack expiry dates, according to a note from the ​state’s Food and Drug Administration about this week’s operation that was ⁠shared with Reuters late on Thursday. Jubilant FoodWorks, which operates Domino’s outlets in India, declined ​to comment, and Pizza Hut franchisee Sapphire Foods did not respond to a Reuters

Quitting alcohol changes the brain and can increase the risk of compulsive drinking – new research in mice

August 14, 2026 (Conversation) For some, abstaining from alcohol can subsequently increase compulsive drinking. Our research team found that, in abstaining mice, this urge to drink is preceded by changes in the activity of a particular brain region, pointing to potential new screening opportunities to identify and help those most vulnerable to relapse. Although alcohol abstinence is associated with improved health outcomes, addiction researchers have theorized that brain changes that occur during abstinence may increase a person’s risk of relapse. To explore this theory, we studied how mice behaved after giving them long-term voluntary access to alcohol followed by a

Cockroach row: CJI Kant says remarks misused with malicious intent to mislead youth

New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) Chief Justice of India Surya Kant expressed concern over the circulation of clips of court proceedings on social media without adequate context, referring to his oral remarks in the Supreme Court on May 15 where he likened certain individuals holding fraudulent degrees to “cockroaches” who become social media or RTI activists to attack the system. The CJI said his oral remarks were misquoted and misused with malicious intent to mislead the youth of the country, speaking in the context of the widespread backlash that led to the satirical online movement, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). In

What is sudden adult death syndrome?

August 13, 2026 (Conversation) When Mark Hughes, the former Manchester United and Wales manager, lost his 38-year-old son, an inquest found the cause was sudden adult death syndrome, or Sads. He had appeared healthy. There was no obvious disease. For a family, that combination is almost impossible to make sense of. How can someone die from a heart condition when even a post-mortem might find nothing wrong with their heart? The answer starts with something easy to forget: the heart isn’t just a pump; it’s also an electrical organ. Every heartbeat begins with a signal that ripples through the heart

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