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Do calorie‑restricted diets work? Or will I just re‑gain the weight?

Sydney, Sep 29 (Conversation) In the last few years, there’s been a lot of interest in calorie-restricted diets for weight loss. These can vary significantly, from intermittent fasting (where you restrict eating to a certain window of the day), alternate day fasting (where you consume limited or no calories on every other day) to the Fast 800 which promotes rapid weight loss by drastically reducing calories with the “Mediterranean diet”. The basic idea might seem obvious: reduce how much you eat, and you’ll theoretically lose weight. But are they healthy? And will you just put the weight back on if

CEC Gyanesh Kumar under pressure over alleged manipulation of electoral rolls

NEW DELHI, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Opposition groups are demanding the ​resignation of India’s election chief Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of widespread voter-list manipulation during the verification ‌of the country’s one billion voters. The calls come barely a month after US President Donald Trump praised Kumar, a former bureaucrat who took over as India’s chief election commissioner in February 2025, for insisting that Indian voters prove their identity with photo ID, ​unlike in the US. Criticism of Kumar, who has denied all allegations, soared last week when the Indian ​Express newspaper said his two de facto deputies had raised at

Supreme Court asks media to practise responsible, empathetic journalism while reporting sexual offences

Supreme Court asks media to practise responsible, empathetic journalism while reporting sexual offences

New Delhi, Sep 28 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday asked media outlets, journalists and publishing platforms to practise responsible, empathetic and restrained journalism while reporting sexual offences. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran said sensationalist headlines, graphic or lurid descriptions of sexual violence, and insensitive phraseology fail to serve any public interest and risk causing severe secondary trauma to the victims and their families. The top court took cognisance of the alleged gang-rape of a 17-year-old girl at the Aastha Kunj Park in south Delhi, the alleged gang-rape and murder of a teenage girl

Are there toxic chemicals in your grocery store receipt?

Chicago, Sep 28 (Conversation) “Would you like your receipt?” It’s a question you’re likely to hear every time you pop into the grocery store or stop for a latte on the way to work. Some people may also have heard warnings that have circulated for more than 15 years that if you say yes, toxic chemicals might rub off on your fingertips. As a recent example, a 2025 study from the Center for Environmental Health, a nonprofit advocacy organization focused on toxic chemicals in consumer products, claimed that holding a paper receipt for only 10 seconds could result in exposure

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