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How patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes can add years to their lives

A new study shows that people with high blood pressure can lower their risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes, and may even add years to their lives, by adopting simple, healthy lifestyle habits. High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects about 220 million adults in India, many of whom are unaware of their condition until serious complications set in. The condition strains blood vessels and vital organs such as the heart, brain, kidneys, and eyes, raising the likelihood of heart attacks, strokes, and other life-threatening problems. Researchers from Harvard University in the United States and Huazhong University of Science

US National Counterterrorism Center director resigns over war in Iran

WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) – The head ​of the National Counterterrorism Center resigned on Tuesday, becoming ‌the first and most senior member of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to resign over the war in Iran, saying Tehran ​posed no imminent threat to the United States. “I ​cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war ⁠in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to ​our nation, and it is clear that we started this ​war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful lobby,” Joseph Kent wrote in a letter to Trump posted on X. Some ​experts have said an imminent threat

Chabahar Port’s future uncertain amid recent developments: Parliamentary panel

New Delhi, Mar 17 (PTI) The “recent development” has cast a shadow on the future of Chabahar Port, a vital and strategic port for India, a parliamentary panel on external affairs has said, and welcomed that the Centre “remains engaged” with all concerned parties in order to address the implications of these developments. The ‘Twelfth Report of the Committee on External Affairs (2025-26) on Demands for Grants (2026-27)’ of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), was presented in Parliament on Tuesday. The Committee of External Affairs is headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. The observation by the panel, assumes significance

Lebanon has proposed the first direct talks with Israel in decades. It might be too late

BEIRUT, March 17, 2026 (AP) — With airstrikes rocking Beirut and Israeli troops advancing against Hezbollah, Lebanon’s government has broken a taboo by proposing the first direct talks with Israel in decades. But Lebanese officials say they want the fighting to end first — and it might be too late for that. Hezbollah’s decision to enter the wider Iran war by firing rockets at Israel has led to the heavy Israeli bombardment of southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs, killing some 850 Lebanese and driving over a million people from their homes. The Iran-backed Hezbollah views the latest war as

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