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Abdominal obesity associated with multiple heart risks, especially in men

Abdominal obesity—the phenomenon commonly known as “beer belly”—is associated with significant cardiovascular risks, according to new data being presented at RSNA 2025 in Chicago. “Abdominal obesity, a high waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), is associated with more concerning cardiac remodeling patterns than high body mass index (BMI) alone,” lead author Jennifer Erley, MD, a radiology resident at University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf in Germany, said in an RSNA statement. “It appears to lead to a potentially pathological form of cardiac remodeling, concentric hypertrophy, where the heart muscle thickens but the overall size of the heart doesn’t increase, leading to smaller cardiac volumes. In

Judiciary will see through this political vendetta: Congress on fresh FIR in Herald case

New Delhi, Dec 2 (PTI) The Congress on Tuesday attacked the Modi government over the filing of a fresh FIR in the National Herald case and said it is confident that the judiciary will see through this “political vendetta and mindless attempts to hound”. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said 12 years on, and suddenly, there is a new FIR in the old case on the Gandhi family targeting the Congress party. “Simply because the Modi government and the ED have exhausted their supply of fresh smears. When facts ran thin, theatrics stepped in: selective prosecutions, recycled allegations, and a thinly

Rupee slumps 32 paise to all-time low of 89.85 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Dec 2 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 32 paise to an all-time low of 89.85 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, weighed down by the broad strength of the American currency in overseas markets and persistent foreign fund outflows. Forex traders said strong dollar demand from corporates, importers and foreign portfolio investors pressurised the rupee. Moreover, elevated crude oil prices further dented investor sentiments. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 89.70 against the US dollar before dropping to record low level of 89.85 , down 32 paise from its previous close. On Monday, the

Equity markets decline in early trade dragged by bank stocks, foreign fund outflows

Mumbai, Dec 2 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Tuesday dragged by blue-chip bank stocks and persistent foreign fund outflows. After scaling record high level in the previous intra-day session, the 30-share BSE Sensex fell by 380.02 points to 85,261.88 during initial trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty declined by 98.3 points to 26,077.45. From the Sensex firms, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Adani Ports, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Eternal were among the biggest laggards. However, Asian Paints, Bharti Airtel, Infosys and Bajaj Finance were among the gainers. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities

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