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Is sleeping a lot actually bad for your health? A sleep scientist explains

Rockhampton, Jul 24 (The Conversation) We’re constantly being reminded by news articles and social media posts that we should be getting more sleep. You probably don’t need to hear it again – not sleeping enough is bad for your brain, heart and overall health, not to mention your skin and sex drive. But what about sleeping “too much”? Recent reports that sleeping more than nine hours could be worse for your health than sleeping too little may have you throwing up your hands in despair. 📢 Do you regularly enjoy more than nine hours’ kip a night? A new study

INDIA bloc MPs protest in Parliament complex against SIR in Bihar

New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) Several MPs of the INDIA bloc parties, including Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, protested in Parliament House complex on Thursday against the Election Commission’s voter roll revision in Bihar and demanded its rollback as well as a discussion on the issue in both houses. Ahead of the start of the day’s proceedings, top leaders and MPs of the opposition, including those of the Congress, DMK, TMC, Samajwadi Party, JMM, RJD and Left parties, assembled outside the Makar Dwar of Parliament and raised slogans against the government and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral

Walking 7,000 steps daily could lower risk of dementia by 38%, depression by one-fifth: Study

New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) Clocking in 7,000 steps a day could lower overall death risk by 47 per cent, dementia by 38 per cent, and depression by 22 per cent, a new study published in The Lancet Public Health has claimed. The analysis of data from 88 studies published between 2014 and 2025, involving 1.6 lakh adults, is the first to comprehensively assess how steps taken daily can help keep numerous health conditions at bay — unlike previous research that mainly focused on heart health or overall death rates, researchers said. The study team included researchers from the University

US automakers say Trump’s 15% tariff deal with Japan puts them at a disadvantage

WASHINGTON, July 24, 2025 (AP) — U.S. automakers worry that President Donald Trump’s agreement to tariff Japanese vehicles at 15% would put them at a competitive disadvantage, saying they will face steeper import taxes on steel, aluminum and parts than their competitors. “We need to review all the details of the agreement, but this is a deal that will charge lower tariffs on Japanese autos with no U.S. content,” said Matt Blunt, president of the American Automotive Policy Council, which represents the Big 3 American automakers, General Motors, Ford and Jeep-maker Stellantis. Blunt said in an interview the U.S. companies

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