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Rupee falls 1 paisa to close at 85.59 against US dollar

Mumbai, May 21 (PTI) The rupee consolidated in a narrow range and settled for the day down by 1 paisa at 85.59 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, on dollar demand from importers and foreign banks as well as surge in crude oil prices. Forex traders said market sentiment soured under pressure from rising US Treasury yields and persistent foreign fund outflows. However, positive domestic markets and a weak US dollar index cushioned the downside. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 85.65 and moved between an intra-day high of 85.53 and a low of 85.70

Teens of any age who drink alcohol with their parents’ permission drink more as young adults, new research shows

Buffalo (US), May 21 (The Conversation) Children and teenagers of any age who sip or taste alcohol with their parents’ permission are more likely to engage in risky drinking in young adulthood. That was the finding of a new study my colleagues and I published in the journal Addictive Behaviors. In the study, we examined questionnaires filled out annually between 2009 and 2018 by 387 adolescents starting at age 11 and an accompanying parent. Topics included history of child and parent alcohol use, beliefs about alcohol and rules about alcohol in the home. The questionnaires also asked adolescents if they

Junk food overtakes smoking and alcohol as leading cause of ill health in teenagers

Junk food has taken over cigarettes and alcohol as the main cause of ill health among teenagers, a Lancet review suggests. Experts predict half a billion teenagers around the world will be overweight or obese by 2030 while weight gain and mental health problems are now the biggest health dangers for the young. The Lancet Commission found adolescent health is at a “tipping point”. It reports that mental health among teenagers has seen a “significant decline” over the past three decades, which was exacerbated by the Covid-19 crisis. It also projects that 464 million teenagers around the world will be

Indian author Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker Prize with short story collection

LONDON, May 21, 2025 (AP) — Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi won the International Booker Prize for fiction Tuesday for “Heart Lamp,” a collection of 12 short stories written over a period of more than 30 years and which chronicle the everyday lives and struggles of women in southern India. The award was announced by bestselling Booker Prize-longlisted author Max Porter in his role as chair of the five-member voting panel, at a ceremony at London’s Tate Modern. It is the first time the award has been given to a collection of short stories. Bhasthi is the

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