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Lack of sleep may raise the risk of type 2 diabetes

Rudrapur (Uttarakhand), March 16, 2024: People who sleep less than six hours every night may have a 16% higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes – even when they eat healthily, research suggests. An analysis of data from nearly 250,000 UK adults suggests people sleeping between three and four hours a night may have a 41% higher risk of developing the condition, compared with those who get more than seven hours, while five hours or so of sleep was associated with a 16% higher risk. The researchers said further studies are needed to validate the findings, but added that their

Arvind Kejriwal gets bail for skipping ED summons in Excise policy case

Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) A Delhi court on Saturday granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in two complaints filed by the Enforcement Directorate against him for skipping summons in a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. The court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Divya Malhotra also allowed Kejriwal to leave the courtroom. “Offence being bailable, accused Arvind Kejriwal is admitted to bail,” it said. The court further directed the ED to hand over documents related to the complaints to Kejriwal. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed two complaints before the magisterial court, seeking

Electoral bonds data exposes BJP’s ‘corrupt tactics’: Congress

New Delhi, Mar 15 (PTI) The Congress on Friday alleged that the electoral bonds data has exposed “corrupt tactics” of the BJP such as quid pro quo, seeking donations for the company’s protection, kickbacks and money laundering through shell companies. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh also said the party continues to demand unique bond ID numbers, so that it can precisely match donors to recipients. In a post on X, Ramesh put out a “quick first analysis” of the Electoral Bonds (EB)data disclosure that the SBI put out after weeks of “attempting to postpone it until after the election”. “Over

Doctor clarifies “confusion” over Mamata’s fall, says it was “sensation of pushing from behind”

Kolkata, Mar 15 (PTI) A day after stating that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had a fall at her Kalighat residence “due to some push from behind” leading to injuries on forehead and nose, state-run SSKM Hospital director Manimoy Bandyopadhyay on Friday clarified that all he meant was that the CM may have felt “a sensation of push”. Banerjee, 69, suffered a grievous injury on her forehead and nose during a fall inside her Kalighat residence in South Kolkata on Thursday evening. “This is a sensation of pushing from behind which led to the fall (of CM Banerjee). Our

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