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Orange juice can slash cholesterol levels and blood pressure

Orange juice has the potential to reduce both cholesterol levels and blood pressure, according to scientific research. Both these conditions are major risk factors for medical emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks. Worryingly, they affect a large group of the Indian population, with around 31% of people thought to have high cholesterol and a third believed to have hypertension. But adding orange juice to your regular diet could be one way to help this. Orange juice and cholesterol A study, published in the journal Lipids in Health and Disease in 2023, found that drinking two glasses of orange juice

Arvind Kejriwal urges Centre to enact law banning loan waivers for corporates

New Delhi, Jan 28 (PTI) Ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding a nationwide law to prohibit the waiver of loans given to billionaires. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Kejriwal criticised the central government, alleging favouritism toward the wealthy by writing off corporate loans worth thousands of crores. He claimed such practices burden ordinary citizens with excessive taxes while benefitting the rich. “Common people are paying half their salaries in taxes, while the loans of the rich are being waived. Why doesn’t the central government waive home loans,

Trains canceled across Bangladesh as rail union goes on strike

DHAKA, Bangladesh, January 28, 2025 (AP) — Trains were canceled across Bangladesh on Tuesday as railway staff went on strike for higher pensions and other benefits, affecting tens of thousands of passengers and freight transport. Saidur Rahman, acting president of the Bangladesh Railway Running Staff and Workers Union, said the strike was called after a meeting with the interim government headed by Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus failed to reach a deal late Monday. Rahman said the strike would continue indefinitely if the government does not accept their demands. The state-run railway system carries some 65 million passengers per year

India and China agree to resume air travel, facilitate exchange of journalists

BEIJING/NEW DELHI, Jan 28 (Reuters) – India and China have agreed to resume direct air services after nearly five years, India’s foreign ministry said on Monday, signalling a thaw in relations between the neighbours after a deadly 2020 military clash on their disputed Himalayan border. Both sides will negotiate a framework on the flights in a meeting that will be held at an “early date”, the ministry said after a meeting between India’s top diplomat and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. China’s foreign ministry confirmed this on Tuesday, adding that another meeting between officials at the vice-ministerial level agreed to

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