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Are all fruits and vegetables good for heart health?
Fruits and vegetables are an important part of our diet. They provide nutrients and fibre, and many contain additional compounds (known as bioactives) that can improve health. But not all foods are created equal – with big differences in the amount of bioactives we get from cabbages, carrots, pulses and peppers. The well-known “five-a-day” campaign…
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Tamil Nadu moves Supreme Court against HC allowing lighting of lamp atop Thiruparankundram hill
The new Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government in Tamil Nadu has moved the Supreme Court against a Madras High Court order from January that allowed the lighting of a lamp at a stone pillar on Thiruparankundram hill near Madurai, Live Law reported on Tuesday. The Vijay-led government had challenged the High Court order on June 11.…
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Iran’s lesson to the Global South on standing up to Donald Trump
The 14-point US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, signed by US President Donald Trump at the Palace of Versailles in France and President Pezeshkian of Iran in Tehran on June 17 clearly indicates that Iran has won the first round of negotiations. Tehran secured substantial political and economic gains, while questions relating to its nuclear programme were…
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United States allows Iran to sell oil
The United States on Monday granted a 60-day waiver for countries to purchase Iranian oil after “productive talks” with Tehran to end the war in West Asia, easing decades-old sanctions. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that as part of the peace talks, Iran had committed to reopening the Strait of Hormuz and to allowing…
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Rush Hour: Row over Madhya Pradesh CM’s land purchases, TMC tells EC Mamata is party chief and more
Refusing an urgent hearing, the Supreme Court told petitioners to approach the Calcutta High Court against the Bharatiya Janata Party government in West Bengal denying ration benefits to those excluded from the electoral rolls after the special intensive revision. The petition was filed by the Paschim Banga Khet Majoor Samity, a farm labourers’ union. It…
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Centre directs NGOs to list publications, social media accounts for seeking foreign funding
Non-profit organisations seeking foreign funds will now be required to declare whether the association or its key functionaries have published a book, magazine or newspaper article during the year, and disclose their social media accounts and websites, under amended rules notified by the Union government on Monday. The amended rules also require such organisations to…
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Monsoon has arrived in Mumbai, says IMD
The southwest monsoon has advanced further into parts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday. It added that the weather system has also reached the remaining parts of Telangana and Odisha and some areas of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar. The usual date of onset of the southwest monsoon in Mumbai is…
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Congress alleges ‘engine of loot’ in MP after report on CM Mohan Yadav’s land purchases
The Congress on Tuesday alleged that the “engine of loot was running at full speed” in Madhya Pradesh, citing a report by The Indian Express, that said Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, his family members and their real estate companies have bought at least 168 acres of land since December 2023 in areas that will most…