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Lemon, whey, chickpea: Nutrition myths surrounding them are rampant in India, here's the truth

Myprotein India examined the evidence and discussed three nutrition myths that appear to be widespread in India and refuse to die.

Jun 8, 2022

3 months after, K'taka sees spike in new Covid cases at 348, Bengaluru worst hit

Among the 348 new cases, Bengaluru alone reported 339 cases while few districts have started reporting cases in single digits.

Jun 8, 2022

Hungarian diplomat Csaba Korosi elected new president of UN General Assembly for upcoming 77th session

Hungarian diplomat Csaba Korosi has been elected the president of the upcoming 77th session of the UN General Assembly.

Jun 8, 2022

Fire breaks out at Home Ministry in North Block, no casualties

A fire broke out at the first floor of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in North Block.

Jun 8, 2022

Hyderabad car gang rape: All six including MLA's son held [details]

The son and another relative of a MLA of the AIMIM are among six accused arrested by Hyderabad police in the sensational case of a gang rape of a 17-year-old girl in a car on May 28.

Jun 8, 2022

J&K ranks first among UTs in Food Safety Index; maintains steady streak [details]

J&K has added another feather to its hat by continuing to maintain the first rank among UTs in Food Safety Index 2021-22 conferred by FSSAI.

Jun 8, 2022

Show-cause notices to Azad loyalists fuel infighting in J&K Congress; dissidents ignore warning [details]

Notices have been served to some leaders who owe their allegiance to Ghulam Nabi Azad for boycotting "Nav Sankalp Shiver".

Jun 7, 2022

Ladakh creates history; 1.5 lakh saplings planted in Chushul village [details]

With the mass plantation drive, Ladakh sets a nationwide example in campaigning for the cause of environmental protection, and preservation.

Jun 7, 2022

Covid fear returns in K'taka; Health Department on alert [details]

Karnataka has recorded 230 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate has gone up to 1.92 per cent and active cases in the state have risen to 2,441.

Jun 7, 2022

Gunfight breaks out in J&K's Shopian; one terrorist killed [details]

A gunfight erupted between the terrorists and security forces in the Aloora area of South Kashmir's Shopian district, officials said on Tuesday.

Jun 7, 2022

IT Ministry ponders Big Tech's content moderation decisions, posts draft plan to reverse them

The Indian government has republished a draft that reveals the plan to form an appeals panel that can reverse content moderation decisions by Big Tech companies like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

Jun 7, 2022

Congress reaction: "Need no lecture on religious tolerance" but BJP should stop denting country's identity

Amid row over the statements of former BJP spokespersons, the Congress said on Tuesday that India does not need a lecture from any nation on religious tolerance and the country's identity should not be dented for cheap political gains.

Jun 7, 2022

PAK drone drops timer-fitted IEDs near Jammu; security forces diffuse bombs [details]

After dropping explosives, the drone returned to Pakistan. Bomb disposal squads diffused timer-fitted bombs packed inside children's tiffin boxes

Jun 7, 2022

24 K'taka students temporarily banned from attending classes for wearing hijab; row continues [details]

Twenty-four students studying in a college in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district were on Tuesday banned for a period of seven days from attending classes for wearing hijab.

Jun 7, 2022

Sri Lanka zoos run out of money to feed animals, may release or sell some birds, rabits

Amid the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the island nation's Department of Zoology has informed the Wildlife Ministry that it has run out of funds to provide food to the animals.

Jun 7, 2022