Cocoa contains high amounts of flavanols, which are known to improve the function of your arteries’ inner lining. Flavanols increase the availability of nitric oxide, an artery relaxer that smooths blood flow and reduces pressure on the heart. Clinical trials involving people with heart disease have revealed that high flavanol-content cocoa beverages can enhance artery…
Girls in rural India taught chess for free (Photo Credit: Special arrangements) NEW DELHI: The queen was not always the strongest piece in chess. From the inception of “Chaturanga” in India in the 6th century, and through its long journey across the Middle East before reaching Europe in the 15th century, the piece we now…
A coalition of 20 US states, led by California, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a new $100,000 fee imposed on H-1B visas, arguing that the move is unlawful and threatens access to essential public services such as healthcare and education.The legal challenge, announced by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, targets a…
A 12,000-page chargesheet has been filed in the Zubeen Garg death case, with four individuals, including a woman, accused of murder. The investigation into the incident off Singapore’s St John’s Island on September 19 has established motive and conspiracy. The Assam Chief Minister expressed confidence in securing a conviction and plans for a fast-track court….
MUMBAI: New York-based alternative asset manager Brookfield is lining up investments worth over $1 billion (around Rs 9,000 crore) to set up a global capability centre (GCC) in Mumbai, raising its bets on India. The GCC, which will be Asia’s largest, is being developed through an agreement between Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and…
UGC NET December 2025 marking scheme and exam pattern explained The National Testing Agency (NTA) is all set to conduct the University Grants Commission – National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) for the December 2025 cycle in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode. As per the official schedule, the examinations will be held in the first week of…
Pushups look easy. Get down, bend your arms, push yourself back up. No fancy machines. No gym membership. No excuses. And yet, they’re one of the most badly done exercises out there. People crank out pushups every day and still wonder why their arms aren’t stronger, their chest hasn’t changed, and their core feels like…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s catch (screengrabs) NEW DELHI: India’s opening match of the U19 Asia Cup 2025 turned into a showcase of dominance, power-hitting, and athletic brilliance, capped by a flying catch from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi that matched the authority of his record-shattering 171 on Friday. The moment arrived in the 38th over of UAE’s chase, when Prithvi…
KOLKATA: Thousands of fans braved the December chill and waited past midnight in Kolkata to welcome Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi, as he arrived in the city during the early hours of Saturday as part of his three-day, four-city GOAT India Tour 2025. Messi’s flight touched down at 2.26am, triggering scenes of jubilation at the…
‘Examine On Humanitarian Grounds’ NEW DELHI: After ascertaining repatriation of a pregnant Sunali Khatun along with her eight-year-old son to India, Supreme Court on Friday asked the Union govt to consider on humanitarian grounds the pleas for bringing back four others, including her husband, who were deported to Bangladesh in June this year.A bench of…