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Salt warning labels on restaurant menus crucial to curb heart, kidney diseases: The Lancet

New Delhi: Salt warning labels on menus in restaurants may help diners rethink over high-salt meals and make healthier choices, according to a study. It may also be a key strategy to fight cardiovascular diseases as well as kidney damage caused by a high-salt diet.In a first-of-its-kind research, a team from the University of Liverpool in the…

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WhatsApp Bans Over 98 Lakh Accounts In India In June

Mumbai: WhatsApp banned more than 98 lakh accounts in India during June, as part of its efforts to curb abuse and harmful activity on the platform, according to WhatsApp’s latest India Monthly Report.Of these, nearly 19.79 lakh accounts were banned proactively, before any user complaints were received, the report stated.In addition to banning accounts, WhatsApp also…

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Adani, Tata join race to build Bengaluru tunnel road

Bengaluru, 5/8: Ten of the country’s leading construction firms, including the Adani Group, L&T Ltd, and Tata Projects have shown interest in building Bengaluru’s proposed 16.75-km tunnel road that will connect Central Silk Board to Hebbal. On Monday, representatives from these companies attended a pre-bid meeting held at the headquarters of Bengaluru Smart Infrastructure Ltd…

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Anil Ambani appears before ED in bank loan fraud linked PMLA case

New Delhi, 5/8: Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate here for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged multiple bank loan fraud cases worth crores of rupees against his group companies. The businessman reached the office of the central probe agency in central Delhi in an EV…

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Mehbooba Mufti calls for 15-minute blackout to protest against ‘unilateral’ abrogation of Article 370

Srinagar, 5/8: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday called for observing a 15-minute blackout to protest the “unilateral” abrogation of Article 370, which provided a special status to Jammu and Kashmir, by the Centre in 2019. August 4, 2019 we were silenced. August 5 our voice, our rights, our Constitution taken away without our consent….

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Brazil police place former President Bolsonaro under house arrest

Brasilia 5/8: Brazilian authorities placed former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is standing trial on charges of plotting a coup, under house arrest on Monday, in a move that could escalate tensions with the administration of US President Donald Trump. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes issued the arrest order, saying in his decision that the…

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Dhamra Port marks Milestone with First Steel Slab Cargo

Dhamra , 04.08.2025: In a significant milestone, Dhamra Port has successfully handled its first steel slab import cargo with the berthing of M.V. HTK Neptune at Berth BB-4. The vessel carried 35,000 metric tonnes of high-quality steel slabs for Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL), marking a new chapter in the port’s operational capabilities. Adani Dhamra Port, a key…

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Odisha CM Honours Jindal Sports Hostel Athlete Sweta Rani for Bronze at Asian Wushu Championship

Bhubaneswar, 04/08/2025: Sweta Rani Mahanta of Jindal Sports Hostel was felicitated by Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi for winning Bronze Medal in the 48 kg category at the 12th Asian Junior Wushu Championship held in China. The Chief Minister felicitated her during the closing ceremony of the 64th Senior Men’s Inter-District Football Championship…

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