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Diabetes: AIIMS-trained expert says this everyday habit after meals may help control blood sugar

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Diabetes continues to be a growing health concern in India, particularly among middle-aged and older adults. A study published in The Lancet in September 2025 estimated that near... Read More


Vietnam sets orientations for applying nuclear energy across sectors

Hanoi, Dec. 18 -- Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Chi Dung on December 17 signed Decision No. 2736/QD-TTg approving a plan to implement the master plan on the development and application of nuclear energ... Read More


'We may never see him again': Imran Khan's sons allege brutal jail conditions in Pakistan

London/IBNS, Dec. 18 -- Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan is being held in "awful" and inhumane conditions inside Rawalpindi's Adiala jail, his sons Kasim and Sulaiman Khan have alleged, sayin... Read More


SC extends SSC recruitment deadline to Aug 31 next year

Kolkata, Dec. 18 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the deadline for completion of the School Service Commission's (SSC) recruitment process for teachers in Classes IX to XII till August 31, 20... Read More


UP Police likely to name 3 pharma firms in codeine syrup nexus

LUCKNOW, Dec. 18 -- The Uttar Pradesh Police's Special Task Force (STF) is preparing to expand its probe into the multi-crore codeine-based cough syrup diversion racket by naming three pharmaceutical ... Read More


Paid to look the other way: Indonesian tugboat crew jailed, caned for role in smuggling foreigners into Singapore

SINGAPORE, Dec. 18 -- A 23-year-old Indonesian tugboat crew member has been sentenced to eight months' jail and three strokes of the cane for helping several foreigners enter Singapore illegally. Feb... Read More


Circumstantial evidence can be used for conviction if it leads to guilt only, says SC

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Circumstantial evidence can be used to convict an accused in a criminal case if it is of such a nature that is "consistent only with his guilt", the Supreme Court said on Thursda... Read More


Senate confirms ex-INEC chair Mahmood Yakubu, Fani-Kayode, Omokri, others as ambassadors

Nigeria, Dec. 18 -- The Senate on Thursday confirmed 65 ambassadorial nominees forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu. The nominees comprise 34 career and 31 non-career ambassadors. They were conf... Read More


Mohali: 2 days after kabaddi promoter's murder, man who 'helped' shooters killed in encounter

Mohali, Dec. 18 -- Two days after kabaddi player and promoter Kanwar Digvijay Singh alias Rana Balachauria was shot dead in full public view during a tournament in Mohali's Sohana, police neutralised ... Read More


Global health is out of balance: WHO's Dr Piukala

Fiji, Dec. 18 -- WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala has warned that global health systems are fundamentally out of balance, despite major medical and scientific advance... Read More