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London, July 26 (IANS) Love to munch on snacks in between your meals? Beware, late-night nibbles or snacking on highly processed foods could negatively affect health, according to a study.Snacking is becoming increasingly popular, with more than 70 per cent of people reporting they snack at least twice a day.In a new study involving more than 1,000 people, researchers examined whether snacking affects health and if the quality of snack foods matters.”Our study showed that the quality of snacking is more important than the quantity or frequency of snacking, thus choosing high quality snacks over highly processed snacks is likely…

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud was informed by senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, appearing for the mosque management committee that the court while disposing of the application for interim relief had inadvertently ordered for disposal of the main plea as well.The Supreme Court directed for revival of the pending appeal after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta also acknowledged the inadvertent error.In an interim relief passed on July 24, the Supreme Court ordered that Varanasi court’s direction allowing an extensive survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid by Archaeological Survey of India will not be enforced till 5 p.m.…

Justice Prateek Jalan was hearing a plea filed by the Delhi Waqf Board, challenging the two notices affixed to the walls of Masjid Takia Babbar Shah and Bengali Market Mosque, situated near the Railway Bridge and Babar Road railway line, respectively.The Board has argued that both mosques are waqf properties, and neither the land underneath them belongs to the Railways, nor are the mosques unauthorised structures.The court has now directed the Centre to seek necessary instructions in respect to the plea and said that the notices were unsigned, undated, and did not specify the issuing authority.The judge then ordered that…

Another boost to toddy came when sanction was accorded for all hotels which are three star and above besides resorts located in tourist spots to tap fresh toddy and serve it to guests. There was a time when the toddy shops in the state were known more for their unclean environment, than the toddy. Around 3,500 such shops will now get a classification depending on the facilities that they will be offering.A decision has also been made to promote planting of trees to increase toddy production in the state. Toddy tapped in Kerala is available in two varieties, one from…

The actor has revealed that to get the part correct, he sought inspiration from the likes of Kamal Haasan, Aamir Khan and Govinda, all of whom have at one point taken up the role of a cross-dresser.Portraying the role of a woman is no easy feat, and leading the way have been actors like Kamal Haasan in ‘Chachi 420’, Govinda in ‘Aunty No. 1’ and Aamir Khan in ‘Baazi’.Talking about the same Ayushmann Khurra shared: “True disruptors of cinema are my cinematic inspirations and what Kamal Haasan sir did in ‘Chachi 420’, Aamir Khan sir did in ‘Baazi’ and Govinda…

“Nitish Kumar is saying that PM Narendra Modi should speak on Manipur. I want to ask him why are you so concerned about it? You should speak on the Begusarai incident, people died due to hooch tragedy in Masrakh and massacres in Arrah happened,” Paswan said.”Whenever we ask you on these lines, you said that you do not know those incidents or you have a pet statement of ‘Dikhwa Lete Hai’. Respected chief minister, those who are having houses made of glass, do not throw stones on others (Jiske Ghar Sheeshe Ke Hote Hai Wo Dusro Par Pathar Nahi Feka…

Addressing the valedictory function of 75th year celebrations of the Orissa High Court at Cuttack, the President said that the legal profession in India has earned the trust and respect of the citizens. It stands strong as one of the important pillars of the world’s largest democracy.The legal professionals should work towards expeditious trial and quick justice. It can set free those innocents who are languishing in jail on trivial charges, she said.There are instances of people imprisoned for periods longer than the punishment stipulated for the crimes of which they were accused. Due to this, innocent persons lose their…

Seeking a stay on the ASI survey, the committee today on Wednesday Allahabad High Court that Gyanvapi mosque has stood at the place, next to the iconic Kashi Vishwanath temple, for 1,000 years now. This prompted a sharp response from the court, which asked the petitioners how they will trust the court’s ruling that if they cannot trust the ASI’s assurances that there will no damage to the structure. On the Hindu side submitted that it trusts a survey similar to one that happened in the Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi case in Ayodhya but the mosque committee said the circumstances in…

According to a report in Politico, citing people close to the matter, the “wide-ranging lawsuit is expected as soon as August, and will likely challenge a host of Amazon’s business practices”. The lawsuit might lead to a court-ordered “restructuring of the $1.3 trillion empire”, the report noted. The FTC has been investigating Amazon for a long time. Among the potential claims are allegations similar to existing cases like Amazon’s rules requiring third-party retailers to offer their lowest prices on its platform. “The complaint is likely to focus on challenges to Amazon Prime, Amazon rules that the FTC says block lower…

“Another incident of a woman being stripped naked and paraded has just come to light… Such incidents had happened even earlier. Unfortunately, it was not taken seriously then. These matters were taken cognizance only after the videos came to light and there may have been many more such instances,” said Thackeray.”The country has a President who is a lady, and Manipur has a woman Governor, but how does it help,” he wondered.”I request Madam President, that you are a woman, so what role will you play on the goings-on in the country? We call our country Bharatmata. If that mother…