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The study published in the journal Affective Disorders recruited 141 patients with depression or anxiety. They were offered a choice of treatment — SSRI antidepressants for 16 weeks or group-based running therapy for 16 weeks. Forty-five chose antidepressants, with 96 participating in running.The antidepressant group took the SSRI Escitalopram for 16 weeks. The running group aimed for two to three closely supervised 45-minute group sessions per week (over 16 weeks).At the end of the trial, around 44 per cent in both groups showed an improvement in depression and anxiety, however, the running group also showed improvements in weight, waist circumference,…

India- Sports Talks are on with world’s strongest woman chess player Judith Polgar to train 7 Indian girls By Venkatachari Jagannathan Chennai, Oct 8 (IANS) In an effort to have Indian female chess players in the world’s top ten in the near future, Pravaha Foundation, a Hyderabad based non-government organization (NGO) and two individuals S. Kailasanathan and his friend Rajiv Talwar are exploring the possibility roping in Grandmaster (GM) Judith Polgar –the strongest women chess player ever – to train young Indian female chess talents. “If that happens, it will be a dream come true for me. Judith is my…

Kartik Kumar, who is a very successful 10,000m runner, recorded his personal best (1:04:00) at the Delhi Half Marathon last year. He was also the runner-up at the TCS World 10K 2022, Bengaluru with a timing of 30:06. Kartik became the first Indian to win a medal in the 10,000m event at the Asian Games since Gulab Chand in 1998. Kartik’s compatriot Gulveer Singh won a Bronze in the same event.Speaking about running in Delhi once again, Kartik said, “It’s always exciting to be a part of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon. The atmosphere is absolutely electric and brings out…

Her most recent post has the actress dressed in a floral white and red lehenga, choora and earrings. In one of the pictures, she and her husband Salim Karim held each other and smiled.In her earlier post, she shared photos in which she posed with her friends and family members. She even danced to her ‘Raees’ co-star Shah Rukh Khan’s song ‘Maahi Ve’ from ‘Kal Ho Na Ho’ as she wore cream, saffron and red outfits.Sharing the pictures, Mahira wrote: “What a good. What a Best. So when I told my friends about the wedding… I also laid out a…

Governor of Karnataka Thawar Chand Gehlot flagged off over 25,000 running and fitness enthusiasts early in the morning to provide a festive touch to the much-awaited event which boasted three categories: the full marathon (42.195 km), the half marathon (21.1 km) and the 5km Hope Run.For Anish Thapa this is a double of sorts after winning the New Delhi Marathon, also organised by NEB Sports, earlier this year. He stopped the clock at 2:18:06 to comfortably beat Akshay Saini (SSCB) and Kuldeep Singh (UP) in his wake.Jyoti Gawate (3:08:53), on the other hand, had to ward off a stiff fight…

Fernando Beltran opened the scoring for the hosts by rifling a low effort from outside the box into the bottom right corner.Atlas equalized on the stroke of halftime through Aldo Rocha, who also found the target with a low shot from distance.Guadalajara emerged from the interval with a greater sense of purpose and Marin restored their advantage when he nodded home after latching onto Victor Guzman’s cross.Marin made it 3-1 as he received Roberto Alvarado’s pass on the counterattack before lashing a 20-yard drive into the bottom left corner.Alvarado put the result beyond doubt by converting a stoppage-time penalty after…

The majority of the casualties took place on Saturday evening when women went to various ghats to have holy bath on the festival of ‘Jitiya’, a local festival wherein mothers keeps fast for her children’s well-being.According to the government statement, five teenage girls died in Bahiyara village under Chandi police station in Bhojpur district, four women in Jehanabad, three in Patna, three in Rohtas, two in Darbhanga, two in Nawada, and one each in Kaimur, Madhepura, and Aurangabad.Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed condolences to the family members of the deceased. He has also announced a relief of Rs 4 lakh…

However, even after over six hours since it started from around 8.30 a.m. the raid and search operations at the residence of Kolkata Municipal Corporation Mayor and West Bengal municipal affairs & urban development Minister Firhad Hakim at Chetla in South Kolkata continued.The raid & search operations are related to the multi- crore municipalities’ recruitment irregularities case in the state. Agency insiders said that although the investigating officers secured crucial information about the case by interrogating Mitra, they have seized documents from him. He has been questioned relating to the said irregularities in Kamarhati Municipality in North 24 Parganas district,…

Spokane (US), Oct 8 (IANS) Ayush Shetty’s stellar run at the BWF World Junior Championships came to an end early on Sunday as he finished his campaign with a bronze medal. In a closely contested match, Ayush faced the tournament fourth seed, Alwi Farhan of Indonesia. The first game saw the Indian and his opponent locked in a tight battle, with the score tied at 16-16. It was at this pivotal moment that his opponent gained the upper hand, secured quick points and Ayush ultimately succumbed, losing the game with a score of 18-21.With the momentum in his favour, Alwi…

As per officials, the building with 10 floors, proposed in the Commissionerate complex, will house all divisional level offices at one place. On the line of the corporate offices, this building will also have space for some essential business activities.The estimated cost of the state-of-the-art multi-storey building is Rs 275 crores.The vice-chairman of the Varanasi development authority (VDA), Abhishek Goyal, said that the proposed building will be constructed in an area of about 6.5 acres.About 59 divisional level offices are proposed in the building, which is believed to be the most modern and iconic building of Uttar Pradesh, he said,…