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Toronto, Sep 21 (IANS) At a time when sitting for long hours at work has become the norm, a new study sheds light on how taking breaks can impact our well-being.According to researchers, office workers are subject to potential harm due to prolonged periods of sitting, which can account for up to 80 per cent of their workday.This sedentary lifestyle poses significant health risks, ranging from Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers to high blood pressure and increased mortality rates.More concerning is the fact that remote workers, growing in numbers since the pandemic, might be even more sedentary…

Islamabad, Sep 21 (IANS) Cash-strapped Pakistan, which is surviving on an emergency financial arrangement by the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and trying to revive its crippling economy through taxes reform mechanism, has been told to tax the rich and protect the poor.IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has had a meeting with Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), urging Pakistan to ensure that it taxes the rich and protects the poor.Speaking to media after the meeting, Kristalina said, “I told the Pakistan Prime Minister to put more taxes on the…

Gill, named Player of the Tournament in India’s triumphant 2018 Men’s U19 World Cup, is a part of India’s squad for the ODIs against Australia as well as for the Men’s ODI World Cup on home soil owing to his consistent run in the format in the last 1.5 years. He recently was the leading run-scorer in Asia Cup, making 302 runs in five matches at an average of 75.50 and strike-rate of 93.50.“He’s been consistent for a year and a half. He struggled in the middle against West Indies, but the way he’s come back and scored good runs…

Saying he was deeply concerned over indefinite suspension of visa services for Canadian nationals to India, Badal said “it affects lakhs of Punjabis residing as overseas nationals of Indian origin or as students in that country”.”This is set to create great hurdles, uncertainty and anxiety for Punjabis, especially to members of the most patriotic community of the Sikhs who have not only made unparalleled sacrifices for the freedom of the country but also for fighting off foreign aggression in borders.”The visa facility hurdles will particularly hit our youth who go to Canada in thousands as students every year and who…

State Minister for Local Self Government MB Rajesh said the cooperative movement was doing well and the Centre was trying to unsettle it. He added that the country had seen even bigger scams in commercial banks.The CPI(M) has been jittery ever since the ED began probing allegations of a massive scam in the Thrissur-Karuvannur Service Cooperative Bank.A loan fraud understood to be in excess of Rs 500 crore has allegedly been detected in the bank.The party got a rude jolt when top CPI(M) legislator and former Minister AC Moideen’s house was raided by the ED and he was asked to…

Ved will take over from the retiring incumbent Roopam Asthana.Prior to joining Liberty General, Ved was the President of Consumer Lines at Tata AIG General Insurance.Ved holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics Engineering from K.J Somaiya College of Engineering, Mumbai, and a Master’s in Management from SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS).”Over the last few years Liberty has carved a niche for itself, and it is indeed a privilege to lead the organization, especially in the given interesting times and evolving insurance landscape. As the industry undergoes rapid transformations, my focus will be on harnessing innovation, reinforcing operational…

Bumrah made a return to international cricket in August 2023 after an 11-month layoff due to a back injury requiring surgery, by captaining India in 2-0 T20I series win over Ireland, where he also picked Player of the Series award. Bumrah made his ODI comeback in the victorious Asia Cup campaign, picking four wickets in as many matches with an average of 17.75 and economy rate of 4.17.“For me, more than his return, I feel Rohit Sharma is so excited about the prospect of having Bumrah, after having won all those IPL titles with him – it just feels like…

Vivek Singh, Jt Managing Director of Procam International said, “We are very excited to have one of the greatest athletes of all time Ashton Eaton in our midst at the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2023. His sporting achievements and his philanthropic ventures are noteworthy. His presence will certainly motivate all our runners and we couldn’t have asked for a better International Event Ambassador.”The American won the Decathlon event Golds in successive Olympics (2012 & 2016) and registered a world record and held it for six years until it was broken by France’s Kevin Mayer.Eaton also bagged two World Championships Golds…

The incident occurred in Dharmavaram town of Sathya Sai district on Wednesday night.Prasad (26) was dancing with his friend as part of the festivities at a Ganesh when he suddenly collapsed.He was shifted to Government Hospital Dharmavaram. Doctors declared him dead.The video of the youth dancing during the festivities was widely circulated on social media. The youth who was merrily dancing with his friend suddenly collapsed near a group of women and children watching their dance.A series of such incidents have occurred in the Telugu states in recent months.Young individuals succumbed to sudden heart attacks while working out at a…

According to officials, the man – whose identity has not yet been revealed – entered the BWSL from the southern end (Worli), and then stopped his vehicle near the centre of the bridge.After a few minutes, he suddenly climbed up on the railing and hurtled himself into the Worli Bay waters in the darkness, around 4.00 am.The BWSL authorities informed the local police which have launched a search operation for the missing man, along with help of Mumbai Fire Brigade, the local fisherfolk.Later, help was sought from the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard to join the hunt for the…