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The number of adults aged 30–79 years with hypertension has increased from 650 million to 1.28 billion in the last 30 years, according to a recent global analysis of trends in hypertension prevalence led by Imperial College London and WHO that was published in The Lancet. A new paper in the journal Function, published by Oxford University Press, has found that amlodipine drug is safe for use to treat hypertension. “Removal of amlodipine as a front-line therapy would most likely increase deaths from hypertension dramatically,” said Anant Parekh, chief of the signal transduction laboratory at The National Institutes of Health…

From Mona Singh and Ashutosh Gowarikar starrer ‘Kaala Paani’, to ‘Sultan of Delhi’ and ‘Permanent Roommates’, immerse yourself in a whirlwind of entertainment.Here’s a list of five titles on various OTT platforms that have caught the attention of IANS this week.‘Kaala Paani’Beyond the sparkling blue waters and glistening golden sands of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, an enthralling story of survival is set to unfold.Helmed by Posham Pa Pictures, the series is directed by Sameer Saxena and Amit Golani and is written by Biswapati Sarkar, Amit Golani, Sandeep Saket and Nimisha Misra. Starring Mona Singh, Ashutosh Gowariker and Amey Wagh,…

The students protested on Wednesday, and said that they were protesting against the administration’s attempts to dismantle the institution of JNUSU.JNUSU president Aishe Gosh said that students boycotted their classes and joined the protest gathering called by JNUSU at the SL-SIS Lawns. The overwhelming participation of students across centres and schools in the protest and the success of our strike is a testament to the collective strength, resilience, and commitment of the JNU student body.The JNUSU elections were last held in 2019. Fresh JNUSU Elections have not been notified by the JNU Administration since then, initially citing the Covid-19 pandemic.A…

Washington, Oct 12 (IANS) The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has informed tech giant Microsoft that it owes back taxes of $28.9 billion along with “penalties and interest” for the tax years 2004 through 2013.The IRS sent Microsoft a series of Notices of Proposed Adjustment (NOPAs), sharing for the first time detailed information and explanations of their views about the issues in question.The IRS said Microsoft owes an additional $28.9 billion in tax for 2004 to 2013, plus penalties and interest. The company said in a blog post late on Wednesday that the IRS’s proposed adjustments do not represent a…

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) To mark the International Day of the Girl Child, 21-year-old Shreya Dharmarajan from Chennai was appointed the British High Commissioner to India for a day. The annual ‘High Commissioner for a Day’ competition provides an opportunity to Indian women, aged 18 to 23, to share their strengths with the world. Shreya, who was chosen from a pool of more than 180 applications from young women around the country, called her day-long experience on Wednesday “incredibly enlightening, enriching, and fulfilling”. “Spending a day as the British High Commissioner to India was an incredibly enlightening, enriching, and…

The event was held on Wednesday.Farheen Mehdi, Eventbrite’s Head of HR for the region along with Aditi Sharma, Engineering Manager, Privacy for Eventbrite India, received the award, felicitated by Geetha Mohan and Divya Ravindranath, founders of Wequity Awards and pioneers for women in tech in India.Some of the initiatives Eventbrite has put in place to foster diversity are:1. Public commitment to reaching 50:50 gender equality2. Pay and promote female and ethnically underrepresented employees at an equal rate to their majority peers3. Regular pay analysis across the organization to ensure equal pay among employees of all races, ethnicities, and genders4. Internal…

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar has written a letter addressing Delhi’s Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, making a series of allegations and claims about the recent arrest of AAP leader Sanjay Singh, calling him the “financial bookkeeper” of the former.Currently lodged in Mandoli jail, Chandrashekhar began his letter by saying that “truth is prevailing” and that Kejriwal and his associates are “spooked” by recent events.He said that Singh’s arrest has unnerved Kejriwal and exposed his concerns for all to see.He implied that a “Pandora Box” has been opened, with the promise that “everything will be exposed.””With the…

With his scintillating batting display on Wednesday, the 36-year-old opener reached his century in just 63 balls, the fastest century by an India player at a Cricket World Cup, breaking a 40-year record set by the legendary Kapil Dev 40 years ago.”When I know I am batting at the top of the order, it is my duty, it is my job to make sure that we achieve that good start, especially in the chase because it helps put the team into a comfortable position early on. And that is something I have done over the years and I love doing…

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi also condoled the deaths of passengers in the accident and wished for speedy recovery of the injured.In a post on X, Kharge said, “The news of Northeast Express going from New Delhi to Assam being derailed in Buxar, Bihar is very painful.”He said that many people have lost their lives and more than 100 people have been injured in this horrific accident.”We express our deepest condolences to the families of the deceased and pray for the speedy recovery of the injured. Congress workers are requested to provide all possible help to the victims,” Kharge said.”This…

This “invisible” category of e-waste in one place would equal the weight of almost half a million 40-tonne trucks, enough to form a 5,640 km bumper-to-bumper line of trucks from Rome to Nairobi. Invisible e-waste is the focus of the sixth annual International E-Waste Day on Saturday. Many of these devices, such as vapes, gaining in popularity in some societies, contain lithium, which makes their battery rechargeable but also causes serious fire risks when the device is discarded. Moreover, the European Commission considers lithium a ‘strategic raw material’ crucial to Europe’s economy and green energy transition, but supplies are at…