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NEW DELHI: You can eat right, exercise daily and avoid every bad habit — but your genes may still have a major say on how long you live. A major new study suggests that nearly half of human lifespan is determined by genetics, challenging the belief that lifestyle and environment shape longevity the most.Published in…

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama earned a Grammy in the best audiobook narration category on Sunday. He is 90.American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright received the award on his behalf. Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan is among those who composed music for the work titled, “Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama”.“I receive this…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday recorded its agreement with a petitioner that mere self-declaration of caste identity by an individual during the proposed caste enumeration in 2027 could not help in accurate determination of SC, ST and OBC population.Appearing for social activist Akash Goel, advocate Mukta Gupta told a bench of CJI Surya Kant…

BENGALURU: What should have been an ordinary, even joyful, phase of life has been violently upended for 31-year-old Shalini Kumari Dubey, a Bengaluru professional and mother to a 17-month-old toddler.Days that once revolved around work, cuddles and caring for her breastfeeding child are now spent in a hospital bed, recovering from a brutal dog attack…

NEW DELHI: The SC on Monday upheld Telangana HC’s guidelines barring police from mechanically registering cases over “harsh, offensive critical political speech” on social media without first holding an inquiry and checking the locus standi of the complainant.The SC order may end the prevalent practice harassing people by filing mulitple cases against those whose social…

Union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw (PTI photo) GUWAHATI: India’s plan to secure the strategic “chicken’s neck” corridor to the Northeast from Bengal includes laying underground rail tracks through the nearly 40km stretch flanked by Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Monday.Vaishnaw said the Budget contains a proposal to expand railway link between…

Kayla Nicole’s alleged controversial moment takes a dig at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship.(Image via Getty Images/ Taylor Swift/Instagram) Taylor Swift has stayed out of the spotlight for the last few weeks as Travis Kelce deals with retirement rumors. While Travis Kelce’s ex girlfriend, Kayla Nicole, has always been in the news for her…

JAMMU: Two terror suspects were detained in Cantonment Area in J&K’s Samba district on Monday, even as multiple cordon-and-search operations continued across several regions of Jammu division, including snowbound Kishtwar’s Chatroo-Dolgam-Dichhar belt, where Operation Trashi-I entered its 16th day. Late Sunday, a search operation was launched in Joffer area in Udhampur’s Rampur sector following reports…

JAMMU: J&K’s governing National Conference (NC) on Monday urged BJP to move beyond demands for a National Law University (NLU) in Jammu and instead press the Centre to restore statehood to the Union territory.Surinder Choudhary, deputy chief minister in the Omar Abdullah-led govt, accused BJP of raising the NLU issue as part of its claims…

India-US trade deal sealed: In a big breakthrough, India and the US have announced a trade deal, after US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on phone. With the trade deal, India has secured an 18% reciprocal tariff rate for its goods exported to the US. Trump has said that the tariff…