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Chicago, Oct 7 (PTI) Have you ever taken months off training maybe due to an injury, a new baby or crushing work deadlines and come back convinced you were starting from zero? Research from our team has some good news: At the cellular level, you probably werent. We found that muscle and liver cells store memories from every training session in ways that may help improve endurance, control blood sugar levels and even slow weight regain after inactivity. Use it or lose it? Maybe not For most of

New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) Gold prices fell for the second straight session, declining Rs 700 to Rs 1.48 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Wednesday, as subdued local demand and weak global trend weighed on the precious metal. The yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity fell to a one-week low, depreciating Rs 700 to Rs 1,48,900 per 10 grams, inclusive of all taxes, from Tuesdays closing level of Rs 1,49,600, according to local traders. It was quoted at Rs 1,48,600 per 10 grams on September 2

Mumbai, Oct 7 (PTI) Stock markets closed lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark Sensex down 429 points after two straight days of gains, as the RBI raised the key policy rate for the first time in nearly four years. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 429.11 points, or 0.59 per cent, to settle at 72,638.70 with 26 of its constituents closing lower and four higher. During the day, Sensex lost 599.09 points, or 0.81 per cent, to hit a low of 72,468.72. The 50-share NSE Nifty declined 173.05 points, or 0.

Mumbai, Oct 7 (PTI) The rupee slumped 43 paise to close at 96.78 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, after the Reserve Bank of India raised the key benchmark policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.5 per cent. Market analysts said the RBIs rate hike reflects rising cyclical inflation risks, while the shift in stance to calibrated tightening alongside higher growth and inflation projections highlights the MPCs hawkish approach. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened

London, Oct 7 (Conversation) Smoking is one of the biggest causes of ill health and early death. Yet smokers seem to have a lower risk of developing Parkinsons disease than non-smokers by around half according to some studies. This surprising link was first reported more than 50 years ago, when researchers in the UK and the US noticed that smokers were dying at much higher rates overall, but were less likely to die from Parkinsons. Many studies since then have found the same pattern. Why smokin

STOCKHOLM, October 7, 2026 (AP) Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their discovery of non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis. Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai have provided a solution to a chemical mystery that is over a century old: how homochirality can emerge spontaneously, Heiner Linke, chair of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, said in a news release. The chemical reactions they have developed are spectacular. Kagan, 95 yea

New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine a plea seeking recall of its recent split verdict on whether challenges to the 2023 law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners should be referred to a larger Constitution Bench. On September 23, a Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma gave split opinions on whether a batch of pleas challenging the validity of a 2023 law that excludes the Chief Justice of I

New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) The Congress on Wednesday lashed out at the Modi government after the Delhi Police registered an FIR against Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for allegedly forcibly entering Akashvani Bhawan, saying the diabolical duo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah is rattled and desperate. The opposition party also said the writing on the wall is clear. The opposition partys attack on the government came after the Delhi Police registered an FIR against t

STOCKHOLM, October 7, 2026 (AP) Belgian-born scientist Francis Halzen won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for his efforts to demystify a rare group of neutrinos, tiny cosmic particles that researchers believe offer clues to how the universe evolved. Halzen said he had been told he was among the favorites for the prize since he first published about cosmic neutrinos in 2013. In any given year, he thought he had a 1 in 20 chance to win a Nobel. And I just had to live long enough, so here I am,

New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) Gold prices slipped by Rs 200 to Rs 1,49,600 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday, as subdued retail demand and an elevated US dollar weighed on the precious metal. The 99.9 per cent pure yellow metal closed at Rs 1,49,800 per 10 grams on Monday. Silver, however, remained steady for the second straight session at Rs 2.27 lakh per kilogram, inclusive of all taxes, according to local traders. Gold prices edged lower in the domestic market amid weak global cues and

Mumbai, Oct 6 (PTI) Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended sharply higher on Tuesday, extending their previous sessions rally, as a decline in crude oil prices below the USD 100 per barrel mark and buying in bank stocks and Reliance Industries added to investors optimism. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 685.34 points, or 0.95 per cent, to settle at 73,067.81. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 220.35 points, or 0.98 per cent, to end at 22,776.10. From the 30 Sensex firms, Trent surged the mo

Mumbai, Oct 6 (PTI) The rupee declined 8 paise to settle at 96.43 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday amid sustained outflows of foreign capital and uncertainties over a US-Iran deal. However, a drop in global crude oil prices and a weaker greenback capped the rupees fall, according to forex traders. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 96.29 and traded in the range of 96.29-96.45 before eventually settling at 96.43 (provisional), down 8 paise from its previous close

UNITED NATIONS, September 24, 2026 (AP) The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to save the world or at least its people by somehow regulating the fast-expanding technology that they have been designing. If managed poorly, I even believe AI could be a risk to humanity as a whole, said Dario Amodei, chief executive officer of Anthropic. And from his competitor Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, came this assessment: We could lose control of the futu

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, September 18, 2026 (AP) A powerful bomb exploded Friday at a mosque near a building housing police offices in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 15 people and wounding 56 others, police and rescue officials said. The attack came as violence has surged in the region with security forces targeting militants. The bombing occurred in Kohat, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, when an attacker apparently rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into th

NEW DELHI, Sept 18 (Reuters) Indias food regulator on Friday said it found a Nestle baby food sample substandard in testing and has begun legal action against the company, the latest multinational to fall foul of the countrys food safety drive. Indian authorities found a sample of follow-up formula, which is a milk product for infants, sub-standard with respect to biotin food additive, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said in a social media post. The FSSAI has also filed

September 18, 2026 (Conversation) Coffee is best known, and perhaps most valued, for its caffeine and its ability to make us feel more awake and alert. But coffee is much more than caffeine dissolved in hot water. Coffee is a chemically complicated plant extract containing hundreds of bioactive compounds. These can have all kinds of weird and wonderful effects in your body, even when youre drinking decaf. Here are seven of the strangest. 1. Coffee can make you poo One study shows about three in

Mumbai, Sep 18 (PTI) Democracy is in danger in India if the Election Commission is issuing decisions under duress, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut alleged on Friday after the poll body ordered freezing of the Trinamool Congresss name and symbol. Speaking to reporters, Raut asserted that the TMC belongs to former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, and accused the BJP of engineering a split in the party. In its interim order issued on Thursday night, the Election Commission, after hear

New Delhi, Sep 18 (PTI) Gold prices on Friday rose by Rs 1,309 to Rs 1,54,290 per 10 grams in futures trade as speculators created fresh positions on firm spot demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, the yellow metal contract for October delivery traded higher by Rs 1,309, or 0.86 per cent, at Rs 1,54,290 per 10 grams in a business turnover of 2,156 lots. Fresh positions by market participants led to a rise in the precious metals prices, analysts said. Gold futures rose 1.16 per cent to USD 4,3

HONG KONG, September 17, 2026 (AP) As concern rises over the risks of artificial intelligence, hopes for any kind of global approach depend on cooperation between the U.S. and China superpowers that seem only to be more skeptical of each others AI strategy. AI governance is expected to be on the agenda in a meeting planned for next week in Washington between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The topic has gained urgency in both countries, with American tech leaders saying t

LOS ANGELES, September 14, 2026 (AP) New warnings from within the artificial intelligence industry have revived a long-running debate over whether advanced AI could escape human control and ultimately threaten humanitys survival, and whether the companies developing the technology are doing enough to prevent such a scenario. The CEO of Anthropic, the San Francisco company behind Claude, said he thought the industry needed to reduce the speed of its work, cautioning Saturday that a swarm of AI a

LOS ANGELES, August 20, 2026 (AP) U.S. immigration officials worked with Iran to deport Iranians in 2025, newly released emails show, revealing a working relationship between the U.S. and Iranian governments despite tensions mounting between the countries. Hundreds of emails exchanged between U.S. immigration officials, which were obtained by the National Iranian American Council and made public Tuesday, offer the most transparent play by play yet of how the two countries worked together to arr