Prayagraj (UP), Nov 15 (PTI) The UPPSC (Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission) on Friday announced that the Provincial Civil Services (PCS) Preliminary Exam-2024 will be held on December 22 in two shifts. Giving this information, UPPSC Secretary Ashok Kumar said earlier the PCS Preliminary Examination was proposed for December 7 and December 8. Now it will be conducted on December 22 in two sessions in the first session from 9.30 am to 11.30 am and in the second session from 2.30 pm to 4.30 p

Wayanad/Thrissur(Kerala), Nov 13 (PTI) Brisk polling was seen in the Wayanad Lok Sabha and the Chelakkara assembly seats in Kerala as they witnessed a turnout of 20.54 and 19.08 per cent, respectively, after the first three hours of voting on Wednesday. The election process, held amidst tight security arrangements, was primarily incident-free except for electronic voting machine (EVM) breakdowns reported in some booths of Wayanad and Chelakkara. The EVM breakdowns were reportedly quickly address

NEW DELHI, Nov 12 (Reuters) Indias retail inflation, opens new tab in October accelerated to 6.21% year-on-year, breaching the central banks target range for the first time in over a year, as food prices remained stubbornly high, government data released on Tuesday showed. The annual retail inflation was higher than the estimate of 5.81% in a Reuters poll of 45 economists. In September, inflation stood at 5.49%, which was a nine-month high. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is mandated to keep in

2,337 steps a day could start to reduce the risk of dying from heart and circulatory diseases. A study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology in 2023, which analysed 17 previous studies involving over 200,000 people, found it. Many of us have heard that walking 10,000 steps a day is best for our health. As a result, various step-counting apps and watches have become very popular over the years. The new study has suggested that maybe 10,000 steps is not the magic solution we t

Mumbai, Nov 11 (PTI) Declining for the fourth straight session, the rupee dropped 2 paise to hit a new lifetime low of 84.39 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, weighed down by persistent foreign fund outflows and a muted trend in domeic stequities. Forex traders said the rupee is likely to remain under pressure unless there is a softening in the dollar index or a slowdown in foreign fund outflows. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 84.38 against the US dollar. Dur

Serious foot problems such as ulcers, infections, and bone and joint pain can arise in Type 2 diabetes patients. Type 2 diabetes can easily go undetected if blood sugar levels are not properly managed. It can quietly disrupt sufferers lives with tiredness and frequent urination which are often seen as normal everyday issues. The type 2 diabetes can also cause diabetic neuropathy or nerve damage and peripheral neuropathy which affect the feet. The Mayo Clinic warns: Signs and symptoms of peripher

QUETTA, Pakistan, November 9, 2024 (AP) The death toll from a powerful bombing at a Quetta rail station in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday rose to 20, officials said. The attack also left 30 others wounded, some critically. A bomb exploded when passengers were waiting for a train to travel to the garrison city of Rawalpindi from Quetta, the capital of the restive Balochistan province, said Mohammad Baloch, a senior police officer. A separatist group, the Balochistan Liberation Army claimed th

New Delhi, September 29: Doctors observed that India is now the chronic heart disease capital of the world.The most common causes of CHD are pollution, depression, increased screen time, high sugar intake and lack of exercise. Did you know that India has witnessed a staggering 12.5% increase in heart attack cases in 2022 alone? The latest data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in its study Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India paints a grim picture, indicating that 32,457 in

Chennai, Aug 24 (PTI) Amazon India on Saturday announced an up to 12 per cent reduction in selling fees across multiple product categories on the marketplace ahead of the festive season. The reductions in fees, which is effective from September 9, will enable sellers to expand their product portfolio on the platform besides providing a boost to growth, Amazon India said. With the changes, sellers on Amazon India will benefit from a drop in selling fees, ranging from 3-12 per cent, across various

Srinagar, Aug 21 (PTI) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge arrived in Srinagar on Wednesday on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir to take stock of the partys preparations for the upcoming assembly elections in the Union Territory and explore a likely alliance with the National Conference. The two leaders are visiting the UT for key meetings in connection with the three-phased assembly elections beginning September 18, a senior Congress leade

New Delhi, Aug 21 (CNN) Worried about your type 2 diabetes risk? You might want to look at the kinds of meat you are eating, according to a new study. Regularly eating red and processed meats in particular is associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, according to an analysis of data from 31 study cohorts published Tuesday in the journal The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. The study is the most comprehensive to date showing the link between processed meat and unprocessed red meat with t