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14-Hour Fasting, Lacto-Vegetarian Diet Show Promise For Type 2 Diabetes Control: Study

A structured eating plan that combines a lacto-vegetarian diet with a 14-hour overnight fast may offer a practical way to improve blood sugar control in women with Type 2 diabetes, a new study has found.

25 Aug 2026 7:45 pm
Indian Student Applications To U.S. Colleges Fall 15% Amid Tighter Immigration Rules

The changing immigration landscape in the U.S. is beginning to show up in college admissions, with applications from Indian students falling 15 percent for the 2025-26 academic year, even as overall undergraduate applications continued to grow.

25 Aug 2026 6:14 pm
Bipartisan U.S. Bill Targets Social Media Influencers Working For Foreign Interests

Social media influencers who promote political messages on behalf of foreign interests could face new disclosure requirements under bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress.

25 Aug 2026 8:22 am
Saransh Jain: The Long Road To India

By Archan Mehta- Some Test debuts are about timing. Saransh Jains was about endurance. At 33, the Madhya Pradesh all-rounder walked into Indias Test side at Colombos Sinhalese Sports Club on August 23, 2026, after more than a decade of domestic cricket, setbacks and steady reinvention. Ravindra Jadeja handed him Test Cap No. 320, making []

24 Aug 2026 10:29 am
Encephalitis Associated With Elevated Dementia Risk Across Age Groups, Study Finds

People who have had encephalitis may face a significantly higher risk of developing dementia later in life, according to a large study of U.S. electronic health records that examined patients over a 10-year period.

17 Aug 2026 8:09 pm
Indian-Origin Entrepreneur Recalls H-1B Setback, Deportation Scare Before Becoming U.S. Citizen

For Indian-origin entrepreneur Saiman Shetty, becoming a U.S. citizen marked the end of a long and difficult immigration journey that began with a one-way ticket from a village in Karnataka and took him through student debt, an H-1B lottery setback, immigration backlogs and a near deportation scare.

17 Aug 2026 2:48 pm
Tall, Unflinching, and Inevitable: Sudharsan

For tall batters facing sharp spin on turning subcontinental tracks, conventional wisdom dictates leaning forward, extending long levers, and smothering the deviation right at the pitch. Devdutt Padikkal, standing at an imposing 63, shreds that manual entirely. On a sweltering opening day at the Galle International Stadium, the 26-year-old left-hander orchestrated an authoritative, unbeaten 131 off 178 balls against Sri Lanka. It was a masterclass etched not in tentative forward lunges, but in s

16 Aug 2026 5:48 am
South Asian Diaspora and Distress

For decades, the South Asian diaspora in the United States has been celebrated as an exemplary economic success story and a model minority. However, behind the high median incomes and professional and academic accolades lies a simmering, intensifying public health emergency. A recent study by my colleagues and me published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2026) found that a staggering one in five South Asian Americans now faces a severe burden of psycholo

14 Aug 2026 2:01 pm