4 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Mar 5, 2026 01:33 PM IST The latest warning from the World Obesity Federation has placed India at the centre of a growing global concern. According to the World Obesity Atlas 2026, India now ranks second worldwide for children living with overweight and obesity, trailing only China. In 2025 alone, nearly...
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120 million children at health risk by 2040: India’s obesity crisis fuels call for sugar taxes
4 min readNew DelhiMar 4, 2026 09:25 AM IST The latest warning from the World Obesity Federation has placed India at the centre of a growing global concern. According to the World Obesity Atlas 2026, India now ranks second worldwide for children living with overweight and obesity, trailing only China. In 2025 alone, nearly 15...
Israel strikes building where Iranian clerics were choosing Khamenei’s successor
Image: X@/MarioNawfal Israel carried out an airstrike on a building in the Iranian city of Qom that was reported to be hosting senior clerics of the Assembly of Experts as they convened to begin the process of selecting a successor to the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.The Assembly, an 88-member clerical body constitutionally tasked...
Asian stocks today: Korean stock markets hit circuit breaker after plunging 11%
Asian equities saw a sharp sell-off on Wednesday, with Kospi leading the fall as escalating war fears and surging oil prices unsettled investors. South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index sank 8.1%, triggering a halt in trading. The sharp fall happened as worries about energy security outweighed earlier optimism around the AI-driven gains of major tech firms...
Stock market crash: Nifty50 ends over 1% down; BSE Sensex plunges over 1,100 points
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market crash today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex crashed in trade on Wednesday on rising Middle East tensions and escalating US-Israel-Iran war. While Nifty50 went below 24,350 in intraday trade, BSE Sensex went below 78,500. Nifty50 ended the day at 24,480.50, down 385 points or 1.55%. BSE Sensex closed at...
Hotel, residential building hit: Israeli strikes kill 6 in Lebanon as Middle East crisis enters Day 5
Israeli air strikes hit several areas in Lebanon, killing and injuring civilians, as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah escalated in the wider Israel-Iran conflict.Lebanon’s health ministry said Israeli strikes on the towns of Aramoun and Saadiyat, south of Beirut, killed six people and wounded eight others. Iran BOMBS CIA Facility In Saudi Capital; Drones Hammer...
Iran war worry for Himachal hoteliers: Will Israelis come this summer?
Israelis usually visit from May to Aug — their preferred locations being Kasol, Pulga, Kalga, and Tosh village of Parvati valley (in pic), the Old Manali area, and Dharamkot, also called ‘mini-Israel’, near Dharamshala. KULLU: In the cool climes of Kullu Valley, hoteliers and homestay owners are glued to news streaming out of the conflict,...
‘Super pushy, followed us for 15 mins’: Portuguese vlogger harassed in Mumbai
MUMBAI: Agripada police arrested two men for allegedly stalking a foreign tourist and repeatedly demanding selfies near Dhobi Ghat in Mahalaxmi last month.The tourist, Ines Faria, a digital content creator from Portugal, posted an Instagram video showing two men following her. After the clip went viral, Agripada police took cognisance and registered a suo motu...
How Delhi cricket’s rejection shaped Sanju Samson’s resilience
India’s Sanju Samson (AP Photo/Bikas Das) Moments after Sanju Samson played the defining knock of his life, a regal 50-ball 97* against West Indies in a virtual quarterfinal of the T20 World Cup at the Eden Gardens on Sunday, he made a disarming admission.“Had lots of ups and downs,” Sanju said at the post-match press...
Instinct over data: Inside India’s tactical shift at T20 World Cup 2026
TimesofIndia.com in Mumbai: West Indies were going along nicely at the halfway mark of their virtual quarter-final clash against India at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.At 82/1, West Indies had a set batter in Roston Chase, an in-form Shimron Hetmyer at the other end, and plenty of firepower waiting their turn in the dugout. While...


