4 min readNew DelhiAug 1, 2026 06:00 AM IST Nutritionist Dr Rebecca Pinto, in a recent Instagram video, highlighted the role of soluble fibre in managing blood sugar, saying: “Managing diabetes does not mean cutting sugar. It’s just one simple thing that most people overlook. Just add 10 to 12 grams of soluble fiber to...
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Cybercriminals widen net as assessees rush to meet I-T return filing deadline
BENGALURU: Cybercriminals are exploiting the income-tax return (ITR) filing season by sending fake income tax department notices over WhatsApp and other messaging platforms, using forged govt documents, cloned tax portals and malware to steal banking credentials and gain remote access to victims’ devices, according to a report by Bengaluru-based cybersecurity firm CloudSek.The campaign comes at...
Zepto to delay IPO by 2-3 quarters, CEO tells staff
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CWG 2026: India’s finest day in Glasgow yet! Six medals, 10 boxing finalists
India’s biggest day at CWG 2026 sees six medals won, 10 boxers reach finals and the tally rise to 23. India enjoyed one of their finest days of the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Friday, collecting six medals across judo and athletics while also producing a flawless performance inside the boxing ring, where all 10 Indian...
Gold loans jump 94% y-o-y, fuel bank credit growth in Q1
Representative image MUMBAI: Gold loans drove a sharp acceleration in personal lending and overall bank credit, with the segment expanding 93.8% year on year at the end of June 2026, as banks added Rs 74,171 crore in Q1FY27 to take the gold loan book to Rs 5.4 lakh crore.The expansion in gold loans accounted for...
Monsoon likely to be ‘below normal’ in Aug-Sept: IMD
NEW DELHI: Average rainfall in India during the second half of monsoon season (Aug-Sept) is most likely to be ‘below normal’, IMD said Friday, flagging the continuing risk of El Niño, which is associated with a weak monsoon.Last month, IMD had cited El Niño’s impact to forecast below normal rains in July. The month’s rainfall...
16.4% deleted in Haryana draft roll; 10.8% in Andhra Pradesh
Nearly 16.4% of the electorate in Haryana and 10.8% in Andhra Pradesh were excluded in draft voter rolls published for the two states Friday as part of phase 3 of special intensive revision (SIR).In Haryana, the total strength of electors in the draft roll was 83.6% of 2.1 crore at the start of SIR on...
PM Modi: I forgive those who abused me & my mom, our job to guide them
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi said on Friday he will forgive young protesters accused of abusing him and his late mother, saying they are misguided children and it is “our job to show them the right way”.In a video message, Modi said punishing these youth and making them run around courts will not change circumstances,...
Tahir Hussain gets life for IB staffer’s killing in 2020 riots
NEW DELHI: Bringing the six-year-long trial in the murder of Intelligence Bureau staffer Ankit Sharma to a close, a Delhi court on Friday sentenced former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and four others to life imprisonment, holding that Sharma was lynched “solely on account of his religion” during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.Additional sessions judge Parveen...
‘Dhurandhar’ gangster’s brother shot in Karachi
Zubair Baloch — the brother of jailed Pakistan gangster Uzair Baloch, whose ruthless ascent was dramatised in the movie ‘Dhurandhar’ — is learned to be critically wounded following a targeted drive-by shooting in Karachi’s Lyari neighbourhood on Thursday evening, reports .The 40-year-old was sitting outside his Singu Lane home when two masked assailants on a...

