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Ashwagandha is popularly known as a herbal remedy, but it also has serious side effects, shares Dr Shubham Vatsya. With the growing attention given to traditional, herbal medicines in recent years, ashwagandha has been popularised in the market as a supplement that provides multiple health benefits. However, there has been a growing concern about the herbal remedy harming the liver over time. To help us understand the true nature of the substance, Dr Shubham Vatsya, a gastroenterologist and hepatologist at Fortis Vasant Kunj, Delhi, took to Instagram on March 17 and explained both the benefits and possible side effects. The…

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian condemned the “cowardly assassination” and offered his condolences. Iran has confirmed that Intelligence minister Esmail Khatib was killed in Israeli strikes on Wednesday. Taking to X, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian condemned the “cowardly assassination” and offered his condolences. “The cowardly assassination of my dear colleagues Ismail Khatib, Ali Larijani, and Aziz Nasirzadeh, alongside some of their family members and accompanying team, has left us in deep mourning,” he wrote on X. “I extend my condolences to the great people of Iran for the martyrdom of two cabinet members, the secretary of the Shura, and the military…

Kharge was delivering a farewell speech for the 37 retiring MPs including former prime minister HD Deve Gowda in Rajya Sabha on Wedneday. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday bid farewell to retiring Rajya Sabha MP HD Deve Gowda with well wishes as well as a jibe over his association with the PM Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Kharge was delivering a farewell speech for the 37 retiring MPs including Deve Gowda, Ramdas Athawale, Priyanka Chaturvedi, Tiruchi Siva, Amarendra Dhari Singh, and Abhishek Manu Singhvi and others. Recalling his association with former prime minister Deve Gowda of over 54…

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi said that Bordoloi’s resignation was unfortunate and added that differences over ticket allocation may have led to the decision. Ahead of the much-anticipated elections in Assam, Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi on Wednesday joined the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, a day after resigning from the party. Reacting to the development, Congress MP and the party’s screening committee chairperson for Assam, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, called Bordoloi’s decision “unfortunate”. She also suggested that differences over ticket distribution may have led to the decision. Bordoloi joined the BJP in the presence…

Users stated they are unable to access feeds and links shared from the platform. Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, is facing issues in India, Downdetector reported. Users stated they are unable to access feeds and links shared from the platform. As of At 8:17pm, a total of 1227 outage reports were recorded across India. The latest update at 8:30pm IST on Downdetector, over 4500 users have reported an outage. Thousands of X users across India have stated that they are unable to use the social media platform. While alerts from the platform are still being received, users have stated…

The photo was released shortly after Israeli defence minister Israel Katz claimed that Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani has been killed. Amid the ongoing rumours over his assassination, Israel on Tuesday shared a photo of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in office, which they said was taken while ordering the elimination of senior Iranian leaders. The image comes just a day after rumours around Netanyahu’s death continued to spread, even as a new video of the Israeli PM was shared from his official X handle, showing him casually walking outdoors.  The official X handle of the Prime Minister of Israel released…

Weight loss requires comprehensive and sustained efforts. Nutritionist and fitness coach Amaka shares 10 ways in which we can get results faster. Summer is at the doorstep, but for many of us, the desired summer bod is still a far cry away. Sustainably cutting weight is a comprehensive process that requires significant changes in lifestyle in addition to exercise and diet. To help us out, certified nutritionist, fitness coach and content creator Amaka took to Instagram on March 16 and shared a 10-step cheatsheet that she claimed would help one shed 15kg before the month of May arrives. Calorie deficit…

Larijani said last week that Iran won’t stop its attacks on US bases in Gulf countries, and that Trump should know the war “cannot be won with a few tweets”. Less than a week after Iran’s top security official Ali Larijani warned US President Donald Trump, that he would have to pay for the “grave miscalculation” of starting a war, Israeli officials and media claimed on Tuesday that Larijani had probably been killed the previous night. But, just after this claim came out, there was an X post by Larijani in which he paid tributes to personnel of the Iranian…

US President Donald Trump says resignation of anti-terror body chief Joe Kent over Iran war ‘good thing’. US President Donald Trump reacted to the resignation of anti-terror body chief Joe Kent on Tuesday over Iran war and called it a “good thing”. He called Kent “very weak on security” for his assessment that Iran was posing “no imminent threat” on the United States. Trump said that he always thought of Kent as a “nice guy” but “always thought he was weak on security”. “When I read his statement, I realized that it’s a good thing that he’s out because he…

Trump says ‘no need for NATO help’ amid war with Iran after allies push back. United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), after allies have pushed back against the US-Israel war on Iran. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said that most of America’s NATO allies had informed them that they “don’t want to get involved” in the military operation, while stating that the US did not need their assistance. Later, while addressing reporters at the Oval Office, Trump said he was “disappointed” in NATO, while adding that the alliance’s refusal to…