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The Delhi High Court has cautioned the adjudicating authority under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) about passing 'templated orders' and to refrain from using 'identical templated paragraphs'.   A single-judge bench of justice Pratibha M Singh said: "Use of identical...

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The Finance Ministry on Friday evening clarified that the securities transaction tax (STT) on options trading has been hiked by 25 per cent from 0.05 per cent to 0.0625 per cent, and not from 0.017 per cent to 0.021 per cent, saying that it was a typographical error and the rectification will...

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Former Twitter CEO (chief executive officer) Jack Dorsey-run Block's shares nosedived on Thursday after short-seller Hindenburg Research revealed that the digital payment company facilitates fraud against consumers and the government, avoids regulation, dresses up predatory loans and fees as...

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Leading blockchain and cryptocurrency platform Binance on Friday announced that it has temporarily suspended all spot trading on its platform as it works to resolve an issue.   "We are aware of an issue impacting spot trading on Binance. All spot trading is currently temporarily...

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Akshay Naik 24 March 2023
A short walk each day could be enough to slash the risk of dying early, a new study from the University of Cambridge has revealed.    Published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers have reported that moderate-intensity physical activity of just 11 minutes every day...

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Akshay Naik 17 March 2023
Researchers are calling for exercise to be the main approach in managing depression, as a new study from the University of Southern Australia (UniSA), has shown that physical activity is 1.5 times more effective than counselling or the leading medications.    Published in the British...

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Akshay Naik 09 March 2023
Vitamin D supplements have the potential to be a viable dementia prevention method, especially when initiated early, new research suggests.    The study, published in the scientific journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, was undertaken by...

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Christopher Wray, Director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has said that the Covid-19 pandemic "most likely" originated from a "Chinese government-controlled lab" in Wuhan city.   In an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, Wray said: "The FBI has for quite some time...

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Caroline Chen, Irena Hwang  and   Al Shaw (ProPublica) 28 February 2023
Generations ago, families fleeing tribal violence in southern Guinea settled in a lush, humid forest. They took solace among the trees, which offered cover from intruders, and carved a life out of the land. Their descendants call it Meliandou, which elders there say comes from words in the...

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TruthInAdvertising.org 14 February 2023
This article highlights a trend in class-action litigation as identified by our Class-Action Tracker. Thus the name of this feature, CATrends. (Apologies if you were expecting funny cat videos.)   Despite dark chocolate’s reputation as the “healthier” chocolate, a recent Consumer...

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IANS 07 February 2023
The Kerala High Court has ruled that every patient's death cannot be termed medical negligence, adding a doctor can be held liable for medical negligence only if the patient died as a direct or proximate result of their acts, and not simply because things went wrong due to mischance or...

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IANS 25 January 2023
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that a state legislature has no legislative competence to enact a law in respect of modern medicine or allopathic medicine, contrary to the standards that have been determined by the central law.   It emphasised that policies for enhancing access to...

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Akshay Naik 25 January 2023
Long-term management of type-2 diabetes can be improved by following a strict low carbohydrate diet, a new study, conducted by physicians of Norwood Surgery in  United Kingdom, has found.    Published in the journal BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health, the study showed that a low-carb...

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Anna Clark (ProPublica) 25 January 2023
This story was originally published by ProPublica.   A number of tests used by patients to make major health care decisions have once again escaped regulation by the Food and Drug Administration, following intensive lobbying on behalf of test-makers, professional associations and...

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IANS 24 January 2023
The Delhi High Court disposed of all pending applications concerning employees being forced for Covid-19 vaccine, directing that it cannot be "insisted upon by the employer".   A single-judge bench of Justice Pratibha M. Singh was dealing with a government school teacher's plea...

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IANS 23 January 2023
A US-based pregnant woman has credited Apple Watch for saving her and her unborn baby's lives following an abnormally high heart rate warning.   With a few weeks left until her due date, Jesse Kelly was not doing anything that would raise her heart rate to over 120 beats per minute,...

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Jennifer Gollan (ProPublica) 19 January 2023
This story was originally published by ProPublica   Online pharmacies that sell abortion pills are sharing sensitive data with Google and other third parties, which may allow law enforcement to prosecute those who use the medications to end their pregnancies, a ProPublica analysis has...

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IANS 18 January 2023
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that the legislature should enact a law for terminally ill patients who decide to stop medical treatment.   A five-judge constitution bench headed by justice KM Joseph agreed to modify its 2018 guidelines on 'living will', an advance medical directive...

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Akshay Naik 18 January 2023
Results of a small cross-over study show that breaking up sedentary time behind a desk, by taking a five-minute stroll every half hour, was the optimal break to improve cardio metabolic and mental health.   The study was conducted by exercise physiologists from Columbia University and...

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Akshay Naik 14 January 2023
A new study has found that individuals who regularly take vitamin D supplements are significantly less likely to have a history of malignant melanoma, or any type of skin cancer, than non-users. They also found a trend for benefit with occasional use.    The study was conducted in...

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