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Diwali time, rise in sugar intake alarming: Experts

October 18, 2025

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The New Indian Express Coimbatore

WITH sugar consumption soaring despite a rise in diabetes and pre-diabetes, experts are concerned that the upcoming Diwali could pose serious health risks.

- KAVITA BAJELI-DATT @ New Delhi

The festival is synonymous with sweets, chocolates, and other sugary treats, which can be particularly dangerous for people with diabetes.

A recent survey shows that the consumption of sweets in urban India is on the rise. The number of households consuming sweets three times or more each month has increased by 40 percent over the last 18 months. Seven in ten urban households now regularly consume traditional Indian sweets as well as packaged treats like chocolates, biscuits, and cakes.

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The New Indian Express Coimbatore

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FIR against former Punjab DGP, ex-minister wife over son’s death

FORMER Punjab DGP Mohammad Mustafa, his wife and former minister Razia Sultana, along with their daughter and daughter-in-law, have been booked for murder and criminal conspiracy by Haryana Police in connection with the death of their 35-year-old son, Agil Akhter.

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1 mins

October 22, 2025

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

Paraglider from Canada found dead, Australian rescued in HP

A 27-year-old Canadian paraglider, Megan Elizabeth, was found dead after going missing from the high mountains of the Dhauladhar range, while a 47year-old Australian paraglider, Jacob, was rescued in the last 48 hours.

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1 min

October 22, 2025

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

Applications invited under TN’s Breadwinner Scheme

THE school education department has allocated ₹11.17 crore for the Breadwinner Scheme, under which financial assistance of ₹50,000 to ₹75,000 is provided to students whose earning parent has either passed away or become disabled in an accident.

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1 min

October 22, 2025

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

Adding caution to traffic lights

GARRETT MORGAN

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1 mins

October 22, 2025

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

7 Punjab youths duped in Kazakhstan, appeal for help

SEVEN young men from Punjab’s Ropar district are stranded in Kazakhstan after a local travel agent allegedly duped them by promising high-paying jobs as drivers.

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1 mins

October 22, 2025

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

EC: Print ads a day before or poll date need pre-certification

AHEAD of assembly polls in Bihar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday issued an order saying to ensure a fair campaign environment, no party, candidate, organisation or person shall publish any advertisement in print media on poll day and one day prior to the poll day, unless the contents are pre-certified by the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee.

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1 min

October 22, 2025

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

Heavy rain damages vast stretches of paddy fields across Cauvery delta

CONTINUOUS rain in the last few days has left vast stretches of paddy fields submerged across Nagapattinam, Cuddalore and Thanjavur districts, damaging both ready-to-harvest kuruvai crops and recently transplanted Samba seedlings.

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1 min

October 22, 2025

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

Winter blackouts loom as Russia targets Kyiv’s grids

AS the lights went out in her hometown, 40-year-old Zinaida Kot could not help but think about her next dialysis treatment for kidney disease. Without electricity, the machine that keeps her alive stops working.

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1 min

October 22, 2025

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

10 months on, NMC yet to act against 30 docs for 'sponsored' foreign trips

THE National Medical Commission (NMC) is yet to take any action against 30 doctors who accepted free trips to Monaco and Paris worth ₹1.91 crore last year, despite the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) recommendations that action should be taken against them for violating professional misconduct.

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1 mins

October 22, 2025

The New Indian Express Coimbatore

PK SAYS BJP FORCING HIS CANDIDATES TO OPT OUT OF CONTEST

JAN Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on BJP alleging that three of his party candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections withdrew their nominations under “pressure” from the ruling party.

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1 min

October 22, 2025

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