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"We are with you...": Kejriwal extends support to fasting innovator-turned
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday extended his support to engineer-and-innovator-turned-educational reformist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on a 21-day protest fast against the Centre, pushing for his demands that include statehood and implementation of the Sixth Schedule of the Con
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Ramzan starts on Monday after moon sighted in Saudi Arabia
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The devotees will usher into the holy Ramzan, a month-long journey of spiritual devotion, fasting and community as the crescent moon was sighted in Hawtat Sudair in Saudi Arabia, Arab News reported.
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Small intestine adapts its size based on nutritional intake: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
One of the most striking examples of gut plasticity can be seen in animals that are subjected to prolonged periods of fasting, such as hibernating animals or phyton snakes that go months without eating, where the gut shrinks by up to 50 per cent but recovers in size after a few days of refee
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Nepal concludes month-long Swasthani Brata with holy dips, fasting rituals
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Dedicated to the Hindu goddess Swasthani that began on the full moon day of the Nepali month of Poush concludes a month later.
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Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj's last rites performed in Chhattisgarh's Rajnan
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Acharya Shri 108 Vidhyasagar Ji Maharaj embraced death through the practice of 'sallekhna', a voluntary fasting unto death for spiritual purification.
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Nepal: Devotees observing 'Swasthani' fast embark on 'Pardes Yatra'
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Braving the winter chill, the devotees, observing the month-long arduous 'Swasthani Brata' (fast), performed rituals at the embankments of the Bagmati River as part of their first 'Pardes Yatra' on Friday.
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AAP's Sanjay Singh to offer prayers to Bharat Mata idol in jail, observe f
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Member of Parliament Sanjay Singh will offer prayers to 'Bharat Mata's' idol inside the jail and observe fasting every Friday. The Senior AAP leader has given a message from jail to stand united to safeguard the country's democracy.
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Study finds fasting for 14 hours increases sleep, hunger
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to new data from the largest UK community research study, eating within a 10-hour window gives health benefits regarding mood, energy, and hunger.
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Long-term sleep deprivation raises insulin resistance in women
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Chronic sleep deprivation, according to one study, can raise insulin resistance in otherwise healthy women, with postmenopausal women seeing the most severe consequences.
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Fasting for 14 hours improves mood, sleep, hunger: Research
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Eating within a 10-hour window provides favourable health advantages in terms of mood, energy, and hunger, according to new findings from the largest UK community research study of its kind.
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Nepal: Chhath Puja concludes as submerged devotees make offerings at sunri
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Chhath puja concluded in Nepal, with many women making offerings to the sun upon sunrise, while submerging at the Bagmati River, marking the end of four days of arduous fasting.
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Nepal observes Chhath as devotees continue fast, chant hymns throughout ni
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Devotees in Kathmandu thronged to nearby holy water bodies on Sunday evening, offering Arghya to Lord Sun as they prepared to stay awake for the whole night as the arduous fasting of Chhath entered the third day.
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