‘Short-video binges hit focus, impulse control’: Between swipe and scroll, shorter focus & higher stress, finds study | India News

NEW DELHI: It begins innocently. One short video while waiting for a cab. Another before dinner. A few more before sleeping. Somewhere between swipe and scroll, 40 minutes pass.Short-form videos are everywhere – on Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts and similar platforms. But a global review of nearly 98,000 people, published in Psychological Bulletin, suggests that…

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BSNL director show-caused for ‘absurd’ trip demands: Scindia; we will take strictest possible action, says BSNL official | India News

NEW DELHI: Describing BSNL’s lavish arrangements for director Vivek Banzal’s now called-off trip to Prayagraj “improper and absurd”, communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Wednesday said that “appropriate action” will be taken against the senior executive of the state-run company. “I have made it very clear that this is improper and a violation of all the established…

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Ministers to present Modi 3.0 reforms at next Cabinet meet | India News

NEW DELHI: Breaking away from routine taking up projects and policy proposals for “consideration and approval” agenda, the next Cabinet meeting will see ministers personally presenting the “major reforms” undertaken by their ministries and departments since June 2024 and their benefits.The change, officials said, aims at pushing forward the govt’s agenda of reducing compliance burden…

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ACB conducts searches at residence of J&K dy CM’s brother in DA case | India News

J-K Dy CM Surinder Choudhary after ACB raids his brother’s residence JAMMU: The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) of J&K Police on Wednesday conducted searches at the properties of deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary’s brother Vijay Choudhary, a serving police inspector posted in Ladakh, in connection with an alleged disproportionate assets (DA) case.Calling the raids an attempt…

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Red Fort blast case: NIA arrests two more terror suspects, 11 apprehended in total | India News

Red Fort blast aftermath NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday apprehended two more individuals allegedly involved in last year’s Red Fort area blast, taking the total arrests in the case to 11.The latest arrests include Zameer Ahmad Ahangar from Ganderbal and Tufail Ahmad Bhat from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Both were formally…

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