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Continuing with our quest to bring you informative pieces on understanding the various facets of blood sugar and blood pressure, we decided to take a Quora user’s query — ‘My blood pressure has been between 137/94-144/94 mmHg. Is that okay?’ — to an expert to gain deeper insights. Here’s what we found. Dr Amit Saraf, director of internal medicine at Jupiter Hospital in Thane, said that those numbers fall into the “borderline high” or stage 1 hypertension range. “It’s not alarming, but it does need attention. The top number, or systolic, is slightly elevated, while the bottom number, or diastolic,…

Abhishek Nayar has been named as Kolkata Knight Riders head coach replacing Chandrakant Pandit. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Abhishek Nayar will replace Chandrakant Pandit as the head coach of Kolkata Knight Riders, the three-time champion side announced on Thursday.Nayar, who has worked closely with the franchise as a support staff and a mentor to young talent at its academy, has been part of the KKR family since 2018. He also served as an assistant coach with the Indian team last year.“Abhishek’s understanding of the game and connection with players have been key to our growth. We’re thrilled to see him take…

Brokers track market trends as Sensex and Nifty tank on Thursday (October 30, 2025). Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: ANI Equity markets fell sharply on Thursday (October 30, 2025), with the Sensex tumbling 592.67 points and the Nifty declining to 25,877.85 level, as fresh foreign fund outflows and no clarity on the future course of rate action by the U.S. Federal Reserve dampened investors’ sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 592.67 points or 0.70% to settle at 84,404.46. During the day, it dropped 684.48 points or 0.80% to 84,312.65. The 50-share NSE Nifty tumbled 176.05 points or…

US President Donald Trump on Thursday wrapped up his five-day Asia tour, which included diplomacy, trade deal-making, a ceasefire, and Nobel Prize nominations. US President Donald Trump and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick pose for photos after the signing of memorandums of understanding during a meeting with business leaders.(AFP) The American President visited Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea, engaging in talks that ranged from peace agreements between Thailand and Cambodia to discussions on critical minerals trade and tariff cuts with China. Along the way, Trump received two nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize from Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi…

After its Singapore-based restructuring exercise, cryptocurrency exchange WazirX resumed operations from October 24, but multiple customers have questioned their steep losses or complained that they are unable to freely withdraw their assets.In response to The Hindu’s queries, WazirX confirmed that crypto withdrawals as well as INR withdrawals were both open, based on the compliance status of users, and that 85% of users’ funds had been distributed to them. All crypto-to-crypto trading pairs went live earlier this week.However, multiple customers have taken to social media platforms such as X and Telegram to complain that the value of their crypto funds was…

It might seem counterintuitive, going somewhere else to do something you can just as easily do at home. But when the idea of holing up in brisk Nantucket with a silly little novel was floated to me, I couldn’t think of anything more seductive. Surely, if I plopped myself in a new environment, one as peaceful as coastal New England, I’d finally be able to get lost in that book I’ve been meaning to finish—a high I’ve been chasing ever since the long forgotten days of sustained silent reading.It turns out I am not alone in my desire for a…

Published on: Oct 30, 2025 02:25 pm IST An Australian woman was found dead on Lizard Island, a remote island off the coast of Queensland, after the cruise ship she was travelling on left without her. Elderly Woman found dead on Lizard Island(Pexel – representational image) An Australian woman in her 80s has been found dead on Lizard Island, a remote island off the coast of Queensland, after the cruise ship she was travelling on departed without noticing her absence. Authorities said the woman’s body was located on Sunday morning following a search after she failed to re-board the expedition…

NewsFeedA residential building floor collapsed as rescue workers were searching through the rubble, following overnight Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukraine’s southern city of Zaporizhzhia. Officials said six children were among 13 injured in the strikes.Published On 30 Oct 202530 Oct 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2Share

The Indian and Australian women’s teams wore black armbands during their high-octane ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 semifinal clash at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday as a tribute to Ben Austin, the 17-year-old Australian cricketer who passed away on the cricket field on Thursday morning. Teenager Ben Austin succumbed to his injuries and died, which he sustained in the cricket nets earlier in the week. The aspiring cricketer hailing from Melbourne was hit by a ball thrown by the wanger (A device to throw the ball before the game). Austin, although he was wearing a helmet…

A 17-year-old cricketer has died after a training accident in suburban Melbourne. Tributes were seen at the cricket nets after the 17-year-old cricketer died in Melbourne on Tuesday.(AFP) Local cricket officials said Ben Austin was rushed to a hospital in critical condition after being struck on the neck by a ball during practice at Ferntree Gully on Tuesday. He was batting in the nets — which are typically practice pitches enclosed by netting — when the injury occurred in front of his teammates. The Ferntree Gully Cricket Club on Thursdsay confirmed that Austin had died. “We are absolutely devastated by…