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Jitendra Singh urges caution against popular weight loss drugs

New Delhi, Dec 8 (UNI) union Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday cautioned against the widespread and "fashionable" use of Glucagon-Like Peptide (GLP)-based rapid weight-loss drugs, urging judicious use and warning that their long-term effects often become apparent only over time.
He was speaking at a panel discussion titled 'Clinician-Scientist Interaction on Obesity' during the India International Science Festival (IISF) in Panchkula.
Drawing parallels with past public health misjudgements, Singh cited the unregulated shift to refined cooking oils in the 1970s and 1980s, which later revealed adverse health consequences. "True clinical inference may come from observing outcomes over decades," he said.
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SC declines to frame mandatory crowd control guidelines for political rallies, leaves policy to executive

22 Jan 2026 | 3:57 PM

New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to issue nationwide mandatory guidelines to prevent stampedes at political rallies and large public gatherings, holding that crowd management and safety protocols fall within the domain of executive authorities and experts.

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Congress strongly condemns repeal of MGNREGA, calls VB-G RAM G Act a ”mere slogan”

22 Jan 2026 | 3:29 PM

New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday vehemently criticized the newly enacted Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act, calling it a “mere slogan” and “an assault on the rights of the poor.”
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A life of consensus, conviction and grace: Nation remembers Arun Jaitley

22 Jan 2026 | 3:28 PM

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New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) "A true leader and a master problem-solver," said former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, as he paid tribute to the late Arun Jaitley during the launch of the biography The Life and Legacy of Arun Jaitley.

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