Fitness challenges for the new year: long walks, steep hikes

Channel your inner adventurer. You may have seen “Nyad,” the Netflix film about Diana Nyad, in which the American distance swimmer (played by Annette Bening) swims to Florida from Cuba outside the protective confines of a shark cage — at age 64. “I don’t believe in imposed limitations,” she says matter-of-factly in one scene. And… Continue reading Fitness challenges for the new year: long walks, steep hikes

You are at right place after long, but came very late: Shah to Ajit Pawar

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday shared the dais with Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at an event in Pune and said the latter is now at the “right place after a long time”, but “came very late”. Shah’s statement comes more than a month after Ajit Pawar, the nephew of… Continue reading You are at right place after long, but came very late: Shah to Ajit Pawar

Nayar backs KKR graduate Gill for World Cup, wants long rope for Rinku

Abhishek Nayar has seen both Shubman Gill and Rinku Singh from close quarters as the assistant coach at the Kolkata Knight Riders, and the former Mumbai stalwart has little doubt that the duo will be at the forefront of the team’s journey through the transition. Gill has already given a glimpse of his… Continue reading Nayar backs KKR graduate Gill for World Cup, wants long rope for Rinku

Iran proposes long jail terms, AI surveillance in harsh new hijab law

Just weeks before the one-year anniversary of the major protests caused by Mahsa Amini’s death, Iranian authorities are preparing a new Bill on hijab-wearing that experts fear would put unprecedentedly harsh punitive measures into law, according to CNN. The 70-article draft law sets out a range of proposals, including much longer prison terms… Continue reading Iran proposes long jail terms, AI surveillance in harsh new hijab law

Jets’ Aaron Rodgers receives credit from Zach Wilson on long completion: ‘Great call’

The New York Jets kicked off the NFL’s preseason on Thursday night against the Cleveland Browns in the Hall of Fame Game.  They did so without the services of their new quarterback, as four-time MVP Aaron Rodgers did not suit up for New York’s first preseason game.  Quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers, left, and Zach Wilson of… Continue reading Jets’ Aaron Rodgers receives credit from Zach Wilson on long completion: ‘Great call’

Long COVID link to mental health conditions prompts U.S. advisory

Federal health officials have identified a number of mental health conditions associated with long COVID, prompting them to issue an advisory to help doctors treat patients suffering from the syndrome. Conditions could include depression, anxiety, psychosis, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. Other long COVID symptoms can include fatigue, trouble sleeping and cognitive impairment, according… Continue reading Long COVID link to mental health conditions prompts U.S. advisory