Fasting

Vijaya Ekadashi 2022: Check date, tithi timings and significance of the scared festival

Devotees believe that those who observe a fast on Vijaya Ekadashi receive blessings and get their wishes fulfilled

Mice that ate less calories instead of just reducing food intake lived a longer life, finds study

The study shows that mice on a calorie-restricted diet with 21 hours between meals lived about half a year longer than mice who ate as much as they wanted at any time of day.

Study recommends Pesco-Mediterranean diet along with intermittent fasting for better heart health

The Pesco-Mediterranean diet is largely plant-based and many studies have proved its benefits over the last few years.

Alternate day fasting reduces belly fat, LDL cholesterol: Study

Research shows that alternate day fasting may have a positive effect in terms of reducing belly fat and lowering cholesterol levels.

Israel: Policewoman stabbed after Islamic State militants open fire on police officers

The Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for the fatal stabbing of an Israeli policewoman outside Jerusalem's Old City.

Hyderabad police shut probe into Jain girl's death due to fasting; cite insufficient evidence against parents

Almost five months after a 13-year-old girl died in Hyderabad following 68 days of fasting, the city police have shut the case and dropped charges against the girl's parents for lack of evidence

Jain teen's death raises questions about religious glorification of fasting

Exactly a week ago, 13-year-old Aradhana Samdariya died two days after she completed 68 days of fasting

Ramzan mubarak! Here's how it's being observed across the world

Muslims across the world are fasting from morning to evening during the holy month of Ramadan.

Fasting not necessary before a cholesterol test, suggest experts

People need not check their cholesterol levels on an empty stomach, suggests a research involving more than 300,000 individuals from Denmark, Canada and US.

Ramadan and the spirit of Islam: Here's why it is time for Muslims to introspect

The key to Muslim Renaissance (not to be confused with the West’s Renaissance) is curiosity about and over the world and engagement with the world if only to discover God’s handiwork in His Creation. This I daresay is a Quranic impulse.