Monday, December 22nd, 2025
Is vegetable-based diet healthy or harmful for children?
As plant-based eating gains popularity worldwide, many parents are asking a critical question: is a vegetable-based diet safe for growing children? The answer, experts say, depends less on ideology and more on balance and nutrition. A vegetable-based diet can offer clear health benefits for children when it is carefully planned and nutritionally balanced. Such diets are often rich in fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants, which support overall well-being and heart health. They may also lower the risk of obesity and diabetes later in life. However, experts caution that vegetables alone mayRead More
Thailand says Cambodia agrees to border talks after ASEAN meet
KUALA LUMPUR, DEC 22 – Thailand’s top diplomat said on Monday that Cambodia had agreed to hold border talks this week, after a regional meeting in Malaysia aimed at halting deadly clashes between the Southeast Asian neighbours. Renewed fighting this month, which shattered a previous truce, has killed at least 23 people in Thailand and 20 in Cambodia, and displaced more than 900,000 on both sides, officials said. Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow announced the planned bilateral parley at the end of a meeting with his counterparts from the Association ofRead More
Ambassador Khalil Hashmi holds meetings with Pakistan’s Honorary Investment Counsellors in China
BEIJING, DEC 22 /DNA/ – Ambassador Khalil Hashmi, Pakistan’s Ambassador to China today held individual meetings with Pakistan’s Honorary Investment Counsellors (HICs) in China to take stock of their work, strengthen coordination, and set priorities for the year ahead. The meeting was attended by Ms. Ma Xiaoli, representing Mr. Yuan Jianming, Mr. Zhang Baozhong, Mr. Wang Zihai and Mr. Jian Peng. Besides individual meetings, the Ambassador also held a collective working luncheon with the HICs. Ambassador Hashmi appreciated the HICs’ sustained efforts across a wide geographic spread, ranging from HongRead More
Russia’s Expanding Shadow at Sea
Dr, Muahammad Akram Zaheer For more than a decade, Russia has expanded its influence across regions far from its immediate borders. Much of this activity has unfolded quietly, through political patronage, private military networks, cyber operations and support for friendly regimes or factions in conflict zones. Although these undertakings rarely make headline news in the countries not directly affected, their consequences have rippled across continents, shaping security calculations from Africa to Europe and the Middle East. The phrase “offshore menace,” when applied to Moscow, captures an important reality: Russia todayRead More
India’s own UN submissions on Kashmir render its unilateral actions legally invalid: Experts
The deaths of Kashmiris is the death of the UN’s commitment to the right to self-determination: Dr Gilani Islamabad, December 22: /DNA/ – India internationalized the Kashmir dispute by referring it to the UN in 1948. In its submissions, India itself endorsed the will of the people of Jammu and Kashmir to accede to Pakistan, or to opt for independence, thus unconditionally conceding the case’s jurisdiction under the UN Charter. This legally anchors the Kashmir issue within the UN framework of self-determination, rendering all of India’s unilateral actions, particularly thoseRead More
Dhaka dismisses New Delhi’s remarks on protest outside Bangladesh High Commission
DHAKA, DEC 22: Amid the public uproar over the killing of prominent Bangladeshi student leader Sharif Osman Hadi, Dhaka has rejected India’s stance on the protest outside the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi. Terming the incident “unjustifiable” and “highly regrettable”, Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the incident cannot be labelled “misleading propaganda” — as argued by India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). “The miscreants were allowed to carry out their activities right outside the perimeters of the HC, creating panic among the personnel inside the complex,” saidRead More