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Friday, December 12, 2025
TopicSleeping habits

Topic: sleeping habits

What is conscious sleep? East always knew it, West is about to catch up

Conscious sleep has been widely described for centuries by different Eastern traditions. The Indian philosophical school of the Advaita Vedanta called it 'sushupti'.

Women need more sleep than men, but face more barriers to feeling rested

Women may sleep slightly more on average, just as they are slightly shorter on average. But there is no one-size-fits-all sleep duration, just as there is no universal height.

Can you sleep your way to better decision making? Here’s what the science says

Thomas Edison, who helped invent the light bulb, often used daytime naps to help spur his creativity even though he claimed not to sleep more than four hours a night.

Bathroom breaks to messages — 61% Indians get less than 6 hrs of uninterrupted sleep, finds survey

LocalCircles survey covering over 41,000 participants sheds light on the sleep patterns and disturbances affecting urban and rural citizens alike. Health experts call for lifestyle changes.

Want to live longer? These 5 sleeping habits can help you, US scientists say

Changing our sleeping habits could add years to our lives – nearly 5 years for men and 2.5 for women, according to a...

Only 2% Indians say they are able to sleep 8-10 hours every night, finds LocalCircles survey

Out of the 13,387 respondents in the survey, 61% cited the need to use the washroom once or more as the reason behind interrupted sleep.

Want to live longer? Nurture these five sleeping habits

A US study has found that with an uninterrupted good night’s sleep, the life expectancy for men and women went up by 5 and 2.5 years, respectively.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.