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A British Indian student has been elected president of the University of Cambridge's historic Cambridge Union Society, among the world's oldest debating societies which prides itself as a defender of free speech since 1815. Anoushka Kale won 126 votes to be elected uncontested for the next Easter 2025 term in an election held recently. As the serving Debates Officer of the society, Kale ran on a platform of strengthening ties with cultural societies of the university such as the India Society. I am absolutely delighted and honoured to have been elected as President of the Cambridge Union Society for Easter 2025 and grateful for the membership's support, said Kale. For my term, I will seek to expand diversity and access at the Union through greater collaboration with cultural groups, like the university's India Society. I am also especially passionate about continuing to host international speakers and global debate motions, as I did as Debates Officer of the society, she said. Form
Moderate weight loss may significantly reduce the long-term risk of cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke in people living with Type 2 diabetes, a Cambridge study has found. The study, published in the journal Diabetologia, involved 725 white, overweight adult participants from England. It found that proper weight management combined with routine care may significantly reduce the risk of developing Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) such as heart attack and strokes. "In our study, we saw that people who lost at least five per cent weight during the year after Type 2 diabetes diagnosis had a 48 per cent lower hazard of CVD at 10 years compared with people who maintained their weight," Jean Strelitz, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Cambridge in the UK told PTI. The participants had their weight measured at the time of their diagnosis and again one year later. The researchers focussed on weight loss in the year after diabetes was diagnosed, as losing weight ea