Kerala government promulgates rules to grant unrestricted land use rights to farmers settled on assigned land

Kerala government promulgates rules to grant unrestricted land use rights to farmers settled on assigned land

Representational image of a farmer at a paddy field in Kalpetta in Wayanad | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government on Wednesday (August 27, 2025) promulgated rules for implementing a recent law that seeks to grant farmers unrestricted land use rights on acreage allocated solely for farming and housing to landless … Read more

Perfect posture is a myth – three rules for better back health

Perfect posture is a myth – three rules for better back health

Getty Images Posture is all about regular movement, exercise and positive mindsets “Sit up straight!” – we’ve all heard that command barked at us many times. For years we’ve been told that good posture means standing tall, shoulders back and your spine straight as a rod. But that might not actually be true. According to … Read more

Cornwall mum ‘could be alive’ if older driver rules changed

Cornwall mum ‘could be alive’ if older driver rules changed

Amy Gladwell BBC South West Investigations Lauren Woodhead BBC England Data Unit Eady family Claire Eady believes her mother’s fatal crash could have been avoided Claire Eady believes that if the rules for older drivers were different her mum would still be here today. Last summer 79-year-old Geraldine Gibson died after pulling out into oncoming … Read more

Same curator, two rules? Gambhir denied pitch access, McCullum stood on it

Same curator, two rules? Gambhir denied pitch access, McCullum stood on it

Preparations for the series-deciding fifth Test between India and England took an unexpected turn on Tuesday after a confrontation between India head coach Gautam Gambhir and Oval chief curator Lee Fortis during the visitors’ training session sparked a wider debate over double standards in pitch access. The altercation, which occurred two days before the crucial … Read more

Why is the RBI changing gold loan rules? | Explained

Why is the RBI changing gold loan rules? | Explained

The story so far:On April 9, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released draft directions on loans against gold collateral with the objective to harmonise the regulatory framework across regulated entities (banks and Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC)) and address differences in lending practices. What was the response to the proposals? Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. … Read more

Boris Johnson wanted authoritarian Covid rules, inquiry hears

Boris Johnson wanted authoritarian Covid rules, inquiry hears

PA Media Lord Patrick Vallance, former government chief scientific adviser, gave evidence to the inquiry in west London Boris Johnson pushed for a more “ruthless, authoritarian approach” towards people who refused to self-isolate during the pandemic, according to documents seen by the Covid inquiry. The instinct of policy makers was to favour “punitive measures” over … Read more

Boris Johnson wanted authoritarian Covid rules, inquiry hears

Boris Johnson wanted authoritarian Covid rules, inquiry hears

PA Media Lord Patrick Vallance, former government chief scientific adviser, gave evidence to the inquiry in west London Boris Johnson pushed for a more “ruthless, authoritarian approach” towards people who refused to self-isolate during the pandemic, according to documents seen by the Covid inquiry. The instinct of policy makers was to favour “punitive measures” over … Read more

Doctors in end-of-life cases can be named, Supreme Court rules

Doctors in end-of-life cases can be named, Supreme Court rules

Jim Reed BBC News Reporting fromSupreme Court, London Pamela Tickell BBC News, North East and Cumbria BBC Parents of the deceased children heard doctors involved in their care could be named Doctors in two end-of-life cases can be named, the Supreme Court has ruled, after the parents of two children said they wanted to “tell … Read more