Chennai man, 74, skids and falls into pothole from scooter, run over by bus

Chennai man, 74, skids and falls into pothole from scooter, run over by bus

A 74-year-old man, identified as Jambulingam, died after falling into a pothole and subsequently being run over by a Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) bus in Tambaram. According to Tambaram police sources, the incident took place on the evening of October 21 near a petrol bunk on the GST Road. Jambulingam was riding pillion on a … Read more

Not good if House not allowed to run session after session for narrow political gains, says Amit Shah

Not good if House not allowed to run session after session for narrow political gains, says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday (August 24, 2025) said Parliament or Assemblies are places of debate and discussion but it is not good if the House is not allowed to function session after session in the name of opposition for narrow political gains. Mr. Shah made the remarks here while addressing the All … Read more

NHS calls for 200,000 new blood donors as supplies run low

NHS calls for 200,000 new blood donors as supplies run low

The NHS has warned that it continues to face a “challenging” blood shortage, as it calls for 200,000 new donors to come forward. Concern over blood stocks prompted the health service to issue an “amber alert” last year, meaning supplies were running low enough to have an impact on patient treatment. Supplies have remained low … Read more

Trains to run faster on Villupuram-Tiruchi chord line as Railways decides to increase maximum speed to 130 kmph

Trains to run faster on Villupuram-Tiruchi chord line as Railways decides to increase maximum speed to 130 kmph

The Southern Railway has identified a host of work to be carried out before increasing the maximum speed on trains on the Villupuram-Tiruchi section of the chord line. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO Southern Railway has embarked on the task of increasing the speed of express trains from 110 kmph to 130 kmph on Villupuram-Tiruchi … Read more

Uttarakhand HC orders unsealing of madrasa on condition that it won’t run without registration

Uttarakhand HC orders unsealing of madrasa on condition that it won’t run without registration

Children seen studying at a madrasa. Image for representation only | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday (April 3, 2025) ordered the unsealing of a madrasa, which was sealed by the government, alleging that it was running “illegally”, given that the institution will not run any school in the building without … Read more

Sainsbury’s and Morrisons run ‘prohibited’ tobacco advertising

Sainsbury’s and Morrisons run ‘prohibited’ tobacco advertising

Ben King Business reporter BBC Advert for heated tobacco product on display in a Sainsbury’s store in London Sainsbury’s and Morrisons are displaying adverts for tobacco products in their stores which Trading Standards says are against the law. Video screens and posters promote devices that deliver nicotine by heating tobacco rather than burning it. The … Read more