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

Rising from the ashes: inside Bihar school run from cremation ground

Rising from the ashes: inside Bihar school run from cremation ground

A class under way on the premises of Mukti Dham, a crematorium at the Sikandarpur locality in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district.  | Photo Credit: Amit Bhelari A 31-year-old teacher, Sumit Kumar, has been educating over 100 slum children at a cremation ground in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, since 2017. Mr. Kumar’s initiative, Appan Pathshala, has transformed the lives … Read more

Sri Chinmoy 24hr track race: Run around in circles for 24 hours

Sri Chinmoy 24hr track race: Run around in circles for 24 hours

Sarah Funderburk, the leading woman as darkness falls at Battersea, is partial to salted potatoes. Brian Robb, the overnight race leader, slurps his way through 57 yoghurt tubes, the sort more commonly seen in a child’s lunchbox. Samantha Hudson dos Santos Figueira (formerly Amend), a GB 24hr runner and the British women’s 100-mile record holder, … Read more

Medical university organises ‘Freedom Run’

Medical university organises ‘Freedom Run’

Hundreds of youngsters participated in a marathon organised by the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University here on Sunday. The event, ‘Freedom Run’ was held as part of Har Ghar Tiranga (Tricolour in every house) in the run-up to the 78th Independence Day celebrations. The run was flagged off by Governor and Chancellor R.N. Ravi. College … Read more

With roads blocked, SWR to run special trains between Mangaluru-Bengaluru

With roads blocked, SWR to run special trains between Mangaluru-Bengaluru

Motorists queue up on Mangaluru-Tumakuru NH 73 near Ujire in Dakshina Kannada district on July 19, 2024. Following the closure of Shiradi Ghat (NH 75) and Sampaje Ghat (NH 275), people travelling from Mangaluru to Bengaluru are forced to take the Mangaluru-Tumakuru NH 73 via Charmadi Ghat. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Quickly responding to … Read more