Author: Indmedia

UAE School Bus Time Limits: New 45-60 Minute Caps for Child Well-being Parents and policymakers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are increasingly debating the impacts of extended school bus journeys on children’s well-being, after reports highlighted that some students were spending two hours or more on buses daily. Responding to these concerns, UAE authorities have now set journey time limits to 45 minutes for kindergarteners and 60 minutes for older pupils, in a bid to safeguard children’s health and learning capacity.What’s behind the new bus time limits in the UAE?Many families in the UAE choose schools far from home…

In 1960, when she was studying chimpanzees in Tanzania, the primatologist Jane Goodall observed one chimp strip a stick of its leaves and use it to extract termites from a mound. She telegraphed her observation to her supervisor, the paleoanthropologist Louis Leakey. “Now we must redefine ‘tool,’ redefine ‘man’ or accept chimpanzees as human,” Leakey replied.More than six decades later, another such moment has arrived — this time with an unlikely protagonist: Veronika, a cow in Austria.A cow uses a toolUniversity of Veterinary Medicine, Austria, cognitive biologist and associate professor Alice Auersperg first learnt of Veronika in a video she received.…

The Court emphasized that Section 7 does not prescribe a uniform ritual requirement but recognizes diversity of customary practices. (AI image) Restating the legal presumption in favor of the validity of marriage, the Delhi High Court has held that, in the absence of direct evidence showing performance of Saptapadi, the traditional taking of seven steps before the sacred fire, such absence alone does not render a Hindu marriage invalid. The Court noted that when the circumstances show that the parties did undergo some sort of marriage ritual and then proceeded to live together as a married couple, the presumption of…

Last Updated:February 11, 2026, 12:34 ISTComplete list of candidates and parties contesting in the 2026 elections for Ward No. 18 seat in the Ramagundam Municipal Corporation of Telangana.Contesting Candidates of Ramagundam Ward No. 60 in the 2026 Telangana election. (Image: News18 Elections)A total of five candidates are in the fray for Ramagundam Ward No. 18 seat in the Ramagundam Municipal Corporation of Telangana. List of contesting candidates: Gudelli Ramchandar (BRS) Dasari Srinivas (BJP) Devanapalli Chakrapani (INC) Dasari Koteshwarrao (IND) Lodh Vijay Kumar (IND)Click here to follow the live result updates of the Ramagundam Municipal Corporation Election 2026.Ramagundam Ward No. 18…

MUMBAI: The anointment by Shiv Sena (UBT) of its Muslim corporator Syed Iqbal Syed Khwaja as mayor of Parbhani shows the party’s acknowledgement of the contribution of Muslims in strengthening the party in the town in Marathwada, UBT functionaries said. Khwaja is the first Muslim mayor in Parbhani’s history. In the 65-member house, Sena (UBT) has 25 corporators, Congress 12, NC, BJP 12, Janswaraj Paksha 3, Ratnakar Yashwant Sena 1 and independent 1. Once part of the Nizam state, Parbhani became a bastion of the undivided Shiv Sena from 2014, when its candidate Sanjay Jadhav became MP with substantial Muslim…

HYDERABAD: In Nov 2025, dozens of prospective homebuyers in the city woke up to a sales pitch on WhatsApp about a brand-new residential project. The address on the digital poster was the uber-luxurious Neopolis in Kokapet. The price? A mouth-watering Rs 6,500 per square foot (sft) — almost half the rate quoted in most upscale pockets of Hyderabad.But there was a catch. The project details matched exactly with a site that had gone under the hammer barely 24 hours earlier. It was not difficult to guess that the “branded residences” venture at “Hyderabad’s next landmark” — as it was being…

LUDHIANA: An overloaded mini truck turned over on the elevated road at Bharat Nagar chowk on Sunday morning. As a result, the sacks of wheat grain fell off the flyover and damaged vehicles plying on the road and a shop located in the chowk. At least two commuters also suffered injuries in this mishap. As the sacks of wheat grains scattered on the road beneath the flyover, the road leading from Bharat Nagar chowk towards the Ludhiana Bus Stand also got blocked. The road remained blocked till late afternoon, until the police called the labouers to lift the grain and…

Chandigarh: Three people, including two women, were killed and three others injured after a speeding car rammed into an e-rickshaw and a cyclist near the turn between sectors 5 and 8 on Sunday evening. All the injured, including the car driver, were taken to GMSH-16 for treatment. Sector 3 police registered a case on a complaint fileld by a traffic police official and launched investigations.The deceased have been identified as Sushila, 35, a resident of Kaimbwala, who was riding on a bicycle with her husband, Hanuman. He suffered injuries in the accident. Two other deceased were e-rickshaw riders Raju, 40,…

Lucknow: Lucknow University (LU) will designate select affiliated colleges in Hardoi, Sitapur, Rae Bareli, and Lakhimpur Kheri as research centres to allow PhD scholars to conduct research at their local colleges instead of travelling to the main campus in the state capital.LU will provide email IDs to scholars to access databases containing journals and research papers. This will help students carry out their research work using the university’s resources from their respective districts.Most colleges currently lack well-equipped laboratories. While undergraduate and postgraduate students can access practical labs, these facilities are insufficient for PhD or postdoctoral research, forcing scholars to travel…

Nagpur: The area beneath the Wadi flyover has turned into a sprawling dumping ground, with mounds of garbage lining the adjoining service road and open spaces, exposing a glaring lack of civic sense and enforcement. The stretch has become an eyesore, with plastic waste, discarded household items, food packets, and other debris strewn across the stretch.Commuters passing through the busy corridor complain of a persistent foul odour. Despite the road beneath the flyover witnessing steady pedestrian and vehicular movement daily, there appears to be little deterrence against those who brazenly dump trash under its shadow.”It is shameful that people treat…