Gallantry awards: 2 Kirti Chakras, 14 Shaurya Chakras conferred; see full list

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, at a Kumbh event, spoke about the reopening of a Sambhal temple locked since 1978 after communal riots. He questioned the delayed justice for the incident’s perpetrators and criticised those downplaying cultural events. He also condemned the opposition for challenging institutions like the Election Commission and Rajya Sabha Chairman.

Celebrities including performing artist Justin Bieber and former “Jeopardy!” game-show host, actress and author Mayim Bialik have helped bring the practice of hyperbaric oxygen therapy into mainstream awareness as they tout the therapy’s potential health benefits. Bieber turned to the therapy to assist in treating anxiety and stress, he announced in “Justin Bieber: Seasons” on…

Congressional Democrats are pushing for federal policies mandating that gyms and fitness centers in the U.S. be accessible for Americans with disabilities.  Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Calif., introduced a bill “to promote the provision of exercise machines and equipment, and exercise and fitness classes and instruction, that are accessible to individuals with disabilities” earlier this week,…

As public school enrollment continues to decline across the nation, classical Christian schools in the deep blue city of San Francisco are gaining traction, according to a new report. Three religious schools offering students a classic liberal arts education have opened across the Bay Area in the past five years, according to The San Francisco…

A Texas daycare worker was arrested on accusations she kicked and pushed at least six toddlers over a three-month period. Catherine Guziejka, 44, was booked into the Smith County Jail on Oct. 30 on six counts of injury to a child with the intent to cause bodily injury. She remains in custody, according to local…