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Lucknow: Students welcomed central govt reforms in NEET and JEE to cut down need for coaching besides classroom studies, but some medical and engineering aspirants in the city said certain provisions in the proposal need clarity.The proposed changes include giving 50% weightage to Class XII board marks, allowing multiple attempts in a year, aligning entrance exams with the NCERT syllabus for class XI and XII syllabi, online entrance exams and introducing measures to prevent paper leaks.“Right now, everything depends on a day when the exam is held, but if proposal to hold 2-3 tests in a year is accepted, it…

The trio of artefacts Australia will return NEW DELHI: Three artefacts of cultural significance – a ceremonial bronze trident of Goddess Bhadrakali, a granite idol of sacred bull Nandi and a basalt sculpture depicting six-headed Karttikeya – originally from temples in Tamil Nadu are set to be repatriated to India from Australia.PM Narendra Modi and counterpart Anthony Albanese welcomed the voluntary return of the artefacts – dating back to the 11th and 12th centuries – from National Gallery of Australia and Art Gallery of New South Wales. Albanese also welcomed the move to repatriate the remains of ‘Australian First Nations…

We all know that alcohol consumption is injurious to health. Adding chemicals and flavours to any alcohol only makes it even more injurious. Keeping the seriousness of the matter, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India recently issued notices to alcoholic beverage manufacturers. Given the seriousness of the matter, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India recently issued notices to alcoholic beverage manufacturers. The official Instagram post by FSSAI states, “FSSAI has issued notices to alcoholic beverage manufacturers for alleged non-compliance with regulatory provisions relating to added flavours and misleading age-related claims. The concerned FBOs have been directed…

Lucknow: A moderate shower on Thursday left several low-lying localities in the city waterlogged, exposing gaps in the Lucknow Municipal Corporation’s monsoon preparedness. Accumulated rainwater disrupted traffic across multiple stretches, forcing commuters to wade through flooded roads and slowing vehicle movement.Hussainabad, one of the city’s major tourist hubs, was among the worst-hit areas. Residents reported that within about 30 minutes, nearly a foot of water collected near the historic Clock Tower and adjoining lanes, partially submerging parked motorcycles and creating long traffic snarls.Locals blamed clogged drains and inadequate desilting for the repeated flooding. “The water rose so quickly that it…

Narendra Modi and Anthony Albanese PM Narendra Modi Thursday praised the contribution of Indians living abroad as “sugar in milk”, saying they make their adopted land sweeter with their presence.Addressing a diaspora crowd at a community event in Melbourne in the presence of his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese, Modi said Indians had made the city more vibrant with their culture. And while they had stayed connected to their roots, they had also been working day and night for the development of their adopted country, he added.”As sugar melts in milk and makes it sweeter, we Indians imbue the world with…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has broken a three-year silence on Elon Musk’s platform, X (formerly Twitter), to deliver a major announcement: The company has launched public developer access to Muse Spark 1.1 AI model. The rollout transitions Meta away from offering purely free, open-source technology and puts it directly into the paid enterprise market, setting up a fierce commercial battle against dominant rivals Anthropic and OpenAI.Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘surprise’ returnZuckerberg’s return to X served as a ‘megaphone’ for probably Meta’s biggest AI launch of the year. The company is pitching the newly-upgraded Muse Spark 1.1 as its most capable model for…

The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations marked a major milestone for the HBO series ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’, but a notable omission in the awards category left fans disappointed.The ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel earned nine Emmy nominations, including a nod for Outstanding Drama Series. It also picked up nominations for Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes, Outstanding Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Hairstyling, Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series, Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode, Outstanding Stunt Performance, Outstanding Music Composition for a Series, Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Program and Outstanding Cinematography for a Series.However, the…

Lucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday accused the SP and Congress of repeatedly insulting Hindu traditions and the Sanatan faith.Addressing a programme in Banda where he inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 229 projects worth Rs 710 crore in the Banda and Baberu Assembly constituencies, the CM said, “The money that our govt spends on the development of temples and the beautification of Dhams was earlier spent during the Samajwadi Party’s tenure on constructing boundary walls for graveyards (burial grounds). They love graveyards, and that is why they oppose the development of the Ram Mandir, Kashi Vishwanath, Maa Vindhyavasini…

NEW DELHI: ED has filed a chargesheet against former Punjab cabinet minister and AAP neta Sanjeev Arora, accusing him of being the kingpin of a fake iPhone export scam where consignments were falsely shown to have been sent to Dubai using bogus purchase bills and export documents to launder Rs 103 crore.Arora has been in judicial custody since his arrest by ED on May 9. His bail plea has been rejected by a Gurgaon court and an appeal is pending before Punjab and Haryana HC.The prosecution complaint, filed before a special court in Gurgaon on July 6, is learned to…

A tiny watermelon-shaped accessory on Turkish tennis player Zeynep Sonmez’s racket has become one of the most talked-about moments from Wimbledon. Although the 24-year-old bowed out in the second round, the symbol drew attention far beyond the tennis court. Why a watermelon?The watermelon has become a widely recognized symbol of Palestinian identity and solidarity. It carries the same colours as the Palestinian flag – red, green, black, and white – and has often been used as a subtle way to express support when displays of the Palestinian flag are restricted.What did Sonmez say?After her match, Sonmez said she had previously…