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Railway Recruitment Board has released RRB NTPC UG Exam 2025. Candidates who have to appear for the Non-Technical Popular Categories (Under Graduate) posts can check the official notice on the official website of RRB Chandigarh at rrbcdg.gov.in. RRB NTPC UG Exam 2025 dates out at rrbcdg.gov.in, check notice here(Rajkumar) The computer based test will be held on August 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29, September 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9. The Computer-Based Test will consist of 100 questions. The exam will last 90 minutes and consist of 40 questions on General Awareness,…

MARTIN BERTRAND/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images MARTIN BERTRAND/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images After President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, economists and statisticians across the board were horrified. Because the firing raises the spectre of potential manipulation – and it raises the worry that, in the future, the numbers won’t be as trustworthy. So: we looked at two countries that have some experience with data manipulation. To ask what happens when governments get tempted to cook the books. And…once they cook the books… how hard is it to UN-cook them? It’s two statistical historical cautionary tales.…

A new poster for the ‘Siva’ re-release | Photo Credit: X/ @RGVzoomin More than three decades later, one of the greatest Indian films of all time is set to make history once again. Nagarjuna and filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma have announced that they are bringing their groundbreaking action crime drama Siva back to the big screen in a grand re-release.Thirty-six years ago, Annapurna Studios’ cult production Siva redefined cinema with its intensity and realistic action sequences, which had never been seen before. It shattered box office records while receiving tremendous critical acclaim. Now, on the occasion of the 50th year…

A mysterious disease has been ravaging sea stars off the West Coast, leading to loss of entire kelp forests. Now, researchers have finally identified the culprit, opening new strategies for combatting it. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In the Pacific Ocean’s kelp forests, the seaweed can be taller than trees. This vital ecosystem has been disappearing largely because of the loss of sea stars. They’ve been ravaged by a mysterious disease. Now, as NPR’s Lauren Sommer reports, researchers have figured out what it is.LAUREN SOMMER, BYLINE: It’s known as sea star wasting syndrome. And it’s not a nice way to go.ALYSSA GEHMAN,…

Army personnel during a search and rescue operation after a flash flood in the Kheer Ganga river, in Uttarkashi. File | Photo Credit: ANI A woman tourist from Maharashtra has remained untraceable since the landslide and flash floods hit the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, State Disaster Management Minister Girish Mahajan said on Saturday (August 9, 2025).The Minister’s office in a statement said that 171 out of the 172 tourists from Maharashtra, who were stranded in the Dharali area, could be contacted, and they were all confirmed safe.”Only one person, Kritika Jain, is still missing, but the authorities are trying to…

It’s the most wonderful time of the year in New York City! No, Christmas isn’t here already—you’re not losing your mind or behind on your shopping—but it is August, which means that the US Open tennis tournament is about to take the city that never sleeps by storm.From August 18 to September 7, players, coaches, and spectators from all over the world will flock to the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens to watch the greatest international tennis players go head to head for the last Grand Slam of the year. Tickets are always a hot commodity—and any…

Israel’s Security Cabinet has approved a plan to take control of Gaza City, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Friday, marking a major escalation in the country’s nearly two-year offensive against Hamas. The war, which began after Hamas’ October 7 attack, has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, destroyed large parts of Gaza, and left its 2 million residents on the brink of famine.Netanyahu said ahead of the all-night cabinet meeting that Israel intended to retake control of the entire Gaza Strip and eventually hand it over to friendly Arab forces opposed to Hamas. The announcement has triggered swift…

Now that the government had done enough investments during and post Covid to revive the economy, is now time for the private sector to do the heavy lifting (to keep the momentum), said Atanu Chakraborty, part- time chairman and independent director of HDFC Bank while speaking at the 31 Annual General Meeting of the Bank on Friday (August 9, 2025) in Mumbai. “Time has come for the private sector to do the heavy lifting by not just waiting for uptick in the demand cycle but rather innovating on product design, implementing cost efficiency, and improving delivery systems for myriad products,”…

Updated on: Aug 09, 2025 09:57 am IST SSC SI Paper 2 Result 2024 has been declared. The direct link to check results is given here.  Staff Selection Commission has declared SSC SI Paper 2 Result 2024. Candidates who have appeared for Sub-Inspector in Delhi Police and CAPFs Examination, 2024 can check the results on the official website of SSC at ssc.gov.in. SSC SI Paper 2 Result 2024 declared at ssc.gov.in, check result here The Paper 2 examination was held on March 8, 2025. Subsequently, Paper-II for additional 59 candidates was conducted on April 30, 2025. SSC SI Paper 2…

Mexican officials say sportswear giant took design idea from Indigenous community in country’s southern Oaxaca state.Mexico’s government is seeking compensation from Adidas, accusing the sportswear giant of cultural appropriation for launching a new shoe design strikingly similar to traditional Indigenous footwear known as huaraches.Adidas’s new Oaxaca Slip-On was created by United States fashion designer Willy Chavarria, who has Mexican heritage.But the footwear has drawn strong pushback from officials in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca, who say no authorisation was given by the Indigenous community, in the village of Villa de Hidalgo Yalalag, behind the original design.“It’s collective intellectual property. There…