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On July 27, the Palestinian Ministry of Education released the results of the secondary education certificate exams, also known as tawjihi. Like every year, families sat together, eyes fixed on phone screens, hearts pounding, everyone hoping to be the first to access the ministry’s website and break the news with a jubilant shout. There were joyful tears and celebrations.Thousands of students, who had endured months of pressure, sleepless nights and fragile hope, had the exam results in their hands that would determine whether and where they could continue their education.But thousands of others – those in Gaza – were sitting…

National Sanskrit University Vice-Chancellor Prof. G.S.R. Krishnamurthy on Saturday announced that the three-day national conference “Bhasyotsava” will be held at the campus in Tirupati from Sunday (August 3, 2025).The conference will discuss the inauguration of Akshara Purushottama Mandir in the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha tradition (modeled after the temple constructed in Abu Dhabi).Addressing the media here on Saturday (August 2, 2025), Prof. Krishnamurthy mentioned a MoU with international Swaminarayan institutions for research collaborations and establishing a replica temple in the campus heritage wing.“Bhasyotsava” will jointly be organised by the Indian Philosophical Research Council, Swaminarayan Research Institution, Akshardham, and Utkal Peetham of…

TikTok on Wednesday rolled out a crowd-sourced debunking system in the United States, becoming the latest tech platform to adopt a community-driven approach to combating online misinformation.Footnotes, a feature that the popular video-sharing app began testing in April, allows vetted users to suggest written context for content that might be wrong or misleading, similar to Community Notes on Meta and X.”Footnotes draws on the collective knowledge of the TikTok community by allowing people to add relevant information to content,” Adam Presser, the platform’s head of operations and trust and safety, said in a blog post.”Starting today, U.S. users in the…

Protesters rallied Saturday in the Thai capital to demand the resignation of court-suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and in support of the armed forces following a violent border dispute with Cambodia that killed more than three dozen people and displaced over 260,000.ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO Gathered at Bangkok’s Victory Monument despite soaring temperatures, many sang patriotic songs and listened to speeches denouncing Paetongtarn and her father, Thaksin Shinawatra, a former prime minister, and voiced their backing of the country’s army, which has always retained substantial power in the Southeast Asian country. Police said there were about 2,000 protesters by mid-afternoon,…

The exporters have urged the government to reintroduce the interest subvention scheme. Indian exporters, mainly the micro, small and medium-scale enterprises, have 2% to 3% disadvantage because of the high interest rates in India compared to the competing countries.  | Photo Credit: SIVA SARAVANAN S Exporters of textiles, garments, and engineering goods fear that the 25% tariff imposed by the U.S. will not only lead to loss of orders but also put them in a quandary as no other market has the high volume demand as the U.S.The Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal met delegations from the…

The Commission has specified that surgeons are responsible for adhering to professional and ethical standards during the live broadcast. File photograph used for representational purposes only The story so farThe Central Government recently issued detailed guidelines stating that live broadcasts should not be used for promotion of the operating surgeon, hospital or product brand, and surgeons should not have a financial or commercial interest in the equipment or devices used during the surgery/ procedures. The order issued by the National Medical Commission (NMC) will regulate conduct and broadcast of live surgeries across India.What the rules stateThe Commission has specified that…

Kirpal Singh followed up on his gold-winning performance at the Indian Open meet last week with another win, this time at the Indian Grand Prix 3 at the Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana on August 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: B. VELANKANNI RAJ Discus thrower Kirpal Singh won his second consecutive competition at the Indian Grand Prix 3 at the Guru Nanak Stadium here on Saturday.The former Inter-State and Federation Cup champion followed up on his gold-winning performance at the Indian Open meet last week with a best throw of 53.62m. Kirpal, the last Indian and one of only…

With TVs becoming better at audio every passing year, one wonders if soundbars really make sense anymore. But try watching a movie on Amazon Prime on an Android TV, and you will realise no TV is good enough for you to hear the dialogues clearly. But soundbars are not just about hearing better; they are about the better experience of watching movies and listening to music. The Sonodyne Sama 5000 promises a superior experience on both these fronts, given its experience with hi-fi audio.ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO The Sonodyne Sama 5000 is a soundbar that goes under your TV, which…

Hospitals in Gaza reported the killing of more than a dozen people, eight of them food-seekers, by Israeli fire on Saturday (August 2025) as Palestinians endured severe risks in their search for food amid airdrops and restrictions on overland aid delivery. Near a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution site, Yahia Youssef, who had come to seek aid on Saturday (August 2025) morning, described a panicked scene now grimly familiar. After helping carry out three people wounded by gunshots, he said he looked around and saw many others lying on the ground bleeding. “It’s the same daily episode,” Mr. Youssef said. In…

NSDL IPO: Following the close of the subscription of initial public offering (IPO) of National Securities Depository Limited, all eyes of the investors will now be on the finalisation of the allotment of shares. The NSDL IPO allotment will take place next week. The NSDL IPO was opened on July 30 and concluded on August 1. The Rs 4,011-crore initial share sale got bids for 1,44,03,92,004 shares against 3,51,27,002 shares on offer, translating into 41.01 times subscription, as per NSE data, reports PTI.ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO NSDL IPO Subscription According to the PTI, NSDL IPO received 41 times subscription on…