The UAE Ministry of Education has clarified the circumstances under which students may retake examinations remotely, as well as the measures schools must take when technical issues disrupt centralised electronic tests.According to the ministry, remote exam retakes may be approved for students who are unable to attend in person due to specific circumstances. These include…
An MQ-9A has been central to America’s counterterror operations in the West Asian theater of operations. (Image credit: USAF) The US Air Force wants a cheaper and faster replacement for its dwindling fleet of MQ-9A Reapers. The force is seeking a unit price of around USD 10 million for the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), which…
Ranveer Singh recently set the stage on fire at the grand audio launch of ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ in Mumbai, expressing deep gratitude for the “unprecedented” anticipation surrounding the sequel. Directed by Aditya Dhar, the spy action thriller is already rewriting history with advance bookings surpassing Rs.130 crore worldwide. During the high-energy event, Singh interacted with…
After months of uncertainty, ‘Jana Nayagan’ is finally gearing up for its worldwide release on July 23. The film, starring Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay in what is expected to be his final film before his full-time political journey, was originally planned for a Pongal release. However, the project remained stuck for nearly six months…
Union home minister Amit Shah (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: The Union home ministry on Thursday said the Modi government is building a strong four-layer security grid by bringing together border guarding forces, state and district administrations, other central government agencies, and local people to strengthen border security.The ministry said the government’s vision of a…
A Chihuahua named Comando has become one of the most unusual members of Mexico’s National Guard. At 13 months old, the 7-kilogram dog is the smallest canine recruit in a force that has about 350 dogs, most of them much larger working breeds such as German Shepherds and Labradors. Comando has been fitted with miniature…
Ben O’Connor, aged 16, from a dairy farming family in Co. Down, is already a serial entrepreneur. He set up his first business, a firewood venture, at 11, and at 13 founded Giftery, a mail-order gift basket business that went on to sell 200,000 gift boxes within three years. His latest project, FarmFlow, is farm…
Bengaluru: Giving up a lucrative IPL contract and a thriving commentary career, Indian batting great VVS Laxman took the administrative plunge in December 2021. What began at a modest facility inside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium has since evolved into a much larger assignment, with Laxman now at the helm of the BCCI Centre of Excellence,…
MUMBAI: RBI has placed consumer empowerment through portable bank accounts and cross-border efficiency at the centre of its Payments Vision 2028, signalling a new focus to improving user experience and reducing friction in money movement.While customers can freely open accounts with any bank, savings accounts are considered ‘sticky’ because of multiple standing instruction to send…
Bodhana Sivanandan: Meet the 11-year-old Indian-origin British chess prodigy who became the youngest woman grandmaster in history Most kids at 11 are probably trying to figure out how to keep track of their homework or negotiate with their parents about weekend plans. Bodhana Sivanandan has taken a wildly different path. She’s managed to carve her…
