Supreme Court asks CBSE to consider exempting Class 6 students from 3-language policy this year

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to consider exempting Class 6 students from its three-language policy for this academic year. A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, while deferring the hearing on a batch of pleas challenging the CBSE's three-language policy to September 17, asked the Board to look into the possibility of accommodating the students of Class...

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IRGC claims attacks on two US vessels, eight tankers

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Tehran: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed attacking two US vessels and eight oil tankers in the Persian Gulf in retaliation to a US attack on five Iranian tankers, Iranian state media reported Wednesday. In a statement published by its official news outlet Sepah News, the IRGC said that its navy struck the vessels and inflicted heavy damage in retaliation to the "terrorist US Army's aggression and malicious act of...

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CCEA approves 3 railway multi-tracking projects worth Rs 10,783 crore across 5 states, including Odisha

CCEA approves 3 railway multi-tracking projects worth Rs 10,783 crore across 5 states

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: In a bid to significantly enhance mobility, operational efficiency, and service reliability for Indian Railways, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Wednesday approved three multi-tracking projects worth Rs 10,783 crore, planned to be completed by 2029-30. The three multi-tracking projects cover 14 districts across West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh, increasing the existing network of Indian Railways by about 656...

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Oil rises past $100 a barrel after latest wave of Middle East attacks

New York: The price of oil surpassed USD 100 a barrel for the first time in almost six weeks after attacks on oil facilities and ships in the Middle East threatened to debilitate an already weakened supply chain. The most heavily traded contract for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, settled at USD 97.89 before briefly climbing past USD 100 early Wednesday. When oil prices spike, prices of gasoline,...

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Three die while cleaning septic tank in Rayagada

Rayagada: Three men, including two masons and a daily-wage labourer, died after allegedly suffocating inside a septic tank at Tarpaguda under Padmapur police limits in Rayagada district. The deceased were identified as Harishchandra Bir, Prakash Lima and Alok Karada. According to reports, the three entered a septic tank one after another to clean it and subsequently lost...

Crores in Bauxite, yet Kalahandi youths migrate to Keralam

Thuamul Rampur: Unemployment among youths in mining-affected areas of Kalahandi has reportedly triggered an exodus of workers to Keralam in search of better livelihood opportunities, raising questions over the availability of local employment. Despite large-scale bauxite extraction from the Baphlamali hills and the revenue generated from mining, unemployed youths from the affected areas are reportedly leaving for...

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Odisha CM Majhi begins UAE outreach, pitches Rs 2.10 lakh crore investment projects

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday began the state’s investor outreach in the UAE with a high-level meeting with senior representatives of the International Holding Company (IHC), a leading Abu Dhabi-based investment group with interests across several strategic sectors, and the Adani Group. An Odisha government statement said that the meeting was attended by the...

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IRGC claims attacks on two US vessels, eight tankers

Tehran: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed attacking two US vessels and eight oil tankers in the Persian Gulf in retaliation to a US attack on five Iranian tankers, Iranian state media reported Wednesday. In a statement published by its official news outlet Sepah News, the IRGC said that its navy struck the vessels and inflicted...

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Karnataka to approach Supreme Court over 6,000-cusecs Cauvery water release order

Bengaluru: Karnataka will approach the Supreme Court challenging the orders issued by the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) and the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) directing the state to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily to Tamil Nadu, Water Resources Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy said Wednesday. Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, Cheluvarayaswamy said the...

 

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