Odisha government begins free coaching for NEET and JEE in government and government-aided higher secondary schools. The programme helps science stream students pursue careers in medicine and engineering. Coaching is provided online at 735 schools with smart classrooms and internet. Experts and mentors conduct daily classes. The initiative aims to improve students' performance in entrance tests and Class XII board examinations.
Officials register a case against an accused in a murder case for holding a birthday party with inmates at Central Jail. Arun aka Mani Rana of Una district in Himachal Pradesh celebrated his birthday inside the barrack, making pakoras and chai. He recorded a viral video of the celebration. Jail authorities conducted a search and identified six more inmates involved. Possession and use of a mobile phone is the offense. Jail superintendent Shivraj Singh Nandgarh took immediate action.
LONDON: A guest essay attributed to incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan in The Economist indicates that the former prime minister has serious doubts about whether the upcoming elections will be held or not.
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The Australian sharemarket edged higher on Friday despite Wall Street drifting lower overnight on the back of signals that the US job market remained hotter than expected.
Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard will be put side-by-side with the NHL's best after being elected to the league's All-Star game on Thursday night, the youngest to ever do so.
The number of federal-owned universities in Nigeria may hit 99 in the coming months as a bill to establish 47 new ones has scaled through the second reading. This is just as about 56 bills have passed for the second reading to establish Federal Medical Centres in different parts of the country. The PUNCH reports
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The group, which has struck before in Iran, has a long history of division with the country.