August 22, 2026
  • August 22, 2026

UGC allows universities to conduct own entrance exams for vacant seats

by on August 1, 2024 0

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced that universities can conduct their own entrance exams for undergraduate and postgraduate courses if seats remain vacant after regular admission rounds. This decision aims to ensure no seats go unfilled, allowing more students to access higher education. UGC Chairman, Prof M Jagadesh Kumar, emphasized the importance of...

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Manipur tense after clashes erupt, security forces fire tear gas shells

by on August 1, 2024 0

In Manipur’s Imphal East district, tensions flared between Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and security forces. Tear gas was used to disperse protestors demanding rehabilitation and an end to ethnic violence. Around 100 IDPs were involved, with additional confrontations occurring. The conflict, which began in May 2023, has claimed 226 lives and displaced over 59,000...

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Why Google’s Olympics 2024 ad went viral for all the wrong reasons

by on August 1, 2024 0

Google’s recent ad featuring its AI chatbot, Gemini, faced backlash for its portrayal during the Olympics. The commercial showed a father using Gemini to help his daughter write a fan letter to Olympian Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone. Critics argued this undermines children’s imagination and creativity. Google defended the ad, highlighting its aim to inspire creativity rather...

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Netanyahu keeps his vow as Israel eliminates key Oct 7 masterminds

by on August 1, 2024 0

On October 26, 19 days after the Oct 7 massacre, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had vowed that “all Hamas members are dead men walking”. Before launching a massive grand incursion, head vowed that the two main goals of the war were to eliminate Hamas’ “military and governance capabilities and to do everything possible...

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