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Every meaningful action begins with a reason. A journalist writes because an important event demands attention, a leader speaks because a crisis requires direction, and a citizen raises a concern because silence is no longer enough. Behind every speech, article, campaign or decision, there is usually a circumstance that makes action necessary rather than optional. This driving force is often described by the word exigence. Although it appears mainly in academic writing, communication studies and rhetoric, the term captures a simple idea: a situation that creates an urgent need for someone to respond.What does the word Exigence meanExigence refers to…
Britain handles more than a quarter of its seaborne trade through 21 ports it may soon know by a different owner. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, India’s largest private port operator, is weighing a bid for Associated British Ports, the United Kingdom’s biggest port group, according to people familiar with the matter. The prize on offer: a combined 63.9 per cent controlling stake being sold by two Canadian pension funds that have separately hired investment bankers to run the process.For Gautam Adani, the APSEZ chairman who has set a target of building the world’s biggest transport utility by 2031,…
Srinagar, July 29: The Committee on Estimates of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Wednesday convened a meeting under the Chairmanship of Nazir Ahmad Khan (Gurezi) to review the overall functioning of the Health and Medical Education Department, with emphasis on strengthening healthcare delivery and assessing the availability of medical manpower across the Union Territory. During the deliberations, the Committee undertook a comprehensive review of the department’s functioning, focusing on healthcare infrastructure, availability of human resources, quality of service delivery and the effectiveness of administrative mechanisms across Jammu and Kashmir.He directed the Health department for immediate posting of doctors in…
Carson Benge had two hits Wednesday afternoon, including the go-ahead run- scoring double in the seventh inning, as the host New York Mets edged the Atlanta Braves 3-2 in the first game of a split doubleheader.Mets squeeze by Braves in opener of DHA.J. Ewing and Francisco Lindor walked against Dylan Dodd and Ewing moved to third on Bo Bichette’s flyout before he scored on Benge’s double.Benge was the lone player with multiple hits for the Mets, who have won three consecutive games. New York scored twice in the fifth, when Francisco Alvarez ripped an RBI double and Ewing lofted a…
File photo: Rapid Action Force (RAF) NEW DELHI: As personnel of Rapid Action Force (RAF), a unit of CRPF, face questions for having fired pellet guns at anti-NEET paper leak protesters, CRPF director general G P Singh has come forward to support all his troops taking decisions and actions in bona fide discharge of their duties.Addressing personnel at CRPF investiture ceremony coinciding with its Raising Day Monday, Singh said, “As DG of CRPF, I want to assure each one of you that whether it is an operational battalion or law-and-order unit, whatever decisions you carry out in the bona fide…
New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday asserted that “no bullet was fired” on protesters and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju sought an apology from Rahul Gandhi for making allegation against Home Minister, as the Lok Sabha passed the anti-paper leak bill.Replying to the debate on the bill, Singh dismissed Gandhi’s remarks blaming Shah for police action during the CJP-led student march to Parliament, saying the charge was factually incorrect and reflected a lack of understanding of established procedures.”No shots were fired in the first place, the question of giving an order does not arise,” Singh said, adding the…
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Six years after the Union Cabinet cleared the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, India’s ambitious rewrite of its education system since 1986 has moved from paper into classrooms in patches — deep in some areas, barely at all in others.The National Education Policy (NEP) was cleared by the Union Cabinet on July 29, 2020. (HT File/Representative image)Starting with pre-school, the 5+3+3+4 school structure replaced the decades-old 10+2 model, with early childhood education officially being folded into formal schooling. Undergraduate students can bank credits and exit degrees midway. Foreign universities have started operating in India, and Indian institutes have opened campuses…
Filmmaker Suneel Darshan has once again voiced his criticism of Twinkle Khanna’s casting in ‘Mela’, saying he had doubts about her suitability for the role from the very beginning. He also expressed disappointment over the actor-turned-author repeatedly mocking the film in public years after its release.Darshan claimed that ‘Mela’ strayed from his original vision after several changes were made to the script. He maintained that those alterations, coupled with the choice of lead actress, ultimately hurt the film.Reflecting on the project, Darshan said in an interview with Hindi Rush, “The original story of Mela was mine. Some changes were made…
The last time viewers saw Peter Parker, he had voluntarily erased himself from the memories of his loved ones.So in this latest film, Parker will have to deal with his closest friends and his girlfriend no longer knowing who he is.Brand New Day also stars Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal and Mark Ruffalo, while it has a new director, Destin Daniel Cretton. Reviews, so far, have been mostly positive.The Independent’s Clarisse Loughrey, external declared it to be “the best Spider-Man movie in more than 20 years,” giving it four stars, while the Telegraph’s Robbie Collin, external also awarded it four stars,…