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As many as 989 applications were received during the additional round, of which 629 were verified by block education officers, after which 501 students were allotted the seats.Bhubaneswar: As many as 501 students belonging to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Disadvantaged Groups (DG) were allotted seats in eligible private schools following an additional round of a centralised online lottery under the Right to Education (RTE) Paradarshi Portal for the academic year 2026-27.The online student allotment was conducted by the school and the mass education department to provide admission opportunities to children from economically weaker sections (EWS) and Disadvantaged Groups (DG).As…

Aamir Khan recalls Reema Kagti’s ‘harsh’ scolding on ‘Lagaan’ and ‘Talaash’ sets: ‘She blasted me so badly and said, how dare you come late?’ Aamir Khan has often spoken about his professional equation with filmmaker Reema Kagti, but their collaboration has not always been smooth. Recalling their time together on the sets of ‘Lagaan’ and ‘Talaash’, the actor revealed how Kagti would firmly call him out over punctuality and set discipline, regardless of his stature as an actor or producer.Reema Kagti blasted Aamir Khan for arriving late on ‘Talaash’ setSpeaking at a reunion celebrating Farhan Akhtar’s ‘Dil Chahta Hai’, Aamir…

The new $103,265 H-1B executive rule was a proposed U.S. Department of Homeland Security regulation in which the public has 30 days to comment, and according to the U.S administration. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Strongly responding to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s proposal to fix the H-1B visa fee at $103,265 for new applicants, the technology industry body NASSCOM on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) emphasised that the H-1B visa programme has long served an important purpose in addressing short-term skill gaps in the U.S.The new $103,265 H-1B executive rule was a proposed U.S. Department of Homeland…

In the depths of the Grand Canyon, scientists were trying to give native fish a better chance of survival, by taking other fish out of the Colorado River. A four-year fish-removal experiment conducted between 2003 and 2006 dramatically changed the composition of fish being caught in one section of the river. According to a 2011 study by Michael D. Coggins Jr., Michael D. Yard and William E. Pine III, published in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society and available through the U.S. Geological Survey, rainbow trout went from making up about 90% of the catch at the beginning of the…

The jury in the Lindsay Clancy case failed to reach a verdict on their sixth day of deliberations. Clancy’s lawyer asked the judge to remove a juror after the jury forewoman sent a court note saying one holdout would not follow the court’s instructions on reasonable doubt.The defence’s request to remove the juror was denied by the judge.The BBC’s Ana Faguy breaks down how the dramatic day in court unfolded.Read more Source link

The Long March-5 Y14 rocket carrying the Chang’e-7 lunar probe is seen being transferred to the launching area at the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan Province, China, on August 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP A: On August 24, China called off the launch of its Chang’e 7 mission to the moon’s south pole for the sake of “prudence, reliability and absolute mission success”. It will now have to wait until next year for another chance.All space missions have specific launch windows — periods when the positions and motions of the satellite (on the rocket), the earth, and the…

Simpson used salvaged road signs, bicycle parts and scrap metal to create towering structures that moved with the wind. Vollis Simpson spent much of his life repairing farm machinery in Wilson County, North Carolina. After retiring, he began building huge wind-powered sculptures on his farm using discarded materials. What started as a hobby soon grew into a collection that drew visitors from across the country.Simpson, a self-taught folk artist, began building the monumental kinetic sculptures in his 60s. According to the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park & Museum, he used salvaged road signs, bicycle parts and scrap metal to create towering…

It is a question prompting at least some debate within the party.”When he goes down this angry route he doesn’t help himself,” the prominent Reform activist Tim Montgomerie told Radio 4’s The World At One.Montgomerie, the founder of the ConservativeHome website, defected to Reform two years ago. He praised Farage’s political ability but added: “It’s very frustrating how he’s behaved today. He needs to get a grip of this problem.”Montgomerie argued Farage and Reform were at their best when they were more positive rather than “inward looking” and focused on “grievances.” The “grievances,” as Montgomerie puts it, are real and…

A 19-year-old man allegedly killed his wife by slitting her throat with a kitchen knife (AI image used for representational purpose only) MUMBAI: A 19-year-old man, Mohd Ehsan Sheikh, allegedly killed his 19-year-old wife, Jannat Ehsan Sheikh, by slitting her throat with a kitchen knife at around 5am on Friday, police said.The accused subsequently slit his own throat with the same weapon, police said. Both the husband and wife were daily wage labourers.Police said Sheikh died during treatment at Nair Hospital. A case of murder is being registered, while an accidental death report (ADR) is being registered in connection with…

Swatantra Bharadwaj stated his actions were self-defence during a protest. BULANDSHAHR: Influencer Swatantra Bharadwaj on Friday defended his alleged assault on the father of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) activist Nishu Azad during a protest at Jantar Mantar, claiming that his actions were in self-defence.Bharadwaj’s clarification came after a podcast clip surfaced on social media in which he allegedly claimed to have “cracked the skull” of Nishu Azad’s father and suggested that he escaped arrest despite the alleged assault.Speaking to ANI, Bharadwaj said he had acted to protect himself after being surrounded by a group of people.”What people are calling an…