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Cancel public holidays for schools on special observances: panel

Cancel public holidays for schools on special observances: panel **Rethinking School Calendars: Proposal to Realign Public Holidays** A recent advisory panel has put forth a significant recommendation that could reshape the academic calendar for schools nationwide. The panel has suggested... read more »

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Air chief flies MiG-29UPG sortie from forward airbase

Air chief flies MiG-29UPG sortie from forward airbase **Chief of Air Staff Conducts On-Site Operational Readiness Assessment at Forward Airbase** **[City, State] – [Date]** – In a significant demonstration of his commitment to the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) operational preparedness, Chief... read more »

Supreme Court to look into what constitu...

Supreme Court to look into what constitutes personal data in DPDP laws

Supreme Court to look into what constitutes personal data in DPDP laws **Supreme Court to Scrutinize Definition of Personal Data Under Digital Personal Data Protection Act** The Supreme Court of India has agreed to examine a critical aspect of the recently enacted Digital Personal Data Protection... read more »

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Meta Ramps Up Efforts to Disrupt Industrialized Scamming

Meta Ramps Up Efforts to Disrupt Industrialized Scamming ### Meta Intensifies Offensive Against Large-Scale Fraud Operations **Menlo Park, CA –** Meta Platforms, Inc. has significantly escalated its campaign against sophisticated, industrialized scamming networks, reporting the removal of over... read more »

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Why hurry in announcing poll dates, asks Bangladeshi daily

Why hurry in announcing poll dates, asks Bangladeshi daily

Dhaka – The Bangladesh poll schedule “cannot be said to have been properly thought through”, said a leading daily which observed that the announcement was made in “undue... read more »

End 'sharp words' over Ukraine, Putin tells EU leaders

End ‘sharp words’ over Ukraine, Putin ...

Kiev – Russia’s President on Tuesday called for European leaders to end their criticism over Ukraine’s decision to delay a key EU... read more »

US bombers defy China’s air-defence zone

US bombers defy China's air-defence zone

Washington – Two US B-52 bombers defied China’s new air-defence zone over the East China Sea, flying directly into the demarcated zone without... read more »

Philippines typhoon death toll soars to 5,500

Philippines typhoon death toll soars to 5,500

Manila – The de! ath toll from typhoon Haiyann in central Philippines soared to 5,500 by Wednesday with 1,757 missing and 26,136 injured, the state media... read more »

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Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Tehran – Iranian government said Tuesday that it was cautiously optimistic about future of the nuclear talks. “Ir! anians proved that the nuclear... read more »

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