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Supreme Court seeks CBSE’s response on plea over withheld result of student based in Saudi Arabia

Supreme Court seeks CBSE’s response on plea over withheld result of student based in Saudi Arabia

CBSE subsequently issued a notification titled ‘Assessment Scheme for Declaration of Results of Class XII in West Asian Countries’ on March 27 to facilitate the declaration of results for students affected by the cancellations. Photo: Special Arrangements The Supreme Court on Monday (June 8, 2026) sought a response from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on a plea filed by a Class 12 student from Saudi Arabia seeking directions to the Board to declare the results of his improvement examination. A Bench of Justices Manmohan and Vijay Bishnoi was hearing a petition filed by Class 12 student Pransu Jigarkumar Patel, who had appeared as a private candidate for the 2026 Class 12 improvement examinations in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English, and Computer Science, in Saudi Arabia. However, after the CBSE cancelled certain Class 12 examinations in several West Asian countries on March 15 amid the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict, he was able to appear only for the Physics and Chemistry papers. The CBSE subsequently issued a notification titled ‘Assessment Scheme for Declaration of Results of Class XII …

Teach You a Lesson row explained: Why Kim Mu Yeol replaced Kim Nam Gil in divisive show based on ‘cancelled’ webtoon

Teach You a Lesson row explained: Why Kim Mu Yeol replaced Kim Nam Gil in divisive show based on ‘cancelled’ webtoon

Netflix’s new Korean series Teach You A Lesson, starring Kim Mu Yeol, premiered on June 5 amid intense controversy. The web series was already one of the most heavily debated K-dramas in recent years before the filming even began. Based on a popular webtoon Get Schooled by writer Yong Taek Chae and artist Garam Han, the story follows members of a fictional government bureau trying to fix South Korea’s troubled school system. However, the show faced immediate backlash over the controversial themes of its source material, major casting complaints, and public doubt over whether such a sensitive topic should even be adapted for TV. Kim Nam Gil in The Fiery Priest and Kim Mu Yeol in Teach You a Lesson. The controversy that halted the webtoon In 2023, the popular webtoon faced massive backlash over an episode involving a Korean-American teacher and a multiethnic student. Readers worldwide accused the creators of using harmful racial stereotypes. The controversy grew so intense that the platform WEBTOON completely removed the series from its North American platform and issued …

Is Allu Arjun’s much-awaited film with Basil Joseph based on the superhero Shaktimaan? Team clarifies

Is Allu Arjun’s much-awaited film with Basil Joseph based on the superhero Shaktimaan? Team clarifies

Ever since Malayalam filmmaker-actor Basil Joseph’s 2021 Tovino Thomas superhero film Minnal Murali became a rage across the country, there has been talk of him adapting the Mukesh Khanna-led 90s TV show Shaktimaan to the silver screen. After Ranveer Singh’s name was rumoured to be attached to the project, there was recently speculation that Basil pitched the script to Allu Arjun. Here’s some clarity. Allu Arjun is the latest star who was rumoured to play Shaktimaan. Is Allu Arjun’s film with Basil Joseph Shaktimaan? On Club FM 94.3, director Arun Anirudhan, who helmed Tovino and Basil’s recent release Athiradi, spoke about working on Shaktimaan with the filmmaker-actor. “Paulson (Skaria) and I were writing the screenplay for Basil’s next directorial. Unfortunately, it did not go on floors. It was supposed to be a massive film, Shaktimaan. I do not know whether it will happen or not; it is quite complicated,” he said. When asked if Basil was invited to Arjun’s brother Allu Sirish’s wedding due to their collaboration, Arun said, “Allu Arjun invited him. He has …

NEET 2027 to be held in Computer Based Test mode: Education min Dharmendra Pradhan

NEET 2027 to be held in Computer Based Test mode: Education min Dharmendra Pradhan

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate or NEET-UG will be conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode from next year instead of pen paper test (PPT) mode in which students answer the questions in a Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) sheet, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Friday. Pradhan said that the admit card for re-examination of NEET will be released by June 14. (ANI photo) In his first statement after NTA on May 12 cancelled NEET-UG 2026 (held on May 3) following paper leak allegations, Pradhan said that candidates will get 15 extra minutes to write their re-examination of NEET on June 21. He also said that the government is taking responsibility for a “breach in command” despite following recommendations of the Radhakrishnan committee – a seven member committee set up after the NEET-UG 2024 paper leak controversy to strengthen NTA. Pradhan said that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will “go deep” into the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak matter and “no one will be spared this time. No …

Is The Undercover Program Based On A True Story?

Is The Undercover Program Based On A True Story?

Legends Netflix ( Photo Credit – Netflix ) The new crime thriller Legends on Netflix has quickly become popular thanks to its intense, unusual story. Many viewers are now asking whether the show is based on real events or is completely made up. The answer is partly yes. The show is inspired by real undercover operations conducted by British customs officers in the late 1980s and 1990s. These operations were later documented in the memoir The Betrayer by former officer Guy Stanton. Real-Life Undercover Legends Program Explained The series’ concept is based on real undercover tactics used during major anti-drug operations. Officers were given completely fake identities, known as legends, which included false names, criminal backgrounds, professions, and life histories. These fake identities were made so officers could fit into dangerous drug gangs. In real life, officers sometimes had to live like these fake people for months or even years while earning the trust of criminals. To make their fake identities look real, officers were given luxury items, fake jobs, expensive clothes, and full backstories. …

Ranveer Singh to play Lord Shiva in trilogy based on Amish Tripathi’s bestseller The Immortals of Meluha: Report

Ranveer Singh to play Lord Shiva in trilogy based on Amish Tripathi’s bestseller The Immortals of Meluha: Report

After wowing audiences as Hamza in the Dhurandhar films, it seems Ranveer Singh is going for a drastic shift in his on-screen image. If a new report is to be believed, the actor will play a character inspired by Lord Shiva in a grand big-screen adaptation of author Amish Tripathi’s Shiva trilogy, popularly known as the Immortals of Meluha series. Ranveer Singh will reportedly star in and co-produce an adaptation of The Immortals of Meluha. Ranveer to play Lord Shiva According to a Pinkvilla report, Ranveer has acquired the rights to The Immortals of Meluha under his production banner, Maa Kasam Film. The bestselling novel and its two sequels chart the rise of a warrior from the Himalayas in the ancient kingdom of Meluha. The report says that Ranveer has partnered with Birla Studios to develop the mythological epic as a grand-scale trilogy. “Ranveer has been passionate about bringing Meluha to the big screen for a long time now. The acquisition happened recently, and the project is now officially under development. Makers are approaching the …

‘Planned agenda’: Owaisi alleges Muslims being targeted based on hatred

‘Planned agenda’: Owaisi alleges Muslims being targeted based on hatred

AIMIM chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday alleged that Muslims are being targeted under a “planned agenda” and claimed that issues such as Special Intensive Revision (SIR) are being linked with National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR). AIMIM President & MP Asaduddin Owaisi. (ANI Video Grab ) Addressing a press conference in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, Owaisi said the Supreme Court had made mapping mandatory and claimed that if mapping is not done, it would be carried out using parents’ names. He further alleged that the application works through location tracking and claimed that during the verification of 27 lakh names, 97 per cent belonged to Muslims. “Muslims are being trapped under a planned agenda, and all this is being done based on hatred. The entire matter will be placed before the court, and allegations can be levelled against anyone,” he said. Appealing to AIMIM voters, Owaisi said the issue was not limited to Muslims alone but concerned all sections of society. “SIR is being linked with NRC and NPR. NRC …

5 Malayalam movies based on books to watch on OTT: Prithviraj Sukumaran’s Aadujeevitham to Basil Joseph’s Ponman

5 Malayalam movies based on books to watch on OTT: Prithviraj Sukumaran’s Aadujeevitham to Basil Joseph’s Ponman

Malayalam cinema has produced several compelling films over the years, with some of them being adaptations of literary works. If you’re interested in exploring such titles, here’s a list of Malayalam movies based on books that you can watch on OTT. 5 Malayalam Movies Based on Books 1. Aadujeevitham (The GOAT Life) Cast: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jimmy Jean-Louis, KR Gokul, Amala Paul, Shobha Mohan, Talib Al Balushi Director: Blessy Genre: Survival Drama Where to Watch: Netflix Based on the novel by Benyamin, Aadujeevitham narrates the story of Najeeb Muhammed, an Indian migrant worker who travels to Saudi Arabia in search of work, only to find himself trapped in a life of extreme hardship, herding goats in the desert. The film explores whether he manages to escape and return home. It is inspired by real-life events. 2. Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha Cast: Mammootty, Mythili, Shweta Menon, Gowri Munjal, Sreenivasan, Siddique, Musthafa Director: Ranjith Genre: Mystery Drama Where to Watch: SunNXT Adapted from the novel by TP Rajeevan, Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha follows a private detective …

Centre seeks inter-State redistribution of Lok Sabha seats based on 2011 Census

Centre seeks inter-State redistribution of Lok Sabha seats based on 2011 Census

The proposals emphatically seek to change the seat distribution — indeed, that is stated in the objects and reasons of the Constitutional Amendment Bill itself. File photo: PM Modi on X via ANI States that have stabilised their populations over past decades could see their share of representation in Parliament shrinking if proposals in the drafts of a Constitution Amendment Bill and a Delimitation Bill circulated by the Centre become law. The Budget Session of Parliament is reconvening on Thursday (April 16, 2026) to consider the Constitution (131st) Amendment Bill and the Delimitation Bill, which the government says are aimed at expediting the implementation of 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies. Published – April 14, 2026 11:38 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Police ordering takedown of posts based on their own judgement, Kamra tells High Court

Police ordering takedown of posts based on their own judgement, Kamra tells High Court

Comedian Kunal Kamra. File picture Comedian Kunal Kamra has told the Bombay High Court that the Sahyog Portal, notified through a 2025 amendment to the IT Rules, has created a situation where the average policeman is directing removal of content based on what he personally finds unsuitable. Appearing before a division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad, senior advocate N. Seervai, representing Mr. Kamra, said there were thousands of such instances. Published – April 09, 2026 09:27 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link