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Election Commission on Monday roped in banks and post offices to spread voter awareness as part of its efforts to increase voting percentage in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. The poll panel has often expressed concern over urban and youth apathy with many registered voters not turning up at the polling stations to cast ballot in the previous elections. Over 30 crore of the 91 crore electors did not cast their ballot in the previous parliamentary polls. The Election Commission (EC) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with two prominent organisations — the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) and the Department of Posts (DoP) — to amplify its voter outreach and awareness efforts ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

CISCE) on Monday rescheduled the Chemistry Paper 1 of the ongoing Class-12 board exams, citing "unforeseen circumstances". While no board official gave any details of the said «circumstances», sources in some CISCE-affiliated schools in the city claimed that the question paper was reportedly leaked on social media before commencement of the exams. However, there was no official confirmation of the leak. «Please note, the ISC Year 2024 Chemistry Paper 1 (Theory) Examination, scheduled for Monday, 26th February 2024, has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances,» the council said in a statement.

Byju’s and submit the inspection report at the earliest, a senior official told ET. It will take a final call on the next course of action, including whether the matter needs to be referred to the Serious Fraud Investigation Office or the National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA), based on the findings he added While the NFRA currently doesn’t have remit over a private limited company like Byju’s, the audit regulator is empowered to initiate a probe into any case if the government asks it to do so, another person said.

Class 12 exams started on 12 February and will take place till 2 April. As per the official notification, the results of ICSE, ISC exams will be declared in May 2024.

Adani group is planning to foray into the cab service space with electric vehicles in partnership with Uber, multiple people aware of the negotiations told ET. Billionaire Gautam Adani and Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi last week discussed the strategic alliance whereby Adani Group is looking to become a fleet operator by purchasing and listing hundreds of electric four-wheelers on Uber, the sources said.

Aadhaar stands as a pivotal Know Your Customer (KYC) document in India, essential for accessing government subsidies and various welfare schemes. It serves as a crucial identity proof across sectors, containing key details like full name, permanent address, and date of birth, all linked to a unique 12-digit number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

Question: I am an individual taxpayer and intending to avail an education loan on behalf of my daughter who would be pursuing a course in an International Educational Institute abroad. Kindly guide on whether the interest paid on such educational loan taken for the purpose of daughter’s education can be claimed as tax deduction in my tax return. Further, whether such tax deduction would be restricted to education loan availed for Indian courses or extended to foreign courses as well?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to the death anniversary of freedom fighter Veer Savarkar, praising his contributions as a source of inspiration to pursue the advancement and prosperity of our nation. The prime minister said in a post on X, “Tributes to Veer Savarkar on his Punya Tithi.

Swiggy has changed its registered name from Bundl Technologies Pvt Ltd to Swiggy Pvt Ltd through a special resolution passed by the shareholders of the company. “The change in the name of the company will help establish greater proximity and identification of the company’s corporate name with the company’s core brand, ‘Swiggy’,” the food delivery platform said in the resolution, as per regulatory filings made with the Registrar of Companies (RoC).

Siddharth Kannan, Vaswani said that SRK has 17 phones, but he has just one number, which makes it hard for him to catch up with his old friend. "We do not meet, we don’t talk, we don't even have a relationship, Vaswani said. Shah Rukh Khan and Vivek Vaswani's friendship goes back to the 90s when King Khan was still a newbie in the industry.

“The Nifty was ~18400 in Oct 2021 and is now up just 20% from those levels and largely tracking earnings. One can hardly call that a bubble,” says Harendra Kumar, Managing Director, Head-Institutional Equities & Global Research, Elara Securities India. In an interview with ETMarkets, Kumar who has over 20 years of experience in financial markets said: “New age internet companies, Real Estate, financiers and wealth managers – will see a good decadal rally,” Edited excerpts: We have seen quite a bit of volatility in markets post-budget but the good news is that Nifty managed to hold on to crucial support levels. What is your take on markets – is it profit-taking after the recent run-up? Harendra Kumar: For the headline index – we see no risk, as there has been hardly price appreciation in the headline index.

CUET UG 2024 is set to commence shortly, with the exam scheduled to take place between May 15 and May 31, 2024, according to the NTA. Meanwhile, candidates can apply online via the official website cuet.samarth.ac.in. The CUET (UG) - 2024 serves as the entrance examination for admission to undergraduate programs across all Central Universities for the academic year 2024-25.

Bihar Sakshamta Pariksha 2024: The first Sakshamta Pariksha or Competency examination is beginning from today, February 26 which is being conducted by the Bihar School Education Board (BSEB) is holding . These exams for teachers will wrap up by March 6.

PTI, the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST), which bestows this award to promising researchers in the state, recognized Veeraraghavan, who serves as a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rice University's George R. Brown School of Engineering.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other Congress leaders, was in Rajasthan's Dholpur on Sunday, a day before pausing the yatra for the five-day break. “Last year, we took out the Bharat Jodo Yatra to unite the country, and this year, from east to west, this Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is being taken out to fight against the injustice happening to the people of this country," Rahul, said in his brief address at Dholpur.

PM Modi to lay foundation for upgrading Gurgaon railway station: Rao Inderjit Singh, Union minister of State and Gurgaon MP, announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation for upgrading the Gurgaon railway station on February 26. In the first phase, the project worth has been estimated at ₹295 crore, according to a report by Indian Express. News9 Global Summit-PM Modi to deliver keynote address. Tony Abbott, S Jaishankar, Smriti Irani, Ashwini Vaishnaw and Anurag Thakur to attend: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the keynote address at the News9 Global Summit on February 26, the TV network said.

In 1930, John Maynard Keynes published his short essay ‘Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren,’ in which he outlined his vision of a future global economy characterized by leisure and abundance. As the rapid advance of artificial intelligence (AI) now threatens to displace millions of workers, it is worth revisiting this brilliant, passionate work. Keynes originally wrote his essay in 1928 for a lecture at a boys’ school in Hampshire, England, and spent two years revising it before its publication.

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Paytm owner One97 Communications after the Reserve Bank's action on its payments bank business, is yet to have a deeper engagement with the company to identify any issue, head of the panel and former chairman of Sebi M Damodaran said on Sunday. «We are an external advisor. At this point they (Paytm) are dealing with RBI,» Damodaran said in response to a question on the impact on Paytm with regard to RBI's January 31 order on Paytm Payments Banks Limited (PPBL). As per the January 31 order, the RBI asked PPBL to stop further deposits, credit transactions, or top-ups in any customer accounts, prepaid instruments, wallets, FASTags, and National Common Mobility Cards, after February 29. Later, the central bank extended the deadline till March 15.

Classroom of the Elite Season 3 Episode 9 is poised to unravel the aftermath of the Class Poll special test, leaving students of Advanced Nurturing High School in a state of flux. Japanese audiences can catch the premiere on AT-X on February 28, 2023, at 10:30 pm JST. For international viewers, Crunchyroll will make it available on February 28, 2024, at 6:00 am PT, just thirty minutes after the Japanese release, complete with English subtitles. Dive into the captivating narrative available on Crunchyroll, Netflix, and DisneyPlus, with Crunchyroll offering both subbed and dubbed versions.

Peter Thiel is trying harder than ever to get young people to skip college. Since 2010, Thiel, an early Facebook investor and a founder of PayPal Holdings, has offered to pay students $100,000 to drop out of school to start companies or nonprofits. Early on, he met intense criticism.