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Guinness World Records (GWR) recently spotlighted a remarkable achievement on Instagram involving a modified toy car. A man, identified as Marcel Paul from Germany and a student of electrical engineering at Fulda University of Applied Sciences, successfully modified a ride-on electric car to secure the title for the "Fastest ride-on toy car (modified)." The record-breaking speed was an impressive 148.454 km/h (92.24 mph), as certified by GWR. The Record-Breaking Ride In an Instagram post, GWR shared a video of Marcel Paul riding the modified toy car, almost lying flat on it. The video, posted a day ago, quickly gained traction, amassing close to 5.3 lakh views and nearly 18,000 likes. Marcel Paul's innovative approach and dedication to modifying the toy car reflect his passion for engineering and breaking new ground in unconventional ways.

The consulting sector emerged as the top recruiter, with 167 students (31.6%) bagging offers, the institute said in a statement on Monday.

Alva’s Education Foundation, is recognized as the top Kannada medium school in the state for its quality of teaching and co-curricular activities. The offline exam is scheduled for March 3rd. The entrance examination is held for admission to classes VI, VII, VIII, and IX. This year, the school has received the highest number of applications to date, with around 300 available seats. All applications were sent via post. According to Headmaster Srinidhi Yalachittaya, the entrance examination has been conducted since 2010. Initially, the exam was held at the district headquarters but is now exclusively held at the Alva’s campus in Moodbidri. The number of applicants has significantly increased over the years, with 1,500 candidates applying during the first year and 19,006 candidates applying this year, marking the highest number in the school's history. In the previous year, the school received 13,169 applications, and approximately 12,000 candidates appeared for the exam. Out of these, only 250 students were shortlisted and admitted to various classes. Yalachittaya mentioned that the intake of students varies each year and is dependent on the performance in the entrance exam. Students admitted under the foundation’s adoption system receive free education and are provided with opportunities to enhance their non-academic skills.

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Manipur government on Sunday asked its employees to attend offices and warned that in case of any violation of the government orders, the person concerned would be booked and prosecuted under relevant the law. The Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum (ITLF) — an apex body of tribals in Manipur — issued a ‘public notice’ announcing that all state government offices located in the Churachandpur district will remain closed on Monday, February 19 until further notice. Manipur government Chief Secretary Vineet Joshi on Sunday in an order directed all government employees to attend offices and in case of any violation of the orders, the person concerned without any exception shall be booked and prosecuted under relevant provision of law of land for the time being in force.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Sunday said the OBC, Dalit and tribal constitute 73 per cent of the population but not even one of the top 200 companies in India is owned by them. Addressing a gathering during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra here, he said a caste census is an X-ray of the country which would «reveal everything». «Caste census is your (youth's) weapon and you have to find out what is your population,» he told the gathering as he came of the Swaraj Bhawan, at Lakshmi Talkies intersection near Allahabad University. «Secondly, you have to find out what is your share in the country's wealth.» «How much wealth do the 73 per cent castes have in this country? Caste census is the X-ray of the country. This will reveal everything,» he said.

high blood pressure and sugar levels, a young man from Uttar Pradesh who was preparing for medical entrance exams here in Kota passed away under treatment, officials said on Sunday. Shivam Raghav (age 21) is a NEET candidate from the Aligarh region of Uttar Pradesh. He has spent the previous three years studying in Kota for the entrance exam and is residing in a dormitory room in Landmark City, which is under the Kunhari police station. The kid was sent to MBS Hospital on Friday as his condition worsened, according to Sub Inspector Rajaram of Kunhari police station. The boy had high blood pressure and sugar levels for the previous six months. He stated that Raghav's condition worsened while he was still in the hospital, forcing an ICU transfer, where he passed away early on Sunday morning. After the post-mortem, the police gave his family members, who had traveled to Kota following his hospitalization, the body.

Canada implemented changes to the post-graduation work permit program (PGWP). Students who have completed a master’s degree program, even under two years, will now qualify for a 3-year PGWP, provided they meet all other eligibility criteria. However, starting September 1, 2024, students enrolled in curriculum licensing agreement programs will no longer be eligible for a PGWP. In addition, the special measures for distance learning and PGWP validity have been extended until August 31, 2024. Are you immigration ready? Find out A post-graduation work permit is an open work permit granted to foreign students upon completion of their studies in Canada. PGWP holders are free to work anywhere in Canada for any employer for as many hours as they like.

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social media to cigarettes. Checking your likes, they say, is the new smoke break. Others say the unease over social media is just the next round of moral panic about new technologies. We are a pair of researchers who investigate how social media affects the mental health of young people. More than 75% of teens check their phone hourly, and half say they feel like they're addicted to their devices.

Justin Trudeau has relied on immigration to drive economic growth and plug labor gaps, but now he is hitting the brakes after a seismic shift in public opinion that could undermine his chances to win the next election. It was Trudeau's father, Pierre, who championed immigration as prime minister in the early 1970s, promoting «multiculturalism» as government policy. Over time, Canadians have come to see the country's diversity as part of its identity, like the maple leaf and hockey. Think you check all the immigration boxes? Find out But when international students led a surge in immigration in the wake of the pandemic, the public mood soured as rental costs soared and services like healthcare came under strain.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up to host a special educational initiative, the «Young Scientist Programme» (YUVIKA), aimed at school children. Objectives of YUVIKA Programme The objective of this program is to introduce students to the fundamentals of space science, technology, and applications, with a focus on emerging trends in the field. ISRO's initiative is part of its strategy to engage young minds early in the field of space science, recognizing them as the future pillars of the nation.

PGDM(MBA^) Admissions, artificial intelligence now looks through a set of data to spot patterns and predict candidates who are the most deserving. This makes admission faster and helps ensure that assessments are fairer, human decisions that could be subjective. The impact of AI extends beyond simply the process of admissions and affects how we handle human resources within MBA programs.

India at the 6th Regional Dialogue of Secretaries of Security Councils/National Security Advisers on Afghanistan, on Wednesday called for preventing Afghan territory from being used by the UNSC proscribed Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad. Cross-border terrorism was a key item on the agenda of the meet. Misri, according to sources, emphasised that Afghan territory should not be used for sheltering, training, planning or financing terrorist acts; specifically, terrorist individuals proscribed by the UN Security Council, including those belonging to the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad. It is well established that any instability in Afghanistan is a threat to the whole region, he further noted. He also emphasised that India was and is an important stakeholder in Afghanistan and that it was imperative to have a ‘consensus’-based approach at both levels, regional and international.

Putin prefers Biden's win for 2nd term over Trump, says ‘more experienced and…’ The fine was mostly based on the $168 million Trump saved by getting lower interest rates on four loans by lying about his wealth. It also includes the $127 million profit from the Old Post Office hotel deal in Washington and $60 million from the sale of Ferry Point golf course in New York, which the state says he wouldn’t have been able to purchase without inflating the value of his assets.

Americans who are struggling to repay federal student loans because of financial hardship could get some of their debt canceled under President Joe Biden’s latest attempt at forgiveness

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The Economic Times (ET), Amit Sevak, chief executive of Education Testing Service (ETS) was quoted as saying that this shows the demand for the test is growing among Indians. GRE is a standardised test which tests critical thinking, analytical writing, verbal reasoning skills and quantitative aptitude of students who wish to take admission to colleges US or other countries. According to the data in the report, 113,304 Indians took the test in June-July in 2022-23, followed by 97,676 Americans and 57,769 Chinese.

Syed Mazahir Ali, as well as his wife in India. Videos on social media that surfaced showed Ali bleeding heavily as he described the horrific incident.

Mike Moffatt was 27 when he and his life partner Hannah paid an absolutely “insane amount of money” for their first house. It was a two-storey, three-bedroom, fully detached place in London, Ont., and the insanity of the purchase, in hindsight, was that the home in a thriving university town in southwestern Ontario only cost $168,000 in 2004.

Manipur University of Culture (MUC), Imphal and Phranakhon Rajabhat University (PRU), Thailand with the key objective to boost relations between the two varsities. The historic deal was inked at the Samantanet Conference Hall of PRU in Bangkok, sources said. Among other points, the two varsities, in the MoU, agreed to co-create duel degrees or joint degrees or another programme, exchange academic staff and students, knowledge and education technology and cultural programmes .