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CBSE) will conduct the first exams in the latest format from 2025, except for the one instance in 2021 when the exam was split into two due to Covid-19. The new system of twice-a-year board exams for Class X and XII will not be compulsory, according to the official as quoted by TOI. “The system aims to reduce stress on students who fear missing out on a single opportunity. If a candidate is prepared and is satisfied with the score in one set of exams, he can choose not to appear for the next exam,” he said. In 2023, a total of 38.82 lakh candidates appeared for Class X (21.86 lakh) and XII (16.96 lakh) CBSE boards.

Waymo, Alphabet Inc's autonomous driving unit, said on Friday it had applied to the California Public Utilities Commission to expand its driverless service in Los Angeles. A license would allow Waymo, which operates extensively in San Francisco, to fully operate its fleet in Los Angeles, California's largest city, where it is now testing rides, allowing new rides only by invitation.

X-59 supersonic aircraft which is capable of flying faster than the speed of sound. The 100-foot-long and 30-foot-wide plane was rolled out by NASA and Lockheed Martin on Friday in Palmdale, California. After launching in 1976 and experiencing expensive maintenance as well as a deadly crash in 2000, the Concorde, which had a top speed of 1,350 miles per hour, was retired almost twenty years ago.

HanuMan Box Office Collection Day 8: the Prasanth Varma directorial starring Teja Sajja in the leading role minted ₹9 crore on the second Friday, as per early estimates. As of now, the net India collection for the movie stands at ₹98.8 crore. With gross domestic box office collection at ₹104.1 crore and ₹38.5 crore in the overseas market, the movie has raked in ₹142.6 crore worldwide.

Solo Leveling Episode 3 is set to unfold the mysteries surrounding Sung Jin-Woo's fate. The dark fantasy anime continues to captivate viewers with its intense storyline and supernatural elements.

Remarkable Alexa. Amazon has already initiated testing with 15,000 external customers, seeking to provide more conversational interactions and a deeper level of customization, adds the report. However, employees who have had early access to the service have voiced concerns about its current performance.

Citi lifted its Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) target price to $151 from $90 per share in a note Friday, maintaining a Neutral rating on the stock.

Yesterday was a good day for bulls and I wish it was banked today rather than yesterday so that weekly candlesticks had a good finish.

₹200 crore ($24 million) from Zee. Compounding these challenges, Zee's business has experienced a downturn in recent months, partly attributed to escalated streaming costs. In December, acknowledging its inability to meet the deal closure deadline, the company's admission led Sony officials to express their readiness to abandon the agreement.

recently certified class action lawsuit is seeking at least $1.2 billion from multinational company Bayer on behalf of Canadians who claim to have been harmed while using Roundup weedkiller products.The allegations have not yet been tested in court and Bayer says it stands behind the safety of the products.Roundup, the brand name of a glyphosate-based herbicide that is the subject of the lawsuit, is the most commonly used herbicide in the world and has been sold across Canada since 1976 by U.S. company Monsanto. The German pharmaceutical giant Bayer acquired Monsanto in 2018.About 165,000 claims have been filed in the U.S.

North Korea has conducted a test of its underwater nuclear weapons system in a protest against this week's joint military drills by South Korea, the United States and Japan, state media KCNA said on Friday. The test of the «Haeil-5-23» system, a name North Korea has given to its nuclear-capable underwater attack drones, was carried out by the defence ministry's think tank in the waters off its east coast, the report said, without specifying a date. «Our army's underwater nuke-based countering posture is being further rounded off and its various maritime and underwater responsive actions will continue to deter the hostile military manoeuvres of the navies of the U.S. and its allies,» an unnamed spokesman of the ministry said in a statement, according to KCNA. The navies of South Korea, the United States and Japan staged this week three-day joint drills until Wednesday, alongside the U.S.

Quiver Quantitative — Reddit, the popular social media platform, is advancing its plans for an IPO in March, making it the first major social media company to go public since Pinterest (NYSE:PINS) in 2019. This move comes as Reddit, along with its peers, faces intense competition in the advertising domain from platforms like TikTok and Facebook (META). Reddit's IPO could also be a litmus test for its user community, which has been central to various «meme» stock rallies, including those of GameStop (NYSE:GME) and AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC).

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released the CTET Admit Card 2024 on its official website — ctet.nic.in. Candidates who will appear for the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) can now download their hall tickets. It is mandatory for candidates to carry their admit cards to the examination hall.

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The United Kingdom's cryptocurrency landscape is undergoing significant changes as it aligns with the Financial Services and Markets Act. This pivotal development, marking a substantial shift in regulatory approach, aims to apply rigorous standards, akin to those in traditional financial services, to firms operating with cryptocurrencies and stablecoins.

Union Budget 2024 is an interim budget because Lok Sabha elections are due early next year. The full budget will be after forming a new government Industry experts believe that implementing artificial intelligence (AI) to simplify tax filing could benefit citizens and government alike. “With advanced natural language processing capabilities, intelligent chatbots could understand complex financial data and automatically populate returns for review.

jeemain.nta.ac.in. The paper 1 exams will be held on 27, 29, 30,31 and 1 February. The exams will be held in two shift.

Ayurveda medicine has got a boost after the Covid pandemic as more people focus on health and wellbeing and with increased government support for this branch of traditional medicine, according to Vicram Sharma, Director Baidyanath Group, a 100 year-old Ayurveda company that traces its existence to pre-independence India. Sharma who has also recently authored a book on the advantages of Ayurveda tells ET’s Mohit Bhalla that it is a misnomer that Ayurveda drugs do not undergo rigorous trials and testing. He says that the basic tenets of this ancient science based on the medical benefits of plants and herbs should be taught at schools so that indigenous knowledge is preserved and passed on. Edited excerpts… The Government has provided impetus to traditional systems of medicine through its programs. What has been the impact? The government has undertaken a slew of measures to promote traditional medicines both through the Ministry of Ayush as well as through other schemes.

Google will tweak online search results to give comparison sites more prominence, the company said in a blogpost on Wednesday, as it outlined efforts to comply with new EU tech rules that could hit revenues for some companies. Under the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA), which the company will have to comply with by March 7, Google is obligated to treat rival services and products the same way as it treats its own when it ranks them in search results.

dollar held close to a one-month peak versus major peers on Thursday after robust U.S. retail sales data overnight added to building expectations the Federal Reserve will not rush to lower interest rates. Australia's dollar weakened after data showed an unexpected decline in employment. The U.S.

India vs Afghanistan, 3rd T20: India beat Afghanistan after two superovers for 3-0 sweep In addition, a major controversy has now erupted over India skipper Rohit Sharma being allowed to bat in the second Super Over after leaving the field to give a seemingly faster runner, Rinku Singh, a chance to finish the innings. It's worth noting that the match officials have yet to confirm whether Rohit was deemed 'retired out' or 'retired hurt'.