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A Quality Improvement Programme (QIP) monitoring committee meeting that met online on Saturday nearly finalised the academic calendar for the 2026-27 academic year. An academic calendar with 800 instructional hours that come to 197 working days for lower primary classes, 1,000 hours for upper primary that includes three additional Saturdays as working days in weeks…
Having scaled the summits of Spanish and European football with FC Barcelona and imposed his will upon Germany with Bayern Munich, Pep Guardiola arrived at Manchester City in the summer of 2016 carrying an almost mythological reputation. His credentials were beyond dispute. Yet in England, one question followed him everywhere: Could Guardiola do it on…
Tehran’s Milad Tower, the tallest structure in Iran, stands as a symbol of the revolutionary state’s engineering ambitions. Rising 435 metres, including its 120-metre antenna, the tower’s octagonal concrete shaft joins a pod with 12 floors housing observation decks, a cafe, and a museum. Above it, the antenna pierces Tehran’s smoggy skyline. From the deck…
Rescuers work at a site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine on May 30, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukrainian drone strikes caused fires at more Russian oil facilities overnight into Saturday (May 30, 2026), Russian officials said, in what appeared to be…
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Pedestrians navigate through a flooded Vittal Mallya Road as parts of the city experienced heavy rain and strong winds during the evening hours in Bengaluru on Friday. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J. Over the one month between April 29 and May 29, heavy rains and strong winds across Bengaluru led to 3,015 complaints related…
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A convoy escorting Pope Leo XIV drives past war-damaged buildings in Beirut, Lebanon, December 2025. | Photo Credit: AP You know how sometimes a road gets repaired just before a VIP is going to visit? Nadim Kobeissi, a computer science researcher at the American University of Beirut, used this to his country’s advantage. Sort of….
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Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha | Photo Credit: ANI Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday (May 30, 2026) said India’s knowledge in science, medicine, and astronomy predated Persia and Western countries, besides underlining the country’s role in Persia’s knowledge and European enlightenment. Speaking at the third edition of the Kashmir Literature…
President To Lam has approved an amnesty programme that will see nearly 10,000 prisoners, including foreign nationals, released across Vietnam. | Photo Credit: Reuters Vietnam said Saturday (May 30, 2026) it will release almost 10,000 prisoners, including foreigners, to mark its recent parliamentary elections. The communist nation often announces amnesties before special events or celebrations….
Philippines Defence Minister Gilberto Teodoro speaks during an interview at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on May 30, 2026 | Photo Credit: Reuters The Philippines remains under “severe threat” from China, its defence Minister said on Saturday (May 30, 2026), despite a recent thaw in U.S.-China tensions after the summit between Presidents…
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Tamil Nadu Finance Minister N. Marie Wilson on Saturday said that a White Paper on the State’s financial position would be released within two weeks and that Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay would present the details transparently before the people. Mr. Wilson was speaking to reporters this after offering prayers at the Basilica of Our…
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