Coronavirus lockdown | CBSE students who moved to different State, district can appear for pending board exams there: HRD Minister“Class 10 and 12 students who have to appear in pending board exams but have moved to different State or district during the lockdown when schools were closed, will be able to appear for exams at their present place only. They will not be required to travel back. The CBSE will issue a notification in this regard and modalities for registration of such requests,” Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ announced. … [Read more...] about Top news of the day: Students allowed to appear for CBSE exams from current location; Trump offers to ‘mediate or arbitrate’ between India and China, and more
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FG urged to allow NPDC manage OML 42, probe current operator
“On this NOTE, we want/recommend FG. NASS’ PROBE on his activities on this OML-42 while NPDC manages the facility with a new competent, reliably trustworthy, human-oriented, carrying the Host Communities along with God-fearing Operational Company “, the communities said. … [Read more...] about FG urged to allow NPDC manage OML 42, probe current operator
New Research Explains Why Boomers Share So Much Fake News
What’s likely contributing to the phenomenon, Brashier says, is not how conservative or inherently gullible older adults are — it may have to do with “social changes that happen as we get older.” In general, she says, older people tend to have increasingly smaller social networks as they get older, as well as fewer of what she refers to as “weak ties,” or peripheral acquaintances (think that Facebook friend you went to camp with when you were 14 but haven’t seen in person in 15 years). “As they’re navigating social media and see news shared by people in their network, older adults might assume they can trust it because they have a short list of people they follow and they have close relationships with people, whereas we might come to our timeline more skeptical,” Brashier says. … [Read more...] about New Research Explains Why Boomers Share So Much Fake News
MFA: It is too early to talk about complete easing of borders (news digest)
Judge of the Specialised Criminal Court, Igor Králik, withdrew his candidacy to become the court's chair due to family reasons, the Justice Ministry informed. There are three candidates left: Ján Buvala, Ján Hrubala and incumbent Michal Truban. The Specialised Criminal Court senate decided on releasing Roman Ostružlík, who has been charged with the murder of the former mayor of Hurbanovo, Laszló Basternák, alongside Alena Zsuzsová, from custody. Economic and business news Nitra-based carmaker Jaguar Land Rover will launch the two-shift production of the Land Rover Defender and Discovery models on June 1. (TASR) The government approved providing state guarantees at €173.5 million for the loans within the SURE programme run by the European Union. The state guarantees are a condition for Slovakia to draw resources from this programme, which should be used to partly cover the increased public expenses of the EU member states on shortened … [Read more...] about MFA: It is too early to talk about complete easing of borders (news digest)
U.S. stocks to end year around current levels as virus takes toll: Reuters poll
“If they have a vaccine and are able to produce it in sufficient quantities for mass vaccinations... That would probably be a game changer, and we’d see markets surge higher rather than grind higher,” said John Praveen, portfolio manager for QMA, the quantitative equity and global multi-asset solutions business of PGIM. … [Read more...] about U.S. stocks to end year around current levels as virus takes toll: Reuters poll
