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The board clarified that the identified vulnerabilities had been contained, and other exploitable weaknesses are being ruled outThe CBSE has announced it is currently monitoring vulnerabilities in the OnMark portal of its service provider after a teen hacker discovered security flaws in the evaluation system. An expert team of cybersecurity professionals is said to be deployed over the last few days from across various arms of the government as well as the IITs to fortify these systems, including taking them over to a more secure set up.The board clarified that the identified vulnerabilities had been contained, and other exploitable weaknesses…
Vikas KumarIssued to mark India’s 2001 census, this commemorative stamp featured a family of four beneath the slogan “People Oriented”. The first day cover celebrated India’s diversity with a colourful crowd scene, while its postmark showed men, women and children holding hands in a semi-circle – a symbolic portrait of a nation counting itself.Long before smartphones and government apps, India used its vast postal network to persuade people to take part in one of the world’s biggest statistical exercises: the census.Now, as India prepares for its 16th census – the eighth since independence in 1947 – a new exhibition revisits…
The next phase of the Strait of Hormuz crisis may be defined less by its closure and more by conditional access.United States President Donald Trump’s claim that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz has been largely negotiated may calm markets temporarily. But the deeper significance of the current crisis lies elsewhere. The issue is no longer only whether trade routes remain open but who has the power to condition access to them.The specific terms of any agreement may evolve, and any diplomatic arrangement may still be delayed, contested or revised. But the broader pattern is already visible: Strategic…
Although the documents revealed the identity of the bag’s owner, locating and contacting her required forming a team to trace her movementsDubai Police found a traveller’s missing bag containing valuables in the nick of time as the Arab woman was about to take her flight to Saudi Arabia. The incident first came to light when a Terminal 1 employee found a black bag in an open area of the airport and handed it over to the authorities. Upon inspecting its contents, the bag was found to contain $20,000, 150 grams of gold, other currencies, mobile phones of various brands, and…
Watch: Japan Defence Minister Koizumi rejects ‘new militarism’ claimJapan’s defence minister has rebutted Beijing’s claim that his country is engaging in a “new militarism” – criticising China for its military expansion and lack of transparency.Speaking on the last day of a defence summit in Singapore, Shinjiro Koizumi argued it was actually China and its “huge arsenal” of weapons that was of “serious concern” to the international community.His remarks were some of the most pointed yet from Tokyo in response to China’s repeated criticism of Japan’s military build-up under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The two countries have a long history of…
PSG go back-to-back and join ‘greatest of all time’Paris St-Germain underline their status as one of European football’s greatest ever teams by retaining their Champions League crown with victory against Arsenal.10 hrs agoEuropean Football
Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe number of registered dabbawalas has fallen from around 4,500 in 2018 to roughly 1,500 todayEvery morning, before the city has fully woken up, men in white caps and shirts arrive at Mumbai’s suburban railway stations on bicycles stacked high with lunchboxes.They load these boxes onto trains, cross the city and then spread out on foot and bikes to deliver hot, home-cooked meals to office workers. After a short break, they do it all in reverse – collecting the empty boxes and returning them to the kitchens they came from by mid-afternoon.These men are called dabbawalas and…
AFP via Getty ImagesEthiopia’s general election takes place on Monday as conflict rages in parts of the country, meaning many people will not be able to vote.In fact, the whole northern region of Tigray, which has been trying to recover from a brutal civil war that ended in 2022, has been totally excluded from the poll.It is the seventh election since the downfall of the military regime in 1991 – an upheaval that led to Eritrea’s secession two years later – and it takes place as Ethiopia’s relations with its northern neighbour are once again dangerously fraught.The media is tightly…
Analysts say that physical oil markets remain tight as shipping activity through Hormuz stays heavily constrained under ongoing blockades and security risksPetrol prices in the UAE increased to a nearly four-year high for June 2026 due to a surge in global oil rates after the Middle East war and closure of the Strait of Hormuz.Petrol prices for June 2026 increased eight per cent month-on-month as Super 98 price rose to Dh3.95 per litre in June compared to Dh3.66 in May, an increase of 7.92 per cent. Special 95 will cost Dh3.83 in June 2026 as against Dh3.55 in May this…
While you do not necessarily need a 4×4, it is important to stay in the centre, and drive in a straight line on the paved part; before leaving home, make sure to fuel upIt’s Milky Way season in UAE, and people are flocking to what is termed as “one of the darkest spots in the country” — Abu Dhabi’s Al Quaa desert. Hundreds of residents turned up in late May as Dubai Astronomy Group organised an event. But can you drive there yourself? Yes, according to Khadijah Al Hariri, Operations Manager, from DAG. Here’s what you need to know.What is…