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From digital to paper: Can pen-and-paper exams end NTA’s test turmoil and shape the future of JEE, NEET, and CUET?

Parliamentary panel recommends pen-and-paper format to improve reliability in national exams The parliamentary standing committee on education, women, children, youth and sports has recommended a stronger focus on pen-and-paper exams for major national tests, highlighting recurring disruptions in computer-based examinations conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The committee, chaired by Congress MP Digvijaya Singh,…

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Coimbatore digital marketing firm owner arrested for sending parcels with abusive messages to former employee who started same business | Coimbatore News

COIMBATORE: A Coimbatore man delivered revenge in a novel way to a woman who quit the job in his digital marketing firm and started the same business. The man ordered more than 100 products from online stores daily for his former female employee using the cash-on-delivery option. Parcels and parcels were being delivered at her…

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Cybercrime surge: CBI flags Myanmar’s ‘digital arrest’ rackets; chargesheet reveals slave compounds, cross-border control

Myanmar and neighbouring regions are emerging as major hubs for “digital arrest” cyber-fraud networks that coerce trafficked Indians into running call-centre style operations, the CBI has said in a chargesheet filed against 13 accused, PTI reported.The agency’s findings stem from a suo motu case investigating 10 major incidents of digital-arrest scams. Technical analysis of nearly…

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Digital dominance: UPI tops global real-time payments with 49% share; govt tells Lok Sabha

India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has been recognised as the world’s largest retail real-time payment system by transaction volume, accounting for nearly half of all such transactions globally, the government told Parliament on Monday.Citing an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report titled ‘Growing Retail Digital Payments (The Value of Interoperability)’ dated June 2025, the government said…

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Karisma Kapoor’s kids’ lawyer reacts to Priya Kapur’s claim of paying Rs 95 lakh per semester fees for daughter’s university, Sunjay Kapur ‘digital ghost’ in his will |

Karisma Kapoor‘s children are fighting a legal battle against Sunjay Kapur’s widowed wife Priya Kapur in the court. Sunjay Kapur passed away in June this year, but soon after his demise, there’s been a family feud regarding his will and Rs 30,000 crore estate. Karisma’s children filed a plea in court, alleging that Priya has…

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Rashmika Mandanna voices AI concerns; ‘Thamma’ actress urges fans to stay alert, calls for stricter digital safety |

Actress Rashmika Mandanna has voiced concerns over the increasing misuse of AI to create fake images, particularly targeting women. She urged fans to stay alert and called for stricter digital safety measures and unforgiving punishment for AI abusers. Mandanna emphasized the need for responsibility in using AI to build a dignified society. The use of…

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SC orders CBI probe into ‘digital arrest’ scam cases | India News

(AI-generated image used for representation purposes) NEW DELHI: Supreme Court order for pan-India CBI probe into ‘digital arrest’ cases, while signifying the threat from digital scamsters, is important also because the opposition-governed states had withdrawn “general consent” to CBI to probe crimes in their territories.Keeping two other forms of cyber-crime – investment scams and part-time…

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Informal sector jobs hold steady in September quarter, digital use rises

NEW DELHI: Employment in the country’s unincorporated sector was estimated at 12.9 crore in the July-Sept quarter, almost at the same level as in the previous quarter, a survey showed. The quarterly bulletin of unincorporated sector enterprises released on Tuesday by the statistics office showed that the number of establishments increased from 7.9 crore in…

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Ed Sheeran’s digital detox: Why does the British singer not use a phone? |

In a world where swipes decide relationship status and a couple of clicks offer home deliveries, Ed Sheeran decided his life would be a digital detox. Recently, the 34-year-old revealed that he learned about his long-time friend Taylor Swift’s engagement through social media, just like every other fan or netizen. The statement raised a couple…

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