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New Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): The Central Board of Secondary Education (<keyword id="6356155" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="cbse" source="Orion">CBSE</keyword>) on Wednesday issued an advisory for students and parents regarding the <keyword id="3416876" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="practice-papers" source="Orion">practice papers</keyword> it has released for all major subjects of Classes 10 and 12. The board in its notice has warned students and schools that these sample papers should be accessed from the official website - cbseacademic.nic.in - and need not be purchased from any private publisher. "As per NEP 2020 recommendations, the Board had initiated competency-focused education and assessment in its affiliated schools and has recently released practice papers in all major subjects of Classes X and XII," read the notice by CBSE. "These practice papers have been developed to facilitate the students in solving more application-based questions of higher-order thinking skills and enhance conceptual understanding of topics," it said "It has come to the notice of the board that schools and students are being asked to access the CBSE practice papers from certain private publishers sites. The public is advised not to be misled by any claims and promotions" the advisory read. The registration procedure for the board exams 2024 for private students began on September 12 on its official website - cbse.gov.in. Students can proceed with the registration after the release of the form. The deadline to submit the registration form is October 11 and students can submit the form till October 19 with a late of Rs 300 per subject. (ANI)

CBSE warns against private websites selling practice papers for classes 10 and 12

<ul class="summary-list"><li>As other investors flee China, KFC and McDonald's are planning their most ambitious expansions there.</li><li>Both enjoy premier positions in China's fast food market, but the country's economic outlook remains dim.</li></ul>There's a common phrase in urban China that's embedded in the fabric of Kentucky Fried Chicken: "Crazy Thursday."Coined as a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.effie.org/case_database/case/CN_2019_E191-RS-160928198">promotion six years ago</a>, Crazy Thursday promised heavy discounts every week, <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/s4Tv25UfkH396Xe0ncATGg">like 15 wings for $2.82 or a four-piece meal for $4.20.</a>It's become a national phenomenon in China, partly because it's at the heart of one of the country's most viral internet memes, where people write melodramatic stories that end with a sudden twist — a request for 50 yuan, or $7, to buy a Crazy Thursday feast."I was fired today," one such post reads. "I didn't want to go to work. My performance was terrible. No one cares about me. Send me 50 yuan for Crazy Thursday."The bizarre trend boasts over 3 billion views and 31 million posts on Weibo, China's version of X.McDonald's fans have their own entry in the Chinese zeitgeist — a make-believe pseudo-Christian religion called the "McMen," which sounds like "Amen" when said in Mandarin."Blessed are the McMen in Hangzhou," read one topic that went viral when McDonald's released new <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://s.weibo.com/weibo?q=%23%E6%9D%AD%E5%B7%9E%E7%9A%84%E9%BA%A6%E9%97%A8%E4%BF%A1%E5%BE%92%E6%9C%89%E7%A6%8F%E4%BA%86%23">Happy Meal toys in the province</a>.Such is the cult-like success of these two American fast-food brands in China, a market that's barely been touched by the luster of Arby's, Chick-fil-A, In-N-Out, Five Guys, and other US favorites.Both KFC and McDonald's have announced aggressive, ambitious expansions in China's post-COVID era, at a time when most Western-led firms have <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/china-economy-chinese-stock-market-foreign-investor-cash-flow-money-2023-12">lost faith in the country's stalling economy</a>. Key to their drive, experts say, is perceived opportunity in China's less-developed cities, where these brands' reputations precede them, rent is lower, and consumers are more optimistic."Sales are declining in Tier One and Tier Two cities because the market is too saturated," Shaun Rein, founder of consultancy China Market Research Group, told Business Insider. "But there's huge growth potential in the lower-tier cities."KFC or McDonald's might be considered America's cheapest food options. But in China's less affluent hubs, they're a premium pick that both chains think these cities are ready for."What's happened is that somebody in an eighth-tier city is looking at KFC as an aspirational purchase," Rein said. "And so is saving up money and excited to try Western food and a bit of Western living for the first time."Kind of the way it was in Shanghai 25 years ago," he said.<h2 id="5a04c909-1ffd-4b8b-a538-64e3695db0f3">An expansion rate surpassing America's</h2>KFC, run by Shanghai-headquartered Yum China, has historically enjoyed the lion's share of the country's fast-food cravings. In December, its store count hit 10,000 restaurants, more than double the 4,300 KFC locations in the US.<div type="image" title="A view of the 10,000th outlet of KFC in China in Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang province." height="3415" width="4961" msid="113232836" hostid="261" sizebytes="1626542"></div>Yum China also runs Pizza Hut and owns a combined 15,000 pizzerias and chicken shops in the country.In April — as the national economy still struggled to gain momentum — Yum China said it planned to open another 5,000 stores in two years. That's the third time it's doubled its expansion rate in the last decade."It took us 25 years to build the first 5,000 stores in China, 8 years to build the next 5,000, and just 4 years for the last 5,000," the company wrote in a note to shareholders.McDonald's, which has 500 stores in Shanghai alone, hopes to raise its store count from <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/mcdonalds-plans-to-have-over-10000-cafes-in-china">6,000 locations to 10,000 by 2028.</a><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202402/22/WS65d69dd7a31082fc043b86c5.html">According to state media</a>, about half of these McDonald's stores are already in third- and fourth-tier cities.<h2 id="c0c3b8bb-01ee-4ec1-9902-69fa66cc5c96">Hopes for a new middle class in China</h2>Cities in China are unofficially grouped into tiers according to their status, size, and wealth. Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen comprise the most prestigious first tier, while others like Chengdu and Chongqing trail closely.But optimism is plummeting in these hubs, even after zero-COVID ended in 2022. <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/china-capital-flight-yuan-property-market-economy-growth-foreign-currency-2023-10">Multinationals and investors are leaving in droves,</a> concerned about financial restrictions, a poor economic outlook, and the looming threat of conflict with the US.Consultants like Rein believe the cities below the second tier — think lesser-known places like Nanyang or Anshan — present more opportunity for an upswing."We're telling most of our clients to look at third, fourth, fifth-tier cities," he said.<div type="image" title="A property is under construction under the rising sun in Suqian, Jiangsu." height="1574" width="2500" msid="113232835" hostid="261" sizebytes="524368"></div>A spokesperson for Yum China told BI that over half of its new KFCs are built in lower-tier cities, where rent and labor costs are cheaper."And the ticket average is as good in as in higher-tier cities," they said. "For now, we are mainly serving middle-class consumers in these markets."Analysts and brands are betting these cities will be the birthing ground for the next generation of China's middle class, buoyed by a lower cost of living and an under-30 workforce three times as large as that in higher-tier cities.More importantly, there's hope that consumers there will look to upgrade their lifestyles with new clothes or foods. Some analysts, like Allison Malmsten from Daxue Consulting, point to indicators like cheaper housing — seen by many young Chinese as an essential purchase."The housing market is a major determinant of consumer confidence in China," Malmsten, a strategy consultant, told BI.Securing that crowd would be a major boost for brands like <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/kfc-parent-yum-reports-surprise-drop-global-same-store-sales-weak-demand-2024-05-01/">KFC</a> and <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/30/mcdonalds-same-store-sales-fall-worldwide-for-first-time-since-2020">McDonald's</a>. Both have seen <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-starbucks-kfc-us-sales-diners-cut-back-prices-expensive-2024-8">slumping sales</a> in their global operations. Yum China's stock price has fallen some 43% in the last 12 months, from highs of $58 in September 2023 to $33.66 on Wednesday.But the potential scale awaiting them is massive. China's third-tier cities alone host a combined 330 million people, equivalent to almost the entire US population. Those in tier four and below are home to nearly double that number.China's central government has pushed hard to develop these regions in recent years, urging local officials to take on billions in debt to fund infrastructure like high-speed rails, highways, and airports.<div type="image" title="Workers are working on a bridge pier at the zero-lane highway construction site at the junction of Daoxian County and Shuangpai in Yongzhou." height="3956" width="5280" msid="113232839" hostid="261" sizebytes="2502144"></div>Yum China says it's preparing itself to ride that boom, building restaurants at highway rest stops in 20 provinces amid an <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-manufacturers-profits-dip-carmakers-surge-us-concern-overproduction-factory-2024-4">expected surge in Chinese car ownership numbers</a>,McDonald's did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.<h2 id="5334de1a-bbe8-4803-8fdd-29cac3998aae">Chinese KFC has nearly doubled its menu items</h2>Expanding during a sluggish economy might make sense for fast food brands, which are often classified as <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chain-restaurant-winners-and-losers-during-recession-analysis-2023-1">recession-proof</a> as consumers downgrade their spending.Fast food's low-cost identity may be fading in the US due to price hikes, but in China, McDonald's and KFC never held the reputation of the lowest-cost food. Local shops and restaurants were almost always cheaper.Malmsten said KFC's strength in China lies in its "barbell strategy" of offering consumers both cheaper and more expensive options, such as wagyu beef products."The rich are comfortable to spend, while the middle class chooses cheaper options," she said.The size of the chicken chain's Chinese product line is monstrous, typically numbering 50 items per menu compared to 29 per menu in the US.Yum China rolls out a new product roughly weekly, from spicy noodles to beef wraps to congee.<div type="image" title="Six KFC sliders rest on a display counter, six types of noodles and soups are displayed on an order screen at a FKC>" height="1440" width="1920" msid="113232841" hostid="261" sizebytes="160340"></div>"It's East meets West on a serving tray," said Jonathan Bernstein, CEO of London-based Yonder Consulting's Asia operations.Bernstein told BI that US fast-food brands in China aggressively try to match local tastes largely because homegrown competitors like Dico's and Real Kung Fu threaten to gobble up market share by offering more Chinese-tasting burgers or meals.<div type="image" title="Visitors in Shanghai throng a McDonald's during one of its promotions." height="2802" width="4200" msid="113232842" hostid="261" sizebytes="638266"></div>Malmsten said an expanded product range could be a unique boost for KFC and McDonald's in smaller cities."In lower-tier cities, these chains might be the only option for a Western meal while still having Chinese breakfast options like congee and youtiao," she said, referring to traditional fried dough sticks sold by both McDonald's and KFC.Analysts from Yonder Consulting said that American fast-food brands have a track record of being first-movers in China, snagging prime locations in its first-tier cities ahead of mainstream demand decades ago."Now, they are doubling down further on this strategy by expanding into the inland regions of China, especially Tier Three and Tier Four cities with a growing middle class," they told BI.<div type="image" title="Visitors visit the KFC stand at a market in Shanghai." height="3024" width="4979" msid="113232843" hostid="261" sizebytes="717660"></div>Both brands will likely be assisted in these new territories by the Chinese internet, with free advertising from the deluge of Crazy Thursday and McMen memes in one of the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://english.www.gov.cn/archive/statistics/202308/28/content_WS64ec5126c6d0868f4e8dee21.html">world's most online countries.</a><a target="_blank" class="" href="https://daxueconsulting.com/kfc-crazy-thursday-china/">In an analysis of the Crazy Thursday trend</a>, Daxue Consulting said it's likely the meme's emergence in 2021 contributed to a post-pandemic rebound in KFC's annual revenue to $7.2 billion in 2022.Rein noted that American fast food is often seen by Chinese consumers as safer to eat because its ingredients are typically standardized — a major boon in a market riddled with food scandals."They've got a good reputation for good tasting, affordable food. That's something that's needed in the weak economy," said Rein.

American fast-food giants are going big on a China wager, betting they can get the country's new middle class to love them back

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Asana CEO Dustin Moskovitz lobbed one of his boldest claims against Tesla on Wednesday.</li><li>The tech founder alleged in a Threads post that Tesla has misled consumers on a "massive scale."</li></ul>A Facebook cofounder's attacks against Tesla continues, and it comes with one of his boldest allegations against the company to date: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/tesla">Tesla</a> is the next Enron.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/asana-founders-dustin-moskovitz-justin-rosenstein-lives-careers-2020-2">Dustin Moskovitz</a>, the Facebook cofounder who later went on to start Asana, claimed in a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.threads.net/@moskov/post/C6KW_Odvky0">Threads post</a> on Wednesday that the EV maker has misled consumers "on a massive scale," accusing Tesla of lying about its <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-fsd">Full-Self Driving software</a> and the vehicle's ranges.Spokespeople for Tesla and Asana did not respond to a request for comment.Tesla CEO Elon Musk did not directly address Moskovitz's allegations but instead, on Friday, hurled insults and a <a target="_blank" href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1783955057123447191">slur</a> at the Facebook cofounder on X.Musk then followed up with another post: "I'd like to apologize to Dustin Moskovitz for calling him a 'retard'. That was wrong. What I meant to say is that he is a pompous idiot whose his head is so far up his own ass that he is legally blind. I wish him the best and hope that someday we can be friends." Moskovitz had not yet addressed Musk's posts on Friday.On Wednesday, the Facebook cofounder acknowledged the gravity of his comments in his social media post."I know I sound crazy to most people who don't follow $TSLA closely but at this point it really needs to be said," he wrote. "This is Enron now, folks."To recap the two-decade-old scandal, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/10-years-later-what-happened-to-the-former-employees-of-enron-2011-12">Enron</a>, the energy giant, filed for bankruptcy in 2001 after it was caught using creative accounting to hide billions of dollars in debt and lying about its sources of revenue. The company's chief executives were found guilty of fraud and conspiracy in 2006.Moskovitz didn't outline detailed evidence for each of his allegations, but he did share graphs from Tesla that he claims reveal how the automaker is trying to show an increase in miles driven with FSD, Tesla's driver-assistance technology that is critical for the company's path to autonomous driving and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-robotaxi-not-enough-model-2-needed-wedbush-analysts-2024-4">robotaxis</a>.The tech founder went as far as predicting that people would end up in jail.No executives at Tesla have been charged with a crime, and the company has never been found liable for consumer or securities fraud.The company has <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-fsd">faced lawsuits</a> and probes from federal regulators regarding Tesla's FSD technology or Autopilot and its vehicle range, but there are no legal challenges related to the automaker misleading people about mileage usage with Tesla's driver-assistance feature.Most lawsuits have come from drivers who alleged that Tesla is misleading customers about FSD's capabilities. So far, the company has either <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-settles-lawsuit-over-autopilot-crash-that-killed-apple-engineer-2024-4">settled</a> or has been found not liable.On Friday, the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/feds-investigating-tesla-autopilot-recall-after-crashes-kept-happening-2024-4">National Highway Traffic Safety Administration</a> said it was investigating whether Tesla sufficiently addressed issues with the company's Autopilot software after its December recall of 2 million vehicles.Tesla is also facing a probe by the<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-sec-investigation-tesla-autopilot-self-driving-fsd-report-2023-1"> Securities and Exchange Commission</a>. Bloomberg reported last year that federal regulators are investigating how Tesla's driver-assistance software was marketed and if Musk had any involvement in the promotion of the technology.Drivers also have accused Tesla of<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-facing-lawsuit-overexaggerated-driving-range-2023-8"> inflating its vehicle mile range</a>, bringing a class-action lawsuit against the company. A judge said in March that plaintiffs will have to go through<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-owners-lawsuit-battery-range-evs-2024-3"> individual arbitrations</a>.In the company's 2023 third-quarter earnings report, Tesla disclosed that the<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-investigated-over-driving-range-and-elon-musks-glass-house-2023-10"> Justice Department subpoenaed</a> the company for information related to "vehicle range" and other matters.Moskovitz also has long been skeptical of Elon Musk and his ventures.Last year, the Asana founder suggested that<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-asana-dustin-moskovitz-calls-elon-musk-tesla-spacex-scams-2023-7"> Tesla and SpaceX are overvalued</a> and that the companies' leader is given too much credit."The point is I don't really see these companies as dispensating impact, or at least don't give nearly as much credit to him as others do," Moskovitz said on Threads. "If they were really built on outward lies, rather than just self-deceptions (rose-colored glasses), then we should really see them as scams he got away with."Moskovitz has even called on<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-asana-cofounder-elon-musk-should-resign-endorsing-antisemitic-tweet-2023-11"> Musk to resign</a> from his executive role in all his companies after Musk called an<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/musk-faces-consequences-for-calling-antisemitic-tweet-actual-truth-2023-11"> antisemitic post on X</a> the "actual truth.""I call on Elon Musk to resign," Moskovitz said on Threads last year, adding that he should resign "(from everything)."

Facebook cofounder accuses Tesla of being the next 'Enron'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban will be deposed for his promotion of the now-defunct crypto lender Voyager.</li><li>Cuban had promoted the company as being "as close to risk-free as you're gonna get."</li></ul>Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban will be deposed next month in connection to his promotion of Voyager, the crypto lender described as a "Ponzi scheme" in a class action lawsuit.The <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-cuban-crypto-trading-bankrupt-voyager-digital-lawsuit-ponzi-report-2022-8">lawsuit</a>, which was originally filed in August, aims to hold Cuban and Voyager CEO Steve Ehrlich responsible for over $5 billion in lost customer funds. Cuban requested to split his deposition in court over two hearings, though that request was <a href="https://assets.law360news.com/1563000/1563561/https-ecf-flsd-uscourts-gov-doc1-051125442809.pdf">denied yesterday</a>, according to court documents, with orders for Cuban to deliver his testimony in one session on February 2.Voyager investors have claimed that Cuban and Ehrlich roped in naive customers to the platform, as Cuban, an <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/crypto-crash-mark-cuban-ftx-bankman-fried-arrest-bitcoin-bubble-2022-12">avid cryptocurrency investor</a>, touted the crypto exchange on numerous occasions to his followers. Cuban previously stated that he was a customer of Voyager himself, and claimed it was "as close to risk-free as you're gonna get in the crypto universe." Cuban's basketball team, the Dallas Mavericks, also entered a five-year partnership with the now-bankrupt crypto exchange. At one point, the the team ran a promotion wherein <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/mark-cuban-dallas-mavericks-free-bitcoin-100-voyager-digital-app-2021-10">Mavericks fans would receive $100 worth of Bitcoin</a> if they deposited $100 into Voyager."The Deceptive Voyager Platform … was an unregulated and unsustainable fraud, similar to other Ponzi schemes," the <a href="https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/robertson-cuban-complaint-usdc-florida.pdf">class action</a> complaint reads. "Defendants Mark Cuban and Stephen Ehrlich were key players who personally reached out to investors, individually and through the Dallas Mavericks, to induce them to invest in the Deceptive Voyager Platform." <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/crypto-voyager-digital-bankruptcy-protection-filing-bitcoin-loan-prices-trading-2022-7">Voyager declared bankruptcy</a> last summer and was part of a <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/crypto-markets-recap-terrausd-meltdown-ftx-collapse-sam-bankman-fried-2022-12">chain of bankruptcies</a> among crypto firms stemming from the collapse of Terra-Luna, which sparked a massive sell-off in digital assets. The firm is going through Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/binance-sec-voyager-digital-exchange-cryptocurrencies-bankruptcy-filing-markets-objection-2023-1">Binance.US has made a $1 billion bid</a> to buy the assets of the defunct firm, though the deal is being scrutinized by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which raised a limited objection to the transaction.

Mark Cuban to be deposed over his promotion of Voyager crypto 'Ponzi scheme' in class action lawsuit

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has been hit with a lawsuit for promoting Binance NFTs.</li><li>The plaintiffs are seeking damages in excess of $1 billion.</li></ul>Cristiano Ronaldo has been hit with a class-action lawsuit for promoting non-fungible tokens (<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/nft-meaning">NFTs</a>) listed on Binance.In a Monday court filing, plaintiffs said both the Portuguese soccer star and the crypto exchange had made "deceptive statements" to promote the <a href="https://www.binance.com/en/blog/nft/cristiano-ronaldo-the-nft-collection-5556607489226167192" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"CR7" NFT collection</a>, launched in November 2022. They're seeking damages in excess of $1 billion.NFTs are forms of digital art stored on a blockchain. The asset class exploded in popularity in 2021 as investors piled into cryptocurrencies such as <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/currencies/btc-usd">bitcoin</a> and <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/currencies/eth-usd">ethereum</a>. Their value has since tanked and about <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/nft-market-crypto-digital-assets-investors-messari-mainnet-currency-tokens-2023-9">95% are now worthless</a>, according to data from NFT Scan and CoinMarketCap.Binance's CR7 collection features images of Ronaldo in seven poses. The forward, who now plays for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, pledged to "change the NFT game and take football to the next level."The cheapest of the CR7 NFTs cost $77 when it launched ahead of last year's FIFA World Cup but is now worth just $1, per <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67566602" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBC News</a>. Monday's lawsuit alleged that both Ronaldo and Binance knew their promotion "targeted consumers unfamiliar with crypto."Ronaldo isn't the first celebrity to be sued for promoting NFTs or cryptocurrencies. In December 2022, a class-action lawsuit alleged that Justin Bieber, Serena Williams, Paris Hilton, and several other high-profile figures were paid to misleadingly promote the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/celebrities-named-lawsuit-against-company-behind-bored-ape-nfts-2022-12">Bored Ape Yacht Club</a> digital art collection.Meanwhile, celebrities including legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star Larry David are facing a separate lawsuit for endorsing FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried's failed crypto exchange.The Ronaldo NFT lawsuit comes just weeks after Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, better known as "CZ," agreed to step down as part of a settlement with the US Department of Justice. The crypto exchange was slapped with a $4.3 billion fine for violating anti-money-laundering and sanctions rules. The DoJ said it had failed to block transactions <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/binance-ceo-cz-guilty-plea-department-of-justice-money-laundering-2023-11?_gl=1*1gapm3d*_ga*MzIwMDc0OTgxLjE2OTE2NTg2NjM.*_ga_E21CV80ZCZ*MTcwMTQyMjk5MC4yMzUuMS4xNzAxNDI0MTg0LjU5LjAuMA..">sending funds to terrorist groups</a> including Hamas, Al-Qaeda, and Isis.Neither Binance nor Ronaldo's management company immediately responded to requests for comment from Business Insider, sent outside normal working hours.

Cristiano Ronaldo slammed with $1 billion lawsuit for promoting Binance NFTs

In the wake of a resurge in Covid numbers, the <keyword id="3216" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="students">students</keyword> from <keyword id="6405739" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Classes">classes</keyword> 1 to 5 shall be promoted to the next classes without taking the test in <keyword id="6355588" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="rajasthan">Rajasthan</keyword>, confirmed <keyword id="6379937" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="officials">officials</keyword> here on Thursday. However, final exams for Classes 6 and 7 students will start on April 15, while a separate guideline will be released by the officials for Class 8 Board examination. Apart from this, Class 9 and 10 examinations will be held from April 6-22. The result of all these exams will be announced on April 30. The next session will start from May 1. As per the orders, in view of changing circumstances of Covid-19, children up to Class 1 to 5 will be promoted to the next class based on the assessment made under Smile-1, Smile-2 and "Aao ghar se sikhe" program. State government has launched a smile project during lockdown under which teachers were teaching students via YouTube channels. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/kishore-biyani-future-group-appeals-to-the-singapore-arbitrator-to-exclude-future-retail-from-the-fight-with-amazon/articleshow/81562016.cms">Ahead of Delhi High Court's decision, Future Group appeals to the Singapore arbitrator to exclude Future Retail from the fight with Amazon</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/indian-spacetech-startup-pixxel-space-gets-7-3-million-funding-before-the-launch-of-its-first-satellite/articleshow/81562421.cms">Indian spacetech startup Pixxel gets $7.3 million in funding as it announces a new product even before the launch of its first satellite</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/airtel-adds-3-times-more-subscribers-than-reliance-jio-vodafone-idea-turns-positive-for-the-first-time-in-15-months/articleshow/81562851.cms">Airtel adds 3 times more subscribers than Jio while Vodafone Idea gets net addition first time in 15 months</a>

Rajasthan to promote students from classes 1 to 5 to next classes without exams, confirmed officials

For the second consecutive year, examinations up to Class 8 will not be held in <keyword id="413944" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="uttar">Uttar</keyword> Pradesh government-run <keyword id="37180" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="schools">schools</keyword>. Due to the pandemic conditions, the state government has decided to <keyword id="6370152" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Promote">promote</keyword> <keyword id="3216" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="students">students</keyword> till Class 8 to the next class without examination. Their assessment will be done on the basis of performance throughout the academic session. Last year, in 2020, students up to Class 8 were also promoted without examinations, on the basis of internal assessment. Schools, thereafter, were closed for the next tens due to Covid 19 pandemic. Studies have been affected for almost the entire academic session and online classes were started from July last year. Children from economically weaker sections who study in government schools could not take the online classes. Class from 6 to 8 reopened from February 10 and classes from 1 to 5 began from March 1. Additional Chief Secretary, <keyword id="6355445" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="education">Education</keyword>, Renuka Kumar, said, "We are running a 100 day 'Prerna Gyanotsav' programme for children up to class 8. The students will be assessed on this and promoted to the next class." SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/gold-prices-are-falling-and-the-worlds-biggest-market-for-the-yellow-metal-is-hoping-for-more-shoppers/articleshow/81406658.cms">Gold prices are falling and the world’s biggest market for the yellow metal is hoping for more shoppers</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/craftsman-automation-has-fixed-a-price-band-of-14881490-a-share-for-its-150-crore-ipo/articleshow/81408729.cms">Auto components maker Craftsman Automation’s ₹150 crore IPO to hit the capital markets next week — price band fixed at ₹1,488–1,490</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/india-is-using-the-quad-alliance-to-get-help-from-the-us-japan-and-australia-to-match-chinas-covid-19-vaccine-push/articleshow/81408044.cms">India is asking the QUAD for money to boost vaccine production and counter China’s moves on the global stage</a>

No exams in Uttar Pradesh government schools until after Class 8 to get from one grade to the next

The <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the CBSE and the Delhi government to waive examination fees for students of classes 10 and 12 in the current academic year in view of COVID-19 and financial problems being faced by some parents. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and M R Shah dismissed the petition filed by NGO 'Social Jurist' against the September 28 order of the Delhi High Court. "How can the court direct the government to do this? You should give a representation to the government...Dismissed," the bench said. The high court had asked the AAP government and <keyword id="3372335" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="The-Central-Board-of-Secondary-Education">the Central Board of Secondary Education</keyword> (CBSE) to treat the PIL as a representation and take a decision "in accordance with law, rules, regulations and government policy applicable to the facts of the case" within three weeks. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/economy/news/ahead-of-modi-and-xi-virtual-meet-at-brics-summit-india-foreign-minister-warns-of-rcep-damaging-consequences/articleshow/79257760.cms">India's Foreign Minister warns of RCEP's 'damaging consequences' ahead of Modi and Xi's virtual meet at BRICS summit</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/economy/news/indian-government-lays-down-deadline-for-digital-news-companies-to-share-fdi-details-with-the-ib-ministry/articleshow/79256146.cms">Digital news publications in India have one month to share FDI details with the government — and till October next year to comply</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/ecommerce/news/flipkart-buys-ar-firm-scapic-to-boost-its-user-experience/articleshow/79256274.cms">Flipkart makes yet another acquisition – buys 100% stake in Augmented Reality startup Scapic</a>

Plea to waive CBSE exam fees for Class 10 and 12 students dismissed by Supreme Court

The <keyword id="6354977" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> on Monday told the Centre to give reasons if the government is departing from the decision taken last year, amid the Covid pandemic, in connection with the <keyword id="4571860" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="class-XII-board-exams">class XII board exams</keyword>. The top court suggested that the policy adopted last year can also be adopted this year. Attorney General (AG) <keyword id="349004" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="K-K-Venugopal">K.K. Venugopal</keyword>, representing the Centre, urged the top court to give him time till Wednesday to come back with a decision on cancelling of class <keyword id="155806" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="XII">XII</keyword> <keyword id="32862" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="board-exams">board exams</keyword> due to the pandemic. A bench comprising Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and <keyword id="1553728" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dinesh-Maheshwari">Dinesh Maheshwari</keyword> told the AG, "you take a decision, but if you are departing from the decision taken last year in connection with the exams, then you must give us good reasons." The government will take a final decision within the next two days on whether to conduct class 12 board exams amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court was informed on Monday. Attorney General K K <keyword id="15333" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Venugopal">Venugopal</keyword> told this to a bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari which was hearing a plea seeking directions to cancel the class 12 exams of the <keyword id="6356155" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="cbse">CBSE</keyword> and Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) in view of the current situation. "No issue. You take the decision. You are entitled to it. If you are departing from the policy of last year, then you must give tangible reasons for it," the bench told Venugopal. The bench emphasized that the policy which was adopted previous year can be adopted this year too and reiterated that if Centre is departing from the notification issued earlier then it should have good tangible reason. The AG replied that a meeting has been called to take a decision on the issue. The bench responded, "Take whatever decision that's appropriate but what has been expressed by the petitioner is that last year's policy should be followed." The bench further queried the AG, a notification was issued last year, why can it not be continued this year? After a brief hearing in the matter, the top court adjourned the case to Thursday. The petition filed by advocate Mamta Sharma urged the top court to issue directions to the boards to cancel the Class XII examinations, instead devise an objective methodology to declare the result within a specific time-frame. "The Covid-19 situation is more severe in comparison to last year and require the respondents to adopt the same criteria of assessing the grading/marks of class XII students as done in the last year", said the plea. The plea contended that notifications issued by CBSE and ICSE deferring the exams to an unspecified date should be quashed, adding that students cannot be subjected to suffer uncertainty amid unprecedented public health crisis. The plea contended that it is a fit case wherein the top court may exercise its power under Article 142 of the Constitution to direct the respondents to implement the same methodology, which is being adopted for class X to declare the result and cancel the examination for Class XII. Last year, amid the pandemic the top court had asked boards to determine and declare Class 12 exam results on the basis of earlier assessment of students. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/apple-iphone-se-3-smartphone-launch-date-specifications-expected-price-in-india/articleshow/83107752.cms">iPhone SE 3 launch date, specifications, price in India and everything else we know so far</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/lockdown-new-rule-in-maharashtra-check-out-whats-is-allowed-and-whats-not-from-june-1/articleshow/83106701.cms">Maharashtra lockdown: Checkout what is allowed and what is not as per the new guidelines</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/former-hdfc-bank-ceo-aditya-puri-and-carlyle-will-be-among-the-new-owners-of-pnb-housing-finance-triggering-an-open-offer/articleshow/83105948.cms">Former HDFC Bank CEO Aditya Puri and Carlyle will be among the new owners of PNB Housing Finance triggering an open offer</a>

Government to take decision on Class 12 board exams in two days — Supreme Court suggests using same policy as last year

Mumbai, In a significant move, the <keyword id="13126" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</keyword> government has decided to promote all <keyword id="3216" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="students">students</keyword> studying in <keyword id="6381331" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Class">Class</keyword> I to <keyword id="1065514" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Class-VIII">Class VIII</keyword> without exams to the next level, School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad announced here on Saturday. "In view of the ongoing situation due to Covid-19, all state board students across Maharashtra state from Class 1st to Class 8th will be promoted to the next class without any examinations," Gaikwad said. However, the minister added that a decision is pending on conducting exams for the students in Class IX and Class XI and is expected soon.

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