“Eleven million students complete Grade 12 [final school year in India] each year, with roughly 1.5-1.7 million falling within the top academic bracket. India’s top-tier institutions admit only about 200,000 of them annually,” Aritra Ghosal of OneStep Global, which helps foreign universities enter the Indian market, told the BBC. Source link
Chung Biu “Bill” Yuen says he did not organise a “shadow policing” operation in London. Source link
The concert was attended by an estimated 104,000 fans, much lower than the expected 260,000. Source link
Those who do not comply can be jailed for up to a year and fined up to HK$100,000 ($12,700; £9,600). Source link
The 24-hour long strike is expected to disrupt live television and radio broadcasts. Source link
“If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!,” Trump said in a social media post published at 23:44 GMT Saturday. Source link
Back in India, at Magic Billion, the employment agency that had sent that initial email, it managed to recruit 13 young people, who arrived in Germany in the autumn of 2022 to begin their butchery apprenticeships in small towns along the border with Switzerland. They would spend part of their time at college. Source link
Today’s brides say they are inspired by wedding of Taiwanese popstar Jay Chou at the abbey in 2015. Source link
The world’s biggest band returns after more than three years with a huge concert in the South Korean capital. Source link
Some 260,000 fans are expected to watch K-pop stars BTS perform together on Saturday for the first time since October 2022, in the historic heart of South Korea’s capital. BBC Seoul correspondent Jake Kwon has been speaking to BTS fans in Gwanghwamun Square ahead of the comeback concert. The seven K-pop stars – RM, Jin,…