US President Joe Biden condoles death of PM Modi's mother
Washington (PTI): US President Joe Biden has sent his deepest condolences to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the loss of his mother Hiraben who passed away in Gujarat at the age of 99.
Hiraben passed away at a hospital in Ahmedabad in the early hours of Friday. Her mortal remains were consigned to flames by Prime Minister Modi and his brothers at a crematorium in Gandhinagar.
Taking to Twitter, President Biden wrote, "(First Lady Dr) Jill (Biden) and I send our deepest and heartfelt condolences to Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) @narendramodi on the loss of his mother Heeraben Modi".
"Our prayers are with the Prime Minister and his family at this difficult time," he said on Friday night.
Messages of condolence for Modi, who is highly popular in the United States, poured in from across the country.
"Our sincere condolences at the demise of Smt. Heeraben Modi, mother of Honorable Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi," tweeted US India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF).
"Heartfelt condolences and prayers on loss of your beloved mother @narendramodi May her soul RIP," tweeted USISPF president Mukesh Aghi.
Popular African-American singer Maty Millben offered her deepest condolences to the prime minister.
"My deepest condolences to you and your family, Your Excellency @narendramodi," she tweeted.
"Your mother's great legacy now lives on in you, and in every soul you touch in India and across the world. You are in my fervent prayers," Millben tweeted.
Several leaders, including prime ministers of Japan, Israel, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal, on Friday condoled the demise of Prime Minister Modi's mother.
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Mere 35.25% students clear Karnataka Second PUC-2 examination
Bengaluru: The results of II PUC exam-2 for the academic year 2023-24 were declared on Tuesday evening and only 35.25% of students have passed the exam, the majority being girls, as usual.
The second PUC exam-2 was conducted from April 29 to May 16 in 301 exam centres. 7875 lecturers took part in the evaluation of the answer papers in 28 evaluation centres across the state, from May 18 to 28. According to the results published, 22.24% students in arts stream, 22.06% students in commerce stream and 55.16% students in science stream have cleared the exams.
A total of 1,49,824 students had registered for the exam. Among the total registered, 1,48,942 students appeared for the exams and out of this, only 52,505 students have passed, which amounts to a mere 35.25%. Out of the 84,632 boys who wrote the exam, only 24,496 (31.31%) have passed. However, the passing percentage among the 64,310 girls who appeared for the exams is 40.44%, with 26,009 students clearing it.
The last date to apply for the scanned copies of answer sheets is May 23 and the copies may be downloaded from May 22 to 24. The fee for obtaining scanned copies is 530 rupees and the revaluation charge for each paper is 1670 rupees.
The registration for second PUC exam-3 is open from May 23 to 28. With a fine, one may also register from May 29 to May 30. Application for exam-3 can be submitted before the results of the revaluation are announced.
The 2nd PUC Exam-3 will be conducted from June 24 to July 5. Kannada, Arabic exams will be held on June 24, English exam is on June 25, Sociology, Biology, Geology, Electronics, Computer Science exams are on June 27, Chemistry, Economics exams are on June 28, History, Physics exams are on June 29, Home Science, Political Science, Statistics exams are on July 1, Logic, Business Studies, Mathematics, Education exams are on July 2, Geography, Psychology, Basic Maths exams are on July 3, Hindi exam is on July 4, and Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Urdu, Sanskrit, French exams are on July 5.
