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First Palestinian woman ordained as pastor in Jerusalem

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A Lutheran church ceremony in Jerusalem ordained the first Palestinian female pastor in the holy land on Sunday.
Sally Azar, a Palestinian from Jerusalem will now lead the English-speaking congregation at the church of the Redeemer, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan.
She was ordained by her father in Jerusalem’s old city before a packed crowd with hundreds of well-wishers from all over the world.
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the West Bank and Gaza Strip were home to around 47,000 Christians till 2017.
Most Palestinian Christians belong to denominations that do not allow female clergy. However, Azar belongs to a small minority of protestant congregations that ordain women ministers.
The Lutheran church reportedly said that it has around 3,000 adherents in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Jordan.
Azar will be one of five ordained women in the Middle East, joining one in Syria and three in Lebanon, according to the Middle East Council of Churches.
The new pastor, following her ordination, said “I hope that many girls and women will know this is possible and that other women in other churches will join us.”

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 23, 2023
Following demand, Pathaan to have an 8:30 am show in Hyderabad

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Hyderabad: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s craze among his fans is increasing day by day and fast filling of advance tickets for ‘Pathaan’ is proof of it. The makers have got an unexpected response and the film has set various new records before its release. Keeping in mind the rapid filling of advance tickets which is unprecedented, makers now decided to show Pathaan in theatres early in the morning too.
Shah Rukh Khan starrer has become the first Bollywood film to have an early 8:30 am show at Hyderabad’s iconic Mukta A2 Ramakrishna theatre. The theatre will have a show so early for the first time in its history.
Various film analysts are of the opinion that ‘Pathaan’ will break all records on the box office. The movie does not have early morning shows only in Hyderabad but also in other cities of India. According to multiple reports, Pathaan makers are releasing the film in shows as early as 6 am across India due to its unprecedented demand.
Gaiety cinema in Mumbai, a part of the G7 multiplex, decided to screen Pathaan at 9 am on its opening day, citing Bollywood Hungama. As Pathaan is setting new records, makers would be expecting a huge box office collection.
The movie is directed by Siddhart Anand and produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 23, 2023
Saudi Arabia to transform AlUla into ‘largest living museum in the world’

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Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) has launched an initiative to transform AlUla into the largest living museum in the world, local media reported.
The initiative aims to resettle wild animals, which includes more than 1,580 wild animals belonging to four categories— antelope, reem gazelle, Arabian oryx and mountain ibex, within three nature reserves in AlUla Governorate.
The resettlement campaign is the largest of its kind for the Royal Commission for AlUla, as it includes determining the readiness of the site, monitoring resettled animals, and focusing on scientific studies and preparations for animal resettlement campaigns in AlUla.
Photo: RCU
Photo: RCU
As part of the campaign, the committee will use a lightweight, solar-powered collar for ungulates, a first in the region.
The campaign is in line with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, the Saudi Green Initiative, and the Middle East Green Initiative, with the goal of making AlUla the largest living museum in the world while preserving its environmental and historical heritage.
In order to balance the natural and cultural environment in #AlUla, we are launching the largest campaign to resettle wild animals in nature reserves, which include: Arabian and Sand Gazelle, Arabian Oryx and Nubian Ibex. pic.twitter.com/gOl9eClGXG
— الهيئة الملكية لمحافظة العلا (@RCU_SA) January 20, 2023
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 23, 2023
Teenage pregnancy in Philippines declines in past 5 yrs

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Manila: Teenage pregnancy among girls aged 15 to 19 in the Philippines declined to 5.4 percent in 2022 from 8.6 percent in 2017, according to official data.
The data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that teenage pregnancy was lower in urban areas at 4.8 percent than in rural areas at 6.1 percent, reports Xinhua news agency.
The 19-year-olds had the highest pregnancy percentage.
In terms of educational attainment, teenage pregnancy was most common among those with primary education, standing at 19.1 percent.
The percentage of teenage pregnancy decreases as educational attainment increases.
The Philippines has been grappling with teenage pregnancy over the past decade, which is a “national social emergency”.
Some officials had warned that adolescent birth rates had hovered at a level that merited “national concern”.
According to official data, teenage pregnancy has a mortality rate two to five times higher than adults.

The neonatal death rate of babies born to young mothers are three times higher than that of babies born to mothers aged 25 to 29.
Meanwhile, this social problem could also trap a large cross-section of families in perpetual cycle of intergenerational poverty, officials warned.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 23, 2023
Hyderabad: Teachers detained for protesting GO 317 at CM residence

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Hyderabad: Several government school teachers were detained on Sunday after they protested at Pragathi Bhavan demanding the scrapping of or amendment to government order (GO) 317. The teachers were shifted to various police stations while they were protesting.
In a video which went viral on Twitter, a protestor can be seen bemoaning the plight of teachers.
“Don’t teachers who come under the non-spouse category have husbands and wives? Are we supposed to life long work away from our families? How is this fair? If we take our children with us as well, our children lose the chance to be bought up in their home towns. It is only right that we are sent back to our zilla constituencies,” she remarked.
Teachers have been opposing GO 317 for the past few months, saying that it has caused them to lose their local connections and alienate their families as a result of transfers. According to the demonstrators, the GO has wreaked havoc on married couples when both the husband and wife are educators.
In 2021, the Telangana government issued the GO establishing a zonal system for job allocation, allowing the District Collector and the Head of the Concerned Department to form the allocation committee, make choices regarding jobs, and propose transfers for the District Cadre Posts.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 23, 2023
Check out inside photos from KL Rahul-Athiya Shetty pre-wedding festivities

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Mumbai: Wedding preparations have begun at the Shetty household!
Athiya Shetty is reportedly getting married to her beau KL Rahul tomorrow in Khandala and while there is much anticipation around the wedding festivities, we have some exciting photos of the venue.
On Friday evening, Suniel Shetty‘s Khandala household was all lit up and many guests were spotted wearing traditional clothes and dancing, celebrating the couple.
Check out these pictures from the venue:
While the paparazzi couldn’t spot the bride and groom, these photos come across as a delight and a confirmation that there is indeed a wedding happening. Neither cricketer KL Rahul, nor Athiya Shetty announced the news of their wedding officially.
However, earlier in the day, Suneil Shetty interacted with the paparazzi stationed outside his farmhouse and made a promise to them.
As the paparazzi congratulated the ‘Dhadhkan’ actor, he had a small interaction with them and promised that he would get his kids – Athiya and Rahul, along with the entire family for the official pictures.
He said, “Main kal leke aata hoon bachhon ko.” The actor then continued, “Aapne jo pyaar dikhaya uske liye bohot bohot thank you.”

This was the first official confirmation of the wedding from the family.
The wedding is speculated to happen at the Shetty farmhouse in Khandala and, as per reports, it will be an intimate affair.
KL Rahul and Athiya have been dating for a while now and the actress was also seen with the cricketer on a few tours of Team India. Athiya is the daughter of Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty.
The lovebirds made their relationship official the previous year as the Indian cricketer wished his ladylove on her birthday with a cute social media post featuring Athiya and himself.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 23, 2023
How Google’s layoff announcement different from other companies

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Google’s parent company Alphabet recently announced layoffs of 12,000 employees, or about 6 percent of its workforce, globally. After the announcement, it joined the Big Tech league of Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft which had also gone for layoffs.
However, the announcement made by Google CEO Sundar Pichai is different from other companies.
To understand the difference, the layoff announcements by various companies need to be analysed.
Google: I have some difficult news to share. We’ve decided to reduce our workforce by approximately 12,000 roles. We’ve already sent a separate email to employees in the US who are affected.
Microsoft: Today, we are making changes that will result in the reduction of our overall workforce by 10,000 jobs through the end of FY23 Q3. This represents less than 5 percent of our total employee base, with some notifications happening today.
Amazon: On January 4, the company CEO Andy Jassy said in a statement that they were not done with the annual planning process as earlier mentioned, and “I expected there would be more role reductions in early 2023”.
“We typically wait to communicate about these outcomes until we can speak with the people who are directly impacted. However, because one of our teammates leaked this information externally, we decided it was better to share this news earlier so you can hear the details directly from me,” said Jassy.
Meta: Mark Zukerberg’s message to all Meta employees mentioned, “There is no good way to do a layoff, but we hope to get all the relevant information to you as quickly as possible and then do whatever we can to support you through this.

Everyone will get an email soon letting you know what this layoff means for you. After that, every affected employee will have the opportunity to speak with someone to get their questions answered and join information sessions.”
The one thing which is different in Google’s way of layoffs is letting affected employees know before the announcement of the collective fate.
In the layoff, it is always better to clearly communicate about it with the affected employees before the general announcement instead of making them wait to know their fate.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 23, 2023
After WBBSE, question on ‘Azad Kashmir’ figures in ABTA test paper

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Kolkata: Controversy over a question on “Azad Kashmir” in the test paper of West Bengal School Service Commission (WBBSE) is yet to be over and a fresh row has started in the state after similar question appeared in the exam paper published by All Bengal Teachers’ Association (ABTA).
Besides WBBSE officially releasing the test paper compilation every year, which contains Class 10 final test examination (pre-board) questions of some leading schools and acts as a guide for the candidates appearing for the Class 10 board examinations, ABTA also publishes a parallel exam paper on its part.
The ABTA is basically an association of Left leaning school teachers in the state.
Last week there was major political uproar over the issue after a question in WBBSE’s test paper was detected where the students were asked to point out the location of “Azad Kashmir” on the map. Now, a fresh uproar has started with the ABTA.
A question paper released by it asks the students to write a note of “Azad Kashmir”.
ABTA’s general secretary Sukumar Pain admitted the existence of such a question in the association’s test paper. “But the syllabus of the board itself has reference to this matter. The state government- approved books too have reference to this matter. Since there is a controversy in the matter, it would have been better if the related question had not been there in our test paper,” he said.
Meanwhile, controversies over the question in WBBSE’s test paper has reached the Central level, with the Union education ministry having sent a communique to the state education department seeking an explanatory note in the matter.
In the communique, it has been stated that the matter of “Azad Kashmir” is an extremely sensitive issue and the Union government does not recognise ‘Pakistan occupied Kashmir’ as “Azad Kashmir”.

Sensing the gravity of the matter, the state education department has already initiated an internal probe into the matter. Sources said that a total of nine teachers have been identified and cautioned in the matter by the WBBSE.
Out of the nine teachers cautioned, six are members of the board’s history syllabus committee.
A letter of caution has also been forwarded to the headmaster of Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Vidyamandir, whose exam paper carrying the controversial question on “Azad Kashmir” featured in the test paper.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 23, 2023
HP launches new Envy x360 15 laptops for content creators in India

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New Delhi: PC and printer major HP Inc on Monday introduced a new range of Envy x360 15 laptops made for content creators in the country.
The laptops, offering a 15.6-inch OLED touch display and a durable 360-degree hinge, are available from a starting price of Rs 82,999.
“HP’s new Envy x360 15 portfolio enables content creators to express themselves through best-in-class display and smart, high-performance productivity features that liberate creativity and expression,” said Vickram Bedi, Senior Director-Personal Systems, HP India.
To enable greater display and powerful performance, the new HP Envy x360 15 portfolio comes with up to 12th Gen Intel Core EVO i7 processor integrated with Intel Iris Xe Graphics.
According to the company, the flicker-free and anti-reflection screen delivers the ultimate colour accuracy even through long periods of usage, supported by Eyesafe display to reduce eyestrain.
The device offers an Emoji Keyboard for faster communication, 5MP IR camera with intelligence features like Auto frame Technology and AI Noise reduction for enhanced privacy.
Continuing HP’s focus on sustainable impact, the new Envy x360 15 portfolio contains ocean-bound plastic and recycled aluminium.
It gives more screen real estate with 88 per cent screen-to-body ratio to see more of the screen and less scrolling.

The HP ‘Fast Charge’ enables long battery life with quick charging, offering up to 10 hours of battery life.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 23, 2023
Saudi project clears 1,045 mines within week in Yemen

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Sanaa: The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance in Yemen (Masam) announced they have cleared 1,045 mines in the war-ravaged Arab nation in the third week of January.
Masam said in a statement that it had cleared 15 anti-personnel mines, 131 anti-tank mines, 896 unexploded ordnance, and three other explosive devices in the war-torn provinces of Dhalea, Shabwa, Hodeidah and Taiz, reports Xinhua news agency.
A total of 383,193 Houthi-laid mines have been cleared since the Saudi project was launched in Yemen in 2018.
These landmines and improvised explosive devices laid by the Houthi militia continue to pose a threat to Yemeni civilians despite the ongoing mine-clearing efforts.
According to the pro-government demining experts in Yemen, more than 1 million landmines have been laid since the outbreak of the civil war in late 2014, when the Houthi militia took control of several northern provinces and forced the government out of the capital Sanaa.
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January 23, 2023