UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was deeply concerned after Russia announced plans to strike Ukrainian defence sites and decision-making centres in Kyiv, one day after one of its heaviest bombardments of the city since the Russia-Ukraine war began.

According to the status bulletin as of 6 pm on May 26, CBSE said a total of 4,04,319 plications by students have been received for obtaining scanned copies of 11,31,961 answer books.

Of these, 8,98,214 answer books have been furnished digitally, the board said, adding that the pending requests for scanned copies are expected to be fulfilled by Thursday.

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In a statement, the board said, “CBSE continues to facilitate students’ access to scanned copies of evaluated answer books through the designated portal and registered email IDs of students.”

It also added that the portal for plications for verification and re-evaluation of answer books is expected to go live by Friday.

The CBSE has begun the process for re-evaluation and verification of answer sheets following concerns raised by some students and parents over the On-Screen Marking (OSM) system.

The board has faced criticism from students and parents over technical glitches, payment failures and access-related issues during the verification and re-evaluation process.

Real’s absence from Spain’s World Cup squad, while Barca dominate picks, explained by coach as ‘united nation’ first.

Luis de la Fuente has stressed that Spain’s badge outranks any club crest after naming a World Cup squad with a distinctly Barcelona hue ⁠and, for the first time, no Real Madrid player in sight.

The European champions head into next month’s tournament among the favourites, with coach De la Fuente’s 26-man squad built around eight Barcelona players and none from the Spanish cital’s biggest club, bringing ⁠the fierce El Clasico rivalry into the national team’s debate.

Defenders Dean Huijsen and Dani Carvajal were among the Real Madrid names to miss out on a team chasing Spain’s second World Cup title after their 2010 triumph in South Africa.

De la Fuente on Tuesday dismissed the idea that the decision could cost him support among Real Madrid fans.

For me, the greatest team there is – the very ‌greatest – is the Spanish national team, De la Fuente said during a breakfast with media representatives organised by Spanish public broadcaster RTVE and news agency EFE.

I don’t look at where players come from or their background. What matters are Spanish players who are proud to represent their country’s national team and to be part of a united nation.

Yamal raring to go for Spain at World Cup after injury

Barcelona’s contingent comprises Joan Garcia, Pau Cubarsi, Eric Garcia, Gavi, Pedri, Dani Olmo, Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres, while seven players called up are based in the Premier League.

The manager said sporting considerations ⁠alone guided his selection, even if squad decisions inevitably carried a subjective element.

The day I ⁠make a mistake, fail to make the right choice, or act in a way that might be beneficial just to get a result, I’m putting my job on the line, he said. Spain open Group H against Ce Verde before facing Saudi Arabia and Uruguay, but De la Fuente ⁠may yet take a cautious proach with Lamine Yamal, Nico Williams and Mikel Merino, who are all recovering from fitness concerns.

We’re in contact with all the clubs, he said. We know that ⁠these players are in good physical she; each one is making good ⁠progress in their recovery process. I’m very optimistic; I think they’ll be available for the first match.

Still, De la Fuente said Spain’s view stretched beyond the opener.

If we have to take a risk, mate, we’ll take it in a World Cup, he said. But… our view goes beyond the first match and ‌also the second. So, if we have to wait a little longer, we’ll wait.

On Yamal, the 18-year-old Barcelona winger expected to carry much of Spain’s attacking threat, De la Fuente said youth had not dimmed his sense of occasion.

Yamal is absolutely ‌thrilled ‌and raring to go, he said. He’s a very young lad, just 18, but he has a remarkable sense of maturity and knows that this is his moment.

You have to seize the moment. And he knows this is his moment.

A bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the interim order while issuing notice on a petition filed by the Bar Council of India (BCI) against the November 2025 judgment of the Delhi high court.

Issue notice returnable on July 21. In the meantime, effect and operation of paragrh 249 of the impugned judgment shall remain stayed. However, the same shall be effective prospectively, ordered the bench.

During the hearing, the court remarked that the consequences of the high court ruling were being felt by law institutions, particularly National Law Universities (NLUs), with students increasingly resisting mandatory attendance requirements.

All the NLUs are suffering. No student wants mandatory attendance. Even those who have passed out are supporting the students, observed the bench.

The court also questioned the delay on the part of the BCI in proaching the ex court against the judgment. Why did you come so late? the bench asked.

BCI chairman and senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra acknowledged the delay and described it as a lse on the part of the regulatory body.

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, pearing in a connected matter, argued that the Delhi High Court judgment had virtually rewarded indiscipline among students. They are not going to colleges, Rohatgi submitted.

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The bench, while interacting with counsel, observed that the high court ruling peared to have gone beyond interpretation and entered the legislative domain. Does the judgment give a right to students not to go to colleges? The high court has legislated literally, it remarked.

The November 2025 judgment of the Delhi High Court had held that no student enrolled in a recognised law college or university could be detained from pearing in examinations or from academic progression merely because of shortage of attendance.

The ruling arose out of proceedings linked to the alleged suicide of law student Sushant Rohilla in 2017 at Amity University. Allegations were raised that Rohilla had been subjected to harassment over low attendance and forced to repeat an academic year in the BA LLB course, which allegedly contributed to his suicide.

The high court had observed that attendance regulations should not be enforced with such rigidity that they result in mental distress or extreme consequences for students. It also directed the BCI to revisit mandatory attendance requirements for three-year and five-year law courses in light of the National Education Policy, 2020 and evolving educational frameworks.

However, the ruling triggered a series of challenges before the Supreme Court from law colleges and institutions across the country, which argued that the judgment had severely undermined academic discipline and institutional autonomy.

On May 13, while hearing a plea by Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), the Supreme Court had already expressed serious reservations about the Delhi high court ruling. At that stage, the Justice Nath-led bench had observed that accepting such a position could reduce law college hostels into just boarding and lodging facilities.

The bench had then remarked that if students were no longer required to attend classes, there would be little purpose in maintaining institutions known for quality classroom teaching and faculty engagement.

NMIMS, in its petition, contended that the Delhi High Court ruling had opened floodgates of litigation by students seeking permission to pear in examinations despite not meeting minimum attendance requirements. The institution argued that lectures, tutorials, moot court exercises, practical training and classroom interaction remain integral to legal education, particularly in integrated five-year law programmes where students enrol immediately after school. The plea also relied on Rule 12 of the BCI Rules on Legal Education, 2008, which prescribes a minimum attendance requirement of 70%, while permitting limited condonation up to 65% in exceptional cases.