Fri Dec 26 16:03:42 UTC 2025: Okay, here’s a news article summarizing the provided information, along with a brief summary of the other content mentioned:
Summary:
The Hindu e-paper for December 26, 2025, offers a variety of content, including Indian perspectives on world affairs, film reviews, tech news, science updates, data analysis, health advice from Ramya Kannan, and book reviews. Key news focuses on the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) re-administering exams for KPCL recruitment in Bengaluru following a Supreme Court order related to evaluation issues.
News Article:
KEA to Conduct KPCL Re-Examinations in Bengaluru This Weekend
Bengaluru, December 26, 2025 – The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) will conduct re-examinations this weekend for 622 positions within the Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL). The re-examinations, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, December 27th and 28th, are being held in Bengaluru following a Supreme Court order.
According to KEA Executive Director H. Prasanna, the previous examinations were invalidated due to the improper implementation of negative marking during evaluation, a process not outlined in the original recruitment notification.
On Saturday, December 27th, 8,622 candidates are expected to take the written examination for Chemical Supervisor and Assistant Engineer positions at 17 centers throughout Bengaluru. Sunday, December 28th, will see 10,136 candidates competing for Chemist and Junior Engineer roles at 21 testing locations.
Furthermore, a Kannada language test is scheduled for December 28th. KEA officials have stated that strict measures will be in place to ensure the integrity of the examination process.
This news comes as part of the December 26th edition of The Hindu’s e-paper, which also features sections such as “The View From India” on global affairs, “First Day First Show” for film reviews, “Today’s Cache” for tech news, “Science For All,” “Data Point,” “Health Matters” by Ramya Kannan, and “The Hindu On Books”.
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