Rishi Sunak, former UK prime minister, has been appointed to academic roles at the University of Oxford and Stanford University. At Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government, he will serve as a distinguished fellow, while at Stanford's Hoover Institution, he takes on the role of William C Edwards Distinguished Visiting Fellow.
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SSC has released a notice on the CHSL 2024 option-cum-preference form. Candidates who appeared for the exam can check the final vacancy list and submit their preferences on ssc.gov.in. The form will be available from February 4 to 8, 2025. Candidates can check important details here.
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