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The Hindu Morning Digest: June 30, 2024

T20 World Cup 2024 final: India lifts second T20 WC title after 17 yearsThe long wait is over. India is world champion again .In a classic ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final sure to be remembered for years to come, India made history with a nail-biting seven-run win over South Africa .And with it came the celebrations. There was an undeniable sense of relief as well, as India finally managed to cross the final hurdle after two heartbreaking falls in just the last year.Fresh date for NEET-PG to be announced within two days, says Dharmendra PradhanUnion Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan said that the new schedule for NEET-PG will be announced by the National Board of Examinations (NBE) in the next two days. Mr. Pradhan was speaking in Panchkula, Haryana ahead of a BJP event where Union...
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NEET Row: CBI Arrests Manish Prakash And Ashutosh From Patna In Paper Leak Case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has made its first arrests in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-undergraduate (NEET-UG) paper leak case. Two suspects, Manish Prakash and Ashutosh, were arrested from Patna, as reported by ANI. The CBI, which recently took over the investigation, visited the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of Bihar Police on Monday to begin probing the alleged irregularities in the exam. Education Loan Information:Calculate Education Loan EMI Source link
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NEET Paper Leak Case: CBI Team Reaches Godhra To Investigate Irregularities In NEET-UG Exam

Godhra: A CBI team arrived in Godhra city, located in Gujarat's Panchmahal district, on Monday to investigate alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG medical entrance exam conducted on May 5, news agency PTI quoted officials as saying. According to authorities, the Godhra police registered a case on May 8 under several sections of the Indian Penal Code, including criminal conspiracy, cheating, and criminal breach of trust. The case alleges attempts to assist 27 candidates in passing the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) by charging them Rs 10 lakh each. Himanshu Solanki, Superintendent of Police in Panchmahal, stated that the CBI team had arrived in Godhra and held meetings with local police officers. "We are fully supporting their inv...
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We feel exploited, say angry students

Students Federation of India (SFI) supporters burn an effigy as they protest, condemning the National Testing Agency (NTA) over the cancellation of the UGC-NET June 2024 exam and demanded resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI As scores of students took to the streets on Thursday against the cancellation of the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) and irregularities in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), several aspirants said they have been left feeling “exploited” by the “unfairness” of the the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts both the tests. While the NTA is embroiled in a controversy over irregularities, including inflated marks and paper leak, in NEET, the Education Minist...
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AAP protests against NEET row, calls it ‘national disgrace’ – Times of India

MUMBAI: The Mumbai unit of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday staged a protest against the alleged NEET scam, calling it a “national disgrace” and demanding a fresh examination. The protest, held in Dadar, was part of the party's nationwide agitation against the alleged irregularities in the NEET examination. AAP members, along with students and concerned citizens, gathered to voice their outrage, carrying placards and chanting slogans.They emphasized the need for a fair and transparent re-examination to restore trust in the educational system, highlighting the impact of such alleged irregularities on the future of students across the country.Ruben Mascarenhas, AAP's Mumbai working president, alleged that the NEET “scam” is playing with the future of not just 24 lakh medico aspirant...
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NEET Row: Owaisi Criticises NDA Govt Over NEET Issue, Calls For ‘Supreme Court-Monitored Re-Exa

Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has criticised the NDA government at the Centre over alleged irregularities in NEET, demanding a re-examination monitored by the Supreme Court. During a public meeting at Darussalam, the party's headquarters, on Tuesday, he asserted that the "NEET exam has become a joke." Criticizing Narendra Modi's pre-board exam interaction with students, he accused the prime minister of "destroying" students' futures and shattering their parents' dreams, as reported by news agency PTI. Allegations of question paper leaks in states like Bihar and other irregularities have sparked protests in several cities and led to petitions being filed in multiple high courts and the Supreme Court. Owaisi said, "Have some shame, BJP people...
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NEET UG: SC Asks NTA To Submit Response On Paper Leak Within 2 Weeks, Next Hearing On July 8

The Supreme Court has issued a notice on a transfer petition filed by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The petition seeks to transfer a case from the Delhi High Court alleging paper leak and irregularities in the NEET-UG 2024 exam to the Supreme Court. A vacation bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta consolidated NTA's transfer petition with other petitions related to the paper leak in NEET-UG 2024, all scheduled for hearing on July 8. Advocate Vardhaman Kaushik, representing the NTA, informed that three additional transfer petitions have been filed concerning petitions in various High Courts regarding the issue of grace marks. He stated that these transfer petitions are being withdrawn in light of the NTA's decision to revoke the...
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Re-NEET For 1563 Students: NTA To Release Notice Shortly, Here’s Everything You Need To Know

The National Testing Agency will re-conduct the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate), or NEET (UG), for 1,563 students who were awarded grace marks. "Subsequent to the Hon'ble Supreme Court's observations on the report of NTA's High Powered Committee, the grace/compensatory marks awarded to all 1563 students stand withdrawn. A re-test of all 1563 candidates will be held on June 23, 2024. NTA will issue a public notice shortly and also contact these 1563 candidates through email to ensure that they receive the official communication, "NTA said in a post on X. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court acknowledged the Union Government's announcement that the scorecards of 1,563 NEET-UG 2024 candidates who received compensatory marks on June 4 will be...
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Missing Result, ‘Torn’ Marksheet, 2 Application Nos — What Happened With Aayushi’s NEET Result?

NEET UG 2024 Result Controversy: The curious case of Aayushi Patel shocked everyone when she claimed in a now viral video that her NEET-UG result is unavailable on the official website of the National Testing Agency (NTA), and that the OMR sheet sent by the NTA over the mail, after she sent a legal notice to it asking for her result, was "torn". She even showed a purported email from the NTA that had attached the image of the torn OMR sheet. The NTA refuted her allegations Monday. In a new twist to in the matter, Ayushi in a fresh video Tuesday claimed that her result is now available on an application number different from the one mentioned on her admit card.  Talking to ABP LIVE, Aayushi said, "My result is available under application number '240411340...
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NEET UG 2024 Results Controversy: Here’s Everything You Need To Know

NEET UG Result 2024: Amidst the controversy surrounding the NEET UG 2024 results, which included cheating, paper leaks, and irregularities, the NTA has issued a clarification on the raised concerns. Addressing these questions, the NTA's Director General Subodh Kumar Singh clarified in the press conference that the exam was conducted with transparency and refuted all claims of paper leaks, stressing that the integrity of the medical examination was not compromised anywhere in the country. Highlighting the handling of the issue, Singh stated, "We established a committee to address the concerns of the 24 lakh candidates and the 1600 students affected by the incorrect distribution of question papers. According to our instructions, students are allotted t...