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Telegram under scanner for extortion, gambling; messaging app may face ban

Investigation against Telegram is being conducted by the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre under the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

NEET-PG 2024: SC refuses to postpone exam, to be conducted on August 11

NEET-PG 2024: The Supreme Court bench said that it will not put the careers of 200,000 candidates in jeopardy for the sake of five individuals

Reports alleging paper leak of NEET PG 2024 false, misleading, says govt

The release further stated that the NBEMS has already registered a police complaint against the fraudsters for their attempt to fool the NEET-PG aspirants

CBI names 13 people as accused in 1st chargesheet in NEET paper leak case

The CBI has filed its first charge sheet in the alleged NEET UG examination paper leak case naming 13 people as accused, officials said Thursday. The charge sheet lists that the accused were allegedly involved in the paper leak and other irregularities, they said. The CBI has kept the probe open, they said. The central probe agency, which is investigating the alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam, has lodged six FIRs. The FIR from Bihar pertains to paper leak while the remaining ones from Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra are regarding impersonation of candidates and cheating. The agency's own FIR on a reference from the Union education ministry pertains to a "comprehensive investigation" into the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG 2024. The NEET-UG is conducted by the NTA for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related courses in government and private institutions. This year, the exam was conducted on May 5 at 4,750 centres in 571 cities, including 14 ab

Bengal govt passes resolution against NEET-UG, calls it 'education scam'

The West Bengal Assembly proposed reinstating the state's previous Joint Entrance-Medical examination, which was formerly administered by the state government

Jail term, Rs 10 lakh fine for paper leaks: Bihar's new Bill amid NEET row

The Bihar anti-paper leak Bill also mandates that if a service provider, whether govt or private agency, engages in malpractice, it will face a Rs 1 crore fine and a four-year suspension of services

NEET UG 2024: Court grants anticipatory bail to accused aspirant's father

The court said that if his son is evading arrest, it cannot be grounds for arresting him. He has been admitted to anticipatory bail

NEET 2024: 'Education minister blamed everyone but himself', says Rahul

NEET 2024 row: Replying to allegations made by Rahul Gandhi in Parliament today, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that no evidence of paper leak has been found in the last seven years

Oppn raises paper leaks issue; LS Speaker asks for constructive discussion

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said in the Lok Sabha on Monday that there is a very serious problem in the country's examination system, prompting Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan to issue a strong rebuttal and state that there was no evidence of paper leaks in the last seven years. As the opposition sought to corner the government over the issue of paper leaks, Speaker Om Birla also weighed in saying it was not right to raise questions about all exams and that members should discuss about developing a better examination system. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing the alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEET. The agency has lodged six FIRs. The NEET-UG is conducted by the NTA for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related courses in government and private institutions. On the first day of the Budget session of Parliament, Opposition members raised the issue of exam paper leaks. Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, said there w

NEET-UG 2024 row: Over 11,000 candidates scored zero or negative marks

NEET-UG: Over 2,250 candidates scored zero marks, while more than 9,400 candidates received negative marks

NEET-UG row: CBI arrests 'mastermind', 2 MBBS students who acted as solvers

The CBI Saturday arrested one of the masterminds, a B.Tech graduate from NIT-Jamshedpur, in the NEET-UG paper leak case and two MBBS students who allegedly acted as "solvers", officials said. With the fresh arrests, the total number of people held so far by the agency in six cases related to the alleged irregularities has now reached 21, they said. The two MBBS students arrested on Saturday are from a medical school in Bharatpur, Rajasthan. Second-year MBBS student Kumar Mangalam Bishnoi and first-year student Deepender Sharma were present in Hazaribagh on May 5, the date of NEET UG examination, and were allegedly acting as "solvers" for the paper stolen by Pankaj Kumar, an engineer, who was arrested earlier, they said. They said Sashikant Paswan alias Sashi alias Pasu, a B.Tech (Electrical) passout from the National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur was acting in tandem with Kumar and Rockey, who was also arrested earlier.

NEET-UG 2024: 'Paper solved in 45 minutes before exam?', SC asks Centre

NEET-UG update: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the NTA, said an individual photographed the exam papers at a centre in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh between 8 am and 9:20 am on the exam day

NEET-UG 2024: CBI detains four students from AIIMS Patna in paper leak case

NEET-UG row: CBI has detained four AIIMS Patna students for allegedly aiding in the NEET-UG question paper leak, as the investigation uncovers more details and leads to multiple arrests

NEET 2024 row: Higher marks not due to 'systemic failure', NTA tells SC

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear petitions on Thursday regarding the cancellation of the NEET-UG 2024 exam, conducted on May 5

NEET-UG 2024: MCC asks medical institutes to release seat matrix by July 20

MCC issues notification urging institutions to upload their seat information promptly

NEET-PG: Exam cancelled amid impersonation threats; to be held on August 11

NEET UG 2024 row: On June 22, the Centre cancelled the NEET-PG exam scheduled for June 23 as a 'precautionary measure'

Coming Clean: The NEET business and a look at ecosystem it has spawned

Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the new Lok Sabha, has been raising the issue and expressing concern for the aspirants

Education minister Pradhan meets NEET aspirants amid uncertainty over exam

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday met some NEET aspirants at his residence, amid a raging row over alleged irregularities in the conduct of the medical entrance exam this year. According to sources, the students raised issues like the uncertainty prevailing over the fate of the exam which was conducted in May, the delay in the counselling process and ultimately the academic calendar. While there have been demand for a restest from several quarters, the education ministry has maintained the incidents of paper leak were localised, and by cancelling the exam in toto it cannot jeopardise the careers of lakhs of candidates who cleared t he test fairly. The matter has also reached the Supreme Court, which on Thursday adjourned till July 18 the hearing on the clutch of petitions seeking that exam be cancelled and the test be reconducted. The petitioners have probe also sought a probe into the alleged malpractices. The ministry has informed the Supreme Court that a da

NEET-UG 2024 row: SC to hear petitions on paper leak allegations on July 18

NEET-UG: According to the Centre's report to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, data analytics conducted by IIT-Madras on the NEET-UG 2024 results revealed 'no abnormality'

NEET-UG 2024: CBI arrests 2 more persons from Patna in alleged leak case

The CBI has arrested two more persons, including a candidate, from Patna in connection with the alleged leakage of NEET-UG paper, taking the total number of arrests by the agency to 11, officials said Tuesday. NEET-UG aspirant Sunny who hails from Nalanda and father of another candidate Ranjit Kumar who is from Gaya have been arrested, they said. The CBI has so far arrested eight persons in Bihar NEET-UG paper leak case and one each in connection with alleged manipulation in Gujarat's Latur and Godhra, and one from Dehradun in connection with general conspiracy, the officials said. The agency had earlier arrested principal and vice principal of Hazaribagh-based Oasis school in the case and two persons who allegedly provided safe premises to NEET candidates where burnt question papers were recovered by the Bihar Police. The CBI, which is probing the alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam, has registered six FIRs. The FIR from Bihar pertains to leakage of paper while the