Intensifying its probe into alleged irregularities in this year's National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate or NEET-UG, a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team on Wednesday visited a school in Hazaribagh in Jharkhand and interrogated the Oasis school staff including the princ
Attacking the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre over the NEET-UG exam row, independent MP from Bihar's Purnia Lok Sabha seat Pappu Yadav on Tuesday, asked why no re-examination is being conducted after cancelling the exams.
The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha began today with various prominent leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, taking oaths as Members of Parliament.
Union Minister and Hindustan Awam Morcha (HAM) Chief Jitan Ram Manjhi on Monday attacked the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) amid the ongoing row over the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-UG row, claiming that the latter is behind the irregularities in the medical examination.
Amidst the alleged irregularities in the NEET examination 2024 conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), Congress' student organisation, West Bengal State Chhatra Parishad, demonstrated against Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and demanded his resignation over the issue.
Union Minister Chirag Paswan said on Monday that the government has "nothing to hide" regarding the ongoing row over alleged irregularities in the conduct of NEET-UG exam by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
Amid the row over the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-UG examination, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday took a jibe at the central government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claiming that the latter gets exam papers leaked to "please" its people.
The Centre's seven-member high-level committee formed to oversee transparency and look into the functioning of the National Testing Agency (NTA) to meet on Monday, stated the sources at the Education Ministry.
Congress MP Hibi Eden on Sunday called NEET controversy one of the biggest scams in the country and claimed the involvement of several people and money, adding that an independent probe under the Supreme Court judges should be conducted.
The first session is expected to be stormy as the opposition is likely to corner the BJP-led NDA government on the election of the Speaker on June 26, discussions regarding allegations of paper leaks in NEET-UG and UGC-NET, and row over the appointment of the pro-tem Speaker.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Sunday said that it is disappointing that students have been disadvantaged adding that the government has taken good steps on the NEET UG exam issue.