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Rahul Gandi slams Centre, demands resignation of Education Minister over NEET-UG 2026 paper leak allegations

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has strongly criticized the Central government regarding alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG 2026 examination. He is demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and has questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence on the matter. The controversy follows allegations of a paper leak and the…

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BJP asks Rahul Gandhi not to politicise NEET issue, says govt acted swiftly

The BJP has responded to Rahul Gandhi's criticism regarding the NEET-UG 2026 exam. The party asserts the Modi government acted swiftly to address irregularities and supports students. The Congress leader demanded the Education Minister's dismissal or accountability, alleging a BJP-RSS nexus has damaged the education system.

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Sack Dharmendra Pradhan: Rahul Gandhi to PM Modi amid NEET row

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has demanded the immediate dismissal of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. He alleges a BJP-RSS nexus has damaged India's education system. Gandhi stated the hard work of 22 lakh NEET aspirants has been wasted. He called for accountability from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Strict action is being…

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"Modi govt playing with lives of 22-23 lakh students": AAP slams Centre over NEET paper leak

The NEET-UG 2026 exam will be re-conducted on June 21 due to a paper leak. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan assured students that malpractice will not recur. Reforms are planned, including shifting to Computer-Based Test mode next year. Fees for the upcoming exam will be waived. Students can choose their…

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NEET exam will be computer-based from next year: Check all changes education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, announced to stop paper leaks and malpractices

Amidst the NEET paper leak controversy, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced significant reforms, including a shift to a computer-based format for the NEET exam from next year. The NTA will refund fees for affected candidates and provide an additional 15 minutes for the re-exam, with admit cards for the…

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NEET UG 2026 Paper Leak: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan vows strict CBI action and makes big change for next year

NEET examination will move to a computer-based format next year. This change follows a significant paper leak controversy. The Central Bureau of Investigation is conducting a deep investigation into the leak. Affected candidates will receive refunds for examination fees. The National Testing Agency will not charge additional fees for re-examinations.…

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NEET-UG row: SFI holds protests across Kerala

The NEET-UG examination and its cancellation prompted the Students Federation of India (SFI) activists to continue their protests across Kerala. Protestors raised slogans against the Centre and National Testing Agency (NTA), brought down barriers in many places and on Tuesday barged into the office of the Principal Accountant General in…

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India’s language war: Why is Hindi sparking a north-south divide?

A decades-old spat over alleged Hindi imposition in the southern state of Tamil Nadu has erupted again. Here’s why.

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Mohanlal, Shreya Ghoshal, other influential figures join PM Modi's call to combat obesity with reduced oil consumption

In his latest effort to tackle rising health concerns, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a nationwide movement to combat obesity and promote healthier eating habits Read further on Dynamite News:

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Tamil Nadu Dy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin rejects three language policy; Why...

Udhayanidhi reiterated DMK's stand and said that the state will never accept the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the three-language policy. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Good luck to her and her entire cabinet": Congress' Sandeep Dikshit on Delhi CM Rekha Gupta

Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Thursday extended his best wishes to Delhi's newly elected Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and her cabinet, expressing hope that they will work effectively Read further on Dynamite News:

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Guests at Kashi Tamil Sangamam 3.0 welcomed at Kashi Vishwanath in Varanasi

The guests at Kashi Tamil Sangamam 3.0 were welcomed at Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi on Sunday on the second day of the initiative. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Super-100 winners of Veer Gatha 4.0 with 66 girls among top achievers

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan felicitated the Super-100 winners of Veer Gatha 4.0 in New Delhi on Saturday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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NTA restructuring begins; only entrance exams will happen

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will exclusively conduct entrance exams for higher education institutions from 2025 and not recruitment exams. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Haryana: Independent MLA Savitri Jindal offers support to BJP

BJP MP Naveen Jindal, along with his mother Savitri Jindal , met Dharmendra Pradhan and BJP MP Biplab Kumar Deb to offer her support. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Haryana: Two Independent MLAs join BJP after party gets 3rd term

Kadyan and Joon met Union Minister and party Haryana in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan in Delhi and offered their support. Read further on Dynamite News:

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10 years, 89 paper leak cases, 48 retests: From centre to states, few plugs for a leaky record

Despite disquiet in the streets and parliament, a sense of denial seems to drape the Narendra Modi government’s response to paper leaks across the country.

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Monsoon Session: Rahul terms Exam System a ‘fraud’; Akhilesh asserts ‘paper leaks record by Modi Govt’

On the first day of the Monsoon Session on Monday, a debate on the NEET UG paper leak was held in Lok Sabha. Read further on Dynamite News:

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NEET fiasco and centralised exams: Was the NTA designed to fail?

The one-size-fits-all approach taken by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government in setting up the National Testing Agency (NTA) in 2017 has turned into a nightmare for thousands of students. The agency’s inefficacy was exposed in a blizzard of question paper leak allegations in the run-up to the National Eligibility…

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NTA gets all work done, including tests, thru private companies: Jairam Ramesh

The Congress leader demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, stating that this issue is not just about NEET but concerns all the institutions run by the Ministry of Education. Read further on Dynamite News:

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"Government is ready for every kind of discussion," says Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on NEET row

Following the paper leak controversy around the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for medical undergraduates. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Central body collected Rs 1,664 cr for a teaching diploma. 6 years on, course invalid, thousands jobless

Ashutosh Kumar Jha, a resident of Saharsa in Bihar, had been a private school teacher for 10 years when the government introduced a two-year diploma in elementary education programme in 2017 and mandated training for all untrained teachers.

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"Transparent, tamper-free, zero-error examinations are a commitment": Dharmendra Pradhan

Soon after the announcement of the formation of a high-level committee of experts to make recommendations on reform in the mechanism of the examination process. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Millions of students at risk: India’s elite exams hit by corruption ‘scam’

More than 3 million aspirants took India’s top tests for medical and research schools. Their future is now uncertain.

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NEET-UG Row: Admit cards of 1,563 candidates with grace marks cancelled; Re-test on June 23

In the meantime, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said that the guilty, if any, will be dealt with strictly. Strictly Read further on Dynamite News:

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