New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The messaging platform Telegram on Tuesday returned to the Google Play Store after the government temporarily blocked access to the messaging platform across India as a precautionary measure because of the NEET UG 2026 re-examination.The government had ordered the temporary blocking of Telegram from June 16 to 22 following a request from the National Testing Agency (NTA), which alleged that the platform was being used by organised cheating rackets to mislead and defraud…
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Ahmedabad, June 21 (IANS) Following the completion of the NEET-UG re-examination held across Gujarat on Sunday, candidates reported a mixed response to the question paper, particularly in Physics and Chemistry, while also noting orderly arrangements at examination centres. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG), conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), is the national-level entrance examination for undergraduate medical and allied health science courses in India.The test is …
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The NEET-UG re-examination was conducted peacefully across various examination centres in the country on Sunday. After the exam, students shared their views on the difficulty level of the question paper and various other matters such as security arrangements and facilities provided at the centres. Most students said that the Biology and Chemistry sections were easy to moderate, while Physics turned out to be the most challenging subject.A student who appeared for the ex…
Vadodara/Gandhinagar, June 21 (IANS) The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) re-examination is currently underway across Gujarat under strict security arrangements, as lakhs of medical aspirants sit for one of India’s largest competitive examinations conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Across the state, examination centres opened under heavy police presence and multi-agency coordination, with strict entry checks, surveillance systems and regulated movement of candidates i…
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) With more than 20 lakh students across the country scheduled to appear for the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination on Sunday, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, without taking any name, warned the “so-called responsible people” against messing with the students’ future.Pradhan also wished the aspirants, asking them to appear for the examination “without any worry”.Addressing reporters, the Education Minister said: “As an individual and as a social worker, I request – …
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) With a few hours to go before more than 20 lakh students across the country appear for the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination following the alleged paper leak, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan wished the aspirants, assuring them to sit for the exams without any worry.Pradhan also mentioned that the results of more than 15 lakh students who had applied for re-evaluation of their CBSE Class 12 board exam marks are ready and will soon be released by the organisation.Ad…
Gandhinagar, June 20 (IANS) With the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2026 examination scheduled to be held across the country on Sunday, the Gujarat Police has said on Saturday that it is fully prepared to ensure the examination is conducted in a peaceful and secure environment, with stringent security arrangements covering every stage of the process from question paper movement to answer sheet collection. Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Makrand Chauhan…
Jaipur, June 20 (IANS) Rajasthan has put in place extensive security arrangements for the re-conduct of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) on Sunday, with over 2.09 lakh candidates set to appear across 577 centres in 25 districts.Authorities have installed HD-quality CCTV cameras and signal jammers at examination centres to prevent malpractice and ensure a fair examination processAccording to officials, mobile networks might remain disrupted in the vicinity of many centres due …
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday upheld the Centre’s decision to temporarily suspend Telegram’s services across India ahead of the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination, holding that the government had strictly followed the procedure prescribed under law while invoking emergency blocking powers. Rejecting a plea filed by Telegram challenging the restrictions, a single-judge Bench of Justice Tejas Karia ruled that the impugned orders satisfied the test of proportionality and were …
Jaipur, June 19 (IANS) As India tightened restrictions on Telegram amid concerns over the NEET-UG re-examination, Rajasthan Police arrested a 19-year-old student from Bhilwara for selling fake question papers through a Telegram channel named ‘Paper Mafia’. Operating through a US-based VPN and proxy network to conceal his identity, the accused allegedly charged aspirants Rs 4,000 per paper.The accused has been arrested just three days before the retest scheduled for June 21.Bhilwara Police confir…