Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) Two more persons have been nabbed in connection with the violence and attacks on police personnel and journalists during the July 24 protest rally in Kolkata against the NEET examination paper leak and other exam scandals, taking the total number of arrests to 16, officials said on Monday.Earlier, from Saturday evening till Sunday afternoon, 14 persons were arrested after being identified through CCTV footage and video recordings of the violence.The two persons arrested o…
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Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) None of the 14 individuals arrested so far in connection with the violence and attacks on police personnel and journalists during a protest rally in Kolkata on July 24 against the NEET examination paper leak and other exam scandals was a student, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Sunday.According to him, those arrested after being identified as perpetrators through CCTV footage and videos were actually fundamentalists whose main intention on Friday was to create a m…
Tumakuru, July 26 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara has welcomed the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, stating that it reinforces the principle that those holding positions of responsibility must be accountable for lapses within their departments.Speaking to reporters in Tumakuru, Parameshwara said the resignation sends a strong message about ministerial accountability in matters of national importance.”The resignation of Union Education Minister Dh…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday that Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as the Union Education Minister “keeping in mind the sentiments of students and youth”.Pradhan tendered his resignation following weeks of nationwide students’ agitation over exam irregularities.Taking to his official X account, Rajnath Singh said: “Keeping in mind the sentiments of the youth and students, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned from his post. His resignati…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal, on Saturday said that a deepfake video, created by maliciously manipulating footage of his interaction with the media outside Parliament using Artificial Intelligence (AI), is being circulated on social media with the intent to spread misinformation. The Union Minister said he has lodged a police complaint in connection with the matter.Taking to social media platform X, Goyal said, “A deepfake video, created by malicio…
Guwahati, July 24 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that while the concerns of students over the NEET examination are genuine and deserve attention, the issue should not be politicised, especially at a time when the state is battling a severe flood situation. Speaking to reporters, Sarma said the government empathises with students and wants the country’s examination system to become more transparent and robust. He noted that the Centre has already initiated steps to…
Gwalior, July 24 (IANS) Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said the Centre would take the strictest action against those responsible for irregularities in the NEET examination, asserting that protecting the future of students was the government’s top priority.Scindia, who was in Datia to campaign for BJP candidate Ashutosh Tiwari in the Assembly bypoll, made the remarks while speaking to reporters.”For the Prime Minister, the government and the entire nation, students are the future o…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement on setting up fast-track courts to ensure swift and stringent punishment in paper leak cases, the Delhi High Court on Thursday constituted a specially designated Fast Track Court to exclusively try offences under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, and connected cases. In an order issued by the Registrar General, the Delhi High Court said that Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyaya has ordered the posti…
Gandhinagar, July 23 (IANS) Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Jagdish Vishwakarma on Thursday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the party of adopting what he described as a “dangerous trend” of ‘misleading’ young people over the issue of examination paper leaks, alleging that the Opposition was seeking political advantage instead of engaging in meaningful parliamentary debate.Addressing a press conference at the BJP state headquarters in Gandhinagar, in the presence of Agricu…
Guwahati, July 23 (IANS) Assam Congress President and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the controversy surrounding the alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central government of evading accountability by attributing present-day failures to the country’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Taking to his own X account, Gogoi mocked what he described as the Centre’s response to the concerns…