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Thursday, August 28, 2025
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Topic: Paper leak

NEET UG counselling deferred until further notice amid paper leak controversy

The development comes after the Supreme Court refused to delay the NEET UG counselling scheduled to start on 6 July.

Fatigue, frustration — for aspirants tangled in paper leaks, future is bleak & life a nightmare

In Part 4 of the series, ThePrint looks at the stories of aspirants from across the country whose future is in limbo due to the never-ending cycle of paper leaks and cancellations.

Paper leaks ‘symptom of a larger problem’ — too many aspirants, not enough seats & a flawed NTA model

In part 3 of a series on paper leaks, ThePrint looks into how overwhelming demand for seats in govt medical colleges & govt jobs is leading to imbalance in demand & supply of opportunities.

CBI arrests key suspect Aman Singh in NEET-UG case from Jharkhand’s Dhanbad

The CBI had Friday also nabbed 2 accused who were working as principal and vice-principal of Oasis School in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh. This follows 2 more arrests made in Bihar’s Patna.

Complicit officials, fragile supply chain, gangs on the lookout — anatomy of a paper leak

In part 1 of a series on paper leaks, ThePrint looks at how clandestine operations involving various players have evolved over decades & what investigation in major cases revealed.

‘Grace marks were just cover up for main blunder of paper leak’ — aspirants on revised NEET UG results

5 of 6 toppers took the retest, and though none are on topper list now, they still scored over 680. Results of retest did not make any significant difference in final ranks, say aspirants.

Blacklisted in Bihar, Edutest went on to conduct exams for UP & Centre marred by ‘paper leak, cheating’

Ahmedabad-based Edutest Solutions was blacklisted by Bihar School Examination Board in 2023 & owner is on bail in 2017 Bihar SSC paper leak case. It conducted UP Police, CSIR exams this year.

NTA’s one-size-fits-all testing approach isn’t working. Raise the assessment bar

It’s important to endow the NTA with the authority and framework to establish a collaborative mechanism involving law enforcement and intelligence agencies at federal and state levels.

Life in prison, Rs 1-cr fine, stringent bail conditions — UP cabinet nod to anti-paper leak ordinance

Ordinance will come into effect once it is approved by governor, set to become law after it is passed in assembly, following which the existing 1998 law will be repealed.

In 1st case under new anti paper leak law, Maharashtra Police book 4 for malpractice related to NEET

2 teachers Sanjay Tukaram Jadhav & Jalil Umarkhan Pathan have been arrested while other 2, Iranna Kongalwar & Gangadhar, are absconding. Gangadhar's believed to be 'key person' in the case.

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Severe Hyderabad internet outages make it an IT hub without the IT part

Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.