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The Cockroach Janta Party's protest over alleged examination irregularities entered its 18th day, while Sonam Wangchuk completed 10 days of indefinite fasting. The Delhi High Court restored the group's X account, and the Samyukta Kisan Morcha extended support to the agitation
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The Centre is considering giving 50 per cent weightage to Class 12 board exam marks in admissions currently based on entrance tests like NEET and JEE. The proposed reforms aim to reduce exam pressure, curb coaching dependence and improve fairness in admissions
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The Cockroach Janata Party's protest at Jantar Mantar entered its eleventh day amid allegations of police restrictions. Activist Sonam Wangchuk's health deteriorated during his hunger strike as protesters demanded accountability and reforms over alleged examination irregularities, including NEET
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The Kerala Assembly passed a resolution urging the Centre to comprehensively reform NEET and the national examination system. The UDF and LDF jointly backed the motion, rejecting BJP amendments, citing repeated exam irregularities, paper leaks and administrative failures affecting students' confidence
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Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk began a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar supporting protests over alleged examination irregularities and demanding accountability. The demonstration, led by the Cockroach Janata Party, also called for Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi marked two years as Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, saying he would continue raising people's issues in Parliament. He highlighted his interventions on NEET, electoral fraud and constitutional matters in a video message
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Abhijeet Dipke and supporters continued an overnight protest at Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak controversy. Protesters sought accountability, compensation for affected families, and broader education reforms
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Ahead of the of the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination scheduled for June 21, the Delhi High Court scheduled to resume hearing on Thursday afternoon. A plea has been filed by messaging platform Telegram challenging the Centre's decision to temporarily suspend its services across India.
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BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi slammed Rahul Gandhi for organising a Congress campaign at Kota in Rajasthan, for his interaction with the students 72 hours prior to their NEET retest. He also accused the Congress leader of playing politics at the expense of medical aspirants.
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A NEET aspirant from Delhi allegedly died by suicide days before the June 21 re-examination. The incident has renewed concerns about the mental well-being of students facing intense academic pressure amid the ongoing controversy over the medical entrance examination.
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The Supreme Court declined an urgent hearing on a PIL challenging the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 and the nationwide re-test. The court said similar matters are already before another Bench, which will hear the petition along with related pleas in July.
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Former Tamil Nadu BJP President, K Annamalai criticized the Union government for stringent measures and security protocols announced for the NEET re-test scheduled on June 21. He said that the strict entry procedures, would increase anxiety among students and further burden them.
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Ahmedabad Police arrested three individuals in separate cases linked to Re-NEET fraud. Two allegedly duped students by offering question papers through Telegram channels, while another hacked candidates’ accounts and diverted exam fee refunds by altering bank details
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The Congress announced a three-month nationwide campaign against inflation, unemployment, exam paper leaks and social inequality. The party also criticised the government over foreign policy and alleged irregularities in recent Rajya Sabha nomination processes in Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand
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Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke announced he will return to India on June 6 to lead a peaceful protest demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities and exam-related controversies affecting students
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The Congress attacked the Centre after technical glitches delayed CUET-UG exams, alleging mismanagement and corruption in the education system. The party linked the incident to earlier exam controversies, while the NTA said the issue was resolved and compensatory time was givenCUET-UG, Congress, Jairam Ramesh, Rahul Gandhi, Education system, NTA, Technical glitch, NEET, CBSE, Dharmendra Pradhan, Modi government, Exam delay, Student protests
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AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the Delhi government has followed Punjab in announcing free bus rides for NEET-UG 2026 re-test candidates. Delhi CM Rekha Gupta said DTC buses will provide free travel on June 21. The NEET re-test follows cancellation over alleged paper leak
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Rahul Gandhi responded sharply to Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the CBSE-NEET controversy, saying personal attacks would not absolve accountability. He raised questions on procurement and alleged irregularities in the On Screen Marking system, while Pradhan dismissed the charges as political frustration
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The viral rise of the “Cockroach Janta Party” founded by student Abhijeet Dipke has sparked debate over political satire, digital influence and alleged links with the Aam Aadmi Party, amid questions about online narrative-building and opposition politics in India
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The National Testing Agency has opened the refund facility for candidates who appeared in the cancelled NEET-UG 2026 exam. Students can submit bank details online before May 27. The move follows cancellation of the exam amid alleged paper leak and irregularities.