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’Unprecedented cases of paper leaks,’ says Cong MP Manickam Tagore in Lok Sabha adjournment notice on NEET-UG 2024 row

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Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Manickam Tagore has given an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha, demanding a discussion on the ongoing controversy over the alleged irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Tagore has, in his notice, urged the House to suspend all listed business of the day to discuss the "unprecedented cases of paper leaks in conduct of exams including NEET-UG and UGC NET and the failure of National Testing Agency (NTA)." The Bugdet Session of Parliament begins on Monday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman…

India’s Opposition Can’t Stop Campaigning Now

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(Bloomberg Opinion) -- For a decade now, India has not had a functional opposition. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party won such sweeping mandates that even the official position of Leader of the Opposition lay vacant. Last week, Modi was sworn in for a third term as prime minister and — keen to convey that nothing much had changed — he largely reappointed his cabinet of ministers. Yet something feels different. For once, there is less interest in what Modi will do in the next few months than in how a revitalized opposition will seek to contain him. India’s…

A fiery debut session ahead for 18th Lok Sabha with stronger Opposition in place

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NEW DELHI:New Delhi: The first parliamentary session of the newly elected National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is expected to be heated with a stronger Opposition that’s already begun to mark its presence. The Congress party, with 99 members in the Lok Sabha, has alleged a stock market scam related to the exit poll following the just-concluded national election as well as irregularities in the NEET entrance exam to medical colleges, indicating a fiery session. The newly formed government is also likely to face heat over issues such as violence in Manipur, unemployment, and inflation during the special session of the…