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Leaks in NEET UG should be resolved at earliest

Venality is rampant not only in India but across the world as exposed through leaks both in India & the UK. In India it was the leaks in the NEET UG exams while in the UK  it was the betting on the date of the general elections which first embroiled the high officials of the Sunak government and the Tory party and later spread to even the Opposition Labour Party with Starmer's close aides involved. As for us in India, we have seen time and again that our government tries to close the stable door after the horses have bolted like announcing a stringent law to punish those who leak exam papers with some States following suit by declaring a Rs 1 crore fine and extended jail terms for leaksters after the  leaks in the NEET UG exam had come out. There is a need to address this problem in a forthright manner since as said earlier the future of lakhs of our youth are involved.  The fact remains that the the leaks in the NEET UG and other exams systems should be resolved at the earliest.




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Speaker must be non-partisan and uphold democracy

GREGORY FERNANDES, Mumbai
Published Jul 1, 2024, 7:47 PM IST
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Om Birla was elected Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha by voice vote as the Opposition did not press for a division of votes.  The elections also witnessed a moment of rare friendliness as Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi walked up to the re-elected Speaker to congratulate him and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Despite swearing to remain non-partisan, he took the chance to make a statement condemning the imposition of Emergency and naming former PM Indira Gandhi and the…

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