Prez focus on Emergency, NEET kicks off row in Parl

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Friday, 28 June 2024

President Droupadi Murmu’s address to both houses of Parliament on Thursday drew a sharp response from the Opposition for two mentions — irregularities in the conduct of examinations and the Emergency — and a non-mention, the violence in Manipur (although she spoke of the development of the Northeast).

In the customary joint address at the beginning of the session, President Murmu made a mention of the various achievements of the government, including its pervasive welfare schemes and the resilence of the Indian economy. She also raised the issue of irregularities and alleged paper leaks that have led to an uproar and cast a shadow on academic processes .

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THE BIG STORY

Prez focus on Emergency, NEET kicks off row in Parl

The President dubbed the Emergency — imposed 50 years ago in 1975 by the then Congress government under Indira Gandhi — as the “the biggest and darkest chapter of direct attack on the Constitution”, a reference that raised the hackles of the Congress, especially because it was the third mention this week of a period the party would like to forget. Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Speaker Om Birla previously referred to it. Read more.

THE BIG QUESTION

When is it suspected that the NEET-UG question paper was leaked?

The NEET-UG question paper for the May 5 entrance test may have been leaked on May 3 while being transported from the Ranchi airport to an office of courier company Blue Dart, and then to the Hazaribagh branch of the State Bank of India (SBI) with the help of employees of either the transport company or the courier agency, officials aware of the matter said.

Bihar police’s Economic Offences Unit (EOU), which arrested 18 people and recorded the statements of SBI and Blue Dart employees, handed its case files to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) which took over the case. Read more.

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FROM THE FIELD

10 Indian fishermen charged with death of Sri Lanka navy sailor

Ten Indian fishermen who were arrested earlier this week for illegal fishing will be charged with the death of a Navy sailor who succumbed to the injuries sustained during an operation to seize their trawler, Sri Lankan authorities have said.

“They face charges for illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters, death of a naval person during the operation and for causing damage to naval property,” the Sri Lankan Navy said in statement issued on Wednesday. Read more.

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Prez focus on Emergency, NEET kicks off row in Parl

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