Law

PM Modi monitoring NEET paper issue, Centre tells Supreme Court

IANS | May 29, 2026 10:56 PM

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is personally supervising the situation following the NEET-UG 2026 controversy, the Centre informed the Supreme Court on Friday, as the apex court stressed the need to fix individual accountability within the National Testing Agency (NTA) to prevent recurring lapses in national-level examinations.

Twisha Sharma case: Ex-judge Giribala Singh returns to same court, this time as accused

IANS | May 29, 2026 7:43 PM

Bhopal, May 29 (IANS) Former district judge Giribala Singh returned to the Bhopal District Court on Friday under dramatically different circumstances from those in which she last walked its corridors more than two years ago. Giribala Singh, who retired as Principal District Judge in February 2023, appeared before the same court as an accused in the alleged dowry death case of her daughter-in-law, actor-model Twisha Sharma.

SC declines to stay Delhi HC order permitting Vinesh Phogat in Asian Games trials

IANS | May 29, 2026 2:53 PM

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday declined to halt the Delhi High Court’s order permitting wrestler Vinesh Phogat to participate in the Asian Games 2026 selection trials, while agreeing to examine the plea filed by the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) challenging the relief granted to the three-time Olympian.