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AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal has expressed support for NEET aspirants, following a major exam paper leak that affected over 22 lakh students., India News, Times Now

The CBI questioned RCC promoter Shivraj Motegaonkar and searched his Latur office in the alleged NEET UG 2026 paper leak case. The action widens the investigation in Latur, where alleged exam links and more suspects are under scrutiny.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday arrested another 'mastermind' Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, Botany professor of a reputed college in Pune. She has been alleged of leaking botany and zoology question papers in her 'specialised' coaching classes at her Pune residence.

Mandhare is a botany expert who was on the paper-setting panel of the NTA, which conducts the annual medical entrance examination. She had allegedly conspired with other co-accused, including Manisha Waghmare and chemistry teacher PV Kulkarni, to leak questions in exchange for money.

'Mr Modi, the country is asking you some questions - answer them! Why are paper leaks happening repeatedly? Why are you silent time and again', asks the Leader of the Opposition

In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi linked the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak controversy, complaints over CBSE Class 12 evaluation and concerns surrounding the rollout of a new language policy in schools, claiming the government had "failed every single age group" of students.

NEW DELHI: BJP on Sunday reacted to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's demand for the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case.

Delhi Court remands NEET-UG 2026 paper leak suspect Manisha Mandhare to 14 days CBI custody amid ongoing investigation.

In a post on X, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said the NEET paper was also leaked in 2024, and a probe was conducted by the CBI. The same has happened again this year, and despite this, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has not resigned from his position, he said.

Ethics Simplified: The NEET paper leak is not merely an examination scandal but a deeper crisis of ethical governance and public trust. Nanditesh Nilay, our ethicist, discusses its implications for administrative ethics, institutional integrity, and meritocracy.