NTA Clarifies NEET Candidate Chose Abu Dhabi; Congress Targets Modi Over Trump
NTA: NEET Candidate Chose Abu Dhabi; Congress Slams Modi

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has clarified that a NEET (UG) aspirant who was allotted a retest centre in Abu Dhabi, UAE, had himself applied to appear there. According to the NTA's web-activity records, the city was changed through the candidate's own registered login credentials during the open correction window, and the centre was previewed twice from the candidate's credentials.

Congress Attacks PM Modi Over Trump Meeting

The Congress party said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should learn from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after she sharply responded to Donald Trump's claim that she had requested a photograph with the US president during the recent G7 Summit. Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera stated, "Narendra Modi does not want to learn from Indira Gandhi ji; at the very least, learn from Giorgia Meloni ji how to respond with eye-to-eye confidence."

JD Vance Criticises Pakistan Over Press Freedom

US Vice President JD Vance took a dig at Pakistan, accusing it of lacking press freedom while defending the delayed public release of a draft US-Iran agreement. Vance's remarks followed days of speculation about the contents of a memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif postponed a planned trip to Switzerland for a formal peace deal ceremony after the MoU was signed electronically.

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Raj Thackeray Backs Uddhav Amid MPs Rebellion

MNS chief Raj Thackeray backed his cousin Uddhav Thackeray amid a rebellion by six Lok Sabha MPs of Uddhav's Shiv Sena (UBT). Raj Thackeray alleged that efforts were being made to engineer a split among elected representatives for political gain. He said, "In this game of abducting MLAs and MPs, we are forgetting our fundamental things. We are forgetting Maharashtra's tradition, Maharashtra's history, the nation's tradition."

Sri Lanka A Captain on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Sri Lanka A captain Sahan Arachchige said his team will not focus on India A batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the tri-series final, despite the teenager being involved in an on-field confrontation during their previous meeting. Sri Lanka A secured a place in the final by beating Afghanistan A by 103 runs and will face India A in Dambulla. The last meeting ended in a tense Super Over, with Sooryavanshi failing to chase 14 runs from the final three deliveries and later engaging in a heated exchange with Sri Lanka A players.

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