6 States Move Top Court Against NEET, JEE Exams; Other Top Stories

Six opposition-ruled states have approached the Supreme Court seeking a review of order permitting the centre to go ahead with holding the NEET medical entrance exam and the JEE for admission to the IITs amid coronavirus.

  • Colleges and universities cannot award degrees to students without conducting final-year or final-term examinations, the Supreme Court said on Friday, upholding a decision by the University Grants Commission (UGC) that called for completing the evaluation process across the country by September 30. India this year has recorded the rainiest August in 44 years, data from IMD shows, Hindustan Times reported.
    Colleges and universities cannot award degrees to students without conducting final-year or final-term examinations, the Supreme Court said on Friday, upholding a decision by the University Grants Commission (UGC) that called for completing the evaluation process across the country by September 30. India this year has recorded the rainiest August in 44 years, data from IMD shows, Hindustan Times reported.
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  • India once again recorded a single-day spike of 77,266 coronavirus cases taking the country's overall infections till now to 33,87,500 out of which 25.84 lakh people have recovered. 4 terrorists were killed in a gunbattle with security forces in J&K's Shopian district on Friday afternoon. Their fifth associate, however, surrendered, The Asian Age reported quoting officials.
    India once again recorded a single-day spike of 77,266 coronavirus cases taking the country's overall infections till now to 33,87,500 out of which 25.84 lakh people have recovered. 4 terrorists were killed in a gunbattle with security forces in J&K's Shopian district on Friday afternoon. Their fifth associate, however, surrendered, The Asian Age reported quoting officials.
  • Six Opposition states ruled states on Friday approached the Supreme Court seeking a review of its August 17 order refusing to interfere with the conduct of the NEET/JEE exams by the National Testing Agency for admission to medical and engineering courses. A woman o Vennavanka village in Telangana's Karimnagar sold her one month old granddaughter for Rs 1.1 lakh to clear her debts, Deccan Chronicle reported.
    Six Opposition states ruled states on Friday approached the Supreme Court seeking a review of its August 17 order refusing to interfere with the conduct of the NEET/JEE exams by the National Testing Agency for admission to medical and engineering courses. A woman o Vennavanka village in Telangana's Karimnagar sold her one month old granddaughter for Rs 1.1 lakh to clear her debts, Deccan Chronicle reported.