NEET-UG continues in pen-and-paper mode. It shows NTA’s incompetence to handle such exams

NEET-UG exams will continue to be conducted in pen-and-paper mode this year too. The National Testing Agency’s promise for big-ticket reforms, including going online, following question paper leaks and cheating allegations last year has come a cropper. NTA’s failure to deliver shows its incompetence to handle exams of such magnitude.

Social media platforms are showing signs of total capitulation to Trumpian post-fact rhetoric

World’s biggest social media platforms have been remarkably acrobatic toward President-elect Donald Trump—from banning him to paying obeisance through dinners and relaxing safeguards to suit his agenda. And all this before Trump 2.0 officially begins. These are treacherous times. Public platforms increasingly risk total capitulation to Trumpian post-fact rhetoric.

DU VC chairs book discussion on campus, endorses author’s view. It’s concerning

DU VC chairs book discussion on campus attended by BJP leaders and endorses author’s view that false narrative was spread in 2024 elections against PM Modi. It is concerning. Campuses should encourage diverse opinions. But an institute’s head brazenly taking a political line is misuse of power and highly deplorable.