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Government transfers top CBSE officials over answer-sheet mismatch allegations

Government transfers top CBSE officials over answer-sheet mismatch allegations

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Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) chairman Rahul Singh and Secretary Himanshu Gupta were on Tuesday shunted out of the national educational board in the wake of alleged irregularities in the digital evaluation system for the Std XII examination process, officials said. The CBSE engulfed into a controversy after some students alleged that the scanned copies of their answer sheets uploaded by the board did not match their handwriting, raising concerns over possible answer-sheet mismatch in the On-Screen Marking (OSM) system. The chairman and secretary of CBSE have been transferred by the government, an official said. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Sarthak Sidhant flags CBSE OSM tender irregularities before Parliamentary panel

Sarthak Sidhant flags CBSE OSM tender irregularities before Parliamentary panel

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Sarthak Sidhant, one of the students affected by the CBSE’s ‘On-Screen Marking’ (OSM) system, arrives at the Parliament House Annexe to give a presentation before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth, and Sports, in New Delhi on June 2, 2026. Photo: X/@ANI Sarthak Sidhant is too young to be elected to Parliament, but the 17-year-old student from Jharkhand, who flagged alleged irregularities in the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) tendering process for the On-Screen Marking (OSM) system, presented his findings before a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Tuesday (June 2, 2026). The committee on education, women, children, youth and sports, chaired by Congress MP Digvijaya Singh, met to discuss the “use of On-Screen-Marking (OSM) in Grade 12 CBSE exams and issues faced by students”. Mr. Sidhant, who appeared for the Class 12 exams this year, submitted a seven-page document outlining alleged anomalies in the CBSE’s tendering process for selecting vendors for online marking and posed a series of questions to the board, sources said. Sarthak Sidhant participated in a webinar hosted by …

NSUI demands overhaul of OSM system, stages protest in Delhi

NSUI demands overhaul of OSM system, stages protest in Delhi

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The NSUI on Saturday staged a protest outside the CBSE headquarters, alleging irregularities in the board’s On-Screen Marking (OSM) evaluation system and demanding greater transparency in the assessment process. Led by National Students’ Unions of India (NSUI) national president Vinod Jakhar, students and party activists participated in the demonstration, raising slogans against the evaluation mechanism and alleging that several students had received marks that did not reflect their performance in examinations. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Congress MP alleges irregularities in candidates selection, seat allocation for Tamil Nadu polls

Congress MP alleges irregularities in candidates selection, seat allocation for Tamil Nadu polls

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Congress MP S Jothimani on Friday alleged “massive irregularities” in allocating constituencies and selecting party candidates, as well, for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls. Massive irregularities took place within the Congress party and constituencies were sought and allocated to suit candidates who had already been selected, claims Congress MP Jothimani. (Sansad TV) Massive irregularities took place within the Congress party and constituencies were sought and allocated to suit candidates who had already been selected, she claimed. “Under the guise of ‘surveys’, largescale corruption has reportedly occurred. Senior party workers who have served the party for decades and individuals with genuine winning prospects were completely sidelined, while many newcomers and candidates with little or no electoral prospects were given opportunities after constituencies were specifically negotiated for them,” the Karur MP said. Some of those who were given the opportunity to contest elections either left the party or became inactive within days after the election. “Who gave these individuals opportunities? On what basis were they selected? What action has been taken against those responsible for …

Govt vows zero-error NEET re-test after exam irregularities controversy

Govt vows zero-error NEET re-test after exam irregularities controversy

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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said the government had to take “tough decisions” after irregularities were detected in the conduct of the NEET-UG, asserting that authorities did not want even a single deserving student to lose their rightful seat because of the “examination mafia”. He also asserted that the government is committed to ensuring that the re-test scheduled to be held on June 21 remains “100 per cent error-free”. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Unhappy BCCI to clamp down after ‘anomalies and irregularities in the conduct of certain franchises and players’

Unhappy BCCI to clamp down after ‘anomalies and irregularities in the conduct of certain franchises and players’

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has expressed its unhappiness with the way the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) has gone about so far. There have been quite a few controversies this season, and BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has not minced his words by any means. Riyan Parag’s vaping act made the headlines. (AFP) Among the controversies, Rajasthan Royals media manager Romi Bhinder was spotted using his mobile phone in the players’ dugout, a prohibited area to use the mobile phone. Also Read: BCCI to crack the whip on ‘girlfriend culture’ in IPL amid increased risk of internal matters leaking out: Report The girlfriends of certain cricketers have been travelling with them, and some of them are social media influencers, which can compromise certain match-related information. Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan and Yashasvi Jaiswal are some of the cricketers who have been spotted with their girlfriends often. There has also been movement of some unauthorised people, in the company of players. Then, Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag was caught vaping on …

Telangana govt to ‘hand over’ probe report on ‘irregularities’ in PPAs during BRS regime to CBI

Telangana govt to ‘hand over’ probe report on ‘irregularities’ in PPAs during BRS regime to CBI

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Hyderabad, The Telangana government on Monday decided to “hand over” the report of an inquiry into alleged irregularities in power-purchase agreements during the previous BRS regime in the southern state to the CBI. Telangana govt to ‘hand over’ probe report on ‘irregularities’ in PPAs during BRS regime to CBI Briefing reporters after a cabinet meeting, Information and Public Relations Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy said former Supreme Court judge Madan B Lokur, who headed the inquiry, submitted the 114-page report to the Telangana government in October 2024. He said the state’s advocate general has given his opinion on the report. The minister said the inquiry report has established that the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi government in Telangana indulged in irregularities, misused public money in the purchase of power from neighbouring states and that corruption took place in the construction of power plants. “After the vetting by the advocate general, the cabinet on Monday decided to hand over the inquiry report to the CBI,” he said. The decision to hand over the report to the federal agency …

Mamata visits Bhabanipur EVM strong room, warns against counting irregularities

Mamata visits Bhabanipur EVM strong room, warns against counting irregularities

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee outside the strong room at Shekhawat Memorial School in South Kolkata. Photo: X@PTI_News West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee early on Friday (May 1, 2026) warned against any attempt to tamper with the counting process, hours after she visited an EVM strong room in Bhabanipur, alleging possible malpractice. Published – April 30, 2026 09:32 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

ACB uncovers widespread irregularities at 13 MeeSeva centres across Telangana

ACB uncovers widespread irregularities at 13 MeeSeva centres across Telangana

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Telangana Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) officers examining mobile phones, computers and customer application records of operators during a raid at a MeeSeva centre. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has uncovered a range of serious irregularities during surprise inspections at 13 MeeSeva centres across Telangana, uncovering large scale document fraud, overcharging and involvement of unauthorised agents in public service delivery. The inspections, carried out on Wednesday, April 15, covered centres in Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Mancherial, Khammam, Mahabubnagar, Sangareddy, Nizamabad, Warangal and Suryapet. Key locations in Hyderabad included Amberpet, Khairatabad, Alwal, New Mallepally, Tarnaka and Saroornagar. Published – April 16, 2026 09:44 am IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

CM orders CID probe into mining irregularities till date from June 2014

CM orders CID probe into mining irregularities till date from June 2014

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HYDERABAD Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Saturday announced in the Assembly institution of a CB-CID inquiry into all mining-related irregularities from June 2, 2014 to till date – March 28, 2026. The inquiry was ordered following a demand from Deputy Floor Leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) T. Harish Rao for appointing a House Committee into the mining irregularities by Raghava Constructions, stating that it belonged to Minister for Revenue and Housing Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy. The government – Minister for Mines and Geology G. Vivek and Minister for Industries and Legislative Affairs D. Sridhar Babu – turned down the BRS demand and alleged that it was during the BRS rule from 2014 to 23 large scale irregularities had taken place in mining, particularly sand and granite. They offered to institute an inquiry into the mining irregularities from 2014 to till date. However, it did not satisfy the BRS members and they went on slogan shouting demanding a House Committee on Raghava Constructions, for which the ministers said it was not possible to order …