Morning Digest: 11.21 lakh clear NEET re-test as women outperform men; Wangchuk weak, Delhi HC orders regular monitoring, and more
The latest news digest covers the NEET-UG 2026 re-test results, upcoming parliamentary bills, Sonam Wangchuk's health crisis, and political shifts in West Bengal. It also reports on a tragic crowd surge incident during the Rath Yatra in Puri.
Why it matters
These events represent significant developments in Indian education, legislative policy, civil rights, and public safety.
A total of 11.21 lakh candidates qualified in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) 2026 re-examination held earlier this year, as the National Testing Agency (NTA) declared the results on Thursday. Nearly 20 lakh candidates had appeared for the re-examination held on June 21 following cancellation of the earlier exam due to an alleged paper leak.
The Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which seeks to amend the 1971 law to make the intentional insult of, or disruption during, the singing of the national song Vande Mataram a punishable offence, and the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, which proposes stricter provisions for delayed registration, are among the five new Bills listed by the government for the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament.
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