Health Bulletin 19/May/2026 - Video
Overview
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recently arrested the director and owner of a Coaching Institute in connection with the nationwide NEET UG 2026 examination paper leak case.
The accused was reportedly questioned for nearly 11 hours on Friday as part of the agency’s ongoing probe into the alleged examination scam. Following the interrogation, a CBI team conducted searches at his coaching institute in Latur and seized important documents, computers, and mobile phones believed to be linked to the case.
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CBI arrests Latur's coaching centre owner in NEET paper leak case
NEET UG 2026 Re-Exam: Candidates Allowed City Changes, Additional 15 Minutes; Exam on June 21
The National Testing Agency has officially announced that the NEET UG 2026 re-examination will be conducted on June 21, 2026, in offline pen-and-paper mode from 2:00 PM to 5:15 PM, following the cancellation of the May 3 exam amid the paper leak controversy.
Along with the re-exam schedule, NTA has also released a detailed FAQ document addressing major concerns raised by lakhs of candidates regarding exam centres, fee refunds, city preferences, and medium of examination.
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Plea in Supreme Court Challenges Pen-and-Paper NEET Format, Demands CBT Re-Exam
A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking an immediate shift of NEET UG to Computer Based Test (CBT) mode, arguing that repeated paper leak controversies and security lapses have exposed the weaknesses of the current pen-and-paper examination system conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
The plea referred to the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak and stated that despite recommendations by the K. Radhakrishnan committee after the 2024 controversy, the examination continued under the same physical paper-handling framework.
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Pen-and-paper NEET vulnerable! Plea in Supreme Court seeks CBT re-exam
World Remains Underprepared for Future Pandemics Despite Lessons From COVID-19, WHO Warns
First hantavirus, then mpox, avian influenza and now Ebola - the world is once again confronting the reality that emerging infectious diseases are no longer isolated global emergencies but recurring threats unfolding with alarming frequency. Amid a fresh Ebola outbreak in Central Africa, a new global report has warned that countries are becoming increasingly vulnerable to future pandemics despite the hard lessons learned during COVID-19.
The warning comes as the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB), backed by the World Health Organisation and the World Bank, released a report stating that infectious disease outbreaks are becoming more frequent, disruptive and difficult to contain due to climate change, ecological disruption, rising global mobility and weakening health systems, according to India Today.
The report follows WHO’s declaration of the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda as a public health emergency of international concern. Experts warned that unequal access to vaccines, misinformation, political instability and declining trust in health institutions are weakening the world’s ability to respond effectively to future pandemics, raising serious concerns over global preparedness and health security in the years ahead.
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