Top news of the day: CBI arrests five people over NEET-UG paper leak case; Vijay wins floor test in Tamil Nadu Assembly with 144 votes; and more

Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective. First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming. Today's Cache Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day. Science For All The weekly newsletter from science writers takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Data Point Decoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers THEdge At the cutting edge of education and careers Health Matters Ramya Kannan writes to you on getting to good health, and staying there Gender Agenda Stories from beyond the binary. The Hindu On Books Books of the week, reviews, excerpts, new titles and features. A CBI team arrives at the Special Operations Group headquarters in connection with the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case investigation, in Jaipur, on May 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday (May 13, 2026) arrested five accused persons and conducted searches at several locations across the country in connection with the alleged irregularities and paper leak related to the NEET UG-2026 examination. The NEET (UG) 2026 exam for admission to undergraduate courses in medical colleges, held on May 3, was cancelled on Tuesday (May 12, 2026) amid allegations of paper leak. The origins of a guess paper containing questions similar to those asked in NEET-UG 2026 medical exam were traced to a student from Rajasthan’s Sikar pursuing MBBS in Kerala who went on to share it with his friends and a hostel owner, a senior official of the State’s Special Operations Group said. IG, Special Operations Group (SOG), Ajay Pal Lamba said the student first received the material from a friend and shared it with others in Sikar. A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 13, 2025) seeking a direction to the Centre to “replace or fundamentally restructure” the National Testing Agency (NTA) following the cancellation of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) Undergraduate exam for medical admissions in 2026 in colleges across the country. The NTA cancelled the exam conducted on May 3 due to a question paper leak and widespread irregularities in the conduct of the exam. Over 22 lakh students had appeared in the national exam. NTA has announced a re-test.\ The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members on Wednesday (May 13, 2026) staged a protest outside the NTA office in Delhi over the cancellation of the NEET-UG 2026 following allegations of paper leak and irregularities. Raising slogans against the National Testing Agency (NTA), the protestors demanded strict action against those responsible for the alleged irregularities and called for greater transparency in the conduct of competitive examinations. AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami, on Wednesday (May 13, 2026), told the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly that he had received information that some AIADMK MLAs had been promised ministerial berths and positions as heads of various boards and corporations to be on the side of the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). Mr. Palaniswami’s speech in the Assembly during the discussion on the trust vote on Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s TVK-led government assumes significance against the backdrop of a split in the AIADMK legislature party, as 25 rebel MLAs headed by S.P. Velumani supported the confidence motion, while the remaining 22 MLAs led by Mr. Palaniswami voted against it. Chief Minister C. Joseph VIjay comfortably won the trust vote in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Wednesday (May 13, 2026) with the support of the CPI, CPI(M), VCK, and IUML, from the Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) led by the DMK, as well as that of 25 rebel AIADMK MLAs and the lone AMMK MLA. After the DMK legislators and the lone DMDK MLA, Premallatha Vijayakant, walked out, the confidence motion moved by Mr. Vijay was put to vote by Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar, despite AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami’s opposition to allowing rebel AIADMK leader – and his confidant until a few days ago – S.P. Velumani from speaking on the party’s behalf. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday (May 13, 2026) arrested an alleged “narco-terrorist”, Iqbal Singh, after securing his extradition from Portugal following sustained diplomatic and legal efforts. The agency alleged that Singh, alias Shera, was a mastermind in a major Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terror-financing case. He was brought to Delhi and taken into custody by the NIA. The accused had fled to Portugal in 2020. A non-bailable arrest warrant was issued against him in October 2020, while an Interpol Red Notice was opened in June 2021. The Tamil Nadu government, on Wednesday (May 13, 2026), revoked its Government Order (G.O.), which appointed Rickey

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