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Agitated students are protesting across the country. Alongside the protests, politics on the National Testing Agency's mess has peaked. Union Education Minister called on all to not play politics over the future of India.

 

Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge has objected to the relocation of statues in the parliament to Prerna Sthal.  He says the move was a violation of democracy. Watch Left Right And Centre.

A delegation of US lawmakers met the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala. The bipartisan seven-member group is in India only for this meeting. The meeting, as expected, irked Beijing, which urged the United States to "fully recognise the anti-China and separatist nature of the Dalai clique". Watch Left Right & Centre

Amid concerns about the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission into medical colleges, the Supreme Court today came down heavily on the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts the nationwide exam for medical college aspirants. "If there's even 0.001% negligence on anyone's part, it should be thoroughly dealt with," the Supreme Court said. The Supreme Court - while hearing a batch of petitions over the alleged irregularities in the exam - said it expects a "timely action" from the NTA and that the agency must ensure that all candidates are treated fairly.

Maha Vikas Aghadi and Mahayuti are gearing up for a high-pitched battle in assembly four months from now. Strategy meetings are being held by the BJP to get its house in order after the Lok Sabha debacle on the other side the Maha Vikas Aghadi is visibly buoyant and is hoping to arrive at a seat sharing formula by July end. But with Uddhav Thackeray predicting that Eknath Shinde government's days are numbered. Is this just about creating mahaul or is there more to it? Experts discuss.

With the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha set to start on June 24 and the election for the post of Speaker expected on June 26, there are some very interesting days ahead for the country politically. National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners are likely to meet next week to decide the alliance candidate - someone that is acceptable to all their allies. Since the House has members from the ruling and Opposition parties, the Speaker's chair must be non-partisan. The BJP with 240 MPs would definitely want an experienced person from its party to manage the affairs of the House. How will that play out?

Actor Alia Bhatt has been subjected to another viral deepfake video - the second one this year, leaving her fans outraged. The video, which garnered over 17 million views on Instagram before being deleted, showed what appeared to be Ms Bhatt participating in the GRWM (Get Ready With Me) trend. The Centre has shown urgency in tackling the menace of deepfakes. Just yesterday, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the government has looked at best practices for dealing with deepfakes from across the world, and the Centre is looking at addressing this with legislation, not just with advisories. But how easy or challenging is that? How important is it to crack down on misinformation without encroaching on creativity?

Politics continue to dominate Delhi's water crisis. The Congress and BJP held a 'Matka Phod protest against the AAP government. While the people continue to suffer the blame game between the AAP and the BJP worsens. Watch Left Right and Centre

A Canadian resident of China pleaded guilty in New York federal court to stealing Tesla electric-vehicle battery manufacturing trade secrets and conspiring to sell them to undercover government agents...In this show of Left, Right and Centre with Gargi Rawat, we discuss 'China's Tech Theft'

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is heading to Italy to attend a summit of the Group of Seven, known as the G7, likely to be dominated by Ukraine and Gaza ceasefire talks. India, which has been invited to the G7 Summit as an outreach country, has defence and maritime cooperation on its agenda. PM Modi will meet US President Joe Biden and is also expected to hold a meeting with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni and other leaders to review bilateral ties.