From turmoil in NTA to Sheikh Hasina's India visit: Today's top 10 morning news headlines

Here are today's top 10 morning news headlines covering major events and updates you need to know.

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1. NEET-PG exam postponed at last minute, new date to be announced soon

Another exam has been rescheduled in the wake of the NEET paper leak controversy. The National Board of Examinations has rescheduled the NEET-PG entrance exam.

2. Government axes NTA chief Subodh Kumar amid NEET, NET examination row; PS Kharola is new DG

Amidst the controversy surrounding paper leaks, Pradeep Singh Kharola was named the next Director General of the National Testing Agency. Additional responsibility for NTA DG was given to Pradeep Singh Kharola, Chairman and MD of the India Trade Promotion Organization.

3. PM Modi meets Sheikh Hasina, announces medical visas for Bangla natives, new embassy

During a joint press briefing with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the introduction of an e-medical visa facility to streamline the process for Bangladeshis seeking medical treatment in India.

4. IND vs BAN: Hardik, Kuldeep shines in India's blockbuster win against Bangladesh

India defeated Bangladesh by 50 runs in match 47 of the T20 World Cup 2024 on Saturday at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound in Antigua, thanks to three wickets from Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya's brilliant fifty.

5. GST council meeting: Which goods, services get cheaper and costlier? Top takeaways

On Saturday in the 53rd GST Council meeting, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the implementation of biometric-based Aadhaar authentication throughout the country.

6. Know how Centre’s new Telecom Act replaces 138-year-old Telegraph Act

In one of the significant moves, the government can now take control of all telecom networks in times of emergency under the new Telecommunications Act 2023, which will come into effect on June 26.

7. Canada gears up for mass evacuation of 45,000 from Lebanon amid Israel-Hezbollah war

As hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah worsen, Canada is getting ready to evacuate 45,000 of its people from Lebanon, according to a report by Channel 12. The report detailed a contentious exchange between Israel's foreign minister, Israel Katz, and Canada's foreign minister, Melanie Joly.

8. Center notifies Anti-Paper leak law that imposes potentially up to Rs 1 crore 

The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 which aims to prevent malpractices in public examinations and common entrance tests held across the country came into effect on Friday after the massive row erupted over the NEET crisisUGC-NET junked and then CSIR-NET pushed back on Friday.

9. Govt mandates punctuality: Employees to mark attendance by 9:15 AM or lose casual leave

In a bid to enforce punctuality, the Centre's Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has mandated that employees across the country must be in the office by 9:15 AM. This directive applies to all employees, including senior officers, and necessitates the use of a biometric attendance system—a practice that many have neglected since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic four years ago.

10. Jagan Mohan calls CM Naidu a ‘Dictator’ after MTMC demolishes YSRCP under-construction party office in Andhra

Municipal authorities in Tadepalli, Guntur district, demolished the under-construction central office of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), citing alleged illegal construction, on Saturday morning.