NTA to reconduct UGC-NET exams for English, Sociology, Commerce after error complaints

Published Aug 17, 12:50 AM UTC

The Hindu's Morning Digest for August 17, 2026, covers several key stories. The National Testing Agency (NTA) will reconduct UGC-NET exams for English, Sociology, and Commerce after complaints of errors, with re-exams scheduled for September 9 and 10. In Jharkhand, after protesters burned effigies of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the state government has invited students for a fourth round of talks on August 17. The Congress party has rejected Union Home Minister Amit Shah's charge that it insulted the national song 'Vande Mataram', calling it a political diversion. A CISF official was suspended after being confronted by a woman in a Delhi Metro coach for allegedly photographing her. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph Vijay condemned the killing of three Tamils by Karnataka Forest Department personnel in the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary.