The Catch Up: 18 July

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This is the Catch Up on 3 Things for the Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.
It’s the 18th of July and here are today's headlines.
he Supreme Court today said that any order for conducting the NEET-UG 2024 afresh has to be on the concrete footing that the sanctity of the entire medical entrance exam was affected. The counsel, as per LiveLaw, told the top court that the NTA has said that the inflation of the mark is attributed to the decrease in the syllabus, however, there is an increase and decrease in the syllabus. The judges further asked about the spread of NEET question papers.
Several coaches of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express overturned Thursday afternoon in Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh after the train derailed from the tracks. Two persons are dead and the number of people injured in the accident was yet to be known, according to UP Relief Commissioner GS Naveen Kumar. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed immediate deployment of rescue and relief personnel at the spot, the Chief Minister’s Office said. Emergency helpline numbers have also been issued for assistance.
Stock indices soared today with the BSE Sensex hitting a fresh all-time high at 81,523 and was up over 800 points. The NSE Nifty 50 index registered a new peak at 24,838, and was up over 200 points. Earlier in the day, the 30-share BSE Sensex opened on a weak note, but bounced back later and climbed 193.9 points to hit a new record peak of 80,910.45.
Karnataka BJP leaders staged protests against the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government today in Bengaluru, demanding the chief minister’s resignation over the alleged Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd. (KMVSTDC) scam. The opposition BJP leaders, including the party’s state unit President B Y Vijayendra, were detained as they tried to lay siege to Vidhana Soudha. In today’s Karnataka Legislative Assembly session, the BJP labeled the Congress government a “Tughlaq government” for delaying the Bill on reservations for locals in private sector management.
The Bangladesh government will hold talks with protesting students, Law Minister Anisul Haq said as unrest over job quotas continued today. Protesters called for a nationwide shutdown, with protest coordinator Nahid Islam saying that all establishments will remain closed, and only hospitals and emergency services will remain operational. Meanwhile, the Federal Minister said that mobile internet has been temporarily suspended in the country in the wake of the protests. The Indian High Commission in Dhaka has advised its nationals to avoid travel.
This was the Catch-Up on the 3 Things by The Indian Express.