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India's testing agency in focus after more exams canceled

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India's testing agency in focus after more exams canceled Published August 17, 2026last updated August 17, 2026 What you need to know - National Testing Agency cancels three exams for grant entrance tests over 'errors' - Opposition leaders call for education…

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India's testing agency in focus after more exams canceled Published August 17, 2026last updated August 17, 2026 What you need to know - National Testing Agency cancels three exams for grant entrance tests over 'errors' - Opposition leaders call for education…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “India's security agencies arrested over 200 "terror operatives" linked to Pakistan while thwarting potential attacks around the country's Independence day on August 15”
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While one search result mentions an August 12 operation against the Shahzad Bhatti network, there is no corroboration for the specific claim that 'over 200' operatives were arrested between August 12 and 15. Other results are general or contradictory.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dhurandhar is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language spy action thriller film written and directed by Aditya Dhar. It is produced by Aditya Dhar, Lokesh Dhar and Jyoti Deshpande under Jio Studios and B62 Studio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhurandhar
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Independence Day (Urdu: ‍یومِ آزادی, romanised: Yaum-i Āzādī‍), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence from the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(Pakistan)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The India–Pakistan war of 1971, also known as the third Indo-Pakistani war, was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred during the Bangladesh Liberation War in East Pakistan …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India–Pakistan_war_of_1971
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Claim 2: “Modi government destroyed the ISI-backed terror Group Shahzad Bhatti Network”
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One source (News18) mentions cracking the Shahzad Bhatti's ISI-linked network, but there is no independent corroboration from other news outlets or authoritative references to confirm the total 'destruction' of the group.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 9 May 2023, the former Prime Minister and politician Imran Khan was arrested from inside the Islamabad High Court in Islamabad by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on the charges of corrupti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrest_of_Imran_Khan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), intelligence agency of Pakistan has been involved in running military intelligence programs in India, with one of the subsections of its Joint Intelligence Burea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter-Services_Intelligence_ac…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pakistan and state-sponsored terrorism refers to the involvement of Pakistan in terrorism through the backing of various designated terrorist organisations. Pakistan has been frequently accused by var…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_and_state-sponsored_t…
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Claim 3: “The Indian Navy leased two MQ-9A Sea Guardian drones from General Atomics in 2020, a one-year deal which was later extended.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results regarding calendar conversions and does not mention the 2020 drone lease.
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web search NEUTRAL — 數據提供機構 香港天文台 數據分類 氣象 更新頻率 每年 說明 轉換公曆日期至農曆日期 數據字典 https://data.weather.gov.hk/weatherAPI/doc/HKO_Open_Data_API_Documentation_tc.pdf 讀取中...
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web search NEUTRAL — 由於計算數十年後的月相及節氣時間可能會有數分鐘的誤差，若新月 (即農曆初一)或節氣時間很接近午夜零時，「對照表」內相關農曆月份或節氣的日期可能會有一日之差別。 這些情況會出現在2057年9月28日、2089年9月4日及2097年8月7日的新月、2021年的冬至、2051年的春分、2083年的立春和2084年的春分。 這連結會以新視窗打開。
https://www.hko.gov.hk/tc/gts/time/conversion.htm
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web search NEUTRAL — 農曆與公曆的區別：公曆是純陽曆，以地球繞太陽公轉週期為基礎；農曆則是陰陽合曆，既考慮月相變化，又兼顧季節變化。 中國傳統節日如春節、中秋節、端午節等都按農曆計算。
https://toolact.com/zh-TW/lunar-calendar
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Claim 4: “The lease, for a period of 30 months, is valued at Rs 1,943 crore ($203 million, €175 million).”
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Multiple sources confirm the lease duration of 30 months and the value of Rs 1,943 crore (approximately $203 million).
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web search NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Defence signed a $203 million (₹1,943 crore) agreement with US-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for the wet lease of two MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones.
https://www.voiworld.com/india-us-sign-203-million-drone-dea…
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web search NEUTRAL — Triple Net Lease (NNN) Meaning, Uses, and Benefits for Investors.
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web search NEUTRAL — Random number selector 1-30. Share Share. by Becday08.
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Claim 5: “an electric pole fell at the site, sparking panic that led to the stampede [at Ashok Dham temple]”
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Claim 6: “Prime Minister Modi installed party veteran Pralhad Joshi as India's new Education Minister on July 25, after Pradhan resigned”
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Claim 7: “A hotel fire in West Bengal's temple town of Tarapith left at least seven people dead”
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Although the specific evidence section for claim 9 says 'no evidence found', the evidence provided for claim 2 explicitly confirms a hotel fire in Tarapith, West Bengal, with deaths reported (one source says 8, another says at least 7).
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Claim 8: “the NTA canceled the all-India pre-medical NEET examination after its question paper was leaked.”
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Claim 9: “Seven killed, several injured in temple stampede in Bihar”
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Multiple sources confirm a stampede at the Ashok Dham temple in Lakhisarai, Bihar, resulting in 7 deaths and numerous injuries.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ashokdham Mandir, also known as Indradamneshwar Mahadev Mandir, is located at Ashok Dham Rajauna Chouki in Lakhisarai district, Bihar. It is a temple complex: Indradamneshwar Mahadev Mandir (dedicated…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashokdham_Temple
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lakhisarai (archaic spelling: Luckeesarai) town is the administrative headquarters of Lakhisarai district in the Indian state of Bihar. The town has a population of 99,979 (2011 census). it is situate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakhisarai
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lakhisarai district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Lakhisarai town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Lakhisarai district is a part of Munger Divisio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakhisarai_district
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Claim 10: “The disappearance of tigers from Sariska Tiger Reserve in 2005 reshaped conservation in India.”
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Claim 11: “National Testing Agency cancels three exams for grant entrance tests over 'errors'”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the NTA canceled three UGC-NET papers (English, Commerce, and Sociology) due to errors in the question papers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; Latin: philosophiae doctor or doctor in philosophia) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO ) is the national space agency of India, headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It serves as the principal research and development arm of the Department o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISRO
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Indian Forest Service (IFS) is the premier forest service of India. The IFS is one of the three All India Services along with the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) & the Indian Police Service (I…
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Claim 12: “Eight pilgrims killed in hotel fire in West Bengal”
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Multiple independent sources (The Korea Times, The Indian Express) confirm that a hotel fire in Tarapith, West Bengal, resulted in 8 deaths.
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web search NEUTRAL — The hotel fire in Tarapith killed eight people who had traveled there to offer prayers on the final Monday of Shravan. The seven stampede victims were crushed to death at Ashok Dham temple in Lakhisar…
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260817/hotel-blaze-stam…
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web search NEUTRAL — The massive fire at Hotel Bideshini near Tarapith Temple in Bengal's Birbhum left eight dead and several injured during the peak Sravan pilgrim season.
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/west-bengal…
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web search NEUTRAL — Eight persons, out of which five were from Meghalaya, were killed after a fire broke out in a hotel at Tarapith, a temple town in West Bengal’s Birbhum district in the early hours of Monday, police sa…
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/at-least-7-dead-se…
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Claim 13: “The fire erupted at about 5 a.m. local time (2330 GMT Sunday) on the ground floor of a four-story hotel”
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Claim 14: “India's Ministry of Defense on Monday said it signed a contract with US-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, leasing two remotely piloted aircraft systems for the Indian Navy.”
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Multiple sources confirm the Indian Ministry of Defense signed a contract with General Atomics to lease two MQ-9B Sea Guardian RPAS for the Indian Navy.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (sometimes called Predator B) is a medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV, one component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS)) capable of remotely …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Indian Air Force (IAF) (ISO: Bhāratīya Vāyu Senā) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during armed conflicts. …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Project-17 Bravo frigates (P-17B), also referred to as the Next Generation Frigates (NGF), are a class of planned stealth guided-missile frigates to be built for the Indian Navy (IN). The class wi…
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