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The Supreme Court has postponed hearing Dara Singh's remission plea, who is serving a life sentence for the Staines family murders, until July 14. The Odisha government requested more time, with the state sentence review board expected to consider his premature release on May 26. Dara has spent over 26 years in prison.

The UK government is reconsidering the non-custodial sentences handed down to three teenage boys found guilty of sexually assaulting two girls in Hampshire. Detractors claim that the penalties are insufficient, not properly addressing the gravity of the offenses. In response to public outrage, the attorney general's office is evaluating the case and extending resources to assist the victims.

A shocking rape case in Hampshire has ignited a major law-and-order debate in Britain. Teenage boys convicted of attacking young girls received Youth Rehabilitation Orders instead of prison sentences. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called for an urgent review of the sentences. The case raises serious questions about youth sentencing and the justice system's treatment of victims.

The Himachal Pradesh School Education Board (HPBOSE) has confirmed tampering in answer sheets of the March 2025 Class 10 examination after a forensic examination conducted at the Regional Forensic Science Laboratory in Dharamshala. The case, involving a Bilaspur examination centre, revealed discrepancies in MCQ sections and mismatched packing envelope serial numbers. Nine students had raised complaints. The Board has decided to award marks to affected students and forwarded the report to the Education Department for further action.

The Delhi High Court has sentenced YouTuber Gulshan Pahuja to six months' simple imprisonment in criminal contempt proceedings after holding that he continued to scandalise the judiciary and showed no remorse for his conduct.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has demanded a detailed report from CBSE regarding widespread technical failures during the post-result review process, including server crashes and payment gateway issues. This intervention follows numerous student and parent complaints about payment errors, portal disruptions, and concerns over the new On-Screen Marking system's accuracy.

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has outlined the post-result process for Class XII students seeking evaluated answer sheets, verification or reevaluation. Students must first download answer scripts between May 19 and May 22, review them for discrepancies, and then apply for correction from May 26 to May 29. CBSE acknowledged possible evaluation errors in nearly 1.25 crore scripts. The board clarified that revised marks may increase or decrease based on expert review outcomes.

Three friends were sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal murder and dismemberment of a money lender in Bhubaneswar in 2014. The trio killed Krutibas Parija over a Rs 2 lakh debt, chopping his body into 40 pieces to conceal the crime. The court convicted them of murder and destruction of evidence.

Facing website disruptions due to heavy traffic and unauthorized interference, CBSE has extended the deadline for Class 12 students to obtain scanned answer books to May 24, 2026. This crucial extension ensures no student misses the opportunity to review their scripts for verification or re-evaluation amidst competitive college admissions. Check complete details here.

The UP Home Guard recruitment result for 2026 is anticipated soon on the official website. Candidates who appeared for the written exam from April 25 to April 27 can check their scores. The provisional answer key was released, and objections were accepted until May 10. The final result is expected in late May or early June.

A fresh controversy has emerged in the CBSE Class XII post-result process after a student alleged that the Physics answer sheet uploaded under his roll number was not his own. The student claimed the handwriting and attempted answers did not match his writing style and questioned whether his actual paper had been evaluated. The incident comes amid wider complaints over portal glitches, blurred scans, payment issues and concerns linked to CBSE’s On-Screen Marking (OSM) evaluation system during the re-evaluation process.