They reopened their books & rewrote their NEET story
Aryan Gupta from Ludhiana scored 715/720 and secured AIR 1 in the June NEET-UG exam after the May exam was canceled over a paper leak.
Panshul Bansal from Faridabad also scored 715 but was placed AIR 2 under tie-breaking rules; he resumed his routine after the cancellation.
Kudale Shravani Krishna from Baramati secured AIR 5 with daily meditation and no personal phone during preparation.
Hadiya Nisar from Srinagar studied through power cuts, secured AIR 99, and dedicated her rank to girls in Kashmir aspiring for medicine.
Ayush Bhalotia from Nawada, Bihar (AIR 4) is set to become the first doctor from his village; Abhilash from Hanumangarh (AIR 11) topped among Hindi-medium candidates.
Story angle
Center
Near the middle: closer to straight reporting, less party-line spin.
About how the story is framed, not whether the facts are true.
Times of India
Center-right
Mixed factuality
Who owns this?
Times Group
Bennett, Coleman & Co. (Sahu Jain family)
India's largest newspaper group by circulation.
Wikipedia: Sahu Jain family