New Delhi: Jubilant scenes erupted at Jantar Mantar Saturday as protesting students, youth leaders, and participants celebrated the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan after weeks of demonstrations over examination paper leaks. As the celebrations continued, authorities began overseeing the winding down of the...
New Delhi: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Saturday announced the withdrawal of its 36-day agitation, a massive win for the student-led movement centred around the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan who stepped down from his office hours earlier. The government also agreed to the...
New Delhi: BJP president Nitin Nabin said Saturday that Dharmendra Pradhan's decision to step down as Union Education Minister reflects the highest standards of integrity and selfless service in public life, asserting that the party stands firmly with him. Nabin said that as Union Education...
New Delhi: A bill to amend a two-year-old anti-paper leak law, which proposes to set up fast-track courts in every state for speedy trials of accused, is set for introduction in the Lok Sabha Monday. According to the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment...
New Delhi: Another meeting between the government and the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) was underway Saturday, shortly after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned from the Union Cabinet. Pradhan's resignation was the main demand of the CJP. While the central government was represented by Union Ministers...
New Delhi: The government Saturday said the US has kept India in lower tariff bracket of 10 per cent under its Section 301 measures on alleged forced labour concerns. The United States Trade Representative (USTR) on July 23 announced the final measures under Section 301...
New Delhi: Activist Sonam Wangchuk Saturday described Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation as "a victory of democracy", and credited the nationwide student-led agitation and citizens' participation for the outcome. In a post on X, Wangchuk described the development as "a victory of democracy, direct...
New Delhi: A special commissioner of police was among three police officers injured after a section of protesters allegedly pelted stones at security personnel at Jantar Mantar shortly after the announcement of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation Saturday, police sources said. The incident prompted...
New Delhi: Following Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, one of the key demands of the Cockroach Janta Party-led students' agitation, the outfit called it a "win for democracy". A post on CJP's official X handle read "Democracy Wins!". It accompanied a video which showed...
New Delhi: An FIR registered regarding the July 20 violence near Kartavya Path during the CJP's Sansad Chalo rally invokes 13 charges, including attempt to murder, with Delhi Police sources alleging that protesters attacked personnel with the intention of killing them while trying to breach...
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