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New Delhi: After Dharmendra Pradhan stepped down as Union education minister, veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi Saturday congratulated students for the "peaceful conclusion" of their agitation. Pradhan's resignation earlier in the day came amid mounting pressure over the NEET paper leak controversy, with the...

New Delhi/Mumbai: Opposition parties Saturday termed the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak issue as a victory of democracy and said that the Modi government had to "bow before the collective struggle" of the country's youth. They also called...

New Delhi: Union Minister Prahlad Joshi has been appointed as Education Minister following Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation from the post Saturday. Joshi has been given additional charge of the Education Ministry besides his role as Consumer Affairs Minister. A Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said the President, as...

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Saturday said the students' agitation against paper leaks has given a warning to the BJP-RSS regime that they cannot run the government as their personal fiefdom, and in case they did, they would face 10 times the scale of...

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: Left leaders Friday hailed Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation as a "historic victory" for the student-youth movement, while asserting that the struggle would continue until all the protesters' demands were met. CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby congratulated students and youth across...

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said the state had, for the first time, invoked its newly enacted anti-goonda law against those accused of orchestrating violence during Friday's NEET protest, warning they would face punishment their next three generations will remember. Making a statement...

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...

Raipur: The Enforcement Directorate Saturday arrested former Chhattisgarh PSC chairman Taman Singh Sonwani here on money laundering charges in an alleged examination paper leak case, officials said. The probe pertains to the leak of question papers and manipulation of the state service examinations conducted in...

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...