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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...

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: Vijay Varma, Vir Das, Swara Bhasker, Varun Grover and many others from the world of showbiz on Saturday hailed the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, calling it a victory for the students who have been relentlessly protesting over the NEET paper...

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...