Dharmendra Pradhan

NEW DELHI: This year’s Jagannath Rath Yatra was a grand spectacle, marked by the presence of several notable political leaders, underscoring the festival’s immense cultural and spiritual significance. The streets of Puri came alive with fervent devotion as lakhs of devotees gathered to witness the divine journey of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra. […]

NEW DELHI: The oath-taking ceremony held on Monday at Parliament saw a different picture displaying linguistic diversity with the newly elected MPs taking their oaths in English and Indian languages, including Sanskrit, Hindi, Dogri, Bengali, Assamese, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Odia. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s daughter, Bansuri Swaraj, took her oath in Sanskrit as […]

As Dharmendra Pradhan stepped forward to take his oath, leaders from the INDIA bloc jeered with chants of “NEET,” criticising the NDA government over exam-related controversies.

The IMA commended the removal of the Director General of the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the appointment of Shri Pradeep Kumar Kharoka as the new Director General. "We extend our gratitude to the Ministry of Education for transferring the investigation of irregularities in the NEET-UG examination to the CBI for a thorough probe," the IMA stated.

The allegations in the FIR state that the NEET(UG) 2024 Examination was conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on 5 May 2024 at 4,750 centres in 571 cities, including 14 cities abroad, with over 23 lakh candidates appearing for the examination.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan addressed a press conference on a day when Bihar Deputy CM Vijay Sinha alleged that an aide of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav provided accommodation to the arrested students in the NEET paper leak case.

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) youth and student wing staged a massive protest on Wednesday outside the residence of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, alleging rigging in the NEET exam. According to their pre-announced program, AAP’s student and youth wings gathered outside the Union Education Minister’s residence with banners and posters denouncing the […]

In Uttar Pradesh, where the BJP is poised to win seven of the 10 seats in this round of the biennial polls, the party has fielded Sanjay Seth to snatch the third seat from the Samajwadi Party.

In the academic year 2021-22, the Class 10 dropout rate has surged to 20.6 per cent, revealed by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

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