New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) As many as 2,873 people with criminal antecedents were present between July 20 and 25 during the students’ protest site at Jantar Mantar, a Delhi Police source said on Monday.These criminals were identified using Facial Recognition System (FRS) and through technical means, said a senior police official.Most of the identified persons were seen in FRS cameras in North-East Delhi, including Seelampur, Chand Bagh, Jafrabad and some colonies in South -East Delhi like Jamia…
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Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) Two more persons have been nabbed in connection with the violence and attacks on police personnel and journalists during the July 24 protest rally in Kolkata against the NEET examination paper leak and other exam scandals, taking the total number of arrests to 16, officials said on Monday.Earlier, from Saturday evening till Sunday afternoon, 14 persons were arrested after being identified through CCTV footage and video recordings of the violence.The two persons arrested o…
Ahmedabad, July 26 (IANS) The father of 17-year-old NEET aspirant Kahaan Patel, whose death by suicide in June became one of the most widely discussed tragedies linked to the NEET-UG 2026 controversy, has thrown his support behind the Centre’s proposed amendments to strengthen India’s anti-paper leak law, saying speedy investigations, fast-track courts and tougher punishment are necessary to restore confidence in the examination system. Speaking to IANS ahead of the introduction of the proposed …
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) It should never have taken a street protest to force governments to address a problem that has plagued India’s examination system for many decades. But that is precisely what the Cockroach Janata Party’s (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi has exposed. The protest, though projected as an agitation against examination paper leaks and carrying an unmistakable political hue, has brought to the fore a problem that has plagued the country for decades.Year after year, Ind…
Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) None of the 14 individuals arrested so far in connection with the violence and attacks on police personnel and journalists during a protest rally in Kolkata on July 24 against the NEET examination paper leak and other exam scandals was a student, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Sunday.According to him, those arrested after being identified as perpetrators through CCTV footage and videos were actually fundamentalists whose main intention on Friday was to create a m…
Indore, July 26 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya on Sunday praised former Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, saying he had offered to resign from the very first day of the student protests if the party felt it was necessary. Speaking to reporters, Vijayvargiya criticised the Congress party, alleging that it had no role in the student agitation and merely tried to take political advantage of the situation.”If a child is born in a neighbour’s house and Congress beats d…
Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) Three more persons have been arrested in connection with the violence and attacks on police personnel and journalists during a protest rally in Kolkata on July 24 against the NEET examination paper leak and other exam scandals, taking the total number of arrests to 14, officials said on Sunday.The fresh arrests were made between Saturday night and Sunday by the Kolkata Police. Earlier, 11 persons had been arrested after being identified through CCTV footage and video reco…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Sunday assumed charge as the Union Education Minister, taking over the additional responsibility following the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan amid nationwide protests over alleged examination paper leaks. The appointment comes at a time when the Education Ministry has been under intense public and political scrutiny due to widespread student protests demanding accountability over alleged irregularities in various competitive examinatio…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday been assigned the additional charge of the Ministry of Education following the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan. The development comes amid protests over exam paper leaks.The President’s office confirmed the appointment through an official communique issued on Saturday.President Droupadi Murmu, acting on the advice of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has accepted the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan from the Union Council of M…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said on Saturday that he was “proud” of the Gen Z for their efforts towards ensuring the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as Union Education Minister, following weeks of massive student protests over exam irregularities.In a self-made video posted on his official X account, Tharoor addressed the viewers as “young Indians and those young at heart”, saying that the resignation of the Education Minister is an “important moment” and “reminds us s…