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…
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New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday that Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as the Union Education Minister “keeping in mind the sentiments of students and youth”.Pradhan tendered his resignation following weeks of nationwide students’ agitation over exam irregularities.Taking to his official X account, Rajnath Singh said: “Keeping in mind the sentiments of the youth and students, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned from his post. His resignati…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) While parties across the political spectrum welcomed climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s decision to end his 26-day hunger strike over exam irregularities, several opposition leaders said that a movement that involves the participation of scores of people across the country, is “bigger than an individual or outfit”.Wangchuk broke his fast late on Thursday night, in the presence of Union Ministers JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh, following assurances from the Centre on key dem…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The Centre has released Rs 266.64 crore as incentives under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Medical Devices up to FY 2024-25, while Rs 209.80 crore has been disbursed under the Medical Device Parks Scheme, Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers JP Nadda informed the Lok Sabha on Friday.In a written reply, Nadda said that of the Rs 209.80 crore released for medical device parks, Rs 177.98 crore has already been utilised.Under the Scheme for Strengt…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Union Health Minister JP Nadda has affirmed that the government is fully prepared for an in-depth debate in Parliament regarding the NEET medical entrance exam paper leak and student concerns. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Nadda stated that the NDA government, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, takes the issue with the utmost seriousness. However, he cautioned Rahul Gandhi and the Opposition against using the situation to score political points, emphasisi…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) spokesperson Saurav Das on Wednesday said that the outfit, which is leading an agitation demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over exam paper leaks, has conveyed to Union Minister JP Nadda that if the government is “genuinely concerned” then he should come to their protest site at Jantar Mantar to hold talks with the agitators.Das, along with another CJP member, Ashutosh Ranka, had met Nadda at his residenc…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) India is set to convene the 16th BRICS health ministers’ meeting from Wednesday, which will bring together health ministers and senior health officials from BRICS member countries to deepen cooperation on health security, digital health, pandemic preparedness and equitable access to quality healthcare.The three-day meeting in Chandigarh reflects India’s commitment, under its BRICS Chairship 2026, to advancing collective action on key global health priorities through the…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Union Minister and Republican Party of India (A) chief, Ramdas Athawale, on Tuesday called out the lathi-charge unleashed by Delhi Police on anti-NEET paper leak protestors during their ‘Sansad Chalo’ march on Monday, while maintaining that the agitators, too, should exercise restraint.Scores of students, led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), attempted to march to the Parliament on Monday demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for the…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Health Minister JP Nadda on Wednesday chaired a review meeting of the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan and 100-day campaign with the government of NCT of Delhi, emphasising that while significant efforts have been made under the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, the remaining gap between efforts and outcomes can only be bridged through Jan Bhagidari.The minister stated that tuberculosis elimination cannot be achieved by the health system in isolation and called for a people’s movement wit…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Health Minister JP Nadda on Monday launched a slew of digital initiatives like ‘Ayushman Sarathi–PM-JAY WhatsApp Chatbot’ and Drug Registry, to promote efficient service delivery and improved beneficiary satisfaction.The chatbot enables beneficiaries to access essential PM-JAY services anytime and anywhere without the need to visit government offices or call centres.Built on secure API-based integrations with PM-JAY systems, Ayushman Sarathi delivers real-time inf…