Dharmendra Pradhan

The task force set up in July is presently in the process of consulting various stakeholders and has also invited suggestions from students, parents, teachers, academic institutions, subject matter experts, industry organisations and exam-conducting bodies

Khadse became emotional on several occasions while responding to the felicitations

Speaking at the NDTV World Anviksha Summit, the former diplomat discussed political systems across South Asia, the Gen Z protests in the region and how India differed from other countries where young people have taken to the streets

Two months ago, the premier testing agency scrapped the May 3 NEET-UG examination after a paper leak

A man in his early twenties climbed a tree carrying a powerful loudspeaker and blasted a song

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke has revived the slogan that gave birth to his satirical movement, this time turning his attention to the legal fraternity amid the ongoing row between the Bar Council of India (BCI) and NALSAR University of Law

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday lashed out at the Opposition for running away from discussing with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, accusing them of “acting like fugitives.”

Pradhan resigned as education minister on July 25 after a month-long student protest at Jantar Mantar by the CJP over alleged NEET-UG paper leak

The war of words came a day after the government offered to hold a debate on students' issues and police action in Parliament, with Shah set to respond, in an attempt to end the two-week-long logjam

The BJP's call for a shutdown follows Monday's massive protest by JPSC and JSSC aspirants in Ranchi, which ended with a night of alleged police brutality and a heavy lathi charge between students and security forces near the Legislative Assembly

Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on July 25 amid weeks of student protests over the NEET paper leak controversy

New Delhi: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday launched an online petition urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to use his Independence Day address to address India's youth on education, unemployment, and the rising cost of living

Weeks after thousands of young Indians poured onto the streets of Delhi in a major 'cockroach' protest over examination paper leaks, another group of frustrated job seekers is making headlines — this time hundreds of miles away, in the eastern state of Jharkhand

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched a fresh political offensive against the Samajwadi Party while unveiling a development package worth more than Rs 706 crore in Ambedkar Nagar

Mumbai, Maharashtra: Gen Z and Gen Alpha students arrived at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre to take part in an interaction with RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat

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CJP Leadership Holds Strategy Meet in Maharashtra

The Central Government's decision to concede key demands of the NEET protest was driven by electoral considerations rather than political magnanimity

When the writer V.S. Naipaul traveled across India decades ago, he famously described the country as a land of a million mutinies, fracturing into myriad localized particularities, each subcaste and interest group with its own sectarian voice

Even among supporters of Modi’s ruling coalition, 40 per cent registered their disapproval with his government’s actions

Dipke also dismissed exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen's comment drawing a parallel between the CJP's Delhi protest against exam irregularities and the 2024 stir that ousted Sheikh Hasina's Awami League regime

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The frustration erupted into the open this month after a leaked paper forced a retest of India's ultra-competitive medical entrance exam, prompting nationwide student protests led by a viral, social media-focused youth movement called the Cockroach Janta Party

Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday intensified his criticism of the judiciary and the Narendra Modi-led government, questioning whether the Supreme Court remains capable of safeguarding India's democratic institutions

A controversy has erupted after students at a Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) school were allegedly made to wash the feet of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator during a Guru Purnima programme

For more than three decades, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India has cultivated a political mystique sustained by fear, awe and reverence, giving rise to one of the most formidable cults of personality in the democratic world

After spearheading a 36-day student agitation at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke received an enthusiastic welcome on his return to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Wednesday

Last Thursday, as weeks of mass protests against the leak of a medical school entrance exam paper continued to rock India’s capital, Prime Minister Narendra Modi uploaded his first-ever selfie video to Instagram

Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of authorising pellet gun firing against students during the July 20 Jantar Mantar protest

A government's word is not a casual political statement that can be conveniently forgotten once public anger subsides; it is a solemn assurance that carries the weight of the state

Dipke criticises police action

The pomp and celebration with which Dharmendra Pradhan was received by his colleagues in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Parliament as he walked in a day after his resignation as India's education minister surprised many

The Goa police last week detained two youth in Panaji for allegedly expressing support for jailed student activist Umar Khalid during celebrations over Pradhan's resignation

The Lok Sabha discusses the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, proposing stricter punishment for exam paper leaks

The Goa police last week detained two youth in Panaji for allegedly expressing support for jailed student activist Umar Khalid during celebrations over Pradhan's resignation

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The remarks follow after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following mounting pressure over the NEET paper leak protest

In the backdrop of nationwide student unrest, United Against Injustice and Discrimination as well as the Bombay Catholic Sabha held a press conference on Tuesday at the Mumbai Press Club to condemn the heavy-handed state response to peaceful student demonstrations in Delhi, Mumbai, and across several states

Bihar Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav demanded a judicial inquiry into the AK-47 firing during a student protest in Siwan

Promises of economic abundance alone can’t sustain public trust when Asia’s younger generations value fairness of opportunity over growth

A political controversy has erupted over the appointment of Prahlad Joshi as the Union Education Minister, with the Opposition launching attacks against him outside Parliament

Promises of economic abundance alone can’t sustain public trust when Asia’s younger generations value fairness of opportunity over growth

The incident in Bihar's Siwan district also occurred days after a violent police crackdown on protests in New Delhi on July 20

Promises of economic abundance alone can’t sustain public trust when Asia’s younger generations value fairness of opportunity over growth

Actor Vishal's remark has fuelled speculation about his political debut in Tamil Nadu, after similar statements from Dhanush and Raghav Lawrence

Promises of economic abundance alone can’t sustain public trust when Asia’s younger generations value fairness of opportunity over growth