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NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janata Party leaders on Saturday met Delhi Police commissioner Anurag Kumar after the protest against the NEET paper leak at Jantar Mantar was called off following education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation and the fulfilment of the remaining demands.While speaking to reporters after the meeting, CJP spokesperson Saurav Das said they had made...

NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janata Party leaders on Saturday met Delhi Police commissioner Anurag Kumar after the protest against the NEET paper leak at Jantar Mantar was called off following education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation and the fulfilment of the remaining demands.While speaking to reporters after the meeting, CJP spokesperson Saurav Das said they had made...

NEW DELHI: Union minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday was given additional charge of the Ministry of Education after President Droupadi Murmu accepted Dharmendra Pradhan‘s resignation from the Union Council of Ministers. Pradhan stepped down following weeks of nationwide student-led protests over the alleged NEET paper leak and examination irregularities.Who is Pralhad Joshi? Pralhad Joshi is...

Shreyas Iyer (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: Shreyas Iyer’s first series triumph as India’s T20I captain was built on a fearless brand of cricket, and the skipper believes the young side’s ability to stay positive and attack every opportunity has been the biggest takeaway from their dominant campaign against Zimbabwe.India sealed an unassailable 2-0 lead...

Israeli workplace software maker Monday.com is laying off hundreds of employees as part of a restructuring plan. The software company announced the layoffs in an Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing. The company said it is reducing its headcount by 20%, or about 630 staff, to “support a leaner, more focused operating model” as it...

zebra mussels (Representative image by Canva) In the late 1980s, an aquatic invader quietly entered North America through an unlikely route: a ship’s ballast water. That species was the zebra mussel, and within a decade it had spread across all five Great Lakes, triggering one of the most notorious invasive-species stories on the continent. More...

Sharad Pawar and PM Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said he had personally met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged him to initiate a dialogue over the NEET-UG paper leak controversy.He said he had appealed to PM Modi to either accept Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation or address...

Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan. (Photo/BCCI) India sealed the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe with a 90-run win in the second match on Saturday, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead.Half-centuries from Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma, followed by a disciplined bowling effort, helped India outplay the hosts after posting 219/5.The victory also gave new T20I captain Shreyas...

What happened to Gabriel Langton? Latest injury update after the England gymnast’s horrific Commonwealth Games fall(Getty) Gabriel Langton’s Commonwealth Games debut took a heartbreaking turn after the young England gymnast suffered a frightening fall during the men’s team final in Glasgow on July 24. The incident stopped the competition and shifted the spotlight away from...

Pralhad Joshi named new education minister after Prez Murmu accepts Pradhan’s resignation NEW DELHI: BJP leader Pralhad Joshi was on Saturday appointed as the new Union education minister, hours after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned.Pradhan resigned taking moral responsibility for the NEET-UG paper leak controversy that triggered weeks of nationwide student protests. His resignation was accepted by...