PM Modi salutes ‘Himveers’ as ITBP celebrates 63rd Raising Day (Pic credit: PM Modi’s X account) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed his greetings to the ITBP ‘Himveers‘ and their families on the occasion of the 63rd Raising Day of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). He praised the Force for its valour and dedication,…
NEW DELHI: India and Australia are exploring further educational cooperation with more Australian universities likely to have their presence in India. During his visit to Australia, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday engaged in discussions with his Australian counterpart Jason Clare, focusing on strengthening ties in education. Notably, both countries are exploring collaborations at…
NEW DELHI: National University of Singapore (NUS) will explore collaborations with Indian higher education institutions in areas such as joint and dual degree programmes as well as academic and research initiatives, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said during his visit to the country on Monday. He also met Singapore PM Lawrence Wong.According to senior education…
NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday criticised Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin for allegedly attempting to create divisions among states regarding implementation of the new National Education Policy (NEP).Pradhan’s remarks came in response to Stalin’s claim that Centre is withholding funds under Samagra Shiksha Scheme from best performing states for their…
NEW DELHI: A war of words brewed between Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Tamil Nadu chief minister Stalin on Monday after the Dravidian leader accused the the central government of withholding funds from states that had performed well but were against the National Education Policy (NEP).The charge was followed by a barb from the…
BHUBANESWAR: Less than two months after BJD’s Mamata Mohanta quit Rajya Sabha and the party and joined BJP, the Naveen Patnaik-led party suffered another blow with another RS MP Sujeet Kumar resigning from the Upper House and BJD on Friday. Later, he joined BJP, boosting the party’s prospects of increasing its tally in RS. Sujeet,…
NEW DELHI: Congress functionary and Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh submitted a notice to initiate privilege proceedings against Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, on Thursday, for “misleading” the House regarding the removal of the Preamble to the Constitution from NCERT textbooks for classes III and VI students.In his letter to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar,…
NEW DEHLI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan refuted the allegation that the Preamble to the Constitution has been removed from NCERT textbooks, calling it baseless. He accused Congress of engaging in the “politics of lies” and claimed that their actions demonstrate a disgusting mentality.Pradhan asserted that Congress has consistently opposed India’s development and education system,…
NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday hailed Supreme Court‘s judgement on NEET-UG and said that the apex court has upheld government‘s stand that there has not been any large scale breach.Following the judgement, Pradhan said, “The truth has prevailed. We welcome the decision of the Supreme Court. We have been saying this…
NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who is under opposition fire over controversies around the conduct of medical entrance exam NEET, on Monday warned that “ground reality on paper leaks when the Congress and the Samajwadi Party were in power will open a can of worms for Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav.“The LoP and…
