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In a post on social media X, Pradhan wrote that the Congress leader just needed an "excuse" to tarnish the country's dignity and had often made remarks in favour of Pakistan and sometimes promoted the narratives of other countries.
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Modi government’s decision to include a caste survey in the forthcoming census has BJP critics terming it a U-turn and the Congress claiming that its pressure forced the ruling party’s hand.
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Stalin made it categorical that the Tamil Nadu government did not come forward to implement the Centre's PM Shri scheme and when that is the case, he said nobody could persuade him further in this regard.
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Tamil Nadu and the Centre are locked in a heated dispute, with the DMK accusing the BJP-led National Democratic Alliace (NDA) of attempting to impose Hindi language on the state through the three-language formula in the NEP.
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MK Stalin, also DMK president, said he will not permit any activities inimical to Tamil language, the state and its people, on the soil, so long as he and his DMK existed.
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The Union Education Minister also accused the Mamata Banerjee government of putting roadblocks to the implementation of central projects in West Bengal, while falsely accusing the Centre of ignoring the state.
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Pradhan said, "Opposing something just for the sake of opposing it may be fashionable, it may be a good political posturing but is certainly petty politics."
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While the AI centre of excellence for healthcare will be headed by IIT Delhi and AIIMS Delhi, the one for agriculture will be steered by IIT Ropar. IIT Kanpur will be heading the sustainable cities centre of excellence
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Pradhan’s comments came in response to the Tamil Nadu chief minister’s allegations that the best performing states were being denied funds by the Union government under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) for refusing to implement NEP.
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"The Supreme Court has clearly stated that there has been no systemic breach in the sanctity of the exam. The Congress does not trust the Centre government but does it not trust the Supreme Court too. The SC's decision on the NEET issue is not a defeat of students but a defeat of Congress' irresponsible attitude, fallacy and petty politics," Pradhan wrote on X.
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Hitting back at the Opposition, Pradhan said he is serving at the "mercy of my leader" and stated that the government is "collectively answerable" for the situation.
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NEET-PG is among the exams cancelled last week as a pre-emptive measure amid a raging row over alleged irregularities in competitive tests
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"The government is ready for every kind of discussion, but everything should happen following norms and maintaining decorum. The President spoke about the exam in her speech yesterday and it shows the government's intention that we are ready to face any issue," Pradhan said outside Parliament.
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Medical aspirants demand a retest for NEET-UG 2024 amid allegations of irregularities, paper leaks, and a significant rise in the merit list due to grace marks. Dharmendra Pradhan talks to CNN-News18 and addresses the NEET controversy.
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The cancellation of UGC-NET, amid the raging row over NEET, led to questions being raised over National Testing Agency's (NTA) capability to conduct exams of larger magnitude.
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"There is no scope for any malpractice or irregularities in the conduct of any exam. We will not tolerate that. The accountability of the National Testing Agency (NTA) will also be fixed if lapses are found," Pradhan said.
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Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has raised concerns about the integrity and transparency of the NEET UG exam, questioning issues such as paper leaks and grace marks. Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has denied these allegations, asserting that there is no evidence of any wrongdoing.
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"There is no evidence of paper leak in NEET-UG. The allegations of corruption in NTA are unfounded, it is a very credible body," Pradhan told reporters.
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Pradhan served as Minister of Education and Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in the Government of India from 2021 to 2024.
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The BJP does not want to let an MP become the CM because it needs each and every MP in the overhead count while leading a coalition government. So, that factor puts a question mark against the names of Dharmendra Pradhan and Jual Oram.
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Dharmendra Pradhan asserted that with blessings of Lord Jagannath, the BJP will form the government in Odisha and retain power at the Centre
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According to the New Curriculum Framework (NCF) announced by the Ministry of Education in August last year, board examinations will be held at least twice a year to ensure that students have enough time and opportunity to perform well.
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Pradhan said it was a matter of concern that such a large amount of benami money was recovered.
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Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in response alleged corruption in handling of the central funds in the state and said a CBI enquiry has been ordered into the matter.
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Odisha Governor Raghubar Das, his Chhattisgarh counterpart Biswa Bhusan Harichandan and Pradhan jointly inaugurated the centre here at an event.
