Top news of the day: Dharmendra Pradhan resigns, Centre proposes anti-cheating law, CJP withdraws protest, and more
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned following protests by the Cockroach Janta Party regarding NEET-UG 2026 irregularities. The government has agreed to withdraw protest-related FIRs and introduce the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026.
Dharmendra Pradhan, in a post on X on Saturday (July 25, 2026), announced that he has tendered his resignation from the post of Union Education Minister. Mr. Pradhan’s resignation comes amid Cockroach Janta Party-led protests at the Jantar Mantar, demanding his accountability over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak and irregularities in the CBSE’s on-screen marking process, besides seeking wider reforms in the conduct of public examinations.
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