India, July 26 -- It was not a matter of individual prestige for him Wanted to prevent anti-national forces from exploiting the situation at Jantar Mantar. -Dharmendra Pradhan

After a month-long massive student agitation in Delhi seeking his resignation over exam irregularities and NEET paper leaks, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday resigned. Pradhan handed over his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi while President Droupadi Murmu accepted the resignation late in the evening.

The announcement comes amid escalating protests across the country calling for the minister to step down. He announced the move on his social media handle just hours before the third round of talks between the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) an...