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“Pradhan has no moral right to continue as Education Minister”: Congress’ KC Venugopal

New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): Congress General Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal on Wednesday demanded the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET issue, questioning his “moral responsibility” to continue in office and alleging that the Centre had failed to protect the interests of students. Speaking to ANI, Venugopal said Pradhan should step down in view of the controversy surrounding public examinations. “He didn’t have any moral responsibility to continue as Education Minister. Who will listen to his words now? Where is the moral responsibility now of Dharmendra Pradhan? He has to resign for saving the children

Under soaring pressure, India’s education minister promises reforms and debate

NEW DELHI, July 22 (Reuters) – India’s education minister said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration was committed to addressing the concerns of ​protesting youth and exam reforms, in the latest sign that the government was beginning to respond to growing protests. The comments by Dharmendra ‌Pradhan are his first since the youth-led “cockroach” movement launched a protest in New Delhi last month seeking his resignation over the leak of medical school test papers that affected some 2 million students and was linked to several student suicides. The protests by the self-named Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) – which began as

Bullion capped by inflation concerns despite oil price surge amid West Asia flare-up: Analysts

New Delhi, Jul 22 (PTI) Gold and silver prices are expected to remain under pressure in the short term as central banks maintain a hawkish posture and delay interest rate cuts in response to heightened crude oil prices, analysts said. While crude oil-driven inflation traditionally boosts precious metals, analysts warn that hawkish monetary policy responses could cap near-term gains for bullion. According to experts, the bullion market’s reaction to oil price shocks now depends less on inflation figures alone and more on how central banks respond. “Historically, sharp rallies in crude oil prices have triggered inflationary pressures, as witnessed during

Stock markets decline in early trade on higher crude oil prices, selling in bank stocks

Mumbai, Jul 22 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early deals on Wednesday as higher crude oil prices and selling in bank stocks hit investors’ sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 403.54 points to 77,066.06 in early trade, taking the donwtrend to the third day running. The 50-share NSE Nifty edged lower by 114.75 points to 24,070.05. From the Sensex pack, InterGlobe Aviation, Axis Bank, State Bank of India, Sun Pharma, Adani Ports, UltraTech Cement, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank were among the major laggards. Titan, Eternal, Maruti and Asian Paints were the winners. Elevated crude oil prices

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