{"id":196944,"date":"2026-07-25T10:08:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T15:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=196944"},"modified":"2026-07-25T10:08:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T15:38:30","slug":"pralhad-joshi-appointed-union-education-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=196944","title":{"rendered":"Pralhad Joshi appointed Union Education Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"picture verticle\"><picture><!--[if IE 9]><video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1600px)\" sizes=\"960px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/cv2n60\/article71266920.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_1200\/_JAI8698.JPG\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1599px)\" sizes=\"640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/cv2n60\/article71266920.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_1200\/_JAI8698.JPG\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 321px) and (max-width: 767px)\" sizes=\"400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/cv2n60\/article71266920.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_660\/_JAI8698.JPG\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" sizes=\"320px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/cv2n60\/article71266920.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_320\/_JAI8698.JPG\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/theme\/images\/th-online\/1x1_spacer.png\" alt=\"Pralhad Joshi. File\" title=\"Pralhad Joshi. File\" data-original=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/theme\/images\/th-online\/1x1_spacer.png\" class=\"lead-img\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"caption\">\n                    Pralhad Joshi. File<br \/>\n                                          | Photo Credit: The Hindu\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content-body-71266932\">\n<div class=\"schemaDiv\" id=\"schemaDiv\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">Pralhad Joshi was appointed as the new Union Education Minister on Saturday (July 25, 2026) after the resignation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/dharmendra-pradhan-quit-resign-as-union-education-minister-jantar-mantar-protest-july-25-2026\/article71265711.ece\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Dharmendra Pradhan<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/dharmendra-pradhan-quit-resign-as-union-education-minister-jantar-mantar-protest-july-25-2026\/article71265711.ece\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">following nationwide protests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"referpara\"><strong><b>Also read | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/jantar-mantar-delhi-student-protest-cjp-government-talks-sonam-wangchuk-hunger-strike-live-updates-july-25-2026\/article71265108.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jantar Mantar protest updates on July 25<\/a><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The President of India has directed that Pralhad Joshi, Cabinet Minister, be assigned the charge of the Ministry of Education, in addition to his existing portfolio, as advised by Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/topic\/Narendra_Modi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Narendra Modi<\/a>, an official statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Joshi currently holds the portfolios of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and New and Renewable Energy.<\/p>\n<p>The President, as advised by the Prime Minister, has accepted the resignation of Shri Dharmendra Pradhan from the Union Council of Ministers, with immediate effect, under clause (2) of Article 75 of the Constitution of India, the statement added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"update-publish-time article-published-time-end\">\n<p class=\"publish-time-new\"> Published <span>&#8211; July 25, 2026 08:38 pm IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/pralhad-joshi-appointed-union-education-minister\/article71266932.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pralhad Joshi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Pralhad Joshi was appointed as the new Union Education Minister on Saturday (July 25, 2026) after the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhanfollowing nationwide protests. Also read | Jantar Mantar protest updates on July 25 The President of India has directed that Pralhad Joshi, Cabinet Minister, be assigned the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":196945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-196944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JAI8698.JPG","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":196988,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=196988","url_meta":{"origin":196944,"position":0},"title":"Jantar Mantar protest LIVE: President accepts Dharmendra Pradhan&#039;s resignation, Pralhad Joshi to take charge of Education Ministry &#8211; The Hindu","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Jantar Mantar protest LIVE: President accepts Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation, Pralhad Joshi to take charge of Education Ministry\u00a0\u00a0The HinduPralhad Joshi Appointed Education Minister After Dharmendra Pradhan Quits\u00a0\u00a0NDTVOpposition calls Pradhan\u2019s resignation a victory for the youth\u00a0\u00a0The HinduCongress erupts in joy in Lucknow at Pradhan\u2019s resignation, distributes sweets\u00a0\u00a0ThePrint\u2018We have done it,\u2019 CJP founder\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;National News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"National News","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/J6_coFbogxhRI9iM864NL_liGXvsQp2AupsKei7z0cNNfDvGUmWUy20nuUhkREQyrpY4bEeIBucs0-w300-rw.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":195722,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=195722","url_meta":{"origin":196944,"position":1},"title":"Jantar Mantar Protest Live Updates | \u2018Why so selective?\u2019 Union Minister Nadda questions Rahul Gandhi\u2019s paper leak charges &#8211; The Indian Express","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Jantar Mantar Protest Live Updates | \u2018Why so selective?\u2019 Union Minister Nadda questions Rahul Gandhi\u2019s paper leak charges\u00a0\u00a0The Indian Express\"Why Are You So Selective?\" Centre On Rahul Gandhi's Paper Leak Charges\u00a0\u00a0NDTVAmid Lok Sabha logjam, Centre offers debate on NEET paper leak, says street protests \u2018won\u2019t help\u2019\u00a0\u00a0The HinduOpen to talks with\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;National News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"National News","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/J6_coFbogxhRI9iM864NL_liGXvsQp2AupsKei7z0cNNfDvGUmWUy20nuUhkREQyrpY4bEeIBucs0-w300-rw.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":195385,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=195385","url_meta":{"origin":196944,"position":2},"title":"Parliament Monsoon Session Day 3 LIVE: Kiren Rijiju says government ready for discussion on NEET-UG paper leak issue","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Venugopal raises paper leaks issue in Lok Sabha; government ready for debate, says Rijiju; Akhilesh demands PM's statement Congress MP K.C. 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