Pralhad Joshi named new education minister; Prez Murmu accepts Pradhan's resignation

Pralhad Joshi named new education minister after Prez Murmu accepts Pradhan's resignationNEW DELHI: BJP leader Pralhad Joshi was on Saturday appointed as the new Union education minister, hours after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned.Pradhan resigned taking moral responsibility for the NEET-UG paper leak controversy that triggered weeks of nationwide student protests. His resignation was accepted by President Droupadi Murmu. Joshi, the Lok Sabha MP from Karnataka's Dharwad constituency also hold the portfolios of new and renewable energy and consumer affairs, food and public distribution. A five-time MP, he has previously served as the Union minister for coal, mines and parliamentary affairs.As the minister for new and renewable energy, Joshi has been leading the Centre's efforts to expand clean