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Pralhad Joshi
Pralhad Joshi was not formally appointed Dharmendra Pradhan’s successor as Education Minister; he was only given additional charge of the ministry after Pradhan’s resignation.
Full reasoning
An official government press communiqué issued on 25 July 2026 says President Droupadi Murmu accepted Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation and directed that Pralhad Joshi be assigned the charge of the Ministry of Education, in addition to his existing portfolio. That is different from being formally appointed as the next stand-alone Minister of Education.
So the article’s infobox wording implies a full succession that the official order does not state. A more accurate description would be that Pralhad Joshi was given additional charge of the Education Ministry after Pradhan resigned.
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- Press Release Page | Press Information Bureau
The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has accepted the resignation of Shri Dharmendra Pradhan from the Union Council of Ministers... Further, as advised by the Prime Minister, the President has directed that Shri Pralhad Joshi, Cabinet Minister, be assigned the charge of the Ministry of Education, in addition to his existing portfolio.
- Pralhad Joshi gets education ministry charge as Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation accepted | Hindustan Times
Pralhad Joshi has been given additional charge of the education ministry following Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.
isolated incidents led to over 100 arrests
The 2024 NEET-UG case did not result in more than 100 arrests. Official and public reports put the total far lower, around 45 accused and 48 arrests.
Full reasoning
This sentence appears in the paragraph about the 2024 NEET-UG controversy, and the number given is too high.
A Rajya Sabha reply by the Ministry of Education on 12 March 2025 stated that, as of 22 November 2024, the CBI had filed five charge sheets against a total of 45 accused in the NEET-UG 2024 paper-theft case. Separately, Akashvani News reported that the total number of arrests in the case was 48.
Those authoritative tallies are well below 100. So, in the context of the 2024 NEET-UG malpractice cases, saying the incidents “led to over 100 arrests” is incorrect.
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- Rajya Sabha Debates, 12 March 2025
As on 22.11.2024, the CBI has filed five charge sheets in NEET (UG) paper theft case against a total of 45 accused.
- CBI Files Second Charge Sheet in NEET UG 2024 Question Paper Leak Case Against Six Accused | Akashvani News
So far, a total of 48 individuals have been arrested in connection with the NEET Paper leak case.