Government introduced legislation in the lower house seeking tougher penalties for examination paper leaks

Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday announced the creation of a task force headed by tech entrepreneur Nandan Nilekani to overhaul India’s examination system, following days of youth protests about exam paper leaks.

The protests were triggered by a leaked medical-entrance exam, but there are other issues, mainly youth unemployment and fear among the young that AI could take their jobs in places such as IT back offices that India is known for, analysts said.

The development comes after President Droupadi Murmu accepted the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as education minister

Typhoon Noul made landfall in China early Sunday morning, state media reported, lashing a stretch of the southern coast with strong winds and rain in the fiercest storm to hit the country this year

Indian youth protesters called off weeks of demonstrations and celebrated in the streets yesterday after the education minister quit and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government bowed to demands including calls to fix a cheating-prone exam system.

Fight has shifted from one minister to systemic reform and accountability, students say

Spokesperson says govt accepted all demands after talks with ministers

India's education minister Dharmandra Pradhan said on Saturday he had resigned from his post, after youth protests calling for him to quit

The decision has been taken after an extended meeting held by JP Nadda and Jitendra Singh with the leaders of the ‘Cockroach Janata Party’ (CJP)

Wangchuk said that those raising the questions were unaware of his “North Korea-like detention” at Safdarjung Hospital

Leaders of India’s youth-led “cockroach” movement said yesterday that the government has sought time until this afternoon to respond on their demand for the education minister’s resignation over exam paper leaks, following talks between the two sides.

Journalists face heckling and attacks during anti-government protests

Sonam Wangchuk ends hunger strike, but movement says demand remains unchanged

India’s youth protesters called for nationwide demonstrations today even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government urged them to join talks, while shutting metro stations and mobile internet services and curtailing business in central Delhi.

Floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 41 people in India’s northeast Assam state, officials said yesterday, as authorities pursued rescue and relief operations.

Rhiya Ahir’s stand before a police vehicle in Mumbai bears a striking resemblance to Nusrat Jahan’s widely shared photograph from the July Uprising

Opposition steps up pressure on the Modi government while courts scrutinise police action

The Prime Minister said authorities have been directed to take all necessary steps to safeguard students’ interests as protests over the NEET paper leak continue across the country.

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said the protest has entered its 34th day and appealed to Sonam Wangchuk to end his 26-day hunger strike, saying the movement cannot afford to lose his life.