By Krishna N. Das and Tora Agarwala NEW DELHI, July 26 (Reuters) - Nearly five weeks after the leaders of India's youth Cockroach Janta Party began their protest demanding the resignation of the education minister over exam paper leaks,

Mr Wangchuk has clashed with India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party before. For years he has fought for statehood for Ladakh, his native Himalayan territory, which is administered directly from Delhi. That campaign included a 21-day hunger strike and his detention by police in 2024.

For days the streets and parks in the center of India’s capital have seethed with the biggest demonstrations it has seen in years as young protesters demand change to a national exam system they say cheats millions of them out of a fair chance.

Speaking to reporters after his appointment, Pralhad Joshi said he would 'accept this responsibility with a sense of duty, humility and honesty'

A youth-led movement angry over the education system and a lack of jobs is posing a rare challenge to a government that has ruled for more than a decade with a firm hand.

NEW DELHI, July 23 (Reuters) - The Indian government has ordered telecom companies to disable mobile data services in central parts of the capital Delhi, in and around the site of youth protests seeking the resignation of the education minister,

India advises seafarers to assess Black Sea security risks before taking jobs as missile and drone attacks increase. Five Indians have died since April 2026.