India

On 26 July 2026, India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned after more than a week of protests by tens of thousands of young people across the country. The demonstrations began after the cancellation of a top medical entrance exam due to a leak, and expanded into broader anger over job opportunities and government corruption. Both BBC One WestHD and Channel 4 HD reported that the resignation was a key demand of the protesters and that it was accepted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Channel 4 HD added that the protests were part of a movement called the 'cockroach movement', named after a comment by India's chief justice, and that a deal was reached to call off the protests, including the release of arrested protesters and compensation for families of 21 students who had died. Channel 4 HD also noted that this was the first time a cabinet minister had been forced out during Modi's 12 years in power. BBC One WestHD focused on the jubilant reaction of protesters in Delhi and quoted a participant who said the government had bowed to the people. Both channels described the protests as one of the biggest displays of defiance against the Modi government in years.

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