India extends internet shutdown amid youth protests

India's extending an internet blackout in New Delhi as Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces his most serious youth-led challenge since taking office more than a decade ago, per France 24. The escalating tension centers on education policy and exam irregularities, and comes after activist Sonam Wangchuk ended a twenty-six-day hunger strike that had galvanized public anger. Leaders of the youth-led 'Cockroach' movement are set to meet government officials later today in hopes of breaking the standoff over education reform.

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