India’s education minister resigns in victory for Cockroach youth movement protests

India's education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned after a week of mass student protests, sparked by an exam leak scandal. According to The Guardian, Pradhan submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi following intense student pressure. The youth-led Cockroach movement is claiming a major victory—one that marks an unprecedented challenge to Modi's government.

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