India upper house approves tougher exam leak bill

The bill, which would increase penalties for leaking exam papers, must now be signed into law by President Droupadi Murmu. The approval, which came after several hours of discussion, followed weeks of mass protests over leaked exam papers

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju slammed Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi's remarks in the Parliament on Wednesday (Sansad TV) Wrapping up a two-day debate punctuated by acrimonious exchanges as the Opposition mounted a sharp attack on the government over the police crackdown on student protesters in Delhi, Lok Sabha Wednesday pa

India’s lower house of Parliament approved tougher penalties for leaks of competitive exam papers on Wednesday, responding to a wave of student protests that posed one of the biggest challenges to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in recent years.

NEW DELHI: India's government proposed on Tuesday (Jul 28) longer jail terms and heftier fines for examination paper leaks, seeking to restore confidence after youth-led protests focused on education reforms rocked the country.Under the proposed legal change submitted to parliament, the maximum prison term for those in