Trying to understand students deaths and protests in India

Anti-government protests in India were partly triggered by students who died by suicide after they were ordered to retest for a medical exam. Why?

1 min readUpdated: Jul 31, 2026 09:21 AM IST Cockroach Janta party (CJP) supporters holding a banner and placards take part in a march celebrating the victory of student protest across the nation over the NEET paper leak issue, in Hyderabad. (PTI Photo)Hyderabad’s cybercrime police have registered two cases against ope

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.