India's 'Cockroach' movement ends protests after education minister resigns
India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation on Saturday after weeks of mass youth-led protests over alleged exam paper leaks and irregularities in the education system. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT "I am pained to see the events of the past 10 days. This is not a matter of personal prestige for me," Pradhan said in a statement posted on social media platform X.
- ▪India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation on Saturday after weeks of mass youth-led protests over alleged exam paper leaks and irregularities in the education system.
- ▪ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT "I am pained to see the events of the past 10 days.
- ▪This is not a matter of personal prestige for me," Pradhan said in a statement posted on social media platform X.
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- ▪ India’s 'Cockroach' movement ends protests after education minister resigns — France 24 (EN)
- ▪ ‘We have done it’: Joy as ‘Cockroach’ protests push India minister out — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ In pictures: Indian youth supporting Cockroach Janta Party celebrate education minister's resignation — Dawn
- ▪ Protesters celebrate resignation of India's education minister — BBC News
- ▪ India’s education minister resigns after days of ‘Cockroach’ youth protests over exam paper leaks — Egypt Independent
- ▪ India education minister resigns after weeks of "Cockroach" protests — CBS News — Top
- ▪ India’s education minister resigns following Cockroach movement protests — The Globe and Mail
- ▪ India's education minister resigns after weeks of student-led protests — ABC News — International
- ▪ ‘Cockroaches won’: India’s education minister resigns amid massive youth protests — NBC News — Top
- ▪ India’s ‘cockroach’ movement halts protests after minister quits — International homepage
- ▪ Indian education minister resigns after protests — ABC News (Australia)
- ▪ Indian education minister resigns after massive youth-led protests — Nation Africa
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News World India India's 'Cockroach' movement ends protests after education minister resigns Protesters react after India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following nationwide protests in Mumbai, India, Saturday, July 25, 2026. - Copyright AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool Copyright AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool By Emma De Ruiter Published on 25/07/2026 - 17:39 GMT+2 Share Comments Add Euronews on Google Share Facebook Twitter Flipboard Send Reddit Linkedin Messenger Telegram VK Bluesky Threads Whatsapp Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation in a post on X, handing a major victory to the youth movement that spearheaded nationwide demonstrations, sit-ins and hunger strikes.
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