Pakistan, July 24 -- Indian social activist Sonam Wangchuk ended his 26-day hunger strike on Friday, but nationwide student protests demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan continued, keeping pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government over a medical entrance exam paper leak scandal.

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The demonstrations, led by the youth-driven Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement, stem from allegations that leaked medical school entrance exam papers allowed widespread cheating in an examination taken by around two million students in May. Protesters also link the controversy to several student suicides and are calling for greater accountabilit...