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India lawmakers endorse stricter exam leak penalties after protests
India’s lower house of parliament approved a bill to double jail terms for exam paper leaks to 10 years and increase fines to over $1 million, following youth-led protests that led to the education minister's resignation. The legislation, which will next be voted on in the upper house, aims to strengthen penalties and expedite justice for examination fraud.
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