'I am still alive': Indian activist on hunger strike for 26 days loses 11kg

The violence has stirred public anger and galvanised India's opposition, posing a challenge for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.Modi has not commented directly on the protests or engaged with the protesters, but on Thursday, he posted a statement on X that is being seen as an attempt to reach out to students who have been frustrated with repeated exam paper leaks."Nothing is more important than the welfare and future of our youth," he wrote."We have decided to set up fast-track courts to ensure swift and stringent punishment for those involved in paper leaks... This continues our series of steps for safeguarding the interests of students... Those who try to harm the future of our youth will not be spared."A CJP spokesperson, however, said the real questions to be addressed were why paper leaks happen and who benefits from it. "You are applying medicine after an injury, but our struggle asks why the injury has to happen," Ashutosh Ranka said in a video on X, indicating that the protesters will not back down until their demands are met.While Wangchuk is not at the protest site any longer, many of the placards and posters have slogans about his fast and drawings of him.Befor...