India temple stampede kills seven: authorities
- 17-Aug-2026
PATNA, India: A stampede at a Hindu temple in India’s eastern Bihar state killed at least seven people and injured 19 others on Monday, officials said. Deadly stampedes are a common occurrence at big Indian gatherings and religious festivals, mainly due to poor crowd management. The incident occurred at the Ashok Dham temple in Bihar […]
Indian police fire tear gas, use batons to disperse youth protesters
- 10-Aug-2026
Police in eastern India used tear gas, batons and water cannon to disperse thousands of students and youth protesters as they marched on the state legislature in Jharkhand state on Monday over alleged wrongdoing in civil service examinations, TV footage showed. Students and unemployed youth in Jharkhand, one of India’s poorer states, launched the protests […]
Neha Bora: The Indian Student Activist Challenging Exam Scandals and Fighting for Education Reform
- 08-Aug-2026
Neha Bora: The Indian Student Activist Challenging Exam Scandals and Fighting for Education Reform
India’s ‘cockroach’ protest movement keeps heat on Modi
- 08-Aug-2026
NEW DELHI: Two weeks after youth-led protests forced India’s education minister to resign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is grappling with the fallout from one of its toughest political challenges in years. Led by the online Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), the demonstrations spread from New Delhi to other cities, broadening from anger over exam irregularities […]
India fuel retailers say E20 petrol meets quality standards
- 07-Aug-2026
India’s state-run fuel retailers said on Friday that nationwide testing of E20 petrol found no evidence to support claims of high chloride contamination or moisture and that fuel quality remained within prescribed limits, according to a joint statement. More than 100 petrol samples from refineries showed chloride levels at or below one part per million […]
India monsoon floods, landslides kill more than 100 since July: officials
- 05-Aug-2026
Floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people across India since July, official data showed Wednesday, with thousands forced to flee their inundated homes. While the annual monsoon brings rainfall that farmers depend on, scientists say climate change is making the phenomenon more erratic, unpredictable and deadly across the South […]
CJP protest: Meta India head named in case over Facebook videos targeting Modi
- 31-Jul-2026
Police in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad have registered a case against the head of Meta India, Arun Srinivas, over multiple videos posted on the company’s Facebook platform that depicted Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an “abusive manner,” a senior police officer said on Friday. The videos spread as Modi contended with the biggest […]
India’s youth protests puncture Modi’s aura of invincibility
- 29-Jul-2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s carefully built image of invincibility is facing its toughest test yet, analysts say, after his government backed down in the face of youth-led protests over exam irregularities and job prospects. The government’s retreat marks a rare reversal for a leader whose brand has for more than a decade projected strength […]
India launches exam reform task force after weeks of student protests
- 26-Jul-2026
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Sunday a special task force to reform the country’s exam system, a day after his administration’s education minister resigned. The social media-driven Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) had drawn thousands of demonstrators, mainly students, to the capital’s Jantar Mantar site in New Delhi, forming one of India’s largest anti-government protests […]
Godi Media?: India’s mainstream TV reporters trolled badly in ‘cockroach’ protest
- 25-Jul-2026
Godi media trolled in CJP protest against Dharmendra Pradhan