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
How Abhijeet Dipke became the face of India’s first Gen Z protest movement, and won
- 25-Jul-2026
They were just six words posted on X in a moment of frustration: “What if all cockroaches come together?” Now, its 30-year-old author, Abhijeet Dipke, is the face of what is arguably India’s biggest street protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government since he took office in 2014. The political communications strategist’s post, sent on […]
India is sponsoring terrorism in Pakistan: PM Shehbaz
- 24-Jul-2026
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said that India is sponsoring terrorism in Pakistan, and the country continues to face security challenges that require a collective national response. Addressing participants of the National Workshop Balochistan at Aiwan-e-Sadr, the prime minister reaffirmed the federal government’s commitment to the equitable development of all provinces, with a […]
India releases Kashmir activist, journalist on bail: relatives
- 23-Jul-2026
NEW DELHI: Authorities in New Delhi have released a human rights activist and a journalist on bail years after their arrests in Kashmir on “terrorism” charges, their families said Thursday. Khurram Parvez, programme coordinator for the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS), was arrested in 2021 by India’s National Investigation Agency from his home […]
India’s Rahul Gandhi released after protest detention
- 22-Jul-2026
NEW DELHI, India: India’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been released after being detained outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence as part of education system protests that have pushed into Wednesday. The demonstrations, led by the social media-driven Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) movement, have emerged as one of the biggest challenges to Modi’s government since […]
India refiners turn to Russia, LatAm oil in June quarter
- 21-Jul-2026
India's oil imports from Russia and Latin Am surged in April to June quarter while those from the Middle East fell due to restricted flows
Indian police fire tear gas at exam protest march
- 21-Jul-2026
New Delhi: Indian police fired tear gas on Monday to stop thousands of protesters demanding the education minister’s resignation and wider examination reforms from marching on parliament. The demonstrators, mostly young students, converged at the Jantar Mantar protest site in the heart of New Delhi in a show of force by an online movement that […]