India’s Student Protesters Win Some Concessions from Government

Representatives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to compensate families affected by a major exam leak, as protesters keep pressing for India’s education minister to resign.

By Pranav Baskar

Modi struggles to calm Indian students’ anger over exam leaks

Protests in cities swell despite late-night video message from premier

‘I will die for this cause’: how India’s cockroach meme became the biggest challenge to Modi’s grip on power

Prime minister’s propaganda machine falters as fiercely secular youth protests reclaim nationalism by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi As the poster bearing the face of the prime minister, Narendra Modi, was thrown to the floor, a cheer went up. Then came the feet, trampling the image into the muddy ground with gleeful abandon. “Thief, thief,” chanted the crowd. Just a week earlier, such scenes in the heart of India’s capital would have been almost unthinkable. For the 12 years Modi and his Bha...

By Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi

Indian student protests: What’s next after Modi’s promise on exam leaks?

Leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) insist on the removal of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Why are India's youth protesting?

The Cockroach Janta Party began as a satirical youth movement just a few months ago, but has since emerged as a rallying point for disillusioned young people across India. So, what's driving the growing frustration and wave of protests? Rachael Griffiths explains.

By FRANCE24

Students' protest: Could breakthrough with Sonam Wangchuk help govt tackle crisis?

By TNN

Jail up to 10 years, Rs 10-cr fine for exam leak: Nod for tough new law

By Damini Nath, Harikishan Sharma, Jatin Anand

Narendra Modi 'thanks friends' in Instagram reel after paper leak selfie video

Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked young viewers through a new Instagram reel following his paper leak message amid continuing student protests nationwide.

'No Accountability, Need Minister's Resignation': CJP Spokesperson To NDTV

"This is not just about the CJP or this protest at Jantar Mantar anymore. Protests are going on all over the country," Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka said

'Lapdog media': Indian reporters caught in youth protest anger

When Indian television reporter Dev Kotak went to cover a massive youth protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government this week, he planned to deliver a live broadcast, mill around and leave. Instead, amid chants of “godi (lapdog) media”, he was beaten by dozens of protesters, because his channel is seen as pro-government. Mobile phone cameras captured the assault and the clip later went viral on social media. The physical attack on Kotak was unusual but through the protests, whic...

By none@none.com (Reuters)