'This is just the start': India's Gen Z protesters force out a minister, but what next?

The education minister's resignation, a rare setback for the Modi government, brings hope to many young protesters that their voices will be heard.

Inside Modi’s Decision to Cave to India’s ‘Cockroach’ Protesters

After a day of clashes last Monday in which police used batons and tear gas to block thousands of Indian students from marching on the parliament, the target of their wrath was finally ready to step down.

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FirstFT: India’s Gen Z protests dent Narendra Modi’s aura of invincibility

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Here’s why India’s cockroach protests were such a success – and why the Mamdani effect means more to come | Mukul Kesavan

The young leaders are eloquent and organised – and now they know what victory looks like. That could be a huge headache for Narendra Modi The rebellion in India of the young, led by the Cockroach Janta party (CJP), unfolded against a backdrop of large, abstract, geometrical structures – arcs, planes, hemispheres – that together make up an observatory called Jantar Mantar, built in the early 18th century to refine almanacs and tell time. Jantar Mantar has been a byword for political protest fo...

By Mukul Kesavan

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How India's Gen-Z protesters shifted the political debate

The resignation of India's education minister amounts to a stunning victory for the youth-led "Cockroach" protest movement. The bigger question is if this political momentum turns into a lasting platform for more reform.

India protesters celebrate as education minister resigns, Modi announces exam system reform

For five weeks, New Delhi saw one of the biggest protests in recent history led by the Cockroach Janata Party, founded by 30 year old Abhijeet Dipke. He was joined by students from across the country in his sit-in protest. Protesters kept pouring in at Jantar Mantar even after a brutal crackdown by police and security forces in which dozens were injured. But nothing moved them out of the protest site. And it was this collective determination of India’s Gen Z that forced the education minister...

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'This is just the start': India's Gen Z protesters force out a minister, but what next?

'Will be forced to sit on protest again': CJP slams police action in Bihar, Bengal

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Prime Video will globally premiere Season 2 of “The Traitors,” its Indian adaptation of the hit international reality format in August, with new episodes streaming every Thursday. Karan Johar returns to host the season, in which 21 celebrities from various fields will compete in a game built around trust, betrayal and deception. The series is […]

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BJP vs Opposition after Bihar cop uses AK-47 in student protest: 'Entire system is downright murderous'

The incident in Bihar's Siwan district occurred days after a violent police crackdown on protests in New Delhi on July 20.

CJP says students arrested in Bihar, Bengal in breach of truce with Centre; warns of protest again

By Express Web Desk

India's Cockcroach Janta Party demands release of protesters after reports of detention

India’s youth-led “cockroach” movement, whose protests have forced the education minister’s resignation, urged authorities on Monday to release all demonstrators detained in weeks of rallies nationwide. The online Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which organised protests over exam paper leaks and other irregularities, said they had received reports of students held in detention, particularly in the states of Assam, West Bengal and Bihar. “Any failure to release those detained or withdraw criminal...

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Anti-Riot Cops Who Used Pellet Guns On Protesters Identified, CRPF Probes

The Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel who used such lethal force on protesters have been identified, an official privy to the inquiry has told NDTV.

‘Big defeat’ for Narendra Modi as India students force U-turn on exam scandal

Newly formed Cockroach Janta Party vows more action on other issues following victory

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India activists demand release of detained 'cockroach' protesters

Cockroach Janta Party warns of further action after receiving reports of arrests in Assam, Bengal, Bihar

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India's Gen Z takes shine off Modi's aura with protest victory

India's powerful Prime Minister Narendra Modi was handed a rare setback by the country's Gen Z youth over the weekend, forcing the resignation of the education minister a...

The Digital Front of Albania’s ‘Flamingo Revolution’

Since end-May, anti-government protests in Albania have evolved into the largest civil mobilisation since the fall of the dictatorial regime in the early 1990s. With traditional media largely silent, the digital space has become both a refuge for protest and a testing ground for digital authoritarianism.

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“Mallorca at its limits”: Clashes and eight injured in protest against overtourism—Watch the video

Protesters argued that the continued growth of tourism has overwhelmed infrastructure and public services, negatively affecting the daily lives of permanent residents The post “Mallorca at its limits”: Clashes and eight injured in protest against overtourism—Watch the video appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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