Two decades of mass protests in India

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…

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

Ally forced to resign, with opposition parties reinvigorated and strongman leader’s grip over media channels rocked Even the night before Narendra Modi accepted the resignation of his education minister, India’s prime minister appeared confident that the largest mass uprising to…

Protests against the NEET paper leak concluded after the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan. Anupam Kher acknowledged democracy listened to student voices and a solution emerged. He expressed disappointment over disrespectful language directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi.…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tasked a veteran party leader and minister with rebuilding confidence in India’s education system after weeks of student unrest.

The youth-led Cockroach Janta Party said it would drop its protests over education reforms after Narendra Modi’s education minister quit and other demands were met.

India's Cockroach movement says it is ending its protests following talks with the government. That's hours after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation.

Moradabad (UP), Jul 25 (PTI) All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday termed Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as a “victory for right over falsehood”. He said that if the Modi government believed it could do whatever it…

The CJP protest has been the most visible expression of public anger against PM Narendra Modi's government in recent years.

A 2015 remark by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh that ‘our ministers do not have to resign’ resurfaced on X after Dharmendra Pradhan stepped down amid nationwide protests over alleged NEET examination irregularities. The clip has gone viral as political reactions continue to pour…

The demonstrations in Berlin and in India represent the disenchantment of young people who believe that the Modi government has failed them.

A six-word post on X sparked a massive student protest across India. Thousands of students demanded accountability for examination irregularities and unemployment issues. The sustained demonstrations pressured the government for over a month. Union education minister Dharmendra…

A ministerial resignation has fulfilled one of the key demands of a large protest movement that has swept India in recent months.

India’s viral Cockroach Janta Party called off its nationwide protests on Saturday after the country’s education minister resigned and the government agreed to a number of the activist movement’s demands.

Students demanded he resign over exam paper leaks that led to country’s biggest demonstrations in years

India's education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned after huge youth protests led by the 'Cockroach' movement.

India’s youth protestors called off their nationwide demonstrations after the government accepted their key demands including the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, marking rare concessions to a popular movement.

“Mr Pradhan is a symbol of corruption and of what has happened to the future of India’s students,” Rahul Gandhi said

Gandhi alleged that India's education system had been "captured" and said the protest reflected the voice of students across the country

Youth-led movement began after entrance exam for medical school cancelled when questions leaked

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.

For weeks India's government has done its best to ignore escalating protests by young people calling themselves 'cockroaches', after a slur by the country's top judge.

India's “Cockroach” protests began more than a month ago over leaks in some of the country’s most competitive entrance exams for medical colleges and government jobs.

Leaders of India’s youth-led “cockroach” movement said on Friday that the government ​has sought time until Saturday afternoon to respond to their demand for the education minister’s resignation over exam paper leaks, following talks between the two ‌sides. The talks came hours…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tightly constructed image is being punctured as a Gen Z-led protest movement uses videos and memes to seize the digital narrative.

Protests represent the biggest youth challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he came to power in 2014

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a fresh bid to calm mounting anger over examination paper leaks as students prepared nationwide protests on Friday, with demands growing for the education minister to step down.

Thousands of supporters of India’s youth-led “cockroach” movement have been protesting since June, demanding the education minister resign over exam paper leaks, in the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his third term. Activists say the leaks showed widespread…