Two decades of mass protests in India
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- Financial Post·1h agoModi Taps Veteran Leader to Build Trust After India Youth Unrest
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.
Read at Financial Post → - Brisbane Times·8h agoIndia’s ‘cockroach’ protesters claim surprise victory as government accepts their demands
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.
Read at Brisbane Times → - DW News EN·12h agoIndia news: 'Cockroaches' end protest after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns
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.
Read at DW News EN → - The Print India·17h agoStudents sent clear message that dictatorship won’t be tolerated: Owaisi as Pradhan steps down
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…
Read at The Print India → - BBC World·18h agoIndia's 'cockroach' protest called off after education minister quits
The CJP protest has been the most visible expression of public anger against PM Narendra Modi's government in recent years.
Read at BBC World → - Mint News·21h ago'NDA ministers don't resign': Rajnath Singh's old remark goes viral after Dharmendra Pradhan's exit
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…
Read at Mint News → - Scroll.in India·22h agoWhy the youth protests across the country found a strong echo with Indian students in Germany
The demonstrations in Berlin and in India represent the disenchantment of young people who believe that the Modi government has failed them.
Read at Scroll.in India → - Times of India Top·22h agoOne post, 6 words, 37 days, one resignation: How 'cockroaches' crawled into corridors of power
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…
Read at Times of India Top → - SBS World·1d ago'We have done it': India's 'cockroach' movement notches up a major victory
A ministerial resignation has fulfilled one of the key demands of a large protest movement that has swept India in recent months.
Read at SBS World → - NBC News Top·1d ago‘Cockroaches won’: India’s youth protest leaders declare victory as minister resigns
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.
Read at NBC News Top → - Irish Times World·1d agoIndia’s education minister quits in major win for ‘cockroach’ movement of youth protesters
Students demanded he resign over exam paper leaks that led to country’s biggest demonstrations in years
Read at Irish Times World → - Sky News Home·1d agoIndia's education minister resigns after mass protests led by 'Cockroach' movement
India's education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned after huge youth protests led by the 'Cockroach' movement.
Read at Sky News Home → - Bloomberg Politics·1d agoIndia Youth Protests End as Modi Bows to Group’s Demands
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.
Read at Bloomberg Politics → - Hindustan Times India·1d ago‘Dharmendra Pradhan must resign; ministry shift not acceptable’: Rahul Gandhi
“Mr Pradhan is a symbol of corruption and of what has happened to the future of India’s students,” Rahul Gandhi said
Read at Hindustan Times India → - Deccan Chronicle Ent·1d agoRahul Lists 3 Demands, Including PM Apology, Pradhan's Removal
Gandhi alleged that India's education system had been "captured" and said the protest reflected the voice of students across the country
Read at Deccan Chronicle Ent → - Irish Independent Life·1d agoIndian government seeks more time on ‘Cockroach’ protesters’ demand for education minister’s resignation
Youth-led movement began after entrance exam for medical school cancelled when questions leaked
Read at Irish Independent Life → - NYT World·1d agoIndia’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.
Read at NYT World → - Channel 4 News·1d agoIndia’s ‘cockroach’ leaders hold talks with government after huge protests
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.
Read at Channel 4 News → - Global News World·1d agoWhat is India’s Gen Z ‘Cockroach’ movement challenging Modi?
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.
Read at Global News World → - Dawn World PK·1d agoIndian government seeks time on youth protesters' minister resignation demand
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…
Read at Dawn World PK → - NYT Homepage·2d agoPhones in Hand, India’s Young Protesters Blast Through Modi’s Media Control
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.
Read at NYT Homepage → - Express Tribune World·2d agoIndia's youth leaders to talk with government but press on with nationwide protests
Protests represent the biggest youth challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he came to power in 2014
Read at Express Tribune World → - Bloomberg Markets·2d agoModi Seeks to Calm Anger in Rare Video as India Protests Widen
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.
Read at Bloomberg Markets → - Dawn Pakistan·2d agoTwo decades of mass protests in India
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…
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