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Discuss our trauma in Parliament too, the families of four Delhi Police personnel injured in the July 20 Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led march to Parliament said on Friday (July 31, 2026) while stressing that the discourse so far has largely centred on allegations of police excesses. Seeking to tell “their side” of the violence that…
Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) during a protest march demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged NEET exam irregularities, near Parliament House, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Days after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) called off its agitation at Jantar Mantar, protesters continued to be…
File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Delhi Police on Wednesday (July 29, 2026) wrote to X in connection with a complaint alleging that “derogatory, malicious and defamatory content targeting constitutional heads” is being circulated on the social media platform. The Police have asked the platform to delete or remove the…
Police officers move past Ikshana, a mobile surveillance van, parked at the Janatar Mantar protest site. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Delhi Police is in the process of sending takedown notices to Instagram, in an attempt to remove several reels and posts that emerged during the youth protests at Jantar Mantar and elsewhere, officials…
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A poetry recitation titled “Boddinkala Kavana Bheri” (Cockroaches’ Poetic War-Cry) was held near the Gandhi statue opposite the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) office in the city on Sunday morning, in solidarity with the students’ and youth agitation at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi over irregularities in the NEET-UG and other examinations. Poets from several…
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Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters celebrate after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned and took responsibility for the NEET paper leak, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI The primary reason behind Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation on Saturday (July 25, 2026) was not security concerns, but the erosion of the ruling…
A man dismantles the tent from the protest site after CJP protest concludes, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI For 36 days, the makeshift stage at Jantar Mantar stood as the face of the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) agitation. It was a platform for speeches, slogans and solidarity. On…
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People participate in a protest at Jantar Mantar on Friday. | Photo Credit: PTI NEW DELHI A day after Delhi University (DU) issued a similar advisory, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Jamia Millia Islamia issued advisories asking students to “refrain from participating” in gatherings in and around Jantar Mantar, adding that violations may invite legal…
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Cockroach Janta Party Protest at Parliament Street in New Delhi on Friday. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a regional network of human rights defenders, on Friday (July 24, 2026) said it is “deeply concerned” by the Government of India’s “failure” to respond promptly and transparently to the NEET…
Cockroach Janta Party Protest at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi on Thursday (July 23, 2026). | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday (July 23, 2026) backed the students protesting against repeated exam paper leaks, saying their disappointment is understandable and it is the society’s collective responsibility to ensure that…
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