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Modi govt assurances, FIRs, and what’s next for CJP | Abhijeet Dipke with Manisha Pande

Days after the Cockroach Janta Party called off its sit-in at Jantar Mantar with Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation and assurances from the Narendra Modi government, questions remain about what those assurances are worth.

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An army aspirant, a bystander, a minor: The unanswered bullets of Siwan NEET protest after AK-47 video

Dhiraj Kumar Gond is waiting outside Medanta Hospital in Patna. He is attending to his cousin Bullet Kumar Gond, who was shot at in Siwan during the Bihar Bandh protest against paper leaks on July 25.

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सिवान हिंसा: छात्रों पर AK-47 चली, मगर गोली कैसे लगी यह पुलिस को नहीं पता

धीरज कुमार गौंड राजधानी पटना के मेदांता अस्पताल के बाहर मिलते हैं. वे यहां अपने चचेरे भाई बुलेट कुमार गौंड की देखरेख कर रहे हैं, जिन्हें 25 जुलाई, 2026 को सिवान में गोली लग गई थी. सिवान जिले के डुमरहर गांव के रहने वाले धीरज बताते हैं, “मेरा भाई बुलेट…

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As DU reopens, students decode ‘thinly veiled threats’ and Jantar Mantar protests

There were fewer students than usual in Delhi University’s North Campus this week, as most of those who had joined days earlier were attending their orientation. You could find students across Hindu College, the Faculty of Law, Daulat Ram College, St Stephen's College and Hansraj College holding a piece of…

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Beyond millennial cynics and hopefuls, the grand Gen Z debut

When Abhijeet Dipke announced that the Cockroach Janta Party would be undertaking a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar site starting June 20, 2026, there was a fair amount of optimism among a small section of liberal millennials who are critical of the BJP.

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पत्थरों वाला ट्रक दिल्ली पुलिस की कस्टडी में, लेकिन हाईकोर्ट में उसके वकील ने इसे प्रदर्शनकारियों से जोड़ा

न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री की खोजबीन में दिल्ली पुलिस ने पुष्टि की है कि 20 जुलाई की सुबह जंतर-मंतर के पास देखा गया पत्थरों से लदा ट्रक उसकी हिरासत में था. इस ट्रक को पुलिस ने एक सड़क दुर्घटना के बाद जब्त किया था और फिर वहां से हटाया. लेकिन न्यायालय में पुलिस…

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At least 75 dead, 7 lakh displaced: The making of Assam’s annual ‘unprecedented’ flood

When it comes to floods in Assam, I refrain from using the term unprecedented. In media reporting on disasters, sensationalism often becomes the norm. The task is to generate curiosity. This is, of course, a structural limitation of event-based reporting. Assam’s floods, however, need a deeper contextual understanding.

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Can India scrap NEET without reviving capitation fee? Yes, here’s how

The replacement of an admission procedure marred by serious problems of access and high cost and allegations of corruption among private medical institutions with the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) has resulted in a new set of injustices and a major federal dispute between the Union and some states.

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3 crore trees, 6 lakh acres and the Green Revolution | NL interview with Peepal Baba

Governments in India routinely boast about planting crores of saplings in plantation drives, but how many actually survive? In Uttar Pradesh, for example, record-breaking daily targets are proudly announced although ground reports end up exposing how vast numbers of those saplings wither away within days.

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6 लाख एकड़ में 3 करोड़ पेड़ लगाने वाले ‘पीपल बाबा’ हरित क्रांति को कैंसर की वजह क्यों बता रहे?

पेड़ हैं तो सांस है, और सांस है तो इंसान है. लेकिन विकास के नाम पर जिस तरह से पेड़ों की कटाई हो रही है, उसने कई सवाल खड़े कर दिए हैं. ग्लोबल वार्मिंग लगातार बढ़ रही है. मौसम का चक्र बिगड़ रहा है. बारिश समय पर नहीं हो रही…

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Delhi Police owns the stone-laden truck after NL report. But their lawyer linked it to protesters in HC

After a Newslaundry investigation, Delhi Police have confirmed that the stone-laden truck seen near Jantar Mantar on the morning of the July 20 march was in their custody – a vehicle they had seized after a road accident and then moved. But in the court, the lawyer representing the police…

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A changing world order, the collapse of Maoism, Congress in south India

The global order is shifting. American dominance is being challenged, China is reshaping the balance of power, and the world is entering a period of political and economic uncertainty. But what does this mean for India, and what kind of politics will emerge from this moment?

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Eyes wide shut: On July 20, ANI didn’t share a single X post on students injured in Delhi

For decades, Asian News International (ANI) has occupied a near-monopoly in India’s television news ecosystem. With a business reportedly worth hundreds of crores, the agency supplies video footage and sound bites to news channels across the country and abroad. Its reporters are seemingly everywhere, often making ANI the only visual…

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Rekha Gupta govt spent Rs 1.83 crore from tourism funds on DU’s Bhajan Clubbing

The Delhi government’s tourism department spent Rs 1.83 crore on eight Bhajan Clubbing events organised across Delhi University colleges in February, according to an RTI obtained by Newslaundry.

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July 20 crackdown: One DCP approved pellets, another authorised firearms

A document seen by Newslaundry shows that a Deputy Commissioner of Police, acting with the powers of an Executive Magistrate, authorised the Rapid Action Force to use tear gas, lathi charge and firearms against protesters at Jantar Mantar on July 20.

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Not the Cockroach Janta Party, not even Sonam Wangchuk: The Modi govt defeated itself

First things first. Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday, announcing it himself on X. “I am pained to see the events of the past 10 days,” he wrote. No union education minister has ever resigned over paper leaks before. That this one did – a minister central to the BJP’s political…

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A truck full of stones appeared near the CJP protest. We found out how

At 8 am on July 20, as the Cockroach Janta Party assembled at Jantar Mantar, its workers pointed to a truck loaded with stones on the road linking Sansad Marg to the protest site. Founder Abhijeet Dipke put out a video asking how it had crossed a police cordon. The…

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As cops target ‘offensive’ posts, Jantar Mantar reportage and reels are disappearing

On July 26, hours after the Cockroach Janta Party called off its 36-day agitation, journalist Yaqut Ali uploaded an interview with Vijeta Dahiya, the outfit’s former spokesperson, on his Instagram account. The two discussed the trolling of Sonam Wangchuk. Neither said anything about the prime minister, abusive or otherwise.

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‘Breach of promise’: How BJP states cracked down on student protesters

The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) called off student protests at Jantar Mantar after receiving assurances, among other things, that no criminal cases would be pursued against protesters across the country. And yet, police in various parts of the country booked protesters on various charges, including attempt-to-murder.

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South Central 85: How the Gen Z protest is different

In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss the protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and the police violence unleashed on the protestors. The violence has injected new life into the Cockroach Janta Party’s resistance, with gatherings happening across the country. They are joined by journalists Smita…

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‘Today is your last day’: Nearly 120 staff shown the door at India Today

“Today is your last day. Please submit your resignation.”

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4 victims, 1 pattern: July 20 injuries put RAF’s ‘sensitive policing’ motto and manual under spotlight

Six days after the July 20 crackdown near Parliament, neither the CRPF nor its Rapid Action Force wing has clarified whether their personnel fired pellet guns at protesters. As of publication, the force has neither publicly confirmed nor denied their use, even as The Indian Express reported that an internal…

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Dharmendra Pradhan is gone. What should Cockroach Janta Party focus on now?

When Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as education minister, protesters at Jantar Mantar stayed on to celebrate. Newslaundry asked these youngsters a simple question: what did the protest and the resignation actually meant to them?

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Govt vows fast-track courts for paper leaks. Existing ones have 2,49,000 pending cases

“Nothing is more important than the welfare and future of our youth!” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on July 23, adding that the government has “decided to set up fast-track courts to ensure swift and stringent punishment for those involved in paper…

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The BJP that mocks protests rose through them

In 1953, Syama Prasad Mookerjee, one of the Sangh’s tallest icons, deliberately broke the law. Mookerjee entered Jammu and Kashmir without the required permit to protest against Article 370. He was arrested and later died in detention.

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