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Accountability, jobs, education reform: What Gen Z protesters want next after Pradhan’s resignation

Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as the education minister on Saturday afternoon. Soon, the organisers were asking everyone at Jantar Mantar to pack up and go home.

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From India Against Corruption to CJP: Abhinandan returns to Jantar Mantar

This Gen Xer is late to the party! But what a party it was. A BJP minister has resigned, Gen Z has tasted victory, and an OG andolanjeevi has returned to his old adda.

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The working class men who risked everything at Jantar Mantar

“We are already living in constant misery and dying a slow death. It's better to die here.”

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CJP calls off protest ‘in good faith’ following Dharmendra Pradhan’s exit

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Saturday called off its 36-day protest at Jantar Mantar “in good faith” after a round of talks with the government, CJP spokesperson Saurav Das said at a joint press conference with a government delegation at the Constitution Club of India in New Delhi. The…

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एनएल चर्चा 433: जंतर-मंतर पर सीजेपी का हल्लाबोल, सोनम वांगचुक की हिरासत और पुलिस का एक्शन

एनएल चर्चा के इस अंक में कॉकरोच जनता पार्टी के विरोध प्रदर्शन, सोनम वांगचुक की हिरासत और पुलिस की कार्रवाई लेकर विस्तार से बात हुई.

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Dharmendra Pradhan resigns under pressure from student protests

Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, a day after the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protests at Jantar Mantar demanded he be sacked over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak.

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TV Newsance 348 | NEET protest ya CIA plot? Godi media’s 4-step formula exposed

This week on TV Newsance, the tukde-tukde, anti-national, foreign CIA conspiracy is back! On July 20, nearly one lakh students descended on Jantar Mantar over NEET paper leaks, and TV news had exactly one question: Which foreign hand is behind this? Arnab found the CIA. Sudhir found Kathmandu. Aman Chopra…

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‘Nobody asked us to’: Meet the silent engine of the Jantar Mantar protest

Despite the police action on July 20, protestors returned to Jantar Mantar to continue demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. There is still a crowd of nearly 10,000 to 15,000 people at the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest.

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Hafta letters: CJP criticism, World Cup rant, and podcast feedback

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Jantar Mantar: As Modi govt steps up outreach, what do students think about the road ahead?

Despite two rounds of talks with the government, Sonam Wangchuk ending his 26-day hunger strike, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi promising tougher laws against exam paper leaks, the anger at Jantar Mantar has not subsided.

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‘Mad respect’: From Colombo to Karachi, South Asia cheers the Indian Gen Z many had written off

“Kahin pyaar na ho jaye…India ki Gen Z sey eik request hai, ab bas! itna accha karoge toh main nafrat kaisey karoongi.”

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Modi replaces TV anchors with a reel but the crisis isn’t scrolling away

“Here comes PM Modi’s video! This is BIG!” tweeted Sudhir Chaudhary.

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Delhi metro closures are hurting more than just commuters

For the third consecutive day, 16 Delhi Metro stations remain closed, disrupting the daily commute for thousands across the capital.

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Gen Z is protesting. Here is the economics behind the rage

Ek chhoti si naukri ka talabgar hoon main – Shailendra, Naukri (1954)

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They got beaten at the Parliament march. But they returned to Jantar Mantar

Protesters had gathered for a march to Parliament on July 20, stating that the demonstration would be peaceful. When it began at 9 am, the atmosphere was calm. However, after barricades were breached and protesters started moving forward, the police resorted to a lathi-charge and tear gas shelling.

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The media missed the biggest story: How a generation fed on consumerism and hate found its voice

There were broken heads and broken limbs, but their spirit remained unbroken. If there is anything we can conclude about the ongoing student protests in New Delhi and other cities like Mumbai, is that there is a churning amongst India’s youth that has taken everyone by surprise – politicians, mainstream…

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Fourth pellet-like injury after July 20 march: DU student’s family says he may lose an eye

Sahil Lochab, a 22-year-old from Najafgarh, is undergoing treatment to save vision in his right eye. A student at Delhi University who works part-time and is preparing to sit the Delhi Police recruitment exam, he was part of the July 20 march, carrying the Tricolour, when – by his own…

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First a prankster, now a policeman: When smart glasses come to India’s protest sites

Shubnam, who identifies as transfeminine, said they were in the middle of moving house in Delhi’s scorching 40 degrees Celsius-plus summer when they found out that a video of them telling a social media content creator to “f*** off” had gone viral.

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CJP protest and how Delhi Police broke the law

Lathi charge. Protestors being hit mercilessly. Plain-clothed police officers unleashing brute force. Nails embedded into lathis. Police officers without name tags.

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From ‘Godi media’ taunts to assault: The reporters caught in Jantar Mantar’s anger

Four days after a young NDTV reporter covered the CJP protest at Jantar Mantar, her mother was surrounded in a neighbourhood park by people demanding to know why her daughter had lied.

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Pizzas, parathas and solidarity: Supporters from Mumbai to Dubai are feeding Jantar Mantar

Jantar Mantar has seen an unusual show of solidarity over the past two days – not in the form of slogans, but pizzas, parathas and water bottles.

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Fact check shows Delhi police used baton with nails at Jantar Mantar

After participants from the July 20 march in Delhi put up videos on social media saying that police were carrying batons with nails fixed on them during the crackdown on protesters, Delhi police called the claims misleading and false. Two videos surfaced on social media showing such batons and protesters…

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The story of the Parliament march, told hour by hour

From the first signs of a swelling crowd after Sonam Wangchuk was forcibly shifted by the Delhi Police on Saturday, to the dramatic scenes outside Parliament on Monday, this video reconstructs the protest hour by hour.

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‘Told my father to quit police job’: Inside Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital after the Parliament march

At 1 am, the emergency building of Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital has not gone quiet. One man waits outside the ICU for his sister to regain consciousness. On the floor below, others groan with an arm or a leg in a cast. A few hours ago, all of them…

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Nepal reference, Pak ‘link’, and opposition conspiracy theories: How TV anchors spun the July 20 march

By late afternoon on July 20, the images from Delhi were difficult to ignore: protesters marching from Jantar Mantar towards Parliament were met with tear gas shells, lathi charge, and mass detentions, while internet services were suspended around central Delhi. But anyone switching on primetime television that evening would have…

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