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India Cancels Trains, Floods Capital with Police to Block Protests

9 octobre 2026 à 09:46
A planned protest against a sweeping voter roll revision prompted police to order a virtual shutdown of New Delhi, the capital. The country’s highest court intervened.

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There was a heavy police presence in central New Delhi on Friday, with yellow barricades chained together near the site of a planned protest.
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  • New Delhi’s Crackdown on Protesters
    The government in New Delhi is suppressing protests over the culling of 130 million names from India’s voter roll. Mujib Mashal, an India correspondent for The New York Times, reported from the heart of the demonstrations.
     

New Delhi’s Crackdown on Protesters

9 octobre 2026 à 05:24
The government in New Delhi is suppressing protests over the culling of 130 million names from India’s voter roll. Mujib Mashal, an India correspondent for The New York Times, reported from the heart of the demonstrations.

India’s Young Put Their Bodies on the Line to Be Heard

9 octobre 2026 à 05:02
Despite police barricades and detentions, activists like Neha Bora say they are determined to keep up the pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Indian Opposition Leaders Detained as Protests Over Voter Rolls Intensify

8 octobre 2026 à 05:42
Lawmakers in the capital were forcibly removed for a second consecutive day as police cracked down on demonstrations against the deletion of voter names.

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Police detaining Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, during a protest organized by opposition parties demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday.

India’s Cockroach Party Leader Carries Gen Z’s Demands. They Are Many.

8 octobre 2026 à 03:10
Abhijeet Dipke started the movement as a joke. But after ousting a minister over a dysfunctional college entrance exam system, India’s youth say they now want to save democracy.

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Abhijeet Dipke, who founded the Cockroach Janta Party as a joke, now leads a wide movement representing Gen Z's frustrations.
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