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India’s Media Giants Join Fight Against Upcoming Privacy Law

News organizations owned by two billionaires close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi say the legislation could make investigative reporting nearly impossible.

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Members of the media outside the Supreme Court in New Delhi.
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Indian Police Round Up Protest Leaders and Lock Down Delhi

Thousands of young people tried to gather to protest a sweeping revision of their country’s voter roll. Security forces hauled many of them away.

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Security personnel detain protesters in New Delhi, India, on Saturday.
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What to Know About the Protests in India

Protests against sweeping revisions to India’s voter rolls have broken out in New Delhi. The police met earlier protests with an extraordinary show of force.

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Security personnel detaining protesters in New Delhi on Saturday.
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India Cancels Trains, Floods Capital with Police to Block Protests

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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Nana Patekar, Indian Actor Who Embodied the Everyman, Dies at 75

He brought the intensity of the stage to the screen and was praised for his craft and philanthropy. He was also accused of sexual harassment.

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Nana Patekar in 2023. He was a theater actor who brought intensity and coarse baritone to the screen.
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India’s Cockroach Party Leader Carries Gen Z’s Demands. They Are Many.

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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