Cracking down on youth protesters
The authorities deployed a sweeping security crackdown across New Delhi and detained thousands of protesters as India's youth "Cockroach" movement sought to intensify a nationwide campaign against a contentious voter list revision that has fuelled anger at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government and election authorities.
‘The youth are no longer scared’
THE leader of India's "Cockroach" youth movement said a major planned protest would go ahead in New Delhi today, despite the detentions of followers he estimated to run into the thousands, calling for the resignation of the top poll official.
Rahul Gandhi detained amid poll protests
Police have detained opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and several lawmakers for the third time in two days as they launched an unannounced protest demanding the resignation of the election chief over a controversial revision of voter lists.
‘Fighting to save our democracy’
Police detained several opposition lawmakers in the capital New Delhi for trying to breach barricades during a protest march to demand the resignation of the election chief over a controversial revision of voter lists.
Dozens held in voter-roll protests
Police detained dozens of youth protesters in New Delhi on the second straight day of demonstrations demanding the chief election commissioner's resignation over alleged voter-roll irregularities.
‘I could not let all those people die’
An Indian pilot attacked by his co-pilot aboard a flight from the UAE to Israel said that he "could not let all those people die", in his first public remarks after he helped stop the plane from crashing.
Voter row fuels protests
Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced renewed pressure as the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and a separate coalition of student and activist groups stage fresh protests, demanding the resignation of the elections commission chief over a controversial voter roll revision.
Who let the dogs out? Fat canine contest goes viral
IT was a good day for the good dogs in the capital as voters chose which of the city's chubbiest canines deserves to be crowned its fattest.
Food giants warn red labels could confuse consumers
Authorities should reconsider the red colour of its proposed food warning labels as it can confuse consumers who associate the colour with non-vegetarian ingredient markings, food companies in the countries have told the Supreme Court.
More flash floods likely
Heavy rain and storms have triggered floods and landslides that killed 56 people in the country, while in Nepal, 14 have died and another 11 are missing, with authorities there warning that more flash floods are possible.
