India

‘Now or never’: Students defy Delhi lockdown to march on India’s parliament

Youth-led protesters answer call of Cockroach Janta Party to demand accountability, sweeping reforms after exam scandal.

At least 25 killed as floods and landslides hit northern India

Monsoon rains devastate communities, with rescue and relief operations intensifying and the death toll rising.

India’s Rohit Sharma ends retirement talk as World Cup 2027 still in sight

Rohit struck 138 off 110 balls in defeat by England in third ODI, which some speculated could be his last for India.

Police use batons to disperse Cockroach Janta Party supporters as they attempt to march towards India's Parliament. [Manish Swarup/AP Photo]

Police fire tear gas at India's Cockroach movement supporters

Police detain an injured protester during a march by supporters of India's Cockroach Janta Party in New Delhi. [Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters]

Police charge at protesters with batons. [Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters]

An injured protester during a Cockroach Janta Party march. [Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters]

Police baton-charge protesters as they tried to march to Parliament. [Arun Sankar/AFP]

CJP activists and supporters try to breach security barricades surrounding the protest site in New Delhi. [Arun Sankar/AFP]

The crowd at Jantar Mantar, a designated site for protests about 2km from Parliament, included students, professionals and families with young children. [Manan Vatsyayana/AFP]

CJP activists and supporters demanded the resignation of India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged NEET examination irregularities. [Manan Vatsyayana/AFP]

The CJP emerged in May after India's chief justice compared some unemployed young people with “cockroaches” during an unrelated hearing. [Manan Vatsyayana/AFP]