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India’s youth-led Cockroach movement vows to continue protest after police crackdown

NEW DELHI, July 21, 2026 (AP) — Supporters of India’s youth-led Cockroach movement said Tuesday they will continue their protest in New Delhi, refusing to leave their sit-in site a day after police used tear gas and batons to disperse thousands of them as they tried to march toward Parliament. Hundreds of protesters camped at Jantar Mantar, a designated protest site, under heavy police presence, saying they would stay until Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns over alleged failures in India’s examination system. “We are going to continue our protest,” said Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, which emerged

Gold rises Rs 800 to Rs 1.47 lakh/10g on firm local demand

New Delhi, Jul 21 (PTI) Gold prices rallied Rs 800 to Rs 1.47 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday on strong physical demand and firm global trends. The yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity rose by Rs 800 to Rs 1,47,700 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes), according to local traders. It had closed at Rs 1,46,900 per 10 grams on Monday. However, silver remained unchanged at Rs 2,21,500 per kilogram (inclusive of all taxes). Traders said the domestic bullion market witnessed steady buying in gold, while silver remained flat after the recent correction.

Rahul, Priyanka protest outside PM’s residence, demand Modi’s resignation

New Delhi, Jul 21, (PTI) Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, accompanied by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, protested outside the Prime Minister’s Lok Kalyan Marg residence on Tuesday, demanding the resignation of PM Narendra Modi over the police action against students protesting on the NEET paper leak issue. The two leaders were joined in the dharna by several party MPs and leaders, who raised slogans against the prime minister. The Congress leaders earlier marched to the prime minister’s residence against what they alleged were “police brutalities” on the young students during the CJP-led protest march to Parliament on

Modi calls for foolproof exam system in India after youth protests

NEW DELHI, July 21 (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for ​setting up a foolproof public examination system in the country on Tuesday, a day after supporters of the youth-led “cockroach” movement clashed with police as ‌they marched on parliament to protest against question paper leaks. The comments by Modi, reported by a cabinet minister, were his first on the subject since the leaking of question papers for a national entrance test to medical school in May, the anger over which has become the biggest challenge for the prime minister in his third term. Thousands of youngsters marched

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