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How Gen Z and India’s Cockroach Janata Party are successfully challenging Narendra Modi

August 12, 2026 (Conversation) Gen Z protesters have taken to the streets in mass numbers in South Asia in recent years — particularly in Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, leading to regime change in those countries. These protests are part of a broader, global Gen Z movement. Experts suggest these youth movements are fuelled by economic precarity, exclusion from power and corruption. Young people are also often facing state repression. But India, the world’s biggest democracy, has largely seemed impervious to such Gen Z movements. That is no longer the case. In July, thousands of students, parents and youth gathered

Review identifies most effective treatments for bipolar disorder

New Delhi, Aug 12 (PTI) Researchers have reviewed 77 meta-analyses spanning 116 different bipolar disorder treatments and identified the most effective ones across age groups and mood phases. Bipolar disorder is a mental disorder, characterised by extreme swings in mood, energy levels and activity. The disorder can causes phases of depression marked by a low mood and energy or mania, in which mood and activity levels tend to be high. Researchers, led by those from The Ottawa Hospital in Canada and universities in Spain, Italy, France and the UK, have created EBI-BD (Evidence Based Interventions for Bipolar Disorder). EBI-BD is

Captain of Air India flight that injured 24 is investigated after drug reports

NEW DELHI, August 12, 2026 (AP) — India’s aviation ministry said Wednesday it was awaiting drug test results for the captain of an Air India flight that dropped about 300 feet (90 meters) suddenly midair last week, injuring 24 passengers and crew members. The incident on the Airbus A320 took place shortly after it took off on Aug. 4 from Phuket, Thailand to New Delhi while carrying 137 passengers, including three infants and eight crew members. The aircraft later stabilized and landed safely in New Delhi, officials said. The incident has come under intense scrutiny after local media reported that

‘Season 2 of Jantar Mantar to start soon’: Cockroach Janata Party

New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday announced that a similar protest on the lines of the student protest will soon, which he termed “Season 2 of Jantar Mantar”. Addressing a public meet, Dipke said, “Many people were commenting on Instagram when Season 2 of ‘Jantar-Mantar’ will begin. I want to tell them that Season 2 of ‘Jantar-Mantar’ is going to start very soon.” Dipke also alleged that the CJP was unable to find a venue for its volunteers’ meeting in Delhi as several hall owners cited “pressure from above”. “We were

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