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Indian police detain 'cockroach' movement leaders demanding election chief's resignation

Indian police detain 'cockroach' movement leaders demanding election chief's resignation

NEW DELHI, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Top leaders of India's "cockroach" youth movement were detained on Tuesday after they jumped barricades to enter the grounds of a historic observatory popular for protests, chanting slogans demanding the chief election commissioner's resignation over a controversial

Delhi shuts metro stations, restricts traffic as opposition marches against election chief

Delhi shuts metro stations, restricts traffic as opposition marches against election chief

By Sarita Chaganti Singh, Saurabh Sharma and Sakshi Dayal NEW DELHI, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Authorities closed six metro stations and warned of traffic disruptions in Delhi on Monday, as the opposition began marching to the Supreme Court to protest a controversial revision of voter lists that has

India opposition parties march to Supreme Court against election chief

India opposition parties march to Supreme Court against election chief

By Sarita Chaganti Singh, Saurabh Sharma and Sakshi Dayal NEW DELHI, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Hundreds of opposition party demonstrators marched to India's Supreme Court on Monday to protest the removal of millions of names from voter lists that has sparked days of unrest in the Indian capital and

Indian opposition marches to Supreme Court, seeks suspension of voter list changes

Indian opposition marches to Supreme Court, seeks suspension of voter list changes

By Sarita Chaganti Singh, Saurabh Sharma and Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Thousands of opposition demonstrators marched to India's Supreme Court on Monday and petitioned it against a revision of voter lists that has sparked days of unrest in the Indian capital and challenged Prime

Protesters seeking India election chief's ouster detained, as 'cockroach' leaders released

Protesters seeking India election chief's ouster detained, as 'cockroach' leaders released

(Updates to edit headline for clarity with no change to text) By Saurabh Sharma, Sarita Chaganti Singh and Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Police detained hundreds of protesters in Delhi for asecond day on Sunday as sporadic protests broke out demanding India's election chief quit,

Poll chief protesters detained in Delhi as 'cockroach' youth leaders released

Poll chief protesters detained in Delhi as 'cockroach' youth leaders released

By Saurabh Sharma, Sarita Chaganti Singh and Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Police detained hundreds of protesters in Delhi for the second day on Sunday as sporadic protests broke out demanding India's election chief quit, and a court ordered the release of "cockroach" movement

Reporters accuse India of crackdown on journalists, press freedom at youth-led protests

Reporters accuse India of crackdown on journalists, press freedom at youth-led protests

By Arpan Chaturvedi, Shivangi Acharya and Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Police used excessive and targeted force on journalists covering youth-led protests in India, local press groups and international media rights bodies said, and warned that press freedom in the country was under

India's 'Cockroach' protest movement leaders freed from detention, vow to continue demonstrations

India's 'Cockroach' protest movement leaders freed from detention, vow to continue demonstrations

Leaders of a popular Indian youth movement vow to continue protests after being released from detention

India detains thousands, locks down Delhi to foil election chief protest

India detains thousands, locks down Delhi to foil election chief protest

By Saurabh Sharma, Sarita Chaganti Singh and Sakshi Dayal NEW DELHI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Police detained more than 2,000 protesters and the founder of the "Cockroach" youth movement in Delhi on Saturday as security forces locked down parts of the capital to thwart a rally demanding the resignation of

Indian capital braces for second day of protests against poll chief

Indian capital braces for second day of protests against poll chief

NEW DELHI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - New Delhi braced for a second day of youth protests demanding the resignation of India's election chief on Sunday, as a court ordered the release of "cockroach" movement founder Abhijeet Dipke and two other senior leaders.

India detains hundreds, locks down Delhi to foil election chief protest

India detains hundreds, locks down Delhi to foil election chief protest

By Saurabh Sharma, Sunil Kataria and Sakshi Dayal NEW DELHI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Police detained hundreds of protesters and the "Cockroach" youth movement founder in Delhi on Saturday as security forces locked down parts of the capital to thwart a demonstration demanding the resignation of India's

From theatre to streets, Gen Z protester Neha Bora a new face of India's youth unrest

From theatre to streets, Gen Z protester Neha Bora a new face of India's youth unrest

By Aftab Ahmed and Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - A little-known doctoral student has emerged as one of the most visible faces of a protest movement in India that has mounted the most serious challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in years.