India Arrests

The Print's editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta discusses current events in India including opposition party strength, recent government-opposing demonstrations led by youth, Assam flooding, and changes to the national hockey team's jersey color. The analysis examines whether youth-led protests translate into electoral gains for opposition parties or...

Opposition lawmakers, including Pappu Yadav, staged a skit on the Parliament premises addressing the Ram Temple donation theft row, with Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi making a cameo appearance. According to ThePrint, the performance was framed as a political protest against allegations of theft...

A government minister in India resigned following sustained street protests triggered by the chief justice's comparison of unemployed youth to cockroaches, marking the first ministerial resignation due to protest pressure in over a decade. The remark became a flashpoint for young Indians frustrated with joblessness...

TRT World reports that India's youth-led Cockroach movement forced the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan following weeks of nationwide protests over education policy. Despite government assurances, movement organizers claim students continue to be arrested, raising the prospect of a new wave of demonstrations.

Digital platforms are transforming India's domestic work market, TRT World reports, allowing households to book cleaners, cooks, and housekeepers through smartphone apps rather than traditional word-of-mouth networks. According to the report, the shift has opened earning opportunities and scheduling flexibility for some workers in India's...

Two suspects, Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary, are being produced in court in India after their judicial custody expires in connection with the death of Ketan Agarwal on June 18, 2026, according to WION. Agarwal fell from a cliff at Lohagad Fort near Lonavala during...

Widowed women in Tamil Nadu, India are rejecting historical customs that confined them to white clothing and social isolation on the sidelines of community life, according to DW News reporting. DW reports the women are reclaiming their dignity and redefining their place in society, challenging...

Approximately 350,000 Haitian nationals are set to lose Temporary Protected Status (TPS) legal protections, triggering a planned increase in immigration arrests and deportations. More than half of the affected Haitian TPS population resides in Florida.

Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy announced Saturday that the state will convene a special assembly session to pass a resolution urging India's central government to reduce the minimum age for contesting Lok Sabha and Assembly elections from 25 to 21 years. The proposal would...

Ukrainian military strikes on Russian territory killed at least five people on July 27, 2026, according to WION. India summoned Ukraine's ambassador to New Delhi on July 27, with WION reporting the move amid ongoing tensions between the two countries. Iran separately stated it has...

A 21-year-old woman injured during a protest against India's NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) examination in New Delhi has been removed from ventilator support and is now conscious and alert, according to RML Hospital. Doctors report she is responding to commands and has begun...

Yemen's Houthi movement has intensified threats against shipping in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, a chokepoint carrying roughly 12% of global trade between the Red Sea and Indian Ocean. According to TRT World's Nizar Sadawi, disruptions to this critical route could affect global energy supplies and...

According to a ground report by Nikitha Naveen for ThePrint, workers from the New Delhi Municipal Corporation have begun cleaning and repainting walls at Jantar Mantar, a major protest venue in New Delhi, India, as the number of demonstrators at the site has declined.

Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as India's education minister following sustained protests by Gen Z students over lapses in the NEET-UG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Undergraduate) medical entrance exam, according to ThePrint's analysis. Per the source, Pradhan, who was credited with BJP's electoral victories in...