Narendra Modi

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A security force personnel wields his baton against demonstrators at a protest site during a planned march by supporters of India's Cockroach Janta Party towards parliament on the opening day of its monsoon session, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over exam paper leaks near Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, India, July 20, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

How India's employment exams turned its 'cockroach' youth against Modi

A farmer’s son fell short of an elite government job after attempts that burned through family savings, while a housekeeper’s daughter saw her hopes of attending medical school dashed. When their...

FILE PHOTO: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures, at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi, India, June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo

Can the Modi govt overcome the CJP setback?

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File photo: Hindustan Times

Meta removes Modi’s video speech addressed to students amidst CJP agitation

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters celebrate after the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) examination paper leaks, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India, July 25, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh

How is India reforming its public exam system after massive youth protests?

CCTV camera at the Jantar Mantar protest site, where supporters of India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) have gathered demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged exam paper leaks, in New Delhi, India, July 19, 2026.

Modi faces challenge from activists over surveillance at India youth protest

People gather in solidarity with Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests held at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, which demand the resignation of India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over exam paper leaks, in Kolkata, India on 24 July 2026. Photo: Reuters

'One person, one candle': India's Cockroach Janta Party calls for nationwide march tomorrow

A protestor carries a poster with a message in Hindi which translates as 'Save Our Constitution' as he participates in a protest movement led by Cockroach Janta Party, in New Delhi, India, on 22 July 2026. Photo:AP

Cockroach Janta Party's agitation nudges Modi govt's change of strategy

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: Reuters

Fast-track courts to ensure strict punishment in exam leak cases: Modi

Police use teargas to control the crowd during the ongoing protest of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), two days after thousands of protesters marched towards parliament demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over examination paper leaks, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India, July 22, 2026. Photo: REUTERS

Fresh violence at Delhi youth protest demanding minister's resignation

A protestor carries a poster with a message in Hindi which translates as 'Save Our Constitution' as he participates in a protest movement led by Cockroach Janta Party, in New Delhi, India, on 22 July 2026. Photo:AP

India's 'Cockroaches' movement emerges as major youth-led challenge to Modi government

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File photo: Hindustan Times

NEET protest continues as Modi calls for severe punishment over paper leak

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive for a photo opportunity ahead of their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, January 25, 2025. REUTERS/Altaf Hussain/File Photo

Missile deals, port project mark Modi's Indonesia visit

Prime Minister of New Zealand Christopher Luxon shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi before their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, March 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo

New Zealand, India upgrade ties as PM Modi visits Auckland