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Containers are transported by train near the Deendayal Port in Kandla, in the western state of Gujarat, India, 5 April 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo

45% of India’s exports to US outside additional duty related to use of forced labour

Products already covered under Section 232 measures, including steel, aluminium and auto parts, are not subject to the additional 10% duty

Habibunnisa, mother of Sheikh Sana, 19, an aspirant doctor who took her own life before the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exam retest, shows a picture of her daughter at the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest site, a day after thousands of protesters marched toward parliament demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over NEET examination paper leaks, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India, July 21, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

'The fear killed her': How an exam scandal in India sparked a student uprising

Abhijeet Dipke, the face of India’s Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). Photo: Reuters

'Just the beginning, long way to go': Abhijeet Dipke reflects on CJP movement after protest victory

Photo: Varnasi Tourism

India’s ancient Buddhist site Sarnath included in Unesco World Heritage List

Joshi entered national politics after being elected to the 14th Lok Sabha in 2004. Photo: PTI

Pralhad Joshi appointed India's new education minister after Dharmendra Pradhan quits

A supporter of India's Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) holds a poster at the ongoing protest site, a few days after thousands of protesters marched towards parliament demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) examination paper leaks, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India on 23 July 2026. Photo: Reuters

Modi govt blinks for the first time: Will it help fragmented opposition close ranks?

Rahul Gandhi, a senior leader of India's main opposition Congress party, holds a press conference at the party's headquarter in New Delhi, India, June 4, 2024. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Rahul welcomes Pradhan's resignation, calls it key to rebuilding India's education system

Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman arrives in the Maldives today on a three-day official visit at the invitation of the Maldivian government. Photo: Courtesy

FM Khalilur’s visit to deepen bilateral ties with Bangladesh: Maldives

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

CJP says protests to continue until all demands are met after minister's resignation

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, 24 July, 2026. REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary

Indian education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns amid nationwide protests

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 man holds a poster as he participates in a demonstration held 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, July 24, 2026. REUTERS

Humour and memes fuel India's 'Cockroach' protest movement against Modi government

Dev Kotak, a reporter with the television channel Times Now, who was assaulted at the ongoing protest site of Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), poses for a picture inside his house in Noida, India, July 23, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

'Lapdog media': Indian reporters caught in youth protest anger