India’s Cockroach movement says members detained as protests continue

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Al Jazeera

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India's opposition and student-led CJP movement demand election chief's resignation, plan mass demonstration Saturday.

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  • Reported by Al Jazeera and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:49:03 UTC.

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  1. French students continue protests, saying ministers’ pledges not enough

  2. Police fire tear gas at a barricaded Paris school as protests show no sign of ending

  3. India’s Cockroach movement says members detained as protests continue

  4. Vehicles torched in South Africa as protests over asylum ruling rage on

  5. ‘Nothing will stop us’: French student protests show few signs of ending

  6. Spain mourns Maricarmen Abascal, whose eviction sparked housing protests

  7. South Africa protests turn violent amid rage over asylum ruling

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