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07/06/2026

🏳️‍🌈Read the list of events here: https://www.timeout.com/mumbai/things-to-do/pride-events-mumbai-2026

06/06/2026

As Cockroach Janta Party marked its first on-ground demonstration at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar on 6th June 2026, the youth-driven protest witnessed a vibrant display through signs, slogans, posters and placards. Here are the glimpses.

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[Indian Youth, Education, Exam Paper Leaks, Dharmendra Pradhan Resignation, Ministry of Education, Gen Z Protest, Politics]

06/06/2026

Raghav’s Take | India’s latest monetary policy has taken an unexpected turn by abolishing all taxes on foreign investments in government bonds, aiming to attract $50 billion in inflows. This comes amid a weakening rupee, rising inflation, and capital outflows. Read more here:

Instead of giving incentives to equities by reverting to the “goldilocks tax architecture of 2004”, we’ve swung to the other extreme.

06/06/2026

40 degrees, Jantar Mantar, and absolutely no shortage of energy.

I reached the Cockroach Janta Party protest when the media outnumbered protesters. Within hours, the place was packed with students, activists, citizens, masks, costumes, placards, and slogans of “Jai Bhim”, “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” and “Godi media chor hai”.

The police asked people not to climb walls and trees. Delhi, naturally, improvised.

Abhijit Dipke was mobbed from the moment he arrived, so that exclusive didn’t happen. But we did ask CJP leaders some actual questions.

PS: The water tanker was emptied in 10 minutes. Kulfi waale bhaiyas saved the day.

06/06/2026

Environmentalist and educationist Sonam Wangchuk joined the Cockroach Janta Party protest in Jantar Mantar, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, calling for education reform & justice.
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Sonam Wangchuk joins Cockroach Janata Party protest at Jantar Mantar, demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over NEET paper leak, OSM portal issues and student suicides, calling for justice and systemic education reforms.

06/06/2026

The ratio of unsurprisingly unapologetic silliness and low-hanging fruit stupidity to ‘funny’ or even mildly tolerable gags and ‘jokes’ is way off. That is to say, there’s hardly any. Suchin Mehrotra reviews.

Read the full review: https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hai-jawani-toh-ishq-hona-hai-varun-dhawan-david-dhawan-unfunny

06/06/2026

Fact-Check: An old, unrelated video is being shared with the false claim that it shows an Indian Army officer being assaulted in Phuket, Thailand, after refusing to pay for s*x workers' services.

06/06/2026

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's observation that India's preparations to become a 'Vishwaguru' are incomplete has put the spotlight on the Narendra Modi-led government's economic and geopolitical report card. Manish Anand writes.
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If preparations to become a Vishwaguru cannot be complete despite 12 years in power, then Bhagwat may be sending cues to Delhi that course corrections are unavoidable.

06/06/2026

Ground Report | Will the Cockroach Janta Party become a political party? Does it have links with AAP? CJP spokesperson Vijeta Dahiya speaks to The Quint's Eshwar.
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CJP spokesperson Vijeta Dahiya calls the youth-led agitation a social movement, questions India’s education system, and weighs in on demands for the education minister’s resignation and links with AAP.

06/06/2026

Sonam Wangchuk addressed the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protestors at Jantar Mantar raising concerns over lack of justice in the Education System.

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