Is the CJP changing India’s political landscape?
Youth-led movement demands resignation of chief election commissioner.

Youth-led movement demands resignation of chief election commissioner.







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US university Cornell’s handling of sexual assault allegations is under scrutiny.
India’s youth protests return to streets, eyeing PM Modi’s prized bureaucrat who oversees the world’s biggest elections.
Education minister declares students ‘in danger’ as hundreds of injuries reported across the country.
Fines replace jail terms for first-time ‘false news’ offences under a decree rights groups say is still repressive.

Many French schools are still closed as protests over learning conditions continue across the country.
As Islamabad prepares for another opposition march, drivers and businesses are counting the cost of seized containers.
Demonstrators gather in Mumbai and New Delhi to demand the resignation of Election Commission chief.

Riot police in Chile’s capital deployed tear gas and water cannons to disperse hundreds of students.
Iran calls on Iraq to remove flight curbs after US sanctions, in a move that has strained bilateral ties.
An Indian artist tells Global News Insight the Modi government changed his voting status. Now he’ll join ‘Cockroach’ protests.