The viral Cockroach Janta Party is escalating pressure on the government, citing exam irregularities and student suicides in its campaign against Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. DW has more.

Hitherto confined to social media, the “cockroaches” emerged on the ground at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on June 6. What started as a joke has turned serious. Abhijeet Dipke (holding mike), founder of the ...

Cockroach Janta party began as online joke but is growing into one of the most unexpected challenges to country’s rightwing government The call out to the youth of India was simple: “Get ready to ...

The "Cockroach Janta Party", led by 30-year-old Boston University graduate Abhijeet Dipke, draws support from young people frustrated by a lack of jobs.

More than 1,00,000 illegal exotic cockroaches were seized in Australia’s largest invertebrate bust Madagascar hissing cockroaches are larger than native species, measuring up to 8 centimeters long ...

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, left, and Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk during a protest demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged ...

Abhijeet Dipke is a 30-year-old political communication strategist and digital content creator. He launched the viral movement as a biting response to a controversial remark regarding unemployed youth ...

New Delhi, India – Saurav Kushwaha, 17, packed just a change of clothes and boarded an overnight train with his elder brother to reach New Delhi early on Saturday from their village in central India’s ...

"Cockroach" party founder Abhijeet Dipke is demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Meanwhile, India has named teen Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in its latest T20 squad. Follow DW ...

Cockroach Janta Party protest LIVE: The Delhi Police has not received any request for permission from the digital outfit Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) regarding a protest at Jantar Mantar, an official ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — More than 100,000 live cockroaches that are illegal to keep in Australia were confiscated from a single breeder in the country’s largest-ever seizure of exotic invertebrates, ...

The haul of live insects included dubia cockroaches and Madagascar hissing cockroaches. Authorities said it was the country's biggest-ever seizure of illegal exotic invertebrates. Wildlife officers in ...