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Scripting a major political upset in his maiden electoral contest, Kishor defeated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominee Neeraj Kumar Sinha by a margin of 19,324 votes, dismantling the ruling party's three-decade stronghold over the urban constituency.
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India’s ruling party loses election in stronghold, South Africa goes to court over land law, Hormuz deal reportedly near

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lost a by-election for a seat in the eastern state of Bihar that it held for three decades.

Supporters of the youth-led satirical political movement Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)
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India’s Gen Z protesters force Modi to answer

For weeks, tens of thousands of people in India – most of them young people – protested outside the Jantar Mantar, a historic observatory in New Delhi, to demand the resignation of the country’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan. Five days later, they got what they asked for.

The race to build on the Moon
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The race to build on the Moon

The race back to the Moon is accelerating. Cheaper launches, new technology, and the promise of valuable lunar resources are raising the stakes – and forcing countries to decide who will set the rules for humanity’s next frontier.

​U.S. and Saudi flags flutter along a highway of Riyadh
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Trump tacks on addition to Saudi deal, Japan worries about nuclear liability, Modi responds to the cockroach infestation

The US-Saudi nuclear deal struck this week would be contingent on the Kingdom joining the Abraham Accords, Trump announced

Indians storming the streets of New Delhi demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
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India’s Cockroach party supporters swarm the streets, Houthis declare naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, US aid workers quarantine at Ebola treatment center in Kenya

In New Delhi, thousands of protesters are marching to Parliament today to demand the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over a growing scandal surrounding the leak of a high-stakes med school entrance exam in May

Hunger strike in India intensifies
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Hunger strike in India intensifies

Sonam Wangchuk has long campaigned for the reform of India’s corrupt and inefficient system of entrance exams for higher education.

A young girl overlooking the logo of the Cockroach Janata Party on a television
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India’s Gen Z “cockroach” movement runs wild, Netanyahu orders wider Israeli control of Gaza, Brazilian crime orgs seek drone expertise from Ukraine

India's Gen Z have spawned a political protest movement, the Cockroach Janta Party, named after an official's dismissive remark about unemployed youth, amassing millions of Instagram followers and over a million registered members.