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Tuesday, July 14, 2026
TopicJantar Mantar

Topic: Jantar Mantar

From Bollywood to Jantar Mantar with ‘cockroaches’—what makes actor Prakash Raj happier as an activist

Once much sought-after in Hindi films, the actor says politics, protests and citizen activism have given his life ‘meaning’ despite the professional costs.

Cockroach Janta Party opens the floor to all political parties, maintains it has no electoral ambitions

The CJP continues to reject comparisons with AAP, but invitations to political parties and increasing Opposition participation have blurred the distinction. 

At Jantar Mantar, Cockroach Janata Party protest settles into a simmer as demands stay unchanged

Crowds have thinned out and first rush of support ebbed, but founder Abhijeet Dipke is unperturbed. We won’t leave till Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan goes, he says

At Jantar Mantar, Cockroach Janta Party, Delhi Police & an Aadhaar whodunnit

The Cockroach Janta Party has been protesting over NEET irregularities and demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

UPSC aspirant ‘surveilled, pressured by cops to say she’s part of CJP’, Brinda Karat writes to Delhi CP

Post-graduate student says she was accosted by policemen at her gym a day before CJP protest at Jantar Mantar, questioned, coerced to show her phone, and then surveilled continuously

Photos of the week: ‘Cockroach’ protest, Malviya Nagar fire & Garib Nagar demolition in Mumbai

In Photos of the Week, we bring you pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photo journalists, video journalists and reporters.

Cockroach Janta Party protest was swarming with aspirants, job seekers but not enough women

From NEET candidates to SSC hopefuls, protesters say years of paper leaks and uncertain careers pushed them to Cockroach Janta Party protest Saturday.

‘Cockroaches’ take over Jantar Mantar to demand Pradhan’s resignation; Dipke cracks Soros joke in speech

Despite the June heat, hundreds of protesters gathered today as the CJP held its first major demonstration, demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Hundreds greet CJP founder Dipke at Delhi airport, say India ‘needs a youth leader like him’

New Delhi: Hundreds gathered at the Indira Gandhi international airport to cheer founder of Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) Abhijeet Dipke as the 30-year-old left...

Cockroach Janta Party faces its first street test today. Will it go beyond virality?

With a major Jantar Mantar protest planned for today and its founder Abhijeet Dipke flying down from the US, the Cockroach Janta Party is no longer joking.

On Camera

Why EU-Mercosur FTA should interest India

India-EU negotiations on investment protection and geographical indications are ongoing. They’re an opportunity for New Delhi to secure terms similar to those Mercosur achieved.

India’s imports from China grew by 28% in 1st quarter of FY27; exports to Beijing see modest growth

Indian imports from China continue to grow significantly. India has taken steps to stabilise ties with China and recent months eased investment curbs in certain sectors for Chinese-linked firms.

DIA effect: Canada steams ahead with TKMS for new submarines, India’s P 75I still in works

Ottawa has handed over execution functions of critical defence projects to a CEO-led organisation for reducing procurement timelines and making it solely accountable for outcomes.

Satluj risks rekindling anger & distrust in Punjab. It’s not about the film, but the votes

Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Satluj doesn’t blame any political party or individual politicians. We only know the demographic in Punjab it’s bound to trigger the most.