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    'More than a Gen Z uprising': Why the SIR protests matter beyond age and politics

    Lavanya Prabhakaran
    11 Oct 2026 8:15 PM IST

    Writer Arya AT argues that the protests go beyond the demand for the CEC’s resignation, reflecting wider concerns over citizens’ rights and democratic participation

    India protest
    India
    Chaos erupts on Thailand-bound IndiGo flight as pilot refuses to fly beyond duty hours
    India

    Delhi-Chennai IndiGo flight diverted after mid-air fire, source likely a power bank

    11 Oct 2026 6:22 PM IST
    Why Purvanchal’s restless politics test BJP’s hold on UP before 2027 assembly election
    Elections 2027

    Purvanchal’s restless politics tests BJP’s hold on UP before 2027 polls

    11 Oct 2026 5:41 PM IST
    Cockroach Janata Party presser
    India

    ‘Jantar Mantar 2.0 is on’: CJP, student activists vow to continue protests

    11 Oct 2026 5:07 PM IST
    Dandiya Navratri celebration

    ‘Judge us by work, not faith’: Bouncers decry 'ban' on Muslim colleagues at Dandiya events

    11 Oct 2026 3:42 PM IST
    Brittas alleges assault in detention, Left calls police vans ‘moving Guantanamo’

    Brittas alleges assault in detention, Left calls police vans ‘moving Guantanamo’

    11 Oct 2026 3:03 PM IST
    4 right-wing activists arrested for thrashing women during Delhi CJP protest

    4 right-wing activists arrested for thrashing women during Delhi CJP protest

    11 Oct 2026 2:40 PM IST
    Modi inaugurates Poonamallee-Vadapalani stretch of Chennai Metro, rides with CM Vijay

    Modi inaugurates Poonamallee-Vadapalani stretch of Chennai Metro, rides with CM Vijay

    11 Oct 2026 1:46 PM IST
    Why this former CEO & author feels people shouldn’t allow AI to make them ‘feel ordinary’

    Why this former CEO & author feels people shouldn’t allow AI to make them ‘feel ordinary’

    11 Oct 2026 12:49 PM IST
    CJP protest, Delhi Police

    Watch | CJP vs Centre: Is crackdown on Gen Z, leaders, activists justified?

    11 Oct 2026 12:43 PM IST
    ‘You don’t even let us go near F-35s’: IAF chief takes swipe at US over fighter jet ‘sale’

    ‘You don’t even let us go near F-35s’: IAF chief takes swipe at US over fighter jet ‘sale’

    11 Oct 2026 12:38 PM IST
    Dhruv Rathee

    Dhruv Rathee alleges ‘kidnapping’ by Delhi Police after release from detention

    11 Oct 2026 12:29 PM IST
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a community event, in Melbourne

    PM Modi to open Chennai Metro stretch, launch projects worth Rs 13,000 crore in TN

    11 Oct 2026 9:35 AM IST
    Elon Musk SpaceX

    Musk takes fresh swipe at Ambani, says Starlink will benefit Indian consumers

    11 Oct 2026 8:21 AM IST
    Protests LIVE | CJP says ‘State at war with citizens’; Rahul invites all to SC march tomorrow
    LIVE

    Protests LIVE | CJP says ‘State at war with citizens’; Rahul invites all to SC march tomorrow

    The Federal
    11 Oct 2026 7:28 AM IST

    CJP-led agitations demanding SIR rollback and resignation of CEC Gyanesh Kumar enter Day 2; leaders say country being “pushed towards civil war-like...

    CJP protest

    Delhi protests: Top CJP leaders among over 7,000 detained amid security clampdown

    11 Oct 2026 7:07 AM IST
    Riyadh airport

    Riyadh airport attack kills 12, injures over 300; Saudi-led coalition blames Houthis

    11 Oct 2026 6:28 AM IST
    Tushar Gandhi (left), Imran Khan

    Tushar Gandhi, Imran Khan among hundreds detained in Mumbai CJP protest

    10 Oct 2026 9:15 PM IST
    Chhatron ki Goonj: Rahul Gandhi accuses Modi, Shah of attacking democracy, Tamil culture

    Chhatron ki Goonj: Rahul Gandhi accuses Modi, Shah of attacking democracy, Tamil culture

    10 Oct 2026 8:52 PM IST
    CJP protest: Four former CMs among Opposition leaders detained in Delhi

    CJP protest: Four former CMs among Opposition leaders detained in Delhi

    10 Oct 2026 8:28 PM IST
    UP CM Yogi Adityanath and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav

    Ayodhya showdown? Yogi counters Akhilesh’s dare with a face-off challenge

    10 Oct 2026 7:50 PM IST
    CJP leaders Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das, and Abhijeet Dipke

    Meet the faces of India’s Gen Z protest movement

    10 Oct 2026 7:08 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi

    Rahul urges youth to keep protesting, ‘those who attacked Constitution will be defeated’

    10 Oct 2026 6:29 PM IST
    Animals review: Ben Affleck’s Kurosawa riff is a bizarre misfire

    Animals review: Ben Affleck’s Kurosawa riff is a bizarre misfire

    10 Oct 2026 6:24 PM IST
    Abhijeet Dipke

    Abhijeet Dipke was informed of his grandmother's demise, say police

    10 Oct 2026 6:15 PM IST
    SIR row, CJP’s rise, Delhi crackdown: How global media reported anti-CEC protests

    SIR row, CJP’s rise, Delhi crackdown: How global media reported anti-CEC protests

    10 Oct 2026 5:58 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi meet VIjay in Chennai

    Rahul drops in for lunch and coffee, but will Vijay join the SIR war?

    10 Oct 2026 5:38 PM IST
    Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice Surya Kant

    'Child in conflict with law' describes a circumstance, not identity: CJI

    10 Oct 2026 4:42 PM IST
    Falling Indian rupee against US dollar

    Rupee depreciation: RBI steps in to take OMCs away from spot market

    10 Oct 2026 4:31 PM IST
    Tahir Hussain (centre)

    2020 Delhi riots: Court convicts ex-AAP councillor Tahir Hussain

    10 Oct 2026 4:25 PM IST
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