The raucous demonstrations by opposition groups on Monday followed days of an effective lockdown and mass detentions of young protesters by security forces.
The raucous demonstrations by opposition groups on Monday followed days of an effective lockdown and mass detentions of young protesters by security forces.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India has long succeeded in isolating and undermining opponents. The Gen Z protests pose a challenge unlike any he has faced before.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India has long succeeded in isolating and undermining opponents. The Gen Z protests pose a challenge unlike any he has faced before.
The leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party, an Indian youth movement, had been detained by the police on Saturday before they could lead protests over voting rights.
The leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party, an Indian youth movement, had been detained by the police on Saturday before they could lead protests over voting rights.
Ratna Singh, the legal director of the Cockroach Janta Party, left, with Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, two of the group’s leaders, at the Press Club of India in New Delhi on Saturday.
A group of demonstrators used a house of worship known as a gurdwara as a staging ground before their long-shot effort to reach a locked-down protest site in New Delhi.
A group of demonstrators used a house of worship known as a gurdwara as a staging ground before their long-shot effort to reach a locked-down protest site in New Delhi.
Protests against sweeping revisions to India’s voter rolls have broken out in New Delhi. The police met earlier protests with an extraordinary show of force.
Protests against sweeping revisions to India’s voter rolls have broken out in New Delhi. The police met earlier protests with an extraordinary show of force.
A planned protest against a sweeping voter roll revision prompted police to order a virtual shutdown of New Delhi, the capital. The country’s highest court intervened.
A planned protest against a sweeping voter roll revision prompted police to order a virtual shutdown of New Delhi, the capital. The country’s highest court intervened.
The government in New Delhi is suppressing protests over the culling of 130 million names from India’s voter roll. Mujib Mashal, an India correspondent for The New York Times, reported from the heart of the demonstrations.
The government in New Delhi is suppressing protests over the culling of 130 million names from India’s voter roll. Mujib Mashal, an India correspondent for The New York Times, reported from the heart of the demonstrations.
Lawmakers in the capital were forcibly removed for a second consecutive day as police cracked down on demonstrations against the deletion of voter names.
Lawmakers in the capital were forcibly removed for a second consecutive day as police cracked down on demonstrations against the deletion of voter names.
Police detaining Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, during a protest organized by opposition parties demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday.
Public anger is growing over an exercise that critics say undermines the world’s largest democracy, particularly disenfranchising Muslims under the Hindu nationalist government.
Public anger is growing over an exercise that critics say undermines the world’s largest democracy, particularly disenfranchising Muslims under the Hindu nationalist government.
A protest in New Delhi on Sunday, demanding the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar. More protests are planned for this week.
Public anger is growing over an exercise that critics say undermines the world’s largest democracy, particularly disenfranchising Muslims under the Hindu nationalist government.
Public anger is growing over an exercise that critics say undermines the world’s largest democracy, particularly disenfranchising Muslims under the Hindu nationalist government.
A protest in New Delhi on Sunday, demanding the resignation of India’s chief election commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar. More protests are planned for this week.
Hundreds were detained in New Delhi as demonstrators expressed anger over the removal of 130 million people from the rolls. The government denies accusations of “vote theft.”
Hundreds were detained in New Delhi as demonstrators expressed anger over the removal of 130 million people from the rolls. The government denies accusations of “vote theft.”
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