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Indian student leader ends hunger strike after 16 days
Devendra Nath Mahto was part of a larger protest which began weeks ago, demanding exam reforms in Jharkhand state.
August 18, 2026India police fire tear gas at protesters seeking exam reforms
Thousands of students and job seekers have gathered in Jharkhand state, weeks after the "cockroach" protests took place in Delhi.
August 10, 2026A new youth agitation grips an Indian state after 'cockroach' protests
Weeks after the CJP protests shook Delhi, a new youth-led movement over jobs and recruitment is gathering force in Jharkhand.
August 7, 2026Mother and infant burnt to death in Indian state over witchcraft allegations
Eyewitnesses say a mob stormed the woman's home after rumours spread that she was practising witchcraft.
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Indian student leader ends hunger strike after 16 days
Student activist Devendra Nath Mahto ended his hunger strike after 16 days An activist in India's eastern Jharkhand state has ended a 16-day hunger strike after the government agreed to protesters' d
India police fire tear gas at protesters seeking exam reforms
Police have used tear gas shells, water canons and batons as the protesters attempted to march towards Jharkhand's assembly building Police in India have fired tear gas shells on protesters demanding
A new youth agitation grips an Indian state after 'cockroach' protests
Dozens of students and job aspirants are on a hunger strike in Ranchi Weeks after thousands of young Indians poured onto the streets of Delhi in a major 'cockroach' protest over examination paper lea
Labelled a witch, woman with her 2-month-old son in arms, set on fire
A 32-year-old woman and her two-month-old infant boy were burnt to death by villagers in Jharkhand's Chaibasa earlier this week on suspicion of practising witchcraft. Her husband, who was also attacke
Witchcraft horror in Jharkhand: Woman and infant killed in witchcraft attack; Justice Prasad intervenes to provide legal and financial support
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Mob burns mother, infant to death branding her ‘witch’, 4 arrested
Four persons were arrested on charges of burning alive a 32-year-old woman and her 2-month-old newborn baby to death, branding her as ‘witch’ in Kalaiya (Kudasai) village under Kumardungi police stati
Mother and infant burnt to death in Indian state over witchcraft allegations
Four people have been arrested in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand for allegedly burning to death a woman and her 10-month-old son on suspicion of practising witchcraft earlier this week. The wo