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India Student Protests

Student-led protests across India over exams, reservations, school conditions and alleged police abuses have led to thousands being booked and detained.

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Protests demanding India's election chief resign have spread across cities, with thousands detained and travel restricted in Delhi.

ABVP protesters detained outside KPSC office
≥40
Assam NEET protest FIRs withdrawn
5FIRs
BJP leaders booked over Ballari Chalo protest
22
Bihar NEET protest FIRs ordered withdrawn
64FIRs
CJP members booked over Jantar Mantar trespass
14
CJP protesters continuing hunger strike
≥21
CPM protesters detained during March to Dispur
≥2,000
Calls received by Youth Congress student protester helpline
≥3,000calls
FIRs filed over Kolkata CJP-Left protest violence
7FIRs
FIRs filed over Qaumi Morcha Chandigarh protest
4FIRs
Hubballi NEET protesters detained
~15
JPSC-JSSC protesters booked
≥950
Journalists detained at October 11 Delhi anti-CEC protests
≥12
People arrested in NEET-2026 paper leak case
33
People arrested over Kolkata TMC office ransacking
6
People arrested over Patna NEET protest violence
56
People arrested over Qaumi Morcha Chandigarh protest
17
People arrested over attack on Nadda's convoy
2
People booked over Chandigarh protest violence
3,015
People booked over Mau INDIA bloc protest scuffle
408
People detained at August 23 Delhi reservation protest
150
People detained at October 10 Nashik anti-CEC protest
26
People detained at October 10 Pune SIR protests
92
People detained at October 11 Mumbai CJP protests
300
People detained at October 11 Pune SIR protests
85
People detained at October 14 Delhi anti-CEC protests
≥100
People detained at October 6 Delhi INDIA bloc protest
260
People detained nationwide ahead of October 10 CJP protest
≥10,000
People detained nationwide at October 10 CEC protests
≥800
People detained near Rahul Gandhi's residence
≥8
People held over stone-pelting involving AAP workers
13
People released from October 10 Delhi anti-CEC protest detention
7,000
People taken into preventive custody in Delhi ahead of CJP protests
≥200
People with criminal records detained ahead of October 10 CJP protest
100
Police officers injured in Ambala clashes
7
Police officers injured in July 25 Jantar Mantar clashes
≥1
Pragati Maidan Tunnel protesters detained
4
Protesters injured in Parliament march
60
Pune MPSC protesters booked
15
Satavahana University protesters on hunger strike
5
Tamil Nadu anti-NEET protesters detained
≥50
Weight lost by Sonam Wangchuk during hunger strike
8.20kg
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Today
TodayDelhi police detained election protesters marching towards Jantar Mantar
TodayYouth movement founder condemned election protest leaders' five-day jailing
TodayWest Bengal's chief minister condemned Delhi election protest leaders' arrests
TodayDelhi court ordered election protest leaders into five-day judicial custody
TodayYouth movement said Delhi police arrested election protest leaders
Yesterday
YdayDelhi police booked election protest leaders over alleged Jantar Mantar trespass
YdayDelhi police removed around 500 protest posts over alleged misinformation
YdayIndia's home minister accused Rahul Gandhi of lying about voter roll revision
YdayPatna protesters breached police barricades opposing voter roll revision
YdayYouth movement founder vowed nationwide protests against India's election chief
YdayDelhi election protesters used improvised tactics to evade police
YdayDelhi police filed four cases over opposition election chief march
2 days ago
Oct 12 Delhi police detained protest leaders attempting to enter Jantar Mantar
Oct 12Delhi's new protest venue had three booking dates left
Oct 12Delhi High Court sought police response on election protest permission
Oct 12Uttar Pradesh's chief minister accused Congress of fomenting disorder through election protests
Oct 12Delhi police detained opposition leaders marching against India's election chief
Oct 12Delhi High Court sought report on alleged detention to prevent protest
Oct 12Rahul Gandhi likened election chief protests to Shiva's cosmic dance
Oct 12India's opposition marched in Delhi demanding the election chief's resignation
Oct 12India's opposition prepared Supreme Court march demanding election chief's resignation
Oct 12Delhi police enforced traffic diversions for opposition election chief march
Oct 12Delhi police removed Jantar Mantar as a designated protest venue
Oct 12Youth movement demanded an election protest date within 24 hours
3 days ago
Oct 11 Delhi Metro closed six stations' entrances and exits for opposition march
Oct 11Delhi police detained journalists covering election chief protests
Oct 11India's chief justice declined opposition meeting over election chief protests
Oct 11Youth movement founder accused Delhi police of harassing his grieving family
Oct 11Mumbai police detained protesters again demanding India's election chief resign
Oct 11India's supreme court told police not to detain peaceful election protesters
Oct 11Indian lawmaker alleged police assault during election chief protests
Oct 11Congress leader criticised India's government over election chief protests
Oct 11Freed protest leaders vowed to continue India's election chief protests
Oct 11Delhi police detained protesters renewing demands for election chief's resignation
Oct 11Youth movement criticised India's government over election protest detentions
Oct 11Election chief protest leaders alleged police abuses during detention
Oct 11Delhi police registered 20 cases over election chief protests
Oct 11Delhi braced for second day of election chief protests
Oct 11Delhi court ordered election chief protest leaders' release on yearlong peace condition
Oct 11Delhi traffic restrictions continued for election chief protests
Sat, Oct 10
Oct 10 Hyderabad protesters demanded voter roll revision rollback and India's election chief's resignation
Oct 10 Delhi police detained election commission protest leaders at the airport
Oct 10Delhi's former chief minister criticised Modi's election protest crackdown
Oct 10India's opposition announced court march demanding election chief's resignation
Oct 10Delhi police detained student association president heading to election protest
Oct 10Delhi police detained opposition leaders attempting to join election chief protests
Oct 10India rejected UN rights office concerns over Delhi protest detentions
Oct 10Delhi's chief minister accused protest leaders of turning Delhi into battleground
Oct 10India's supreme court scheduled contempt hearing over protest transport restrictions
Oct 10Chandigarh police detained opposition leaders protesting against India's election chief
Oct 10Youth movement announced another Delhi march demanding election chief's resignation
Oct 10Youth groups vowed protests until India's election chief resigned
Oct 10Delhi police denied permission for the election chief protest
Oct 10Protests demanding India's election chief resign spread across cities
Oct 10Party founder left for Delhi to protest against India's election chief
Oct 10Congress MP Shashi Tharoor criticised Delhi's election protest security deployment
Oct 10India's BJP alleged opposition and protest organisers sought foreign-backed destabilisation
Oct 10India's BJP criticised Rahul Gandhi's presidential meeting claims about vote theft
Oct 10Mumbai police detained protesters supporting Delhi's election chief protest
Oct 10India's Marxist communist party condemned election protest leaders' detentions
Oct 10Tamil Nadu's former chief minister condemned Delhi's election protest crackdown
Oct 10At least two Delhi police officers were injured detaining protesters
Oct 10Youth movement named replacement leader for Delhi election chief protest
Oct 10Delhi police deployed barricades and checkpoints ahead of election protests
Oct 10Rahul Gandhi urged youths to continue election chief protests
Oct 10Right-wing men allegedly assaulted election chief protesters in Delhi
Oct 10Delhi police detained about 2,000 election chief protesters
Fri, Oct 9
Oct 9 Police reportedly detained a YouTuber before Delhi's election chief protest
Oct 9 Delhi police imposed traffic diversions for election chief protests
Oct 9 An Indian opposition leader backed protests demanding election chief's resignation
Oct 9 Delhi Metro closed 45 stations for election chief protests
Oct 9 India's home ministry suspended mobile internet across parts of Delhi
Oct 9Delhi market associations advised shop closures for planned protests
Oct 9India's supreme court barred blanket Delhi train and Metro restrictions
Oct 9Activist urged election chief protests to continue even if arrested
Oct 9Delhi police justified restrictions on election chief protests
Oct 9India's supreme court directed authorities to reconsider Delhi protest transport restrictions
Oct 9An Indian minister backed election chief protests and urged dialogue
Oct 9India's opposition asked the president to remove the election chief
Oct 9India's home ministry directed states to stop election protesters reaching Delhi
Oct 9Police deployed across Delhi to block election chief protests
Oct 9Railways cancelled about 75 trains to and from Delhi
Thu, Oct 8
Oct 8Delhi police filed election protest cases against Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi
Oct 8Delhi police tightened security for election chief protests
Oct 8Delhi High Court agreed to hear election chief protest permission plea
Oct 8Delhi High Court sought minister and police responses over alleged slap
Oct 8Delhi police registered a fresh case over July 20 protest violence
Oct 8Students rallied in Bengaluru demanding India's election chief resign
Oct 8India's opposition protested police action and demanded election chief's resignation
Oct 8Youth movement reported nationwide detentions of election chief protesters
Oct 8Delhi police requested Metro gate closures for election chief protests
Oct 8Madhya Pradesh police detained students travelling to Delhi's election chief protest
Wed, Oct 7
Oct 7 Delhi police stopped opposition lawmakers' buses heading to election protests
Oct 7Youth movement submitted election chief protest notice to Delhi police
Oct 7Rahul Gandhi vowed continued protests until India's election chief resigned
Oct 7Youth groups announced joint Delhi march demanding election chief's resignation
Oct 7Delhi police reiterated ten-day notice requirement for Jantar Mantar protests
Oct 7Delhi police detained Rahul Gandhi at election chief protest
Tue, Oct 6
Oct 6 An Indian actor urged Bengaluru protests against voter roll revision
Oct 6Delhi police blocked lawmakers' march to the Election Commission
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