Mikko Ohtamaa(@moo9000):Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, announced a panel to reform the country’s exam system after days of mass protests over a series of exam-related scandals. On Saturday demonstrators, who were led by a group called the Cockroach Janta Party (after a judge called unemployed youths “cockroaches”), danced and chanted in the streets of Delhi after the education minister resigned. Few had expected the government to yield.

2026.07.26 21:30

Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, announced a panel to reform the country’s exam system after days of mass protests over a series of exam-related scandals. On Saturday demonstrators, who were led by a group called the Cockroach Janta Party (after a judge called unemployed youths “cockroaches”), danced and chanted in the streets of Delhi after the education minister resigned. Few had expected the government to yield.

Mikko Ohtamaa@moo9000

2026.07.25 18:52

Bitchat migrates to @radicle - a decentralised git version control system and release hosting alternative, after India cracks down on GitHub hosting, where student protesters were using this Bluetooth-based offline messenger app.