Protests demanding Indian election chief resigns escalate

‘Nothing but a move to curb dissent’ India ends Jantar Mantar’s status as designated protest site after three decades

NEW DELHI, Oct 14 — For more than three decades, a stretch of road in central New Delhi was where Indians came to be heard, staging rallies to press their demands and hold those...

Why India’s voter-roll revision row sparked nationwide protests: All you need to know

India is witnessing one of its largest opposition-backed protests of 2026, with demonstrations spreading across major cities over concerns about a nationwide voter-roll verification exercise known as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Protesters argue the process could disenfranchise legitimate voters, while the Election Commission of India (ECI) insists it is aimed solely at improving the accuracy of electoral rolls. Here’s a look at key que…

Is This the Beginning of the End of Indian Democracy?

Isaac Chotiner interviews Yogendra Yadav, an activist and political scientist in India, about the most recent wave of anti-government protests in the country, concerning a purge of voter rolls.

India’s government fails to crush Gen Z protests

The leader of the Cockroach party is detained and the internet shut down

In India, a Dark Shadow Falls on Its Vaunted Elections

Mass protests have convulsed India after 130 million Indians were removed from electoral rolls by the country’s election commission.

In India, Citizens Brace for a Democratic Unraveling

India’s sweeping revisions of its voter rolls have left millions, many of them poor and Muslim, struggling to prove they have the right to vote — and protests have filled Delhi’s streets in response.