Yogita Limaye

India's Cockroach Janta Party, a satirical youth movement formed around an AI-generated cockroach mascot, ended its five-week protest after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned. The demonstrations demanded education reforms, accountability for exam paper leaks and compensation for families affected by student suicides. The movement gained momentum after a police crackdown injured about 300 people and arrested roughly 70 protesters, while activist Sonam Wangchuk staged a hunger strike. Prime Minister Narendra Modi later promised fast-track courts and a tougher law on examination paper leaks, but the resignation has damaged his government’s reputation and challenged its perceived intolerance of dissent. CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said the movement would continue pursuing compensation and accountability for alleged police brutality.

A 12-year-old girl named Fabiana survived 32 hours trapped under the rubble of her collapsed apartment building after two powerful earthquakes struck northern Venezuela. Her mother, Karina, searched desperately while rescue efforts fluctuated between hope and despair. Volunteers and successive groups of firefighters attempted to reach Fabiana, with a breakthrough finally occurring after hours of chiselling through debris. Fabiana stayed conscious by eating ketchup and cheese and recorded a video for help. She was rescued with minor injuries, while most residents of her building did not survive, amid thousands of casualties and widespread devastation across the region.

Residents in La Guaira, one of the areas hardest hit by Venezuela’s twin earthquakes, accuse authorities of a slow and inadequate rescue response as they search for missing loved ones. Families describe delayed operations, limited official support and reliance on community volunteers to dig through rubble. Rescue teams from Venezuela, Colombia, El Salvador and the US eventually joined efforts, but many believe critical time was lost. Numerous buildings collapsed, and survivors recount harrowing attempts to locate trapped relatives. With more than 1,700 confirmed dead and many still unaccounted for, locals fear the true scale of the disaster may never be known.

Residents in La Guaira accuse Venezuelan authorities of a slow and inadequate response after twin earthquakes killed at least 1,700 people and left many trapped in collapsed buildings. Families say early rescue efforts depended largely on local volunteers, with official teams arriving days later. Some areas have received no assistance, leaving people to search debris for missing relatives on their own. Rescue teams from Venezuela, Colombia, El Salvador and the US later joined operations, though efforts in some zones were halted with many victims still unaccounted for.