The Cockroach Janta Party has called on people to gather at New Delhi's central business district to wave the Indian national flag as it asserts a right to protest. DW has more.
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October 16, 2026Welcome to our coverage
This is Dharvi Vaid Dhulia from DW's studio in New Delhi, bringing you our daily digest of all the biggest headlines that have got India talking.
India's 'Cockroach' party is returning to central Delhi with another march almost a week after a protest rally by the youth-led movement was balked by a rare deployment of thousands of security personnel — culminating in mass detentions.
The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has called on people to gather in large numbers and wave the national flag in Connaught Place in support of its leaders, who were sent to judicial custody for allegedly trespassing at a freshly delisted designated protest site.
The Delhi Police has reiterated that prohibitory orders are in place at the key district and it could allow only a select group of people to gather at a suitable location for the purpose of carrying the flag.
In other news, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Canada in December as the two countries look to shore up bilateral relations.
And India has urged its nationals in Saudi Arabia to stay indoors and follow instructions from local authorities amid a spate of deadly aerial attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels.
Stay tuned for all this and more.
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