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Yesterday — 29 May 2026NYT | Top Stories

The Man Turning the Cockroach Into a Gen-Z Movement in India

29 May 2026 at 05:00
Abhijeet Dipke’s “Cockroach Janta Party” has emerged as the unexpected voice of young people feeling let down by the government and struggling to find jobs.

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Abhijeet Dipke at a friend’s home in the United States in May. Mr. Dipke launched the satirical digital group Cockroach Janta Party on May 16, after a controversy surrounding a comment by India’s Chief Justice Surya Kant, who referred to unemployed youth as “parasites” and “cockroaches.”
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Rubio’s India Visit Yields No Major Deals to Repair U.S.-India Relations

28 May 2026 at 01:23
The secretary of state visited India to reassure the South Asian giant that it can still rely on the United States. India did not gain much from the visit.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and India’s foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, prepare to sign a memorandum of understanding in New Delhi on Tuesday.
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