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Police detained dozens of protesters, including movement leaders, in the Indian capital on Saturday as authorities deployed thousands of security personnel, suspended transport and telecommunications services, and imposed sweeping restrictions to thwart a youth-led demonstration demanding the resignation of the country's election chief.

Ahead of the proposed protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar in Jantar Mantar, several Left leaders were detained in New Delhi

This pre-planned interception by the Delhi Police aims to cripple the leadership of today’s peaceful demonstrations before they even reach the protest site, reads the CJP statement

Cockroach Janta ​Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and other leaders detained before ​protest to demand election chief quit.

Security forces started blocking more roads along key roads like Janpath, Ashoka Road, police personnel and security forces held debriefing sessions with large numbers of officials who were seen carrying tear gas munitions

Advocate Shailendra Mani Tripathi said the shutdown was in clear violation of the October 9 order of the Supreme Court, which had emphasised that the authorities must not cause any hardship or suffering to ordinary commuters through a blanket ban

Thousands of Imran Khan supporters are on the way to Islamabad to demand his release from prison.

Dhruv Rathee was staying with his parents at a flat in Central Park Vihar when police personnel reached the residence and took him to an undisclosed location in Gurugram

At the airport, the CJP founder said the government is "scared" amid an unprecedented clampdown and train cancellations

The Cockroach Janta Party wants Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to quit over changes to voter lists.

New Delhi woke to a tense Saturday as thousands of police and paramilitary personnel were deployed across the capital ahead of a demonstration by the Cockroach Janta Party over a contentious revision of India’s voter rolls.

Those detained from across 15 districts were suspected of joining the CJP-led protest at Jantar Mantar, sources said

Central Delhi was sealed on Saturday, with thousands of police and paramilitaries on patrol, metro stations shut, mobile internet suspended and markets closed to guard against a youth protest demanding India’s chief election officer quit. The protest, called ‌by the “cockroach” youth movement, hopes to draw thousands of demonstrators who want Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to quit over a revision of voter lists that critics say favours Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata...

The traffic curbs come amid heightened security arrangements ahead of the planned demonstration, with restrictions on metro services, train cancellations and a mobile internet suspension in parts of the national capital

Authorities have taken several measures ahead of the protest, including internet curbs in parts of Delhi, the shutting down of markets and Metro stations, and the cancelling dozens of trains bound for the capital.

Estudantes de diversos estados fizeram atos durante a semana em defesa da candidatura de Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) à Presidência da República. As manifestações foram convocadas pela União Nacional dos Estudantes (UNE). A entidade declarou apoio a Lula no segundo turno das eleições.  Notícias relacionadas:Estudantes fazem ato no Rio de Janeiro em defesa de voto em Lula.Brasil não será governado por sócios do Banco Master, diz Lula .Na quarta-feira (7), milhares de estudantes e trabalhadores se reuniram na Candelária, região central do Rio de Janeiro, e fizeram uma caminhada pela Avenida Rio Branco até a Cinelândia. Entre os temas defendidos estavam a educação pública gratuita e de qualidade, o fim da escala 6x1 e a manutenção da democracia.  Na quinta-feira (8), houve atos em ao menos 13 estados e no Distrito Federal. Em São Paulo, estudantes se reuniram nas faculdades particulares Cásper Líbero e Mackenzie. No centro da cidade, na Praça Rooselvelt, também houve uma concentração de apoiadores.  No Tocantins, os estudantes se reuniram na Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT) em Palmas. Ex-aluno da UFT, o jornalista Kaio Costa participou do ato e disse que a manifestação não foi apenas em apoio a Lula, mas em defesa da democracia e dos direitos básicos da população. “Se a gente for fazer uma análise sobre o que está acontecendo no mundo inteiro, a gente tem visto uma grande onda de conservadorismo e retrocesso em direitos básicos tanto das mulheres quanto de comunidades minoritárias das quais eu faço parte, porque eu sou um homem negro e LGBT, nascido no interior do Tocantins. Eu não posso me dar o luxo de só assistir a coisa acontecer”, disse.      Foram realizadas manifestações em Minas Gerais, na Paraíba, no Maranhão, Piauí, na Bahia, no Mato Grosso do Sul, Sergipe, Rio Grande do Sul, Ceará, Amapá e Paraná.  No Distrito Federal, o ato foi na Universidade de Brasília (UnB). A estudante de direito e integrante do Centro Acadêmico, Ada Victória Moura Leite, 18 anos, disse que a manifestação reuniu universitários, mas também pessoas da comunidade, como estudantes secundaristas. “Não podemos regredir para um Estado que não respeite os direitos humanos, que não valorize a universidade pública”, finalizou.   

Several trains to Delhi have been cancelled and dozens of metro stations are shut to stop protesters from gathering.

The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) condemned the restrictions placed by the police on the movement of activists

The FIR states that the group gathered without permission and blocked the road, causing disruptions to traffic and public peace.

In Pune, hundreds of students are protesting leaked exam papers that qualify people for State government service jobs. In public, they demand accountability, a transparent process, and fixed dates for exams; in private, they fear police notices that could jeopardise their chances at future interviews. At the protest site, Chinmay Gaikwad speaks to students, who wonder how they will build a future in uncertainty and economic hardships

Police told the former BSF personnel, who wanted to protest against their dismissal from service, that hunger strikes were unlawful and that a two-day continuous agitation is not permitted

Ahead of the October 10 protest demanding CEC’s resignation, authorities deny permission for Jantar Mantar gathering, put curbs on internet, shut down markets and Metro stations, and cancel dozens of trains bound for capital

In a joint statement by the Left parties, they demanded the Delhi Police and the Centre stop intimidating prospective participants and allow them to proceed to Jantar Mantar for the proposed demonstration

The protest comes after alleged irregularities in electoral rolls and the ECI’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise

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Student representatives say the university has agreed to form an inquiry committee to examine their grievances and has accepted their demand to exclude proctor Sreekumar from the panel.

The protest was organised jointly by the All India Democratic Students’ Organisation (AIDSO), the All India Democratic Youth Organisation (AIDYO) and the Students’ Federation of India (SFI).

In a communication to Chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police (DGPs), Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan flagged the grave law and order and public order implications of the proposed protest