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Why are thousands protesting for education reform in India?

BBC News - 9 hours 26 sec ago
Thousands of mostly young people tried to march on India's parliament to demand changes to how the education system is run.
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India's 'cockroach' protest continues a day after police crackdown

BBC News - 10 hours 17 min ago
Delhi witnessed overwhelming violence on Monday, with at least 60 protesters wounded. Police said 118 of their men were also injured.
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Video appears to show confrontation between Chinese and Philippine navy vessels

BBC News - July 20, 2026 - 11:58pm
A member of the Chinese Coast Guard appears to strike someone using a wooden baton on a Philippine Navy vessel, according to the Philippine Armed Forces.
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At least 20 dead and more than 100 missing in Afghan floods

BBC News - July 20, 2026 - 10:20pm
Afghanistan is among the nations most vulnerable to the extreme impacts of climate change.
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'If only people knew what a tick could do' - the deadly meat allergy caused by tick bites

BBC News - July 20, 2026 - 2:01pm
Mammalian meat allergy is a growing problem along Australia's east coast - and it's caused by tick bites.
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Police block thousands of 'cockroach' protesters marching on India's parliament

BBC News - July 20, 2026 - 12:26pm
Some protesters demanding education reforms said they were injured in clashes with police who banned the march.
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From hundreds to thousands: How India's 'cockroach' protest movement has grown

BBC News - July 20, 2026 - 4:41am
BBC's Azadeh Moshiri reports as thousands attempt to march to India's parliament in support of the Cockroach Janta Party's demand for education reforms.
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From hundreds to thousands: How India's 'cockroach' protest movement has grown

BBC News - July 20, 2026 - 4:41am
BBC's Azadeh Moshiri reports as thousands attempt to march to India's parliament in support of the Cockroach Janta Party's demand for education reforms.
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Food delivery rider wins China's top literary prize

BBC News - July 19, 2026 - 11:53pm
Wang Jibing is among blue-collar Chinese workers gaining wider attention for their literary works.
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India's Cockroach protesters set to march to parliament

BBC News - July 19, 2026 - 6:00pm
The Cockroach Janta Party has organised the march to demand reforms in India's education system.
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Laos says it can't determine cause of tourist deaths linked to methanol

BBC News - July 18, 2026 - 7:10am
Officials say they have no evidence of poisoning over the 2024 deaths because autopsies were not conducted.
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Laos says it can't determine cause of tourist deaths linked to methanol

BBC News - July 18, 2026 - 7:10am
Officials say they have no evidence of poisoning over the 2024 deaths because autopsies were not conducted.
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Diamonds and 'cab to orbit': The rocket aiming to transform India's space ambitions

BBC News - July 17, 2026 - 8:39pm
India's first space-tech unicorn Skyroot Aerospace is set to launch Vikram-1 on Saturday.
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Kim Jong Un was meant to be their only idol - then North Koreans discovered K-pop

BBC News - July 17, 2026 - 6:14pm
Defectors tell the BBC that despite restrictions, K-pop has cut through in the stifling dictatorship.
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Kim Jong Un was meant to be their only idol - then North Koreans discovered K-pop

BBC News - July 17, 2026 - 6:14pm
Defectors tell the BBC that despite restrictions, K-pop has cut through in the stifling dictatorship.
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China hits out at British Steel nationalisation

BBC News - July 17, 2026 - 12:44pm
The UK government said taking the firm into public hands would safeguard "a vital national capability".
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China hits out at British Steel nationalisation

BBC News - July 17, 2026 - 1:35am
The UK government said taking the firm into public hands would safeguard "a vital national capability".
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Japan relaxes royal succession rules - but ban on female emperors remains

BBC News - July 17, 2026 - 1:16am
The law now allows the adoption of male distant relatives aged over 15 back into the imperial family.
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Japan relaxes royal succession rules - but ban on female emperors remains

BBC News - July 17, 2026 - 1:16am
The law now allows the adoption of male distant relatives aged over 15 back into the imperial family.
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More than 500 Rohingya vanished at sea - what happened?

BBC News - July 16, 2026 - 11:07pm
Two boats carrying an estimated 530 Rohingyas have disappeared since leaving Myanmar on 29 June.
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