40,000 Personnel, Metro Closures, Internet Curbs, and Detentions Mark Delhi’s CJP Protest Preparations

  GUWAHATI: Delhi Police began detaining protesters gathering near Jantar Mantar and Connaught Place on Saturday, October 10, ahead of a Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led demonstration, for which permission has been denied. ALSO READ: Assam: BJP’s Devashish Sharma Wins Nagaon Lok Sabha Bypoll Police personnel were seen removing people from areas around the designated protest site…

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India Orders GitHub to Remove Bitchat App Used During Delhi Internet Shutdowns

  GUWAHATI: The Indian government has directed GitHub to remove Bitchat, a Bluetooth-based messaging app developed by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, after protesters used it to communicate during internet shutdowns in central Delhi. ALSO READ: Upper Assam Floods Caused by 500 Per Cent Excess Rainfall, Not Cloudburst, Says Assam CM The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre…

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Mobile Internet Reportedly Suspended in Parts of Central Delhi Amid 'Chalo Sansad' Protest

  GUWAHATI: Mobile internet services were reportedly suspended in parts of Central Delhi on Monday as thousands of supporters of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) gathered at Jantar Mantar for the 'Chalo Sansad' march. ALSO READ: Sonam Wangchuk Seeks Temporary Release from Hospital to Join Parliament March The suspension was reportedly enforced around sensitive areas,…

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