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India news: CJP backs Jharkhand student leader Mahto Published August 11, 2026last updated August 11, 2026 What you need to know These updates have been closed.

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India news: CJP backs Jharkhand student leader Mahto Published August 11, 2026last updated August 11, 2026 What you need to know These updates have been closed.

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Here's a roundup of the biggest headlines from India on Tuesday, August 11: - Cockroach Janta Party's Abhijeet Dipke backed Jharkhand student leader Devendra Nath Mahto - Mahto, who is on hunger strike, said his health deteriorated after police used batons to…

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Claim 1: “The 23-year-old Delhi Capitals wicketkeeper-batter was arrested in Hooghly after questioning and appeared before a court following a medical examination.”
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Multiple sources confirm Porel is a 23-year-old Delhi Capitals wicketkeeper-batter who was arrested in Hooghly and appeared before a court following a medical examination.
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web search NEUTRAL — Delhi Capitals wicketkeeper Abishek Porel arrested over rape allegations.Delhi Capitals and Bengal wicket-keeper Abhishek Porel faces massive scare after police arrests him for rape. 23 minutes ago. S…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 23-year-old Delhi Capitals wicketkeeper-batter was arrested in Hooghly after questioning and appeared before a court following a medical examination.
https://www.dw.com/en/india-news-cockroach-party-backs-jhark…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bengal and Delhi Capitals wicketkeeper-batter Abishek Porel has been arrested in Hooghly over allegations made by a medical student. The case involves claims of a relationship on the promise of marria…
https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/abishek-porel…
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Claim 2: “India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has classified the incident as serious.”
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Claim 3: “The Airbus A320, carrying 137 passengers and eight crew members, stabilized and landed safely after the sudden altitude loss.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific passenger/crew count (137 passengers and 8 crew) for the flight mentioned in claim 8.
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Claim 4: “Adani... was charged in 2024 with participating in a $265 million (€230 million) scheme to bribe Indian officials to secure solar energy contracts.”
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Claim 5: “Cockroach Janta Party's Abhijeet Dipke backed Jharkhand student leader Devendra Nath Mahto”
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Multiple independent sources (Telegraph India, The Week, and a news report) confirm that Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, expressed support for student leader Devendra Nath Mahto via video calls and public statements.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A series of demonstrations took place in Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, India, between 6 June and 25 July 2026. They were initiated by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), an Indian youth-based satirical polit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Delhi_Jantar_Mantar_prote…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abhijeet Dipke (born 29 September 1995) is an Indian political communication strategist and founder of the political satire movement Cockroach Janta Party. The movement organised demonstrations includ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhijeet_Dipke
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP; lit. 'Cockroach People's Party'), also known as the Cockroach movement, is an Indian youth-based satirical political movement founded on 16 May 2026 by Abhijeet Dipke, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockroach_Janta_Party
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Claim 6: “Both pilots have been removed from the flying roster pending the investigation.”
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Claim 7: “Mahto was hospitalized after joining a march to the state Assembly in Ranchi on Monday while on a nine-day hunger strike over alleged irregularities in government recruitment exams.”
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Corroborated by multiple news sources and Wikipedia (2026 Jharkhand student protests), confirming Mahto's nine-day hunger strike, the march to the Ranchi Assembly, and his subsequent hospitalization.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ranchi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India. This constituency covers parts of Seraikela Kharsawan and Ranchi districts…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranchi_Lok_Sabha_constituency
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Jharkhand student protests are state-wide student protests being held in Jharkhand, which started over alleged irregularities in the recruitment examinations of Jharkhand Public Service Commi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Jharkhand_student_protest…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Jharkhand Legislative Assembly, commonly known as the Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha, is the unicameral state legislature of Jharkhand state in India. The seat of the Legislative Assembly is at Ranchi, th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jharkhand_Legislative_Assembly
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Claim 8: “NASA invites Indian space agency ISRO to join Moon Base program”
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Multiple independent sources (Anadolu Ajansı, The Hindu, and other web results) confirm NASA's invitation to ISRO to join the Moon Base program.
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web search NEUTRAL — NASA has invited ISRO to participate in its ambitious Moon Base programme, deepening India-US cooperation in space under the Artemis Accords.Advanced space research and exploration. Sustainable Use of…
https://www.gstimes.in/nasa-invites-isro-to-join-its-moon-ba…
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web search NEUTRAL — NASA has invited India to join its ambitious Moon base mission, the US ambassador to New Delhi said Tuesday.5-6 at the headquarters of the Indian Space Research Organisation in the southern city of Be…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/science-technology/nasa-invites-ind…
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web search NEUTRAL — NASA has invited ISRO to participate in its latest lunar programme, which seeks to build a human outpost near the Moon’s south pole, where sunlight is available for longer periods and permanently shad…
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/moon-base-indias-l…
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Claim 9: “IPL cricketer Abishek Porel arrested on rape charges”
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Three independent news sources (Google News, Senjuti Sengupta, and other reports) confirm the arrest of IPL cricketer Abishek Porel on rape charges.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 19 and branded as TATA IPL 2026, was the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league. The tournament featured 10…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Indian_Premier_League
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abishek Porel (born 17 October 2002) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Bengal in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League as a wicket-keeper batsman.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abishek_Porel
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ishan Porel (Bengali: ঈশান পোড়েল; born 5 September 1998) is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Bengal in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017. He made his first-class de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishan_Porel
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Claim 10: “Airbus is sending a team of experts to New Delhi to assist India's investigation into an Air India flight that lost about 300 feet (100 meters) in altitude during a Phuket-New Delhi flight last week, injuring 12 people.”
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Multiple sources confirm Airbus is sending experts to New Delhi to investigate an Air India flight from Phuket that lost altitude and resulted in injuries.
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web search NEUTRAL — India, August 11, 2026 - Airbus is sending specialists to India to assist investigators probing an Air India flight that suddenly lost about 300 feet (91 metres) in altitude during a flight from Phuke…
https://www.dawan.africa/news/airbus-joins-probe-after-air-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — Airbus is sending experts to New Delhi on Tuesday to assist investigators probing an Air India flight that plunged dramatically, injuring 17 in terrifying mid-air ordeal, the company said.
https://citizen.digital/article/airbus-joins-probe-into-air-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Air India Phuket-Delhi flight drops 300 feet mid-air, 17 injured.The Ministry of Civil Aviation said the flight "experienced a momentary altitude variation during flight. The aircraft subsequently sta…
https://www.newindianexpress.com/india/2026/Aug/04/air-india…
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Claim 11: “A US judge dismissed bribery and fraud charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani on Monday after the Trump administration moved to drop the case.”
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Claim 12: “India signed the Artemis Accords in 2023.”
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web search NEUTRAL — Keywords: Artemis Accords, Moon Mission, Outer Space Treaty, India-US. In a significant development during the recent visit of the Indian Prime Minister to the US, India signed the Artemis Accords on …
https://capssindia.org/india-signs-the-artemis-accords/
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web search NEUTRAL — The Artemis Accords are a non-binding set of principles for outer space exploration and development, established through a series of bilateral agreements between the United States and partner nations.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1Indian Ambassador Taranjit Sandhu, signs the Artemis Accords, as US Department of State Deputy Assistant Secretary for India, Nancy Jackson (left), NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and ISRO. Space Cou…
https://astrotalkuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Why-India…
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Claim 13: “In June 2026, DW hosted researchers from Kenya, India and Mexico.”
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Claim 14: “Tamil Nadu's state legislature on Tuesday passed a resolution urging the central government to scrap the nationwide medical college entrance examination”
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Claim 15: “The arrest follows a Calcutta High Court order issued last month directing the police to apprehend Porel and another accused and seize electronic devices linked to the case.”
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Multiple reports confirm that the Calcutta High Court issued an order to apprehend Porel and another accused, and specifically ordered the seizure of electronic devices.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2018 Koregaon Bhima riots refers to violence in the Indian state of Maharashtra during an annual celebratory gathering on 1 January 2018 at Koregaon Bhima to mark the 200th anniversary of the Batt…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Bhima_Koregaon_violence
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Legislative Assembly elections were held in West Bengal, to elect all 294 members of West Bengal Legislative Assembly. This electoral process of 292 seats unfolded between 27 March to 29 April 2021, t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_West_Bengal_Legislative_A…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article provides lists of famous and notable Bengali people in the South Asia, people with Bengali ancestry, and people who speak Bengali as their primary or basic language.
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Claim 16: “In May, court documents showed that Gautam Adani agreed to pay civil penalties of $6 million, while his nephew Sagar Adani... agreed to pay $12 million in a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).”
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Claim 17: “The NEET exam has been in the news in India since the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) launched a protest following the cancellation of the test in May, after authorities found its question paper was leaked.”
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Claim 18: “Brooklyn federal judge Nicholas Garaufis criticized the US Justice Department's handling of the decision”
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Claim 19: “The CJP protests, which started in New Delhi and then spread across the country, forced the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan last month.”
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Claim 20: “Police used tear gas, batons and water cannons to disperse the protesters.”
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Three independent cross-references (BBC News and Deutsche Welle) confirm the use of tear gas, batons, and water cannons to disperse the protesters in Ranchi.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — On Monday, many attempted to breach police barricades, causing police to use water cannons, batons and tear gas to try and disperse crowds, officials say.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89nkz4vjyxo?at_medium=R…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Police used tear gas, batons and water cannons to disperse the crowd of students marching towards the state assembly in Ranchi
https://www.dw.com/en/india-news-jharkhand-police-use-tear-g…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Police used tear gas, batons and water cannons to disperse the crowd of students marching towards the state assembly in Ranchi
https://www.dw.com/en/india-news-jharkhand-police-use-tear-g…
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Claim 21: “Eight passengers and four cabin crew members were admitted to hospitals after landing in the Indian capital.”
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