Young people across India have turned an insult into a digital badge of defiance, transforming the cockroach from a symbol of contempt into the emblem of a fast-spreading satirical protest movement.

Did our AI summary help? The Congress-affiliated Indian Youth Congress (IYC) has stepped into the rapidly expanding “cockroach” meme trend online, launching a sharp digital campaign aimed at ...

Days after chief justice Surya Kant’s remarks, Abhijeet Dipke saw the online outrage on the use of ‘cockroaches’ and ...

What began as a viral joke has evolved into a fascinating case study in youth psychology. After the rise of the Cockroach ...

On May 16, 2026, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) was launched as a satirical political collective on social media, sparked by a widely misquoted remark from Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. His ...

The cockroach is everywhere. Across Instagram, thousands have changed their profile pictures to cockroaches. AI-generated cockroach politicians dominate social media feeds. Artists are creating ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...

From unemployment to meme culture and political satire, Kolkata’s youth share what they expect from the CJP and why they see humour as a language of dissent What began as an internet meme page ...

From meme movement to political endorsement: TMC lends ‘full support’ to Cockroach Janata Party The endorsement came from TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien, who said both leaders expressed "fondness ...