Two totally unrelated yet fascinatingly similar events ruled Google Trend statistics in India this week. First of all, the satirical social-media trend, "Cockroach Janata Party," which originated as ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...