BERLIN (AP) — At least one person died and a second one appeared to be missing after a small plane crashed into a home in northern Germany on Saturday, police said.
For reasons that are still being investigated, the small plane lost altitude and crashed into the roof of a single-family home in a residential neighborhood in Ganderkesee in Lower Saxony, police in the nearby city of Oldenburg said.
According to police, the plane was carrying two people. One person was killed in the crash and rescue personnel were searching for the missing individual, German news agency dpa reported.
The residents of the house were not home at the time of the crash, dpa said.
A crisis intervention team was called to the scene to provide support for people who directly witnessed the incident or were in the vicinity of the accident site. Residents within a radius of 100 meters of the incident site were evacuated from their homes.
For safety reasons, power was cut off temporarily along the entire length of the road where the house is located.
A view of a small plane that crashed lodged in the roof of a house, in Ganderkesee, Germany, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (Jörn Hüneke/dpa via AP)
Emergency services at the scene after a small plane crashed lodged in the roof of a house, in Ganderkesee, Germany, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (Jörn Hüneke/dpa via AP)
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s “Cockroach” movement called off its weeks of protests on Saturday, saying the government had accepted all of its demands after the country's education minister resigned over alleged exam paper leaks and irregularities in the education system.
Dharmendra Pradhan announced his resignation in a post on X, handing a major victory to the youth movement that spearheaded nationwide demonstrations, sit-ins and hunger strikes. His resignation marks the first significant concession by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to one of the most visible waves of public dissent it has faced in recent years.
The government has rarely yielded to sustained public pressure during Modi's more than 12 years in office. The most notable exception came in 2021, when it was forced to withdraw controversial farm laws after a yearlong farmers’ protest.
The "Cockroach'" movement began more than a month ago after allegations of leaks in some of India’s biggest entrance exams. It started as a call for education reforms but grew into a broader protest over unemployment, government accountability and economic opportunities. Students, professionals, families and activists joined rallies in New Delhi and other cities across India.
Following Pradhan’s resignation, movement organizers called off the protests, saying the government had accepted their remaining demands. Those included broader reforms to India’s education system, compensation for families of students who died by suicide following exam paper leaks, and a commitment that no legal action would be taken against those who participated in the protests.
“We urge everyone to peacefully withdraw from protest sites,” Ashutosh Ranka. spokesperson of the Cockroach Janta Party, which launched the protest movement, said at a news briefing in New Delhi.
News of Pradhan’s resignation sparked celebrations among the thousands of protesters who have camped at New Delhi’s protest site for more than a month. Many embraced each other and waved the Indian flag.
Prachi Kumar, a corporate employee who joined the protests, said Pradhan’s resignation was necessary to restore accountability in the education system.
“This had to be done. Someone must be held accountable,” she said.
The Cockroach Janta Party declared victory following the resignation, writing on X: “DEMOCRACY WINS!”
The demonstrations became one of the most persistent challenges to Modi’s government in recent years, with thousands returning to the streets even after police used tear gas and batons to disperse marchers.
Tensions escalated on Monday when police moved to disperse thousands of protesters marching toward Parliament. Several students were injured in the crackdown, intensifying anger among demonstrators.
Modi’s government had earlier sought to ease tensions by announcing fast-track courts for cases involving exam paper leaks and saying it would introduce legislation to strengthen measures against cheating and corruption in the examination system. The measures failed to satisfy protesters, who said they did not address government accountability.
Opposition parties, which rallied behind the protests, said Pradhan’s resignation showed the government had bowed to sustained public pressure.
Rahul Gandhi, India’s main opposition leader in Parliament, called it a “major step toward revamping our education system”.
Protesters participate in a demonstration demanding educational reforms as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's ongoing protest movement in New Delhi, India, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vipin)
Protesters participate in a demonstration demanding educational reforms as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's ongoing protest movement in New Delhi, India, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vipin)
Protesters react after India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following nationwide protests as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's protest movement in New Delhi, India, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vipin)
Protesters react after India's Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following nationwide protests as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's protest movement in New Delhi, India, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vipin)
A protestor holds a placard with a portrait of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi draped in a saree, a traditional garment for women in India, during a demonstration demanding educational reforms as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's ongoing protest movement in New Delhi, India, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Verda Subzwari)
FILE- India's Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan smiles at the end of a joint press conference in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, April 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)
Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration demanding educational reforms as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's ongoing protest movement in Mumbai, India, Friday, July 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
A protestor holds a placard with a portrait of Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with the text "Can't See Your Democracy, My Lashes are Too Long" during a demonstration demanding educational reforms as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's ongoing protest movement in New Delhi, India, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Verda Subzwari)
Student wing activists of different political parties join in a rally demanding educational reforms as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's ongoing protest movement, in Kolkata, India, Friday, July 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
