{"id":50970,"date":"2026-02-11T05:47:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T05:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southasianwire.com\/wire\/?p=50970"},"modified":"2026-02-11T05:48:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T05:48:56","slug":"protests-flare-in-new-delhi-after-reports-link-modis-name-to-epstein-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southasianwire.com\/wire\/2026\/02\/11\/protests-flare-in-new-delhi-after-reports-link-modis-name-to-epstein-files","title":{"rendered":"Protests Flare in New Delhi after Reports Link Modi\u2019s Name to Epstein Files"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"271\">Members of the Indian Youth Congress staged protests in New Delhi after reports claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s name appeared in documents connected to the Jeffrey Epstein files.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"273\" data-end=\"408\">Demonstrators attempted to push past police barricades, prompting security forces to intervene and prevent them from advancing further.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"523\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">India\u2019s foreign ministry dismissed the reports, rejecting the claims linking the prime minister to the documents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the Indian Youth Congress staged protests in New Delhi after reports claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s name appeared in documents connected to the Jeffrey Epstein files. 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