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Then they were asked to prove their citizenship • ‘Ram Setu’ review: A feature-length WhatsApp forward with VFX thrown in • ‘Thank God’ review: This comedy needs divine intervention to work • WhatsApp down, users unable to send or receive messages • The real price of development: Shifting the debate is the Narmada movement’s greatest contribution • Delhi residents defy Diwali firecracker ban, air quality in ‘very poor’ category • The India Fix: A decade after Nirbhaya, why does BJP think endorsing rapists will win votes? • A new book offers an inside view of what makes Gautam Adani different from other Indian businessmen • Should you raise a ‘vegetarian’ dog? Some pet advice from a sociologist • ‘Revdi culture’ saddens taxpayers, says Narendra Modi • Why Sudhir Mishra prefers fallible heroes: ‘I am very suspicious of human nature’ • Ramachandra Guha: India would do well to heed the warnings Radhakamal Mukerjee offered 80 years ago • Start the week with a film: ‘Charade’ is as irresistible as its leads • ‘The Wire’ retracts articles about Meta amid questions about authenticity of sources • Kashmir saw a bumper apple crop this year. So what’s troubling the apple trade? • Are translated books the new ‘face’ of Indian literature in English? A translator weighs in • How will live-streaming court hearings change the way the Indian justice system works? • Walking for truth: Snapshots from a day with the Bharat Jodo Yatra • ‘Major setback for businesses, consumers’ in India, says Google on Rs 1,337.76 crore fine • Bhima Koregaon case: SC allows NIA to inspect health reports of activist Gautam Navlakha • Take action on hate speech without seeing religion of offenders: SC to UP, Delhi, Uttarakhand Police • Casual sexism, ‘wife jokes’ and discrimination: Why women struggle to stay on in Indian workforce • Gujarat flogging: Notices issued to 15 police personnel by High Court • High and dry: Why the dilution of Manipur’s widely flouted liquor ban has sparked protests • As a slowdown looms, how long will India’s economic and geopolitical ‘sweet spot’ last? • How a Lutheran missionary became the first cultural bridge between Tamil Nadu and Germany • The hijab debate: Why government interference will only bolster a regressive practice • British PM Liz Truss announces resignation • Why RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s call for caste system to be discarded has been met with scepticism • Prayagraj hospital sealed after reports of patient being given sweet lime juice instead of platelets • ‘VIP culture’: Doctors criticise AIIMS guidelines for treatment of Parliamentarians • AFSPA extended for six months in eight Assam districts, West Karbi Anglong exempted • Ladakh shows that Modi government has learnt the wrong lessons from the 1962 War • Karnataka government to introduce ordinance to hike reservation for SCs and STs • From the autobiography: Savita Ambedkar recalls her first meeting with future husband BR Ambedkar • Closely tracking, says US after India bars Kashmiri journalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo from flying • A mosque was attacked in Gurugram. 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• On Karnataka hijab ban, Supreme Court delivers split verdict • Protesting shrinking freedoms, walking for hope: What I saw on the Bharat Jodo Yatra • Explainer: Why the Wire and Meta are trading charges over the BJP’s alleged privileges on Instagram • Retail inflation increases to 7.41% from 7% in August • No citizen will be prosecuted under scrapped Section 66A of IT Act, directs Supreme Court • Explainer: Why did the secretive Supreme Court collegium publish a rare record of its workings? • ‘Human sacrifice’ in Kerala: Police suspect cannibalism, court sends 3 accused to judicial custody • ‘My bladder keeps slipping out of the vagina – but I can’t seek treatment’ • On Ram Manohar Lohia’s death anniversary, what lessons can the struggling Opposition learn from him? • Does Shashi Tharoor’s new biography of BR Ambedkar throw new light on Babasaheb’s politics? • Sonia Gandhi asked me to contest Congress presidential poll, claims Mallikarjun Kharge • Election Commission freezes Shiv Sena symbol ahead of bye-polls in Andheri (East) • Election Commission assigns flaming torch symbol to Thackeray’s Shiv Sena, asks Shinde for options • Tamil Nadu: Probe ordered after video shows alleged RSS camp inside government school in Coimbatore • Remove filmmaker Sajid Khan from ‘Bigg Boss’, demands DCW chief in letter to Anurag Thakur • Why a sensitive healthcare system is key to addressing the high suicide rate among India’s women • How Jair Bolsonaro introduced a populist right-wing movement to Brazil – like the one India has too • Was the British empire a benign, progressive force? My family story proves otherwise • How India could end the malaise of ‘missing’ files that open the door to corruption • Start the week with the film: ‘The Thin Blue Line’ is a pioneering true crime documentary • 2022 Booker Prize nominee ‘The Trees’ is a haunting story of a past that refuses to be left behind • From ‘pappu’ to popular: Can the Bharat Jodo Yatra remake Rahul Gandhi’s image? • BJP MP Parvesh Verma calls for the ‘total boycott’ of a community at VHP event • Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav dies at 82 • In Jaipur central jail, Muslim prisoners allege assault by officials and other convicts over namaz • Dignity of Muslims less than street dogs in BJP-ruled states: Asaddudin Owaisi on Gujarat flogging • Export body suspends membership of company whose cough syrups are linked to 66 deaths in Gambia • Ramachandra Guha: How political meddling is hurting academic freedom in Indian universities • How multiple choice question exams are weakening India’s ability to think critically and creatively • Why Slovenia’s transformation holds important lessons for India’s environment, development goals • Shuttle Zone: Beyond Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu, decoding India’s women’s singles puzzle • October in nonfiction: Seven recent books that offer unique perspectives on India and its people • How gag orders by courts in defamation cases are stifling criticism against BJP leaders • Nobel Peace Prize won by Belarus activist Ales Bialiatski, Russian and Ukrainian human rights groups • Delhi riots: Centre’s response to violence was wholly inadequate, says citizens’ committee • How caste certificates in India make or break dreams • Why Assam’s policy of ‘merging’ schools has many critics • Indian authorities use abusive punishments against Muslims, says Human Rights Watch • ‘Goodbye’ review: A scattershot film about death has its poignant moments • Karnataka: Mob breaks into madrasa in Bidar during Dussehra rally, performs Hindu rituals • India abstains from voting on UN resolution to debate human rights violations in China • Firm linked to Gambia deaths failed to meet standards for other drugs four times in India this year • Indians are the largest group which overstays visa, says UK home secretary • Delhi sewer deaths: Pay Rs 10 lakh compensation to families of two men, High Court tells DDA • Why the BJP has revived a mythic version of Deendayal Upadhyaya • ‘Garba jihad’: How Navratri became a communal flashpoint in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh • In documentary ‘Invisible Demons’, the grim poetics of pollution • Days after RSS’s Hosabale criticised Modi government, Mohan Bhagwat offered praise. What’s going on? • Nandurbar’s nutrition centres are showing dismal results in helping malnourished children • Sonia Gandhi joins Bharat Jodo Yatra in Karnataka, likely to address rally in Ballary • WHO issues alert against four Indian-made cough syrups after 66 children die in the Gambia • No danger to minorities in India, we have to stay together, says RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat • Why the fight by Adivasis against a Mumbai Metro carshed is a fight for survival • India-UK free trade agreement offers flicker of hope for embattled Prime Minister Liz Truss • Congress, TMC lose chairmanship of Parliamentary committees, 6 key panels under BJP and allies now • Clara Swain: The ‘Doctor Miss Sahiba’ who helped set up Asia’s first women’s hospital in India • Madhya Pradesh home minister claims ‘Adipurush’ wrongly depicts Hindu deities, warns of legal action • Indian football: Sanjeev Stalin’s chance to shine as his ISL dream brings him to Mumbai City FC • Jammu and Kashmir: Pahari community to get benefits under ST quota, says Amit Shah • From ayurveda advocacy to ‘Kartavya Path’: The canny decolonial politics of Narendra Modi • Himachal Pradesh Police withdraw ‘character certificate’ order for journalists covering Modi’s visit • PFI was born in the crucible of Kerala’s violent politics – but does that make it a terror threat? • Reporter’s diary: Meet the humans of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra • In pictures: How Kolkata’s vibrant Durga Puja pandals blend art and religion • Iran’s supreme leader blames US, Israel in first comments on anti-regime protests • India rarely sees any accountability from state during targeted violence, says Teesta Setalvad • How Dussehra has become the opportunity for rival Shiv Sena factions to prove their ground strength • Invasion of the Instagrammers: How tourists in Goa are disrupting life in historic neighbourhoods • A data scientist shows how South India is outperforming the rest of the country in almost all fields • Kolkata: Mahatma Gandhi lookalike is demon at Durga Puja pandal, political parties condemn move • Start the week with a film: In ‘Aloners’, a very different kind of K-drama • Reporter’s diary: At Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, echoes of the Mahatma’s political grammar • Hijab debate: In Iran and in India, Muslim women are fighting for control of their bodies • 129 killed in stampede, riot at football match in Indonesia • Reporter’s diary: How Rahul Gandhi’s hiking skills are driving the Bharat Jodo Yatra • October reading: From fantasy to noir, seven recent works of fiction that capture the imagination • Why a new gambling law in Meghalaya has been met with fierce resistance • How the discussion on wildlife conservation has sidelined the rights of forest-dwelling communities • Activist Sharjeel Imam gets bail in 2019 sedition case but will stay in jail for other pending cases • Interview: Savita Punia on how India went from heartbreak versus Australia to clinch CWG 2022 bronze • ‘Ponniyin Selvan: I’ review: A deeply respectful adaptation of a Tamil literary classic • Availability of sanitary pads is serious issue for students, says Bihar girl rebuked by IAS officer • Understanding context: Why liberals support hijab in India but oppose it in Iran • RBI raises repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.9% to control inflation, reduces growth forecast to 7% • ‘Vikram Vedha’ review: Hrithik Roshan shines in an efficient remake with a dash of glam • Explainer: How a Supreme Court verdict has significantly expanded scope of abortion rights in India • Bilkis Bano’s lonely battle for justice is a heartfelt cry for India to resurrect its secular values • 175 years after Parsis flocked to Karachi, glimpses of the community’s fading history • Canada cautions citizens against ‘terrorist attacks’ in India, days after New Delhi’s advisory • Ashok Gehlot pulls out of Congress presidential polls • Married woman’s forceful pregnancy can be treated as marital rape for abortion, says SC • Has the new chief justice changed the SC’s policy of not hearing politically controversial cases? • CJI Gogoi sexual harassment case report should have been made public, says retired SC judge • The Pritam Siwach Academy story: Two coaches, one love for hockey • All women entitled to safe abortion, distinction based on marital status unconstitutional, says SC • ‘You’ll ask for condoms next’: Bihar IAS officer responds to girl’s query on sanitary pads • Remission of Bilkis Bano case convicts sets inhumane and immoral precedent, say over 400 citizens • Anil Chauhan to be next chief of defence staff • Why the idea of JNU is still worth fighting for • ‘They are polarising India’: Ex RSS worker on why he filed affidavit claiming VHP, RSS set off bombs • ‘Ban RSS next,’ say Congress, IUML, CPI(M) after Centre’s action against Popular Front of India • Centre bans Popular Front of India and its associates for five years • Shashi Tharoor to file nomination for Congress presidential polls on September 30 • ‘In all my years, no gallery has represented me’: Savindra Sawarkar on Brahmanism in the arts • Supreme Court starts live streaming Constitution bench hearings • ‘Women, life, freedom.’: How Iranian students abroad are helping protestors at home • Ankita Bhandari murder: Is the Uttarakhand administration guilty of destroying evidence? • Jaggi Vasudev’s NGO eligible for exemption from environmental clearance, Centre tells Madras HC • Will Antibiotics Stop Working? A New Study Shows Why It’s Getting Harder To Treat Certain Infections • Hanuman’s leap: Why India’s firms aren’t making investments despite Nirmala Sitharaman’s pleading • Why Ghulam Nabi Azad’s new party has been met with scepticism in Kashmir • The India Fix: Is global Hindutva now driving Indian foreign policy? • Ghulam Nabi Azad launches his new party in Jammu • Start the week with a film: ‘Following’ is where it all began for Christopher Nolan • Rupee hits lifetime low of 81.41 against US dollar • Rajasthan: 90 Congress MLAs submit resignation after Ashok Gehlot hints at stepping down as CM • Roger Federer retires: What it was like to watch a surreal Friday Fedal farewell unfold in London • Why the Waqf Board’s crackdown on shrines in Kashmir is shadowed by politics • Ramachandra Guha: Parallels between CPI(M)’s Jyoti Basu and BJP’s Narendra Modi are cause for alarm • India matters more in current polarised world, says S Jaishankar • Ankita Bhandari murder: Family refuses to conduct last rites, seeks postmortem report • Jhulan Goswami retirement: ‘Singing national anthem, wearing India jersey was the ultimate feeling’ • Hijab ban: Before court judges the practice of a religion, it must understand tradition of a faith • Should Salman Rushdie get the Nobel Prize for literature in 2022? • In Nandurbar, delayed MGNREGA wages trap workers in a vicious cycle of debt and migration • EWS quota: Reservation is for social upliftment, not poverty alleviation, says chief justice • Uttarakhand: Resort of BJP leader’s son who confessed to killing a woman demolished • Written from Draupadi’s perspective, this novel is an alternative retelling of the ‘Mahabharata’ • Most Indians trust news they receive on WhatsApp, finds Reuters study • Why the Assam government’s new measures in education have triggered a political backlash • ‘Jamtara: Sabka Number Ayega’ season 2 review: More crossed wires, and not all of them work • Book excerpt: Former Vice President M Hamid Ansari on the importance of free media in a democracy • Why naming the new Parliament building after BR Ambedkar would be a true step towards decolonisation • ‘Chup’ review: Silence! The court is in session and film critics are in the dock • Fury is past, nothing but fear: Reflections on Moinul Haque’s killing in Assam, one year later • ‘Choked by red tape’: Muslims who moved court after Khargone demolitions allege official harassment • TRP scam: No evidence found against Republic TV, says ED in chargesheet • Congress issues notification for party president polls • Will EWS quota ‘eat into’ opportunities of those competing on merit, chief justice asks Centre • Why hasn’t Nitish Kumar’s new government overturned the decision to demolish Patna’s Sultan Palace? • In MP, Christian pastor arrested for unlawful conversion gets bail after nine months • Hijab ban: Allowing religious symbols may help students get acquainted with diversity, says SC • Over 100 arrested in anti-terror raids against Popular Front Of India in 11 states • Why have sedition cases spiked in Andhra Pradesh? • Jignesh Mevani, 14 Congress MLAs suspended from Gujarat Assembly for demanding discussion on strikes • Cheetahs are back. But what about the long-displaced people of Kuno? • Ashok Gehlot says he will not decline Congress president post if party offers • Counsel Arvind Kejriwal against his ‘high-headed behaviour’, former IPS officers write to president • Women without an Aadhaar number are being denied access to a crucial maternity benefits scheme • I&B minister calls for neutral news, says channels’ credibility goes down when guests shout • Video: Players get food kept in toilet in UP’s Saharanpur, official suspended • Don’t believe Narendra Modi is behind the ‘misuse’ of CBI, ED, says Mamata Banerjee • How England’s colonial push 150 years ago prompted the invention of its ‘ancient’ royal ceremonies • How a flawed interpretation of the RTI Act is being used to protect corrupt officials • Yati Narsinghanand booked for saying madrassas, Aligarh Muslim University should be blown up • Why India must urgently tackle the challenge of multidrug resistant pathogens • The India Fix: Why is India struggling to create a substantial middle class? • Opinion: With the Queen’s death, the system of looting and genocide she represented should end too • Hyderabad Liberation: An Urdu journalist’s murder in 1948 warns India about the perils of autocracy • Why was a YouTuber sent to prison for alleging corruption in the judiciary? • Eight cheetahs arrive at Kuno National Park, seven decades after being declared extinct in India • Now is not an era of war, Narendra Modi tells Vladimir Putin • ‘Jogi’ review: An underwhelming account of the anti-Sikh riots in Delhi • Why some Nagas want to partition their state to create a ‘Frontier Nagaland’ • Why punitive population-control measures are harmful and distract from the real problem – inequality • How the Centre’s disastrous decisions on vaccines cost the lives of lakhs of Indians • ‘Dahan: Raakan Ka Rahasya’ review: An overheated battle between rationality and superstition • ‘Siya’ review: A familiar but competent tale of rape and the quest for justice • Thank you Roger Federer, for a tennis experience to last a lifetime • YouTuber Savukku Shankar gets six months jail for saying judiciary is ‘riddled with corruption’ • How mass gatherings like the Kanwar Yatra cause episodic pollution • BJP should not attempt to ‘turn India into Hindia’, says MK Stalin • Bengali author Manoranjan Byapari is the winner of 2022 Shakti Bhatt Book Prize • Bilkis Bano’s new trauma reflects fear of riot victims who must live in proximity to their attackers • IPS officer Satish Verma, who led probe in Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case, dismissed from service • What today’s Hindi supremacists could learn from a ‘Hinglish’ poem by ‘the father of modern Hindi’ • No power to ban political parties or candidates for hate speech, Election Commission tells SC • India among countries responsible for global increase in carbon emissions in 2022, says study • Indian agent placed at Twitter to understand talks on social media curbs, whistleblower alleges • The cost of Telangana’s drive to plant two billion trees • Explainer: Why a Varanasi court ruled Gyanvapi plea by Hindu litigants was maintainable • EWS reservations: What you need to know about the constitutional challenge before the Supreme Court • EWS quota: ‘103rd amendment is fraud on Constitution,’ say petitioners • India to host G20 Summit in September 2023 • Gyanvapi case: Varanasi court order will ‘take country back to 1980s’, says Asaduddin Owaisi • West Bengal: BJP leaders detained during protest march against Mamata Banerjee government • Assam: 4,449 families evicted for alleged encroachment since May last year • Retail inflation climbs to 7% in August after falling for three consecutive months • Gyanvapi mosque case: Varanasi court says suit by Hindu litigants maintainable, can be heard further • Are professors not expected to be original thinkers? How the JNU VC has undermined her own role • The India Fix: Crippled city governments are India’s biggest governance failureThe India Fix: Crippled city governments are India’s biggest governance failure • Noida: Woman arrested for slapping security guard as he allegedly did not open gate immediately • How a lagoon in Gujarat’s Toraniya shows up the government’s fake claims about the Narmada project • Booker Prize 2022 nominee ‘Oh William!’ wonders what remains of a marriage after it has ended • Ramachandra Guha: 50 books that tell the story of 75 years of Indian independence • Comedian Kunal Kamra tells Vishwa Hindu Parishad to prove that he made fun of Hindu deities • Serum Institute duped of Rs 1.01 crore by fraudster posing as Adar Poonawalla • US Open 2022: Iga Swiatek problem-solves her way to a third Grand Slam title • Karnataka HC quashes POCSO case against minor boy who eloped with classmate • Russia announces withdrawal from key areas in Kharkiv region after Ukrainian counterattack • Why Arvind Kejriwal is borrowing the RSS vocabulary of supremacist nationalism • After parliamentary board exit, corruption allegations – is it game over for Shivraj Singh Chouhan? • Goa café being run under lease to firm allegedly linked to Smriti Irani’s family, show RTI documents • Queen Elizabeth death: India declares state mourning on Sunday • Neeraj Chopra, India’s Olympic gold medallist, adds a precious Diamond Trophy to his collection • Devdutt Pattanaik on the 3,000-year-old Hindu ritual of feeding the dead • J&K official suspended for saying Rig Veda allows meat eating • Journalist Siddique Kappan gets bail in Supreme Court after nearly two years in custody • In Khargone, bulldozers raze property of businessman who had moved court against earlier demolition • ‘Brahmastra Part One: Shiva’ review – Superhero origins story lifted by superb visual effects • Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, dies at 96 • Mamata Banerjee says she will join hands with Nitish Kumar, Hemant Soren for 2024 elections • Explainer: What are registered unrecognised political parties and why are they being raided? • ‘Assault on independent journalism’: Digipub criticises tax raids on media funding body, think tank • In Assam, an Aadhaar-NRC logjam threatens to cut off 15 lakh people from vital food rations • Supreme Court to hear pleas challenging constitutional validity of CAA on September 12 • India drops one spot to 132nd in UN Human Development Index for 2021 • ‘Citizens without citizenship’: How true freedom still eludes India’s denotified, nomadic tribes • How India aims to reduce conflicts over feeding stray dogs, resolve disputes about dog bites • Income Tax raids offices of Centre for Policy Research, Oxfam India and media funding organisation • Hijab ban: ‘Would right to dress also include right to undress,’ asks Supreme Court • Russia will stop oil supply if price caps are imposed, says Valdimir Putin • AAP MP Sanjay Singh tears defamation notice sent by Delhi lieutenant governor • The horrors of queer conversion therapy in India • Bajrang Dal stops Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt from entering Ujjain temple • The Indian Left’s double standards: Kavita Krishnan on why she quit the CPI(ML) • Delhi’s Rajpath renamed Kartavya Path • Hyderabad: Muslim Uber driver alleges he was robbed, forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ • In Pakistan, what part did climate change play in causing this monsoon’s devastating floods? • Neither embraced at concerts nor at weddings, the shehnai is fighting for survival • P Thiaga Rajan: Ten ways for India to rediscover the politics of hope • Why ‘Chup’ director R Balki decided to bite the hand that fed him • ‘Broken our hearts’: Assam’s madrasa demolitions have left Bengali-origin Muslims feeling besieged • Liz Truss elected leader of Conservative Party, to be next UK prime minister • ‘Khalistan’ added to Arshdeep Singh’s Wikipedia page, Centre slams site for allowing misinformation • Teacher’s Day: India’s pre-primary educators have low pay and insecure jobs. They deserve better • Explainer: How ‘zero FIRs’ have become the latest battleground between state police forces • Cyrus Mistry was not wearing seat belt at time of accident, finds probe • Asia Cup 2022: Virat Kohli opens up about MS Dhoni’s support, positive team atmosphere and more • What does the chief minister’s chair mean in post-Modi Gujarat? • Madhya Pradesh: Large-scale irregularities found in nutrition scheme, claims audit report • Former Tata Sons chairperson Cyrus Mistry dies in road accident near Mumbai • India ranks second globally in cyber attacks on health systems – as government pushes digitisation • Delhi Police step up security ahead of Congress protest against price rise, unemployment • ‘Tears of the Begums’ is an elegant translation of harrowing testimonies following the 1857 revolt • Teesta Setalvad walks out of jail on interim bail from Supreme Court • One Serena Williams, 23 Grand Slam singles titles, 319 weeks as world No 1, $94 million prize money • Tale of two Constitutions: As Chile drafts a pluralistic future, some Indians aim for Hindu rashtra • Will A Non-Gandhi Party President Help Revive The Congress Party? • Sick Padma Shri awardee allegedly forced to dance by social worker, Adivasi community demands action • Scroll Books: In conversation with author Akshaya Mukul • India overtakes UK to become fifth largest economy • ‘Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives’ season 2: More tales from Planet Bollywood • 700 passengers stranded at Delhi airport after Lufthansa cancels two flights • ‘Sita Ramam’ review: Ambitious period romance overstays its welcome • ‘Cuttputlli’ review: An overly clinical serial killer thriller • Teesta Setalvad gets interim bail from Supreme Court in Gujarat riots forgery case • INS Vikrant: Narendra Modi commissions India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier • Kavita Krishnan quits all posts in CPI(M-L) after calling Soviet regime, China autocratic • After a church attack, Sikh residents of this Punjab village want vandals punished • India ranks second in cyber attacks on health system in 2021, report shows • First Ram, now Ganesh: How the gods are being drafted into the battles of Hindutva politics • SBI lowers GDP growth forecast for this year to 6.8% from earlier estimate of 7.5% • Teesta Setalvad case: Has Gujarat HC ever adjourned bail pleas for 6 weeks, SC asks police • Twitter starts testing edit button for paid members • ‘BJP’s Operation Lotus failed miserably,’ says Arvind Kejriwal as AAP wins vote of confidence • Meghalaya BJP leader Bernard Marak arrested again on charges of forcibly hiking food prices • What explains the identical statements made by the accused in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri violence case? • UP man gets death threats for wearing Pakistan jersey at cricket match in Dubai • Gyanvapi case of ‘national importance’: HC directs ASI, UP government to file affidavits in 10 days • Delhi lieutenant governor to sue AAP legislators for ‘false’ corruption charges • Assam: Third madrassa bulldozed in a month after CM claims institutions being used as ‘terror hubs’ • Why is swine flu seeing a resurgence in India this year? • Nearly 60% of fake notes seized in 2021 were of Rs 2,000 denomination, shows NCRB data • Eight recently published academic books about India that investigate the concerns of our times • Why the internet is divided over a simple math equation • Mikhail Gorbachev, last Soviet Union president, dies at 91 • Kerala Assembly passes Lokayukta Amendment Bill amid protests by Opposition • BJP member accused of torturing Adivasi domestic help suspended from party • One-third of Pakistan is under water, says climate change minister • Deaths by suicide highest ever in India in 2021, domestic problems biggest reason, shows NCRB data • Assam recorded highest crime rate against women in 2021 for the fifth consecutive year: NCRB data • Gautam Adani becomes world’s third richest person, first Asian to reach the spot • Why a whistleblower’s allegations about a ‘government agent’ at Twitter should worry all Indians • Pakistan’s recovery from the floods will be complicated by the upheaval in global markets • Girls and boys sitting together in classroom is against Indian culture, says Kerala leader • Reliance Jio to launch 5G services by Diwali, says Mukesh Ambani • The ‘rashtrapatni’ row should make us rethink the everyday bias against women in our languages • Families can also be in shape of unmarried partnerships and queer relationships, Supreme Court says • Siddique Kappan case: SC issues notice to Uttar Pradesh government, final hearing on September 9 • As Gujarat elections loom, rural voters disenchanted with the BJP are eyeing a new challenger • Rupee hits all-time low of 80.15, Sensex down 850 points as US sparks inflation concerns • Asia Cup 2022, India vs Pakistan live updates: India win toss and opt to bowl first, Pant misses out • Savarkar’s alleged glorification in Karnataka textbook receives objections from teachers • 76% of Indian prisoners are awaiting trial. A separate bail law can be the start of a change • Bajrang Dal members protest against namaz at Bhopal mall, recite Hanuman Chalisa • Pakistan is facing calamitous floods. The question is, ‘Who is responsible for them?’ • How the pandemic has driven a surge in wildlife smuggling through North East India • Noida Supertech twin towers to be demolished at 2.30 pm today, residents evacuated • How the row over ‘freebies’ hides India’s failure to meet the basic needs of its citizens • Karnataka school associations allege corruption in education department • How India is creating digital health accounts of its citizens without their knowledge • Justice UU Lalit takes oath as next Chief Justice of India • Don’t lose hope with one perceived unfair judgement: NV Ramana in farewell speech as chief justice • Delhi Police rejects approval for Munawar Faruqui show day after VHP objects • Ghulam Nabi Azad says he will start new party soon, first unit to be in Jammu and Kashmir • BWF World Championships, Day 6 live updates: Satwik-Chirag go down against Chia-Soh in semifinal • UGC declares 21 universities as fake, says they do not have power to offer degrees • The Rajapaksas have been unseated but Sri Lanka should remember past lessons on majoritarianism • Ghulam Nabi Azad’s DNA has been ‘Modi-fied’, says Congress leader Jairam Ramesh • Pakistan declares national emergency as toll in floods rises to 937 • ‘Delhi Crime’ season two review: A clumsy exploration of the systemic bias in policing • BWF World C’ships: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty after assuring medal – ‘Not done yet’ • Adani Group says it does not need SEBI approval to acquire stake in NDTV • In Assam, there is widespread resentment against internet shutdowns for government exams • Ghulam Nabi Azad quits Congress, says party has lost ability to fight for country • India at 75 • ‘Liger’ review: An action drama that aims to roar – but can only manage a whimper • How empathy can improve care for HIV patients and reduce the stigma • Pegasus inquiry: Centre’s non-cooperation shows it wants to crush democracy, says Rahul Gandhi • Threatened by coal mining, Hasdeo Arand forest is receiving a groundswell of support on the internet • Aadhaar-voter ID linking is voluntary, says government – but law leaves little room to avoid it • Demonetisation among 25 cases listed by Supreme Court for hearing by Constitution benches • For young readers: 15 books about the freedom movement and contemporary Indian history • How Adani acquired a firm controlled by an Ambani aide to launch a hostile take-over bid for NDTV • Indian government forced Twitter to hire its ‘agent’ with access to user data, alleges whistleblower • Delhi Police links Jahangirpuri violence to citizenship protests. Politics, say families of accused • Bihar: Nitish Kumar-led Grand Alliance proves majority in Assembly • I am a secular Indian Muslim. Here’s why I stand with Asaduddin Owaisi – and so should other Indians • Muslim bodies condemn suspended BJP MLA Raja Singh’s remarks about Prophet Muhammad • In the 75th year of Independence, let us not forget the deep liberal roots of modern Indian society • Adani Group is ‘deeply overleveraged’, warns debt-research company • Five years after the SC upheld the right to privacy, why does India lack a data protection law? • Inclusion of bulldozer in New Jersey I-Day parade criticised by Edison mayor • India’s met department – beyond the life and times of Anna Mani • Adani Group to acquire 29.18% stake in NDTV • Indian Football: Key points from the Supreme Court order regarding Fifa’s suspension of AIFF • Rahul Gandhi should accept the position of Congress president, says Ashok Gehlot • BJP offered Rs 5 crore to AAP MLAs to topple Delhi government, claims party leader • Hyderabad: BJP MLA Raja Singh arrested for repeating Nupur Sharma’s remarks about Prophet • Bilkis Bano case: Supreme Court says it will look into plea challenging release of 11 convicts • Telangana CM’s daughter says she will sue BJP leaders for linking her to Delhi excise policy case • Indian football: Supreme Court directs AIFF to take over from CoA in order to revoke Fifa suspension • Manish Sisodia claims BJP offered to drop cases against him if he joined the party • Bilkis Bano case convicts threatened witnesses while ‘frequently out on parole’, claims report • Zomato withdraws Hrithik Roshan ad after backlash from temple, apologises • Fifa suspends AIFF: In this off-field tussle, it’s the footballers who suffer most • BJP’s organisational reshuffle shows that Modi has effectively pushed the RSS to the background • Manish Sisodia says CBI has issued lookout notice against him, calls it ‘gimmick’ • A new career option? Maharashtra will start Pro Govinda dahi handi league • Wrestling U20 World Championships: Antim’s historic first for India • Mahatma Gandhi statue vandalised for second time outside temple in New York • World Photography Day: How photography helped shape India’s freedom struggle • Not paid news: New York Times refutes BJP claim on article about AAP schools • Dismiss case against Teesta Setalvad and RB Sreekumar, international scholars urge Supreme Court • What accounts of growing Indian illiberalism miss: The grounds for bigotry were laid before 2014 • BJP MLA put under house arrest for threatening to stall Munawar Faruqui’s show in Hyderabad • Football: Manisha Kalyan becomes first Indian to feature in Uefa Women’s Champions League • On Rohingya refugees, AAP competes with the BJP in communal rhetoric • Bilkis Bano case: Up to courts to decide if freeing convicts is right, says judge who sentenced them • ‘Dobaara’ review: An engaging thriller about time travel and alternate reality • Home ministry’s decision on categorising refugees is politically motivated, says Shashi Tharoor • CBI searches residence of Manish Sisodia in excise policy case • Gujarat ignored trial court’s opinion as board with five BJP members set Bilkis Bano convicts free • ‘They are Brahmins...have good values’: BJP MLA defends release of Bilkis Bano gangrape convicts • Prashant Kishor says he will withdraw Bihar campaign if government gives 10 lakh jobs • Centre orders blocking of eight YouTube channels for ‘spreading disinformation’ • Delhi government will not allow Rohingyas to settle in the city, says Manish Sisodia • Don’t mislead public by saying more than what is official, Delhi HC tells Ramdev on Coronil • Shadow militants: A 17-year-old’s initiation into violence in Kashmir prompts a question – why? • Rana Ayyub moves Delhi HC against attachment of assets by Enforcement Directorate • In Godhra, Bilkis Bano convicts felicitated by RSS member soon after their release • ‘Chamar’ used as slur for my father, says ex-Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar • Actor Jacqueline Fernandez named as accused by Enforcement Directorate in money-laundering case • ‘Rashtrapatni’ row is a reminder of the sexist roots of language – and a suggestion by Bal Thackeray • Can promises of free education, drinking water be described as freebies? asks Supreme Court • After Bilkis Bano rape convicts are released, her husband says family is worried for their safety • Kashmiri Pandit group asks community members to leave Valley after Shopian killing • Shadow militants: How Srinagar became the new staging ground for militancy in Kashmir • ‘Not running a government, just managing’, says Karnataka minister in purported phone conversation • Why many young Muslims are leaving India • Explainer: How the 11 life convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case won early release • How the Kerala government’s appeal in the Supreme Court may dash the release hopes of UAPA prisoners • Shadow militants: Why a policeman’s killing has shaken a battle-hardened Kashmiri village • How India’s attitude to corruption exposes Hindutva’s shallow claims about real patriots • Bilkis Bano gangrape: 11 men sentenced to life imprisonment released from jail • Indian football: Fifa suspends AIFF, throwing U-17 Women’s World Cup in doubt • The India Fix: Rather than vilify ‘freebies’, India must ask why they are so popular with voters • What three systemic afflictions say about India at 75 • Indians must not let ‘authoritarian arrogance’ undermine unity, says Manmohan Singh • Maharashtra officials to say ‘Vande Mataram’ and not ‘hello’ while answering calls, orders minister • India at 75: Khadi was an integral part of the freedom struggle. Where is handspun fabric today? • Celebrations and bloodbaths, joy and doubt: A new book asks 15 elderly Indians about August 15, 1947 • Ultimate Kho Kho: A new league, for an age-old homegrown sport that is banking on nostalgia • Omicron reinfections are increasing the risk of Long Covid. But medical help remains patchy in India • Ramachandra Guha: At 75, India is free – but its citizens are still fighting for many rights • Rajasthan: Dalit boy dies after upper caste teacher allegedly beats him for drinking his water • ‘Mind your language’: Bar Council of India rebukes advocate Prashant Bhushan for ‘ridiculing’ SC • Investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala dies at 62 • How refugees from Sindh rebuilt their lives – and India – after Partition • Jammu and Kashmir: Hizbul chief Syed Salahuddin’s son among four fired from government jobs • Punjab government notifies ‘one MLA, one pension’ scheme • The spectre of hurt religious sentiments: On the courage and necessity of Salman Rushdie • Manipur’s Loktak lake is losing its signature fishing rings. That may not help conserve it • Attack on Salman Rushdie is an assault on freedom of expression, say writers and politicians • Author Salman Rushdie attacked during at event in New York • In the shadow of Bhutan’s tag as the ‘happiest country’ is the trauma of Nepali-origin refugees • India at 75: Why one Neeraj Chopra or Abhinav Bindra does not make India a global sporting power • Explainer: How will the Election Commission decide which is the real Shiv Sena? • Yati Narsinghanand calls upon Hindus to boycott ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign • Facing over 38,000 lawsuits, Johnson & Johnson to stop sale of baby powder globally from 2023 • Click pictures of homes not displaying national flag, Uttarakhand BJP chief tells supporters • CWG 2022, Athletics: Avinash Sable-led track and field contingent shines in Neeraj Chopra’s absence • Manusmriti gives respectable position to Indian women, says Delhi HC judge Prathiba M Singh • 19 workers fled Arunachal border road project. Only 10 survived. Their ordeal tells a larger story • CWG 2022: Here’s the full list of 61 medals won by India at Birmingham Commonwealth Games • Supreme Court to hear petition seeking lifetime ban on convicts contesting elections • China blocks proposal at United Nations to blacklist top Jaish-e-Mohammed commander • ‘Raksha Bandhan’ review: An outdated ode to brotherly love • ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ review: Faithful ‘Forrest Gump’ remake has its big-hearted moments • Narendra Modi’s assets increased by Rs 26.13 lakh to Rs 2.23 crore over last year, states PMO • Justice UU Lalit appointed next chief justice of India • CWG 2022, Hockey: Salima Tete is adding goals to her repertoire • Centre approves Corbevax as precautionary dose for adults vaccinated with Covishield, Covaxin • Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar chief minister, Tejashwi Yadav sworn in as his deputy • Why the criticism of UU Lalit’s appointment as India’s next chief justice is flawed • Bhima Koregaon: Varavara Rao gets bail on medical grounds from Supreme Court • Maharashtra’s all-male Cabinet shows government does not respect women: NCP’s Supriya Sule • After Maharashtra, is Jharkhand next? ED action steps up pressure as ruling coalition shows cracks • Olivia Newton-John (1948-2022): The pop icon provided the soundtrack to many Australian lives • Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar CM, marches to Raj Bhawan with Tejashwi Yadav • Nitish Kumar to meet Bihar governor amid speculations of alliance breakup with BJP • Punished without trial: How India’s political prisoners are being denied basic rights in jail • In 20 years, only 0.3% of questions raised in Parliament were about climate change: Study • India at CWG 2022 live updates: PV Sindhu wins elusive WS gold medal, Lakshya Sen up next • CWG 2022, Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal, Sreeja Akula win first-ever mixed doubles gold for India • Marathi people have first right over Mumbai, says Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut • Bulldozers partly demolish house of man who assaulted woman in Noida • Delhi registers 2,423 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate highest since January 22 • The India Fix: Why does such a small number of Indians pay income tax? • Madras High Court ruled that a temple was a Buddhist site. How will this impact mosque-temple cases? • Photojournalists take massive risks to report the news – but is the Indian media snuffing them out? • Man attacked in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar allegedly for supporting Nupur Sharma • Jagdeep Dhankhar is India’s next vice president • Dhanbad judge murder: Two convicts sentenced to rigorous imprisonment till death • I am gripped by a general sense of sadness, which is not fear or pain of dying, or the pain of leaving behind my loved ones. As I said earlier, by now both my wife and my son have come to terms with the inevitability of my dying soon. The sadness is becau • Vice-presidential election begins; Modi, Manmohan Singh and other leaders cast votes • FIR filed in UP against ‘The Week’ for publishing allegedly objectionable pictures of Hindu deities • Bihar: Nine dead, 17 lose eyesight after drinking spurious liquor in Saran district • Assam’s ‘final NRC’ was published in 2019. So why does it need a new NRC coordinator? • Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor detained during Congress protest about inflation • No democracy in the country today, says Rahul Gandhi • China fires 11 missiles near Taiwan after US official Nancy Pelosi’s visit to island nation • Delhi HC rejects Ramdev’s clarification on Coronil, says it seems like a ‘pat on your own back’ • Can prayer and medicine work together to cure mental illness? • Chief Justice NV Ramana recommends UU Lalit as his successor • Explained: China-Taiwan Tensions Post Pelosi Visit And Implications For India • China conducts live-fire military drills around Taiwan a day after Nancy Pelosi’s visit • Journalist Siddique Kappan’s bail plea rejected by Allahabad High Court • Why is India losing an alarmingly high number of young mothers to suicide? • How BJP leaders and Hindutva groups drove an FIR against multifaith prayers in a Kanpur school • Uttar Pradesh suspends official who sent bulldozer to demolish businessman’s house • Why Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan has forced the US to walk the diplomatic tightrope with China • National Herald case: Enforcement Directorate seals Young Indian office • Why Hindutva cadres in Karnataka are angry with the BJP after a youth leader’s murder • Ajay Raina on filming the Kashmiri Pandit crisis: ‘An act of asserting and reclaiming identity’ • MGNREGA: Demand for jobs under rural employment scheme doubled in seven years, Centre data shows • ‘India’s growth is insufficient for the kind of jobs it needs,’ says Raghuram Rajan • US will ‘pay the price’ if Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, China warns • Fake notes worth Rs 92.17 crore seized in 2020, up from Rs 25.39 crore in 2019 • Why Indians are still dying of cholera, despite Modi government’s massive water and sanitation push • A political war over liquor leaves India’s capital dry • ‘Writers are still vulnerable’: Mridula Garg recalls being arrested for her novel ‘Chittacobra’ • Teesta Setalvad files bail plea in Gujarat HC, claims she was victimised for seeking justice • Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri killed in airstrike, claims US President Joe Biden • ‘Really love India’, says Aamir Khan amid calls for boycott of his movie ‘Lal Singh Chaddha’ • Goa restaurant ‘Silly Souls’ not owned by Smriti Irani or her daughter, says Delhi High Court • Ramachandra Guha: Why India’s refusal to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is hypocritical • The India Fix: Could the ‘Bengal Model’ help KCR stave off a challenge from the BJP in Telangana? • Electoral bonds sale crosses Rs 10,000-crore mark in July amid concerns about transparency: Report • ED detains Sanjay Raut in money-laundering case • Why Bajrang Muni, the priest who threatened Muslim women with rape, may go unpunished • CWG 2022, Weightlifting: Jeremy Lalrinnunga wins gold while battling cramps, India’s 5th medal • Congress suspends three Jharkhand MLAs found with large amount of cash in car • US President Joe Biden again tests positive for Covid-19 three days after coming out of isolation • CWG 2022, Weightlifting: Marvellous Mirabai Chanu wins India’s first gold in Birmingham • Teesta Setalvad, RB Sreekumar denied bail in alleged forgery case • Booker Prize winner Geetanjali Shree’s Agra event cancelled over complaint about her novel • Delhi temporarily withdraws new excise policy, orders opening government liquor shops • The armed forces needed reforms but Agnipath indicates that India has no funds for a modern military • Justice Khanwilkar’s career embodied the Supreme Court’s increasing tendency to side with the state • India’s abortion law seems liberal but is driven by a population control logic – not women’s rights • Karnataka will ‘go five steps ahead of UP’ in carrying out encounters, says state minister • India made most requests to remove tweets by journalists, news portals between July-December • How the Myanmar political crisis has triggered fresh demands for an NRC in Manipur • Explainer: How the Supreme Court has handed a free pass to the Enforcement Directorate • Common Ground: Mumbai, through the eyes of four Adivasi women workers • SC/ST doctors and students face discrimination at Delhi AIIMS, alleges Parliamentary panel • Harsh Mander: As India gasped for oxygen in the second wave, those in power looked the other way • Deaths due to police shootings increased by nine times in J&K last year, Centre tells Lok Sabha • Supreme Court upholds ED power to arrest and seize properties under money laundering law PMLA • Uttar Pradesh reported highest custodial deaths in last two years, Centre tells Lok Sabha • Bajrang Dal members heckle students, disrupt party in Mangaluru pub • Zomato shares hit all-time low as lock-in period ends • Petrol prices hiked 78 times, diesel on 76 occasions in 2021-’22, Centre tells Parliament • How Zubair found hope in jail: ‘If we have more interactions, people can change’ • The India Fix: Not population control – India needs to worry about missing its demographic dividend • Lucknow: Two more arrested for allegedly offering namaz at Lulu Mall • Lawyer Vrinda Grover says police should be held accountable for arbitrary arrests • Dalit Sikhs of Shillong’s Punjabi Line might agree to move. But where will they go? • In charts: As the rupee touches 80 against the dollar, what does this mean for India’s economy? • Delhi reports fourth monkeypox case in India • World Athletics C’ships men’s javelin final as it happened: Neeraj Chopra bags historic silver • WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency as cases surge • How the law is being misused to stop Indians from criticising politicians • 75 Years After Independence, The Horror Of Manual Scavenging Continues In India • Droupadi Murmu’s election as president is a win for Adivasis – now she must show she isn’t a token • Media is running kangaroo courts, taking democracy backwards: Chief Justice NV Ramana • Four arrested youth took permission before reading namaz at Lucknow’s LuLu Mall, relatives claim • 68th National Film Awards: Big wins for ‘Soorarai Pottru’ and ‘Ayyappanum Koshiyum’ • Courts penalising petitioners upturns a primary role of the judicial system • Liberty is too precious to be lost: A former SC judge on the decay in the criminal justice system • Maharashtra government lifts stay on metro shed construction in Mumbai’s Aarey Colony • Cannot deny woman provision to abort at 24 weeks only because she is unmarried, Supreme Court rules • Zubair’s bail is a bright spot – but India’s judiciary needs to do much more to protect journalists • Gautam Adani overtakes Bill Gates to become world’s fourth richest • A Christian pastor’s plight points to a community under siege in Madhya Pradesh • The answer to the democratic downslide in India and the world – neoliberal politics • Your Weekly Fix | Explaining the why and how of the top story this week • Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lankan president • 347 workers have died while cleaning sewers and septic tanks since 2017, says Centre • Mohammed Zubair gets interim bail from SC in all six cases filed against him in Uttar Pradesh • Harsh Mander: Whatever happened To Ehsan Jafri on February 28, 2002? • The world’s most expensive fungus is sparking a crisis in the Himalayas • Kerala will not impose GST on essential items sold by small stores, says minister • At Lucknow’s LuLu Mall, the hope of a better life is disrupted by a communal row • ‘Does Modi want to create Jativeers’: Opposition asks why Agnipath aspirants need caste certificate • Why India’s efforts to boost its medical devices industry are falling short • Why India needs a new law to combat the deaths of workers in sewers and septic tanks • Girls allegedly forced to remove their bras in Kerala for NEET exam, FIR filed • The India Fix: What can India learn from Sri Lanka’s stunning collapse under the Rajapaksas? • Rupee breaches 80 per US dollar to hit record low • GST hikes are BJP’s masterclass on destroying Indian economy, says Rahul Gandhi • Sedition law: Why India should break from Britain’s abusive legacy • Why transfer threats against a Karnataka HC judge raise questions on the collegium’s independence • Food items, hospital rooms, hotels: List of items that will get costlier from today after GST hike • How dancer Sheema Kermani defied Pakistan’s conservatives to infuse her art with activism • How Aadhaar authentication is helping dealers siphon off food rations in Jharkhand • Ramachandra Guha: In the Boris Johnson drama, lessons for India about preserving democracy • 121 Adivasis acquitted five years after they were booked under UAPA in Chhattisgarh • Reactions to PV Sindhu winning Singapore Open title: ‘You could see how much it meant to her’ • Mohammed Zubair’s bail plea rejected by UP court in case related to tweet about Sudarshan News • India’s judiciary wants a new bail law – but wouldn’t implementing existing rules do the job anyway? • Sangrur MP calls Bhagat Singh a ‘terrorist’, Aam Aadmi Party and Akali Dal demand apology • Teesta Setalvad conspired to destabilise Gujarat government after 2002 riots, allege police • With the Rajapaksas on the run, a brief history of how Sri Lanka got into this mess • IIT Madras named as India’s top educational institute for fourth consecutive year • Arunachal Pradesh: Remove ‘beef’ from signboards, eateries told by Naharlagun authorities • Why does Supreme Court list some cases instantly while others take months – even years? • Republic of Caste: Anand Teltumbde’s thoughts strive to liberate us even as he is in jail • Sri Lanka Speaker accepts Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation, says new president in seven days • Lucknow Police file FIR after video of namaz at Lulu Mall goes viral • Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigns as Sri Lanka president • Daler Mehndi jailed for two years in 2003 human trafficking case • Maharashtra to cut VAT on petrol by Rs 5 and on diesel by Rs 3 per litre • Mohammed Zubair moves Supreme Court to quash six FIRs against him in Uttar Pradesh • The folly of soft Hindutva: How Congress was singed by its patronage of the Bharat Sadhu Samaj • Why are the lions of the national emblem in the new Parliament building so angry? • A community displaced 25 years ago still waits for land • Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to Maldives amid economic crisis • Lakshadweep MP Mohammed Faizal booked by CBI on corruption charges • UP Police forms SIT to investigate six cases against Mohammed Zubair • ‘Bye Bye Modi’ hoarding installed in Uttar Pradesh, five arrested • How communal rumours hid the truth about the deluge in Assam’s Silchar • PM Modi unveiling national emblem at new Parliament building violates Constitution, says Opposition • Supreme Court extends Mohammed Zubair’s interim bail in Sitapur case till further orders • J&K: 21-year-old man dies after being tortured in police custody, alleges his family • Activist Medha Patkar, 11 others booked for alleged misuse of donation money • Why India’s flood and cyclone warning systems don’t always succeed in saving lives and property • How the CUET will turn India’s schools into giant coaching factories • The India Fix: How five years of the GST regime has changed Indian politics • Twitter sees 48,000% rise in legal demands from India to remove content since 2014, says report • There is an undeclared Emergency in India, says Telangana Chief Minister KCR • Assam man arrested for dressing as Hindu deity Shiva in street play on price rise • Architectural history exposes the false claims about Goa’s mosques and temples • Why many Varanasi residents are unimpressed by the furore around the Gyanvapi mosque • Amnesty International India booked by ED for allegedly laundering Rs 51.72 crore • Assam’s new cattle protection law makes it harder for many to offer qurbani this Eid • VHP’s Haryana unit releases helplines to help Hindus procure arms licences for ‘self-defence’ • Elon Musk terminates deal to buy Twitter, microblogging platform vows legal action • Amarnath cloudburst: Toll rises to 16, over 40 persons missing • Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe dies after being shot • Mohammed Zubair gets interim bail from Supreme Court in case filed by UP Police • Explainer: How forest fires start and why they are sometimes good • 10.12 lakh students are out of schools and anganwadis in Karnataka, says report • Wimbledon 2022: Sania Mirza’s SW19 journey ends just short of a fairy tale finish • Ramachandra Guha: A tribute to ‘The Telegraph’ of Kolkata on its 40th birthday • In Tripura, a tribal party in churn could mean a political reset ahead of assembly elections • Opinion: Indian democracy is marching towards authoritarianism, under the garb of pluralism • In many ways, Pakistan is following in the footsteps of bankrupt Sri Lanka • SC verdict in Zakia Jafri case goes against right to liberty, say 92 former civil servants • ‘CAA will be implemented in Bengal before Lok Sabha polls’, claims state BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar • Supreme Court refuses to urgently list petition seeking Nupur Sharma’s arrest • Decentralisation of power: What an alternative plan on governing Mumbai proposes • On July 7, will India finally vote in favour of the queer community at a key UN meeting? • Trinamool Congress criticises its MP Mahua Moitra’s remarks about deity Kaali • SC lists Zee Hindustan anchor Rohit Ranjan’s plea in Rahul Gandhi case for hearing without petition • India’s mass closure of schools is leaving lakhs of students stranded • Amarnath Yatra temporarily on hold due to bad weather • In June, India saw biggest decline in jobs in a non-lockdown month, shows think tank CMIE data • Muslim man arrested in UP for selling meat items packed in newspapers with pictures of Hindu deities • Zee Hindustan anchor Rohit Ranjan arrested by police for airing doctored clip of Rahul Gandhi • ‘You are immortalised in our hearts’: A cellmate’s letter to Stan Swamy on his death anniversary • How the Modi government has weaponised the ED to go after India’s Opposition • 14-day judicial custody for Mohammed Zubair for calling hate speech accused seers ‘hatemongers’ • ‘Was willing to become martyr to save Shiv Sena’, says Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde • Eight men beaten in Saharanpur Police custody for holding protests released due to lack of proof • https://scroll.in/latest/1027559/multi-pronged-attack-on-media-is-underway-says-press-club-of-india-chief • Former Mumbai Police chief Sanjay Pandey summoned by ED in money laundering case • Panchayat in Haryana’s Manesar calls for economic boycott of Muslim shopkeepers • ‘Attempt to shut the very critical work we do’: Alt News rejects charges of receiving foreign funds • In Udaipur, family of murdered tailor say they don't know who wrote the post supporting Nupur Sharma • Jammu: Suspected LeT militant caught was BJP’s Minority Morcha IT cell chief • Unhappy with government prices, Adivasis in Chhattisgarh take their tendu leaves to the open market • ‘I hang my head in shame,’ says Kapil Sibal on the state of judiciary • Will the BJP’s Hindutva push unseat the dominance of the Dravidian parties in Tamil Nadu? • Why India’s northeastern states are witnessing frequent floods • Art logistics has come a long way since the time Ashoka pillars were shifted to Delhi • Pulitzer winning Kashmiri journalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo prevented from flying abroad • Edgbaston Test: Rishabh Pant rescues India with his own genre of audacious Test match batting • Who were the two men behind the murder of a tailor in Udaipur? • The India Fix: How SC’s freezing of the Anti-Defection Law allows BJP to undercut federalism • Uddhav Thackeray sacks Eknath Shinde from the post of Shiv Sena ‘party leader’ • Gurugram: Hindutva group members booked for chanting hateful slogans at Udaipur killing protest • GST collection in June up by 56% to Rs 1.44 lakh from last year • How India has turned into a land of conspiracies that turns those battling injustice into villains • These are the gaps the Centre must fill to ensure 100% coverage of welfare beneficiaries • In first Cabinet meeting, Eknath Shinde shifts metro car shed back to Aarey Colony in Mumbai • ‘Playing with the lives of HIV patients’: Drug shortages force many to change medication regime • Nupur Sharma single-handedly responsible for igniting emotions in the country, says Supreme Court • Centre to charge 5% GST on hospital rooms with rent above Rs 5,000 • Zubair arrest: Can a journalist be forced to hand over his electronic devices to the police? • Podcast: Ramachandra Guha on why Indians are so good at writing uncritical hagiographies • Mohammed Zubair moves Delhi HC against four-day police remand • What India could do to expand space for Parliament to discuss topics that really matter to citizens • After losing Maharashtra, Shiv Sena tries hard to hold on to India’s richest civic body • Uddhav Thackeray resigns as the chief minister of Maharashtra • The travelogue of an Indian maharaja who disliked China and loved Japan • Why ex-servicemen in India don’t get many job offers after retiring from the armed forces • Why global criticism cannot be expected to act as a check on India’s growing majoritarianism • Why elephants thriving in Karnataka's coffee estates isn't good news • We won’t allow ‘Talibanisation’ of society: Muslim groups criticise killing of tailor in Udaipur • Mohammed Zubair’s arrest: Journalists shouldn’t be jailed for what they write, says UN spokesperson • UN Human Rights Office’s comments on Teesta Setalvad, ex-IPS officers’ arrest are unwarranted: India • Twitter account that led to Mohammed Zubair’s arrest does not exist anymore • In Uttarakhand, scientists have discovered plastic and glass in elephant dung • Udaipur tailor beheaded for purportedly supporting Nupur Sharma, curfew imposed in several areas • Data analysis: Indian women are reluctant to approach the justice system when they are the victims • ‘Innovator, Motivator, Champion’: Reactions as Eoin Morgan announces retirement from cricket • Mukesh Ambani resigns as Reliance Jio chairperson, appoints son Akash Ambani to the post • Rupee closes at record-low of 78.83 against US dollar • Zomato shares drop by 8% after announcing a deal to buy grocery-delivery startup Blinkit • Indian sport: Empowering more women in coaching roles is the need of the hour • Winter has come: The arrest of Teesta Setalvad • ‘This is hell,’ say HIV patients as government body stops supply of life-saving drug • ‘Another low for press freedom’: Media organisations, Opposition criticise Mohammed Zubair’s arrest • India, 12 other countries sign statement to protect civil society, freedom of speech • Zubair arrested for posting image from 1983 film, complaint by Twitter handle with just one tweet • Rana Ayyub’s tweet on Gyanvapi mosque withheld by Twitter in India • Journalist Mohammed Zubair arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments • How Indian women bear the brunt of deadly heatwaves – indoors and outdoors • In one of the wettest places on earth, devastating landslides and flash floods leave 34 dead • The India Fix: Marathi or Hindutva? Shiv Sena’s weakness stems from its lack of coherent ideology • Sidhu Moose Wala’s latest song ‘SYL’ removed from Youtube after government’s complaint • Amid the Ukraine war, India is replicating what it did when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan • Teesta Setalvad’s detention by Gujarat Police is deeply concerning, says UN official • Gujarat Police take Mumbai activist Teesta Setalvad into custody for alleged forgery • ‘We are trapped’: Why village defence groups that fought militancy in Jammu are caught in a bind • Explainer: The far-reaching consequences of the US Supreme Court verdict overturning abortion rights • Covid-19 vaccines prevented over 42 lakh deaths in India in 2021, says ‘The Lancet’ study • Droupadi Murmu as President would be a triumph for the Sangh – but perhaps not India’s Adivasis • Nine years after Muzaffarnagar riots, the only woman who pursued rape charges still awaits justice • Maharashtra crisis: Union minister threatening Sharad Pawar, claims Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut • ‘But what about the Assam floods?’: Cartoonists flay resort politics of Maharashtra’s crisis • Data check: In seven years, India has seen a 500% rise in cases filed under its hate-speech law • Shiv Sena warns rebel MLAs that BJP would ‘throw them in garbage’ once their need is over • Ready to resign as CM if Shiv Sena MLAs want me to, says Uddhav Thackeray • How India’s blind admiration for sages hurts our democracy • At least 920 dead after 6.1-magnitude earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan • Bulldozer justice is becoming a norm in India, former civil servants write to chief justice • They fled Kashmir in 1990 but returned to make a life there. A killing ended that hope • In Assam’s worst-hit district, floods have meant food is running out – and so is drinking water • Maharashtra alliance in limbo as minister Eknath Shinde, other Shiv Sena MLAs go incommunicado • Like a scene from ‘Titanic’: Assam residents say this may be the worst flood in living memory • Why a film about a mistaken identity is relevant to India today • ‘There are no happy stories for refugees’: The world has turned its back on a humanitarian crisis • Fact check: Sambit Patra claims Modi government’s drive to build toilets has reduced rapes • US gun ownership, violence are the result of an economy aimed at maximising self-interest • The India Fix: What do the violent protests against Agnipath mean for Modi? • Enforcement Directorate questions Rahul Gandhi for fourth day in National Herald case • US: 15-year-old killed, three injured in shooting at music event in Washington DC • Agnipath terms and conditions: Recruits cannot be released from service before term ends • Uttar Pradesh: 415 arrested for protests against remarks about Prophet Muhammad • In Punjab, the accelerating rate of groundwater depletion is worrying both farmers and experts • Racism, religion and identity: A glimpse into the lives and experiences of queer Mizos • Laissez-faire Agnipath scheme could strike at operational foundations of India’s armed forces • Karnataka Congress leader’s home vandalised for allegedly defaming Hindu gods • Are YouTubers now as important as TV journalists in shaping Indian politics? • Ramachandra Guha: Why India must heed a professor’s warnings from 1937 about ‘tamarind tree leaders’ • Islamic State says attack on Kabul gurdwara was in support of Prophet Muhammad • June 18 is the first International Day for Countering Hate Speech. How will polarised India mark it? • Fact check: Centre claims 97% schools have hand-washing facilities and girls’ toilets. Is that true? • The cost of courage: What lower levels of trust in independent digital news outlets actually reflect • UP police held a minor for protests. His parents found out when the bulldozers arrived • Paragraph on Gujarat riots, chapter on Mughal history removed from NCERT textbooks • Why massive tree plantation drives are a disaster for desert ecosystems • Indian deposits in Swiss banks rise to over Rs 30,500 crore – highest in 14 years • United States condemns BJP spokespersons’ remarks about Prophet Muhammad • https://scroll.in/article/1026248/why-is-indias-judiciary-not-acting-to-stop-the-spate-of-illegal-demolitions-across-the-country • Pune Police planted fake evidence on devices of Bhima Koregaon accused, reports Wired • ‘Death knell for India’s armed forces’: Retired defence officers voice concern about Agnipath scheme • Agnipath scheme: Violent protests in many states, train coaches set on fire • Demolitions should only take place as per legal procedures, says Supreme Court • Interview: ‘Schools should prioritise recovery from pandemic-driven learning loss over curriculum’ • How India helped build Brazil’s enormous beef industry • To bridge the urban-rural divide, India should accelerate economy’s structural transformation • ‘Why is the Muslim always wrong?’ Families of men thrashed in viral video speak out • How starting a dialogue on queer mental health can create safe spaces for the community • Microsoft shuts down Internet Explorer after 27 years • ‘There was an agenda’: Zee News directed to take down video on Muslim population • Over 100 countries want patents on Covid-19 drugs waived. A health activist explains why • Common Ground: The women who are reclaiming Warli art • Air pollution reduces average life expectancy in India by five years, says study • As Modi announces 10 lakh jobs in 18 months, Congress asks how long will Centre make false promises • 19-year-old arrested in UP for making ‘objectionable remarks’ about Adityanath on social media • A last walk through Grandma’s house – and back in time: The life of an East Indian family in Bandra • Wholesale inflation rises to 15.88% in May from 15.08% in April – highest in 10 years • India announces Agnipath scheme for four-year recruitment of soldiers into armed forces • UP police claim a man saw Muslims threaten violence on Hindus – but he denies making the complaint • India’s punitive demolitions bear striking resemblance to Israel’s tactics against Palestinians • ‘Important to abandon arrogance and prejudice,’ says China on Prophet Muhammad row • Indians are expressing shock at news channel glee over demolition of Muslim activist’s house • Fact check: Adityanath’s claim about Uttar Pradesh’s unemployment rate doesn’t add up • Rupee tumbles to a record low of 78.29 against US dollar • Violence, stigma and identity: Why the queer mental health crisis requires attention • Nearly half of Assam’s Class 10 students failed the exams. The blame doesn’t just lie with Covid-19 • The India Fix: How will Nupur Sharma’s hate speech change Indian politics? • Should you take a booster shot? As Covid-19 cases rise again, here’s what the experts say • UP Police arrest 304 persons for violent protests against remarks about Prophet Muhammad • Prayagraj: Muslim activist’s house razed after police arrest him for protests over Prophet remarks • Nagaland killings: Army did not follow SOP, say police as it names 30 soldiers in chargesheet • Fact-checking Modi government’s claims of record infrastructure growth in the past eight years • Elderly couple’s lawsuit demanding grandkids highlights woes of Indians who choose to be childfree • Targeted police killings reflect the changing nature of militancy in Kashmir • Fitch Ratings lowers India’s growth forecast to 7.8% from 8.5% for this year • Collateral of Nupur Sharma’s remarks: Muslim family allege minor boy beaten by the police in Kanpur • Decoded: Why RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is calling for Hindu-Muslim tensions to be dialled down • India vs South Africa 1st T20I: David Miller, Rassie van der Dussen power Proteas to 7-wicket win • Pakistan: Hindu temple in Karachi vandalised • Rupee slips 13 paise to hit record low of 77.81 against US dollar • US House passes gun control Bill amid outrage over mass shootings • Narendra Modi should stop the poison of religious hatred, says actor Naseeruddin Shah • Julio Ribeiro: Burnt by Gulf criticism, will Modi work to douse the hate fanned by his party? • Delhi five-year-old girl tied by mother, left on terrace for not doing homework • ‘The Caravan’ journalist Shahid Tantray says J&K police is harassing him and his family • Pakistan’s landmark 2018 law protecting transgender rights faces religious challenge • In many Uttarakhand villages, taps installed under Modi government’s flagship scheme have gone dry • Mithali Raj retires from international cricket: ‘Like all journeys, this one too must come to an end • RBI raises repo rate by 50 basis points to 4.90%, predicts further rise in inflation • Lucknow boy kills mother for stopping him from playing PUBG • Common Ground: The broken promise of Indian science • World Bank lowers India’s growth forecast to 7.5% from 8% for this year • UP authorities ask Yati Narsinghanand not to visit Delhi’s Jama Masjid on June 17 • Hindu Mahasabha leader booked in UP for demanding ban on Friday prayers of Muslims • India’s welfare programmes are suffering because of the delay in census by Modi government • ‘He surrendered’: In Assam, another custodial death raises questions • More nations condemn remarks on Prophet Muhammad, Opposition says BJP’s bigotry has isolated India • How Goa manages to certify all deaths, while the rest of India struggles to even register them • Why the debate around the age of Aisha, the Prophet’s wife, is irrelevant • Rafael Nadal, at Roland Garros, is inevitable • The India Fix: Has Modi’s hyper-muscular policy in Kashmir failed? • First it was activists – now even government bodies are flagging security flaws with Aadhaar • BJP says it respects all religions amid row over spokesperson’s comments about Prophet Mohammad • Manish Sisodia accuses Assam chief minister of corruption in supply of PPE kits • Ramachandra Guha: Hindutva has strong links with fascism – but today’s leaders want to forget them • 71% Indians cannot afford a healthy meal, says report • What explains Indians’ love for churan? • What BJP leaders won’t tell you about foreign direct investment in India • How Sidhu Moose Wala’s celebration of rural life won him legions of fans in Punjab – and far beyond • Old Kashmir hands weigh in: Centre must rethink Kashmir policy, not enough to take security measures • Amid economic turmoil, Sri Lankans are turning to social media to get essential supplies • The Gauhati HC ruling offers a glimmer of hope for those tangled up in Assam’s citizenship nightmare • Their daughter's killing was a test case in Chhattisgarh. A shoddy probe let policemen off the hook • US government report says attack on minorities in India took place throughout 2021 • ‘Why look for shivling in each mosque?’ asks RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat • Centre is conspiring to financially weaken states, alleges Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao • Sonia Gandhi tests positive for Covid-19 • Harsh Mander: How some exploited India’s Covid-19 crisis to make money • Actor Johnny Depp wins defamation suit against ex-wife Amber Heard • How Modi’s interest has given new life to a 30-year-old Indo-Japanese animated film on the Ramayana • A letter to Narendra Modi: Why the sight of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi gave me a rude jolt • After singer KK’s demise, Kolkata Police file unnatural death case • Lakhimpur Kheri case witness shot at in Uttar Pradesh • Mizoram to soon declare African Swine Fever outbreak as state disaster, says minister • Two more FIRs filed against BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for comments about Prophet Mohammad • Population control law will be introduced soon, says Union minister Prahlad Singh Patel • BJP got nearly 75% of donations to political parties in 2020-2021, shows Election Commission data • Battered by climate change, Central India’s forest products are disappearing • IPL 2022: Rashid Khan and the quiet knockout punch • Indian economy grew at 8.7% in 2021-’22 • Manmohan Singh vs Narendra Modi: Who handled the Indian economy better? • Hardik Patel says he will join BJP on June 2 • Why Hindu right-wing lawyers are strategically filing multiple cases about the Gyanvapi mosque • Delhi minister Satyendar Jain arrested by ED in alleged money laundering case • Ink thrown at farm leader Rakesh Tikait at an event in Bengaluru • Sidhu Moose Wala killing: Punjab to set up inquiry commission under High Court judge • ‘It will be a bulldozer this time’: In Varanasi, Hindutva groups impatient for Gyanvapi demolition • Assam: Main accused in police station fire case allegedly dies trying to escape custody • IPL 2022 Final: Hardik Pandya owns the stage • A Kashmiri actor was shot dead inside her home. Her family can’t fathom why. • Nepal plane crash: 14 bodies recovered from wreckage • The India Fix: Why is the Indian farmer being held responsible for controlling inflation? • Sidhu Moose Wala killed due to inter-gang rivalry, say Punjab Police • Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead, a day after his security was withdrawn • With its GST ruling, the Supreme Court has articulated an alternative to BJP’s ‘one nation’ rhetoric • https://scroll.in/latest/1024989/fir-filed-against-bjp-spokesperson-nupur-sharma-for-comments-about-prophet-mohammad • Why India’s heatwave holds lessons for the world • Nepal plane with 22 on board, including four Indians, missing • Words and sights: What do Delhi’s present landscapes hold for its future? • Aryan Khan was cleared in cruise ship drugs case as there was no corroborative proof, says NCB chief • Police waited for nearly an hour outside Texas classroom before confronting shooter, says official • Bengaluru’s metro rail project has a dark side to it • Why SC thinks courts humanely evaluating the accused could reduce rush to award death penalty • Aryan Khan is cleared in cruise-ship drugs case by Narcotics Control Bureau • IAS couple who walked their dog at Delhi stadium transferred to Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh • Geetanjali Shree’s ‘Tomb of Sand’, translated by Daisy Rockwell, wins International Booker Prize • Telangana CM skips Modi’s Hyderabad visit, says India will see change at national level • West Bengal to move Bill to replace governor with chief minister as chancellor of state universities • J&K: 10 arrested under UAPA for shouting ‘anti-national’ slogans before Yasin Malik’s sentencing • March on Islamabad: Imran Khan’s demagoguery is pushing Pakistan into a dire crisis • Boxing: Meet Manisha Moun, the driven boxer from Kaithal who made her mark at the World C’ships • Imran Khan gives six-day deadline to Pakistan government to announce elections • As Kashmiri separatist Yasin Malik gets life sentence, a brief guide to the charges against him • Why burning more money on coal will not solve India’s power crises • Behind Gyanvapi’s women petitioners, a network of men who have long fought for Hindutva causes • Yasin Malik gets life imprisonment in terror funding case • Gunman kills 19 children, two adults in Texas school • As the wealthy converge on Davos to discuss the world’s problems, a case for taxing the rich • Sacked Punjab health minister, his aide demanded Rs 1.16-crore bribe, says FIR • Caste threads are spawning deadly conflicts in Tamil Nadu schools • Kapil Sibal says he has quit Congress, files Rajya Sabha nomination with Samajwadi Party’s support • Bhagwant Mann sacks Punjab health minister on corruption charges • Opinion: A toxic mix of extremism and populism is destabilising South Asia • Uttarakhand is caught in a vicious cycle of heatwaves and wildfires • Assam gets 62% above normal pre-monsoon rain. Floods made worse by dams, say locals • The Indian economy seems bleak – but that only reflects the cancer within • India’s finance ministry claims inflation hurts the rich more than the poor. What does data say? • Ranajit Guha, India’s oldest living historian, starts his 100th year with a dazzling legacy • How the Supreme Court ruling on foreign contributions affects Indian nonprofits • Pandemic created a new billionaire every 30 hours, says Oxfam • Is Adityanath attempting a Modi-esque image makeover? • The India Fix: Why is Indian politics not waking up to the existential threat of climate change? • A killing has put the spotlight on a tiny, little-known minority in Kashmir • Ramachandra Guha: What I learnt from Madhav Gadgil, towering ecologist with a social conscience • Amish Tripathi’s platitudes on Gyanvapi are built on a denial of India’s harsh truths • Is the SC’s new ruling a death knell for the GST regime? • India’s rising inflation is making citizens hopeless about the future • Petrol prices to come down by Rs 9.5 a litre, diesel by Rs 7 as Centre cuts excise duty • MP: Man found dead in Neemuch district, video shows him being beaten on suspicion of being Muslim • Cracks in India’s democracy will cause problems for entire world, says Rahul Gandhi • Chess: India’s Praggnanandhaa beats world champion Magnus Carlsen for the second time in 2022 • In Varanasi, worried Muslims flock to Gyanvapi mosque in greater numbers after part of it is sealed • Thailand Open Super 500: How Sindhu prevailed in a topsy-turvy battle against world No 1 Yamaguchi • ‘Farzi’ organisation: Why Hindu petitioners in Gyanvapi case have split • Battered by the pandemic, Sri Lanka’s female garment workers are reeling from the economic crisis • Universities should not be a space for ideological conflict, says Amit Shah • Opinion: Why is Modi the only prime minister who is haunted by Nehru’s ghost? • From outsiders to termites and infiltrators: How ‘Bangladeshi’ came to signify hate and difference • The SatChi Factor: The Immense importance of Satwiksairaj and Chirag Shetty in Indian badminton • ‘No crossfire’: In Kashmir, young shopkeeper's family refutes police version of his killing • Nikhat Zareen’s ascent to the top: How the boxer from Nizamabad manifested becoming a World Champion • Opposition dividing country on the basis of caste and region, alleges Narendra Modi • Women’s Boxing World C’ships: India’s Nikhat Zareen becomes world champion • One-year jail for Navjot Singh Sidhu in road rage case, Supreme Court sentences • Mathura court restores suit demanding removal of Shahi Idgah mosque • Is Assam’s final NRC really final? • At Bengaluru Hindutva event, speakers describe Muslims as ‘cancer’ taking over country • Domestic LPG cylinder price up by Rs 3.50, now costs more than Rs 1,000 in Delhi and Mumbai • Sri Lanka’s economic tragedy has become India’s opportunity • ‘My biggest strength is my love’: Muslim man’s house, shops razed after marriage to Hindu woman • Karnataka: Sri Ram Sene says it is preparing list of ‘illegal’ churches and mosques • How the fight against a pipeline in Kerala travelled downstream • From Babri to Benaras, how India’s courts have helped to escalate Hindutva cases about mosques • Photos of Taj Mahal underground cells released by Archaeological Survey amid row about ‘Hindu idols’ • BJP MLA named in complaint against Bajrang Dal ‘arms training camp’ in Karnataka school • Wholesale inflation rises to 15.08% in April from 14.55% in March • ‘This deal cannot move forward’: Elon Musk hints at revising $44 billion offer to buy Twitter • India’s abrupt wheat ban is yet another instance of shoddy policymaking that disregards consequences • ‘Naya Kashmir’? Kashmiri Pandits in J&K are angry with the BJP after yet another killing • Repowering Tamil Nadu’s old wind turbines can help India inch closer to its clean energy targets • 63 lakh Delhi residents could lose their homes due to BJP’s bulldozers, says Arvind Kejriwal • Article 370 is basis for J&K’s accession to India, could not be removed, says Omar Abdullah • Lakshya, possible • How the collapse of the BSP marks the end of an old model of politics in Uttar Pradesh • The India Fix: How will the age of inflation change Indian politics? • India’s Thomas Cup triumph: Coach Vimal Kumar – ‘I’ll rate this as our biggest achievement’ • Despite repeated climate-related disasters in Assam, many have no desire to migrate • In busy Mumbai, gramastha mandal dormitories offer the comfort of the village in the city’s heart • Cricket: Andrew Symonds, Australia’s World Cup-winning allrounder, dies at 46 in a car crash • After 70 years of ties and a rising China, it is time for India and Japan to strike a defence deal • An Indian community’s journey to becoming a major financial player in Singapore and Malaysia • Assam’s tea gardens will have high schools for the first time. But tea workers have one concern • India bans wheat exports amid rising domestic prices • Delhi: At least 27 dead in massive fire in Mundka building • Twitter deal temporarily on hold, says Elon Musk • The untold story of India’s Rs 3,000-crore farmer scheme scam • 9.06 crore Indians will go hungry due to climate change by 2030, says report • Explainer: Marital rape split verdict reflects two different ideas of marriage and women’s rights • Haridwar ‘dharam sansad’: Hate speech is spoiling the atmosphere of the country, says SC • Meet Maryam Omar, Kuwait-born Palestinian who found a passion for cricket through her life’s journey • Why Trads, India’s Alt Right, remain untouched online despite hate crimes • 82-year-old Assam woman, whose son killed himself for being doubtful citizen, declared Indian • Campbell Wilson appointed CEO and MD of Air India • Explained: How the prices of essentials have soared in India over the past decade • Co-location scam: Delhi court denies bail to former National Stock Exchange chief Chitra Ramkrishna • Plea to open Taj Mahal’s rooms to check for Hindu idols dismissed by Allahabad High Court • Opinion: India’s bulldozer raj springs from the very opposite impulse of nation building • Plotting a Hindu Rashtra: Inside the hate-filled world of India’s Trads • Bengali film ‘Jhilli’ provides a scorching view of life in the dumps • South Delhi civic body carries out demolition drives in Najafgarh, West Zone • Discovery of kangaroos in West Bengal raises questions about animal trafficking by Indian zoos • China’s zero-tolerance policy to curb Covid-19 is unsustainable, says WHO • Why lawyers are surprised at high court’s conditions in the Tajinder Singh Bagga case • Opinion: Tackling India’s communalism challenges will require constitutional reform • Delhi High Court passes split verdict on criminalisation of marital rape • Supreme Court puts sedition law on hold, says those charged can seek bail • India’s target to have 20% ethanol blended in petrol by 2025 could affect its food security • Do you segregate garbage meticulously? Most of that plastic still ends up in landfills • Unscientific tree plantation programmes waste money and cause more harm than good • Santoor maestro Shivkumar Sharma dies at 84 • Why do so many Indian drivers fail to follow the road rules? • Ten recusals in Bhima Koregaon raises the question: Should judges disclose reasons for withdrawal? • ‘The Kashmir Files’ movie banned in Singapore • Danish Siddiqui, three other Reuters photographers win Pulitzers for images of India’s Covid crisis • Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns, say reports • India and Pakistan must end the Partition of families and let them reunite – before it is too late • Nominate Kashmiri migrants to J&K assembly? Rehabilitate us first, migrants say • The India Fix: How did a democracy like India rack up the highest Covid death count in the world? • Rajasthan Police in Noida to arrest News18 anchor Aman Chopra for show on Alwar temple demolition • Pollution pardox: India and Pakistan may suffer worse heatwaves if they try to clean up their air • Fact check: Does a rise in EPF accounts, GST collection indicate job creation, as the Centre claims? • Mother’s Day reading: These mothers in literature don’t idolise motherhood, they reveal its warts • Ramachandra Guha: As Nayantara Sahgal turns 95, a salute to a woman who put Constitution over family • Why wild mushrooms are causing deaths in Assam’s tea gardens • Reliance Industries becomes first Indian firm to earn over $100 billion in annual revenue • IPL 2022: David Warner, Venkatesh Iyer and a question of faith • Merger of three Delhi municipal bodies runs contrary to the need for decentralised governance • Harsh Mander: Why did hospital beds fall so disastrously short during India’s second Covid-19 wave? • Domestic LPG cylinder price increased by Rs 50 • 2020 Delhi riots: Former AAP leader Tahir Hussain charged with rioting, criminal conspiracy • After Covid-19, what can India learn from the universal healthcare systems of its neighbours? • In Uttar Pradesh, women bear the burden of family planning as men fear vasectomy • Indian government is yet again considering a dam that has been rejected for 50 years • From Tajinder Bagga to Jignesh Mevani, political arrests make India look like a banana republic • CCTVs recorded violence against mosques during Navratri. But are the police watching the footage? • Marizanne Kapp interview: My ultimate goal is to win a World Cup for South Africa • Two arrested for killing Dalit man over his marriage to Muslim woman in Hyderabad • Illegal sand mining is devastating the ecosystem around Narmada in Madhya Pradesh • India’s Covid-19 toll could be nearly ten times official figure, says WHO • Deaflympics 2021: From learning to shoot through drawings, Dhanush Srikanth charts path to gold • Jignesh Mevani, nine others sentenced to three months in jail for 2017 rally • Opinion: How Arun Shourie was wrong about VP Singh, Narendra Modi – and BR Ambedkar • Sedition law should not be struck down but guidelines needed to prevent its misuse, Centre tells SC • No medical attention for 45% of India’s recorded deaths in pandemic year of 2020 – the highest ever • Opinion: Clarifying the mandate of the Chief of Defence Staff is key to integrating India’s armed forces • India orders VPN service providers to collect user data or face jail term • RBI’s shock rate change confirms that inflation is here to stay. What does this mean for Modi? • India’s record GST collections are partly because of its soaring inflation • IPL 2022: From Rohit & Kohli to Venkatesh & Padikkal, Indian batters who haven’t found their best • Journalist Boria Majumdar banned for two years by BCCI for threatening Wriddhiman Saha • RBI raises repo rate by 40 basis points to 4.40% • Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi claims India has seen no ‘major communal riot in 7-8 years’. How wrong is he? • Death registrations in India rose by 6.2% in pandemic year of 2020, shows government data • It’s only the entry point: What we learned running a mental-health helpline during the pandemic • Common Ground: How to cheat forest dwellers of their rights (and enable mining) • India’s rank on World Press Freedom Index falls to 150 out of 180 countries • ‘Aparajito’ and the Mystery of the Renamed Filmmaker • India’s unemployment rate rises to 7.83% in April from 7.60% in March, shows think tank data • April was India’s third-hottest month since 1901 due to frequent heatwaves • In a Haryana district, waterlogging is forcing farmers to give up farming and take up odd jobs • Raj Thackeray says Muslims should have no hindrance in celebrating Eid, cancels ‘maha aartis’ • Scroll interview: Why Kashmiri MP Hasnain Masoodi thinks J&K delimitation is unconstitutional • Mumbai development rules show how cars matter more than play areas for children • Women’s T20 Trophy: Even surrounded by stars, India’s domestic cricket talent remains invisible • PM Modi’s eight years of misgovernance is a case study on how to ruin economies, says Rahul Gandhi • Covid-19: Nobody can be forced to get vaccinated, says Supreme Court • At least 15 injured as SpiceJet flight encounters severe turbulence while landing in West Bengal • Explainer: What is a heatwave and why India is experiencing it so early this year? • As Modi visits Germany, Ukraine crisis will set tone for discussions • Weeks after Ram Navami clashes, demolitions of Muslim properties continue in Gujarat’s Khambhat • Punjab bans three history books for allegedly distorting facts about Sikhs • ‘When we see other people’s stories, as we do on the Delhi Metro, we gain empathy and understanding’ • Dragonfly races, cycling backwards and other childhood adventures in the Vile Parle Railway Quarters • How a Dalit garment worker’s murder sparked a movement that got H&M to address gender-based violence • Stomach discomfort and diarrhoea accompany new surge in Covid-19 cases • Explainer: India at Deaflympics – here’s what you need to know about the quadrennial event • Commercial LPG price hiked by Rs 102 • In Chandigarh, frequent landfill fires highlight the need for proper waste management • Highest average temperature in April in North West, Central India in 122 years • India’s economy likely to take till 2035 to overcome losses due to Covid-19, says RBI • ‘Everything is based on caste’: A group from Amravati’s slums is rapping for justice and change • Faiz’s verses have been dropped from Indian textbooks – but the power of his ideas will endure • IPL 2022: Kuldeep Yadav’s redemption arc • India’s extreme heatwave has poured cold water on Modi’s plan to ‘feed the world’ • Agra records maximum temperature of 47.3 degrees Celsius as heatwave persists in parts of India • The Tour of Duty plan for the Army is not a realistic solution for India’s security concerns • British MP questions if Boris Johnson’s visit to JCB factory legitimised demolition drives in India • How ‘Kashmir Files’ added to communal fires in Khargone that ended with bulldozer injustice • At 43.5 degrees Celsius, Delhi records hottest April day in 12 years • India had world’s highest number of internet shutdowns for fourth straight year in 2021, says report • Simmering tensions between Pakistan and Afghan Taliban have snowballed into an open conflict • Amazon Prime Video announces over 40 films and shows, launches movie rental service • IPL 2022: Umran Malik is on the super-fast lane to success • As courts move back to physical hearings, here is what lawyers miss about virtual courts • Author Padma Lakshmi, footballer Mesut Ozil condemn ‘sickening violence’ against Indian Muslims • Indian football: The AIFF has become a den of chaos, confusion and controversies • The BJP’s ‘bulldozer justice’ targets oppressed communities – and has no legal basis • Bhagavad Gita is not a religious book like the Bible and Quran, says Karnataka education minister • https://scroll.in/latest/1022779/kerala-makes-wearing-masks-compulsory-in-public-places-amid-rise-in-covid-19-cases • When a meeting with Ramana Maharshi inspired Somerset Maugham to explore Indian philosophy • Economic bailout of Sri Lanka shouldn’t cause more pain to its citizens • As Chief Justice Ramana completes one year, critical cases still remain in cold storage • Common Ground: One year after Covid killed 1,621 teachers on poll duty in UP • IPL 2022: Will Virat Kohli find his best again? • Sexual repression takes a nightmarish turn in Punjabi film ‘Jaggi’ • The Great Indian Poverty Debate, 2.0 • Despite investments, why has unemployment soared in Jammu and Kashmir? • Ban on Russian athletes: Are ‘Western’ sanctions defined by hypocrisy and double standards? • How the bulldozer has destroyed any hope Muslims might have in India’s institutions • Elon Musk to buy Twitter for $44 billion • Covid-10 cases jump in Delhi but experts are unsure whether surge will continue to be intense • In filing domestic violence cases, women face uphill battle against society and systemic pressures • Jammu defence PRO deletes tweet on Army hosting iftar after being criticised • Kerala education minister questions AAP MLA’s claim that state ‘officials’ visited Delhi school • Why the toxic beats of ‘Disc Jockey Hindutva’ are so dangerous for India • The India Fix: Does India need to rethink how it does welfare? • Delhi: Jahangirpuri residents organise ‘Tiranga Yatra’, call for peace and harmony • Writer Vinod Kumar Shukla’s allegations remind us of the author versus publisher battle no one wants • In rural Gujarat, ASHAs play key role in identifying and reaching out to domestic abuse survivors • IPL 2022: For Jos Buttler, a strong foundation is leading to sky high success • Ramachandra Guha: What India can learn from Rajaji’s warnings about one-party dominance in the 1950s • Verses of Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz dropped from CBSE Class 10 textbook: Report • In summers, hospitals in Uttarakhand struggle to provide healthcare because of lack of water • How the ‘Bangladeshi’ dog whistle helps justify violence against Indian Bengali Muslims • Jignesh Mevani arrest shows Modi’s critics don’t have the same freedom of speech as his supporters • Indian badminton: Aakarshi Kashyap’s one-track mind helps her realise a dream • Fact check: Has extreme poverty in India really dropped below 1%, as a new IMF paper claims? • Data check: As Mumbai Indians lose seven out of seven, a look at the worst starts in IPL history • Anti-minority image for India could reduce demand for its products, warns Raghuram Rajan • 30 test positive for Covid in two days at IIT-Madras, TN official describes cluster as warning bell • Passenger flags distribution of ‘blatantly propagandist’ newspaper on train, IRCTC initiates probe • For 30 years, Jharkhand Adivasis have trekked up the hills of Netarhat – to renew a protest pledge • How credible is the claim that India is on the brink of a genocide against its Muslim citizens? • ‘Going to Jahangirpuri?’: Boris Johnson’s visit to Gujarat JCB plant sparks outrage in India and UK • With no surety, three Kashmiri students languish in Agra jail three weeks after bail • Why India’s silent Hindus must speak up before it is too late • Delhi demolitions: What does public glee at the state targeting Muslims mean for Indian society? • Explainer: How the Jahangirpuri demolitions continued despite the Supreme Court stay • How bulldozers tore down the Supreme Court orders in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri • As Khargone smoulders, a former civil servant recalls the Ram temple riots in the town in 1989 • The historic injustice served to care workers by India’s highest court • Demolition drive stops in violence-hit Jahangirpuri area over an hour after Supreme Court stay • IMF lowers India’s growth forecast to 8.2% from 9% for financial year 2022-’23 • Sri Lanka crisis cripples lauded healthcare system as critical drugs and supplies run out • By cherry-picking development spend data, Sitharaman and Chidambaram are missing the larger picture • Delhi Police retract statement linking VHP, Bajrang Dal with Jahangirpuri violence • Why is the number of heatwave days rising in India? Scientists blame climate change • Making headlines: A news site in J&K is putting out daily bulletins in lesser-known languages • Coronavirus: India reports nearly 90% jump in new cases with 2,183 infections • Why re-introducing tigers to the Kumbhalgarh sanctuary in Rajasthan may not be a good idea • Why two Hanuman rallies went off peacefully in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri – but the third sparked trouble • In Australia, debate continues about claims Indian High Commission interfered in academic institute • The India Fix: Communal anarchy sweeping the country paints a dark future for India • Chinmay Tumbe interview: ‘Unless a pandemic is over everywhere, it is never really over’ • Digital shift bridges gaps in mental healthcare and awareness, but equal access remains a concern • Why Assam is up in arms against Amit Shah’s proposal to make Hindi compulsory till Class 10 • ‘Shocked at silence of PM’: 13 Opposition leaders issue joint statement against communal violence • The protests in Sri Lanka are a watershed moment and should inspire a push for greater change • A drive to do something big: Shivam Dube's father on how CSK batter worked his way back to limelight • Muslim man’s home set ablaze by mob in UP’s Agra over inter-faith marriage • Delhi BJP unit felicitates members arrested for vandalising Arvind Kejriwal’s home • Will the Karauli riot polarise Rajasthan ahead of assembly elections next year? • India among top 10 countries to jail writers, academics in 2021, shows Pen America’s report • Like India, Pakistan and Central Asia are reeling from unprecedented heatwaves • Two Muslim boys detained for listening to a Pakistani song in Uttar Pradesh • Why Indians are falling for BJP’s ‘politics of negation’ that shifts focus from governance failures • Why few Indians are lining up for Covid-19 booster doses • No ‘anti-government’ posts, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research tells staff, family members • Indian laws are structured to discriminate against the poor, says Odisha HC chief justice • Lack of information is holding back the fight against climate change in India • Common Ground: The terrible cost India pays for neglecting oral health • Power company orders people to move away from Ranganadi dam in the North East as monsoons approach • The privacy that Rishi Sunak seeks for his rich wife is not afforded to Britain’s poorest • On Ambedkar Jayanti, a reminder why healthcare for Bahujans must get special attention • For Shudhras and Adivasis to have a shot at a better life, English language education is essential • Common Ground: Why Indian hospitals turn into raging infernos • Bulldozing justice: Arbitrarily razing houses to punish alleged crimes has no legal basis • Retail inflation rises to 17-month high of 6.95% in March • Two years on, Covid-19 has taken a severe toll on the mental health of youngsters and psychologists • ‘This is Hindustan’: How a Hindu woman protected Muslim shopkeepers during riots in Rajasthan • D’Prived: Why some Goans can’t access their pensions because of their surnames • Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar’s brother declared terrorist under UAPA • An Indian army medical unit’s ‘selfless sacrifice’ saved countless lives in the Korean War • Shehbaz Sharif elected as new Pakistan prime minister • ‘The day my blood boils’: How songs incited hate at a Navratri rally in Rajasthan's Karauli • How India Post underpaid a Jharkhand cleaner for nearly two decades, and then fired him • The India Fix: What does the dramatic Army-Imran Khan fallout in Pakistan mean for Delhi? • Several JNU students hurt in scuffle allegedly over meat in hostel mess on Ram Navami • Can an artist’s graffiti breathe new life into Arunachal’s anti-dam movement? • Ramachandra Guha: How Hindutva will grievously hurt Hindus • Karnataka: Hindu supremacists vandalise Muslim-owned stalls near temple in Dharwad • Hindutva right-wing’s attack on halal certification will end up hurting Indian businesses • Climate change is making morel mushrooms scarce in Himachal Pradesh • Coronavirus variant XE case reported in Gujarat, says government official • Once again, migrant workers are fleeing Kashmir after a spate of attacks • Seeking ban on halal certification, Hindutva groups target IRCTC and Air India • Let’s teach our children about peace before someone else teaches them about hate • Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed sentenced to 32 years in jail for terror financing • Fact check: Did petrol prices rise by only 5% in the past year, as the petroleum minister claims? • How Modi government misuses look-out circulars to attack critics like Rana Ayyub and Aakar Patel • Seer issues rape threat to Muslim women in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district • Hindi should be accepted as an alternative to English, says Amit Shah • From fasting to bullying: How Hindu supremacists are using Navratri to target Muslims • Journalist, seven others stripped in Madhya Pradesh police station • Stopping Aakar Patel from travelling abroad was illegal and reprehensible, says human rights body • BJP leader Kirit Somaiya, son booked for allegedly siphoning off funds collected for INS Vikrant • Suspected Chinese hackers targeted India’s power grids near Ladakh, says report • Opinion: The failure of the Indian education system is creating chauvinistic, amoral citizens • Cow dung was likely behind the black fungus epidemic that maimed thousands in India in 2021 • Rishi Sunak’s wife says she is exempted from paying taxes on overseas income • Would a Delhi Navaratri meat ban stand up in court? • Rajya Sabha passes Criminal Procedure Identification Bill • By subverting a fair no-confidence vote, Imran Khan reminded us he is not very different from Modi • Coronavirus: India’s first case of new XE strain found in Mumbai, says civic body • Heatwave likely to intensify in parts of Delhi from today • Exploited as foot soldiers: How Muslims are getting crushed by Bengal’s political violence • Constitution allows me to eat meat when I like, says Mahua Moitra on Navratri ban • Opinion: India’s weakening democracy needs urgent electoral reforms • In Delhi’s INA market, meat sellers suspect political ploy behind Navratri ban • The world can halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, but only if it acts now: UN panel report • Elon Musk to join Twitter’s board of directors, promises ‘significant improvements’ • ‘Ugly girls can be married off’: Book listing advantages of dowry condemned by nursing council • What statistics miss: Even households earning eight times the poverty line suffer from deprivation • Probe ordered into Zomato, Swiggy for alleged unfair business practices • Conflicting economic, strategic interests loom over RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting • Ukraine, state taxes and electric vehicles: How BJP is defending sky-high fuel prices • Air pollution is worsening reproductive health outcomes for women in India – and around the world • Journalists attacked in Delhi: Police file case against reporter, news portal for ‘promoting enmity’ • Scroll.in’s Aarefa Johari wins Chameli Devi Jain Award • Yati Narsinghanand booked for hate speech at Hindutva event in Delhi • The death of the Congress: From political party to ‘social movement’ • The India Fix: What explains the Hindutva surge in Karnataka? • What drove a young journalist to take up arms in Kashmir? • Nature trails, life lessons from wildlife and a place to heal, deep in the Baghdarrah forest • Instead of raising women’s marriage age, here are six things India should do to curb child marriage • ‘Fascism is never static, it always reinvents itself’: TD Ramakrishnan, author of the novel ‘Alpha’ • Roza, Ramadan, Ramzan: There is more to the month of fasting than how it is spelled • Journalists attacked at Hindutva event in Delhi as mob calls Muslim reporters ‘jihadi’ • Harsh Mander: Despite warnings, Modi government had let India sleepwalk into the second wave • The unending struggles of Indian medical students barred from returning to China • Why are Indian Muslims using the Arabic word ‘Ramadan’ instead of the traditional 'Ramzan'? • When reimagining its streets, Mumbai should go beyond mere beautification • Hijab ban interview: Why a secular court should not tell a citizen what her religion is • Lasting peace? Decoding the BJP’s move to curtail AFSPA in the North East • Charting the way forward to tackle the twin threats of TB and Covid-19 • Westland Books: No sale, writing platform Pratilipi to start publishing venture with same team • Resolve growing religious divide in Karnataka, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw urges CM Basavaraj Bommai • Sri Lanka’s economic meltdown has forced its citizens to take on second jobs as waiters and drivers • Areas under AFSPA in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur to be reduced, says Amit Shah • Why the merger of the National Film Archives and Films Division is an assault on the Constitution • Fuel price rise: Congress launches protest in Delhi as rates rise for ninth time in 10 days • In Tripura, as the BJP absorbs the Tipra People’s Front, it hopes to capture the tribal vote • ‘It’s going to be a long night’: A young Muslim reflects on India’s broken constitutional promises • In West Bengal’s coal belt, villagers are struggling with joblessness and pollution • Tracing the journeys of India’s women economists and policymakers • Karnataka’s crumbling coastline shows climate battles are political • Diesel crosses Rs 100 per litre in Mumbai with eighth hike in fuel rates in 9 days • Romance, desire and heartbreak: Tales from Taiwan’s ‘love motels’ • From Ukraine to India, reminders of the urgent need to work towards a denuclearised world • ‘Non-Hindu’ Bharatanatyam dancer stopped from performing in Kerala temple • ‘Deliberately creating enmity’: Assam MP Abdul Khaleque on his complaint against Himanta Biswa Sarma • Petrol crosses Rs 100 per litre in Delhi with seventh hike in 8 days • ‘I was out of line’: Will Smith apologises to comedian Chris Rock for slapping him at the Oscars • By criticising liberalism, Kerala Muslim groups are cutting the very bough they are sitting on • https://scroll.in/reel/1020499/oscars-2022-highlights-will-smiths-slap-lady-gagas-i-got-you-and-billie-eilish • Uttar Pradesh’s use of Gambusia fish to check dengue may do more harm in the long run • In Uttarakhand, climate change mitigation efforts should not overlook the regional realities • The India Fix: Why Delhi hosting the Chinese foreign minister is a worrying sign for Indian power • Petrol, diesel prices increased for sixth time in 7 days • India’s water management programmes haven’t cultivated water security or meaningful livelihoods • Rural hospitals in Gujarat become support centres for domestic violence survivors • After Gandhi and other Congress leaders were arrested on August 9, 1942, Usha Mehta played a leading role in the creation of an underground radio, which broadcast stirring bulletins from secret locations to keep alive the spirit of freedom among those pat • Bahrain authorities shut Indian restaurant for allegedly denying entry to woman wearing veil • In Ladakh, an initiative to protect wolves is turning traditional trapping pits into stupas • TB survivors should have been central to redesigning care policies, not reduced to an afterthought • In Kashmir, civilians giving shelter to militants now face UAPA cases – and death • Zomato’s instant delivery plan sparks concern: ‘Drivers are not data points for algorithm to manage’ • How Delhi riots accused Ishrat Jahan survived two years in jail by writing a diary • Is BJP the third-largest party in Tamil Nadu? Decoding the urban local body election results • With Trinamool’s violence starting to cannibalise the party, when will Mamata pull the plug? • ‘Ask Vivek Agnihotri to put Kashmir Files on YouTube if you want it to be tax-free’: Arvind Kejriwal • Harsh Mander: The many sacrifices of unsung heroes on India’s Covid-19 frontline • ‘Rape is rape’: Karnataka HC refuses to drop charges against man accused of assaulting his wife • The pandemic’s hidden cost: Much-hyped health insurance scheme failed to cover hospital bills • Why India’s air pollution policies do not work • How a unique Tamil dialect survived among a fishing community in Sri Lanka • Food delivery in 10 minutes? This is how Zomato plans to do it • What makes the politics of West Bengal so violent? • Why India should support Ukraine: Marrying realism and moralism • TB and mental health concerns have to be addressed together – urgently • Common Ground: How climate change is making India’s big dams dangerous • What Zomato’s acquisition of Blinkit says about 10-minute grocery delivery in India • New Delhi was the most polluted capital city in the world in 2021, shows report • After surviving a genocide, Rohingya refugees are struggling to find jobs and dignity in India • In the cyclone-battered Sundarbans, commercial aquaculture is preying on poverty for profits • India increases petrol and diesel prices after four months, LPG to cost Rs 50 more • Decoding the Uttarakhand polls in 30 charts: Congress progresses but cannot bridge the gap with BJP • The pandemic’s hidden cost: Suicides among working-class Indians who lost jobs and income • Will pushing banks to invest in renewables help India achieve its clean energy targets? • Opinion: In four years of his rule, Imran Khan has proven he is Pakistan’s Donald Trump • How small changes in street design around schools can make Indian roads safer for children • Pakistan PM Imran Khan praises India for pursuing ‘independent foreign policy’ on Russia • The India Fix: Why are upper castes such a loyal BJP vote bank? • ‘You will be replaced if you do not meet your targets,’ Arvind Kejriwal tells AAP MLAs in Punjab • Ukraine: What are the responsibilities for India and other ‘neutral’ countries in the conflict? • Personal history: My grandfather and the humble backstory of a Jeanneret chair from Chandigarh • Julio Ribeiro: Will the victory of Hindutva’s 80:20 formula make minorities second-class citizens? • Here are five things ‘The Kashmir Files’ gets wrong about Kashmir • Construction of only 17% of 6,000 houses for Kashmiri Pandits done in 7 years, shows Centre’s data • From history to lungis: How this Assam politician is battling for a distinct Miya Muslim identity • As fresh Covid-19 waves hit vaccinated countries, here’s why experts believe India is safe • India’s misfired missile into Pakistan crossed paths of several passenger flights: Report • Gujarat to introduce Bhagwad Gita in school syllabus from Class 6 onwards • Rearrested after getting bail: How the law is abused to keep dissidents in jail • IIM-Rohtak head was appointed despite not being eligible, Centre tells HC: Report • Moody’s lowers India’s economic growth forecast to 9.1% from 9.5% for 2022 • Why Putin’s way of talking about the war in Ukraine is a perfect example of Orwellian doublespeak • Why phone-cracking tools used by India’s law enforcers are increasingly raising privacy concerns • Ukraine crisis: Indian judge votes against Russia at UN court • Why Alyque Padamsee had suggested forming a union of taxpayers who refuse to pay tax • Facebook ad policy gave BJP ‘unfair advantage’ in Indian elections, shows series of reports • As Covid-19 cases rise in many countries, WHO warns it could be ‘tip of the iceberg’ • The post-UP election analysis has mistaken ideas about a ‘new’ India voting for change • How the BJP is promoting ‘The Kashmir Files’: Modi’s endorsement, tax breaks, leave from work • Explainer: How the Karnataka High Court justified the hijab ban • As oil palm cultivation expands in the North East, human-elephant conflicts are getting worse • End ‘systematic interference’ of Facebook in India’s electoral politics, Sonia Gandhi urges Centre • Decoding the Goa election in 35 charts: A BJP victory paved by Congress’ erosion • Probe without ‘influence or fear’: Delhi HC to police on death of man forced to sing national anthem • Inside Patna’s exam hub, where a million hopes die every year • Scroll.in’s Aarefa Johari wins 2021-22 Journalism for an Equitable Asia Merit Award • Why the Aam Aadmi Party is not a real alternative to the BJP • Hijab ban: How the claim of ensuring uniformity is actually being used to divide Indians • Allowing hijab can lead to ‘social-separatedness’: What the court order banning headscarves said • What the assembly election mandates for the BJP really mean: bulldozing the idea of rule of law • Times Group-owned university asks students, parents to sign form against ‘anti-national’ activities • Harsh Mander: Covid-19 has left India’s workers more powerless than ever before • Karnataka HC upholds hijab ban, says it is not essential to Islam • Why is this Srinagar high street such a target for militant attacks? • Wholesale inflation rises to 13.11% in February from 12.96% in January • India’s e-Shram portal should offer disaggregated data on migration to aid last-mile welfare • Sonia Gandhi will continue as party chief, decides Congress Working Committee • Decoding the Punjab verdict in 33 charts: AAP’s victory and the debacle of state’s political class • As BSP vote plunges to its lowest ever, debate rages: Did Jatav Dalits abandon the party this time? • The India Fix: Is Aam Aadmi Party poised to take Congress' place as main opposition? • Arunava Sinha wins Distinguished Translator Award 2022 at Jaipur Literature Festival • 35 charts decoding the 2022 Uttar Pradesh verdict: bipolarisation and BJP consolidation • Punjab Police to withdraw security cover of 122 former ministers and MLAs • How India’s depleting groundwater levels are changing the shape of the land above • ‘We understood no help was coming’: A Odisha medical student’s hellish escape from Ukraine • Indian courts rarely strike down internet suspension orders – is that changing now? • Interview: India is making a mistake by increasing contract labour instead of quality jobs • Manipur assembly polls: A newly formed Kuki party has just won both the seats it contested • For India’s opposition parties, is there a silver lining in the assembly election defeats? • At 40.7 lakh, India had the highest number of excess Covid deaths till December 2021: Lancet study • Ramachandra Guha: How the Gandhi family is actively facilitating Hindutva authoritarianism • BJP reaffirms dominance, AAP takes Punjab: All you need to know about Assembly poll results • What role are Indian states playing in rescuing students from Ukraine? • Modi, welfare, Hindutva: What does BJP’s stellar showing in state polls mean for Indian politics? • Five reasons why the Samajwadi Party failed to dislodge the BJP in Uttar Pradesh • What explains the rise of AAP in Punjab? • Punjab polls: Bhagwant Mann wins by 58,000 votes, promises ‘visible change’ in a month • With Karnataka’s hijab ban, the US stands at crossroads over its relationship with the Modi regime • In a documentary from Pakistan, worrying lessons for India • Pollster Pradeep Gupta on why forecasting elections results for Uttar Pradesh is tricky • Even a mild case of Covid-19 can cause brain to shrink and affect its functions • War in Ukraine has forced India to look for alternatives to Russian fertiliser • The world seems to have forgotten the Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh • In India’s battle against the Covid-19 pandemic, TB care has suffered collateral damage • Why PhDs are a minefield for India’s marginalised students • Why is the Prevention of Money Laundering Act under challenge in the Supreme Court? • It’s time to reclaim the political significance of International Women’s Day • In Kashmir, delimitation plan shrinks space for a new party once seen as close to Delhi • Exit polls: BJP likely to get majority in UP, AAP in Punjab, tight race in Goa and Uttarakhand • Why BJP is now talking about Uttar Pradesh’s stray cattle problem • The India Fix: Why Putin’s war in Ukraine is bad news for Modi in India • Four decades on, a stuck mining project in Jharkhand has left locals landless and jobless • In 18th-century Europe, socialites were dying in their quest to get whiter skin • Does journalist Boria Majumdar have a credible defamation claim against cricketer Wriddhiman Saha? • Why India’s bookshops can thrive despite online giants only if publishers support them • Why the alleged use of vacuum bombs by Russia in Ukraine has renewed calls for their ban • An Indian listens to Taiwan’s heartbeat: Four conversations with women about life, work and China • A daughter’s tribute to Dina Pathak: ‘Like lemon juice, sweet and salty’ • Harsh Mander: School closures amid Covid-19 have left a whole generation of Indians behind • Two years after Delhi violence, riot victims still await compensation for their losses • In Himachal Pradesh, a hydropower project is driving a local community out of its land • https://scroll.in/article/1018732/cryptocurrencies-are-helping-both-russia-and-ukraine-but-can-putin-use-them-to-bypass-sanctions • In Ukraine, students melt snow to get water: ‘Every time I call home, I think it’s the last call’ • If not for Kamalini Dutt, Doordarshan would have lost some of its most valuable treasures for good • No safe passage to Russia, students leave war zone in eastern Ukraine by bus – with help from Odisha • In Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur, loyalty to Modi trumps local grievances • Increasing marine heatwaves are affecting the summer monsoon rainfall in India • How Indian students became the focus of a propaganda battle between Russia, Ukraine and Modi • Shane Warne, one of the greatest cricketers of all-time, dies at 52 • India retains ‘partially free’ status for second year in Freedom House’s 2022 report • Ukraine crisis: Why Indians on the internet are lauding New Delhi’s support for Russia • India’s climate policies are failing its women and children • As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has thrown all economic forecasts out of gear, what will the RBI do? • Russia’s onslaught on Ukraine has killed civilians. So can it be punished for war crimes? • A 30-km walk, 31 hours without food: How Indian medical students got out of Kharkhiv • ‘I can hear voices in my head’: Indian student hallucinates after surviving snowstorm in Ukraine • For India to measure poverty and achieve development goals, it needs a multipronged approach • BharatPe removes Ashneer Grover from all company positions day after he resigned • A blow-by-blow account of an Indian student trying – and failing – to escape Kharkhiv in Ukraine • Christian pastor alleges assault by Delhi mob claiming he was involved in religious conversions • Ukraine Pradesh: How Modi is trying to turn Putin’s invasion into an election issue in UP • Modi government’s actions against the Christian minority reveal a deep malaise within our society • Brent crude oil touches $110 amid fear of supply chain disruption from Russia • The law that criminalises sex between young people in India • Haryana government’s indifference to the environment is taking a heavy toll on the Aravallis • Hindu Sena backs Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, puts up posters calling for ‘Akhand Russia’ • Indian student killed in shelling in Ukraine’s Kharkiv city • Bharat Pe co-founder Ashneer Grover quits company, claims he’s being ‘vilified’ • Before Armenians flourished in Bombay and Calcutta, they found a thriving home in Surat • In Delhi, anganwadi workers are fighting for higher pay and social security • If Kili Paul visits India, will he manage to escape the racism that many Africans face routinely? • Manipur elections: The curious disappearance of AFSPA in poll time • India’s electric vehicle push will be incomplete unless it secures the minerals for the batteries • ‘Life changed in a few hours’: Indian students on life in Ukraine bunkers amidst Russian shelling • Hijab ban: How courts have weaponised the Essential Religious Practices doctrine • The India Fix: Is the Trinamool’s Muslim vote bank in Bengal now shaky? • In UP’s Lalitpur, poverty is pushing families to marry off two in five girls before they turn 18 • ‘What’s Left of the Jungle’ tells a moving and human story of wildlife management and conservation • Teesta Setalvad: It’s vital to recall the sparks of hate that burst into Gujarat’s brutal 2002 riots • Why many who backed the BJP in 2017 are now rooting for change in Uttar Pradesh’s Basti • 20 years since Godhra: What 2002 taught us • Harsh Mander: How many Indians actually died during the second Covid-19 wave? • Ramachandra Guha: From Vietnam to Afghanistan, reminders that Great Power delusions do not end well • How Uttar Pradesh played judge, jury and executioner with CAA protestors • Ukraine: How India’s refusal to take a clear position on the Russian invasion may hurt its interests • Why is Manipur seeing a bout of political violence this election season? • Does the move to tax virtual digital assets signal the advent of cryptocurrency regulation in India? • Ukraine army says Russian forces are just outside capital Kiev • Zomato’s falling stock price should not deter Swiggy from going public • Putin’s antagonism toward Ukraine was never about NATO. He just wants to create a new Russian empire • Blasts at dawn, long lines for groceries: Indian students trapped in Ukraine focus on survival • Bengaluru college allegedly asks Sikh girl to remove turban, cites High Court order • Would VD Savarkar have condoned plagiarism? • Explainer: Why is Karnataka HC deciding if the hijab is an ‘essential religious practice’ in Islam? • During Covid-19, migrant workers from five nations (including India) lost $25 million in wage theft • 79% of Indian households experienced ‘food insecurity’ last year, shows survey • In the Western Ghats, the population of the crucial Malabar grey hornbill is on the decline • Rs 18,000 crore returned to banks from Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, Centre tells SC • Hijab ban: What courts around the world have ruled about religious symbols in school • Two years after Delhi violence, what explains the police’s continued ‘defence of the accused’? • Common Ground | When India’s mass eye camps leave people blind • Why the right of young Indian Muslims to wear the hijab must be protected • Two years after Delhi violence, riots accused from RSS-BJP aim to be elected civic leaders • Will India’s gender budget truly serve as an instrument for ushering in women-led development? • During the pandemic, many Indian students found focus in virtual study rooms • Harsh Mander: How India’s middle classes ignored the suffering of the poor during the second wave • The India Fix: What does the unchecked rise of violent Hindutva groups mean for India? • Digital rupee: The history of Indian currency shows that monetary revolutions are messy processes • Why urbane, educated Muslim women are wearing the hijab in India • In Bastar, Bhumkal inspires young Adivasis to keep nine-month-old Silger protest alive • Behind the ABG Shipyard fraud, a system that lets big firms gamble with savings of ordinary people • Karnataka’s Pavagada solar park busts the myth that renewable energy is inherently good • High vaccination, low severity of Omicron is driving dangerous narrative that pandemic is over: WHO • ‘It’s like taking off clothes in public’: What Indian women say about Karnataka's hijab ban • How India's centralised bureaucracy undermines its federalism • In UP’s Banda, the BJP is struggling to neutralise anger over economic distress • Why the new farmers’ party in Punjab has failed to draw much enthusiasm from farmers • Hijab ban: How some liberals are sleepwalking into the trap set by Hindutva nationalists • As global crude oil prices rise, can India shield consumers from prices rising across the board? • Hijab ban: Without tolerance, India’s democratic ideals become meaningless • Explainer: Why Tamil Nadu's attempt to repeal NEET might be an uphill task • From tiger to snow leopard: 50 years of conservation science in India • Bappi Lahiri, composer who popularised disco music in Bollywood, dies at 69 • In Ladakh’s Pangong region, glaciers have retreated 6.7% since 1990 • Are Covid-19 reinfections milder and do they affect immunity? • In the US, two executives have been charged with defrauding the H-1B visa system • Meet the young Indians who are bringing an Adivasi language into the digital age • Interview: ‘No nation has achieved equitable healthcare without spending on public health’ • Who created the term Hinduism? And why did the British feel the need to defend Hinduism? • Are India’s elite abandoning the country’s poor and vulnerable? • Karnataka’s saffron scarf protests against the hijab aren’t new. A college in Koppa saw one in 2018 • Series: Five years after BJP's UP sweep • This book investigates the 2019 Pulwama attack (and shows how the mastermind was found) • What women sing about when they sing about desire • The India Fix: Are political consultants like Prashant Kishor harming Indian democracy? • With interim order in hijab case, Karnataka HC has failed the party that has the genuine grievance • Harsh Mander: Recalling the heart-wrenching suffering and helpless fear of the Covid-19 second wave • How the Hindutva project is trying to reconfigure Indian Muslim identity – and why it will falter • Ramachandra Guha: Five ways in which Narendra Modi is weakening Indian federalism • The challenger: Is AAP’s Bhagwant Mann a viable alternative to politics as usual in Punjab? • What will be India’s GDP in 2022-’23? The government and RBI have given three answers in 11 days • Interview: How migration is affecting Uttarakhand’s voting patterns • In Budaun, Samajwadi Party’s choice of candidates is making Muslims rethink support • Explainer: Does Karnataka HC’s interim order restricting the hijab violate the right to religion? • In India, desolate solar parks reveal the dark side of renewable energy • Explainer: Why have reservations in promotions sparked such a hectic debate in the courts? • In India’s coal belts, jobs are now hard to get – and harder to keep • Most histories ignore the Deccan. A new book reminds us of the years the Deccan ruled India • Where the mind is without fear: How cartoonists are seeing the Karnataka hijab ban • Explainer: Why Kerala High Court verdict upholding ban on a news channel hurts press freedom • Hijab row: Why is the BJP echoing liberal playbook by seeking to ban religious symbols in public? • All you wanted to know about the Uttar Pradesh elections (but were afraid to ask) • ‘My statement could impact investigation in Punjab security lapse,’ says Narendra Modi • Fact-checking Adityanath’s claim that UP became the second largest economy after he came to power • Centre says it doesn’t agree with India’s press freedom ranking, questions methodology • Unemployment and migration: The fallout of Karnataka’s anti-cattle slaughter law • Karnataka hijab row: Malala Yousafzai urges Indian leaders to stop marginalisation of Muslim women • Common Ground: Inside India’s illegal shark-fin trade • UP elections: Samajwadi Party manifesto promises one crore jobs by 2027, clearing of farmers’ debts • Gautam Adani overtakes Mukesh Ambani as Asia’s richest person, net worth grows to Rs 6.6 lakh crore • During the Omicron wave in Mumbai, trusted family doctors were on the frontlines of the surge • In Baghpat, will the RLD’s alliance with the Samajwadi Party alienate Jat voters? • The Karnataka campaign isn’t just about the hijab – it’s mainly about showing Muslims their place • A ghost village in Uttarakhand has been transformed by tourism and new work opporuntunities • Subscribe: The India Fix | How strong is federalism as an election issue in Indian politics? • As new JNU VC is appointed, her old tweets about Nathuram Godse, farmers’ protests draw criticism • Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit appointed as JNU vice chancellor, first woman to hold the post • Humans have breached Earth’s threshold for chemical pollution, shows a new study • The BJP in Assam says it champions ‘indigenous’ rights. So what explains the Mikir Bamuni land deal? • Lata Mangeshkar, in whose voice ‘India’s heart throbbed’, dies at 92 • Intel can’t even grow profits during a global chip shortage. Where did it go wrong? • By favouring speed over legislative process, the government is diluting the quality of Indian laws • ‘GAY’ code for Gaya airport is inappropriate, says parliamentary panel, tells Centre to change it • A brief history of how Parsis flourished in Zanzibar (with a cameo from Freddie Mercury) • Interview: ‘Constitutional values must define our approach to death penalty, not majoritarian urge’ • What derailed the Indian economy? This book asks how the livelihood crisis will be addressed • From Modi to Mamata, how did Indian politics become so dependent on the cult of personality? • Have defections to Samajwadi Party strengthened its chances? Saharanpur shows the answer is complex • US wants Bangladesh to join India in countering China. But what is it offering in return? • India’s service sector activity hit six-month low in January, survey shows • Two years after J&K lost special status, outside investors stay away from Kashmir • Author’s lament: Why Amazon closing down Westland feels like we’re living in a Mohsin Hamid novel • NeoCoV: The media is creating a scare around a coronavirus that hasn’t infected humans yet • Air pollution doesn’t just cause physical illness – it can also take a toll on mental health • Though tax revenues have risen, the Modi government’s Budget has neglected healthcare • Explainer: How the Centre exercises stringent control over Indian television news channels • Hamid Ansari ‘controversy’: A healthy democracy does not fear criticism from well-wishers • Common Ground: How Hindutva hijacked India’s child protection body • UP polls: ED joint director gets BJP ticket a day after early retirement • JS Bandukwala: A passionate crusader for communal harmony who died with a broken heart • In just two years, Indian forests the size of Nagaland were either chopped or thinned down • Modi government used law stayed by courts to seek details from digital media outfits • Meet Ashish Kasodekar, the man who ran 60 marathons in 60 days • Budget: 400 new-generation trains, 25,000 km of highways announced under PM Gati Shakti project • Interview: The complex truth of misinformation and hatred on WhatsApp in India • India’s elephants will suffer huge setback if proposed changes to Wildlife Protection Act are passed • The India Fix: Job riots in UP, Bihar bring home the urgency of India’s unemployment crisis • A terror attack in Islamabad shows Tehreek-i-Taliban has got bolder after the regime change in Kabul • Australian Open: Rafael Nadal defeats Daniil Medvedev to win historic 21st Major title • Pegasus scandal: Three questions the Modi government must answer about the New York Times article • Gandhi assassination: Why Nathuram Godse was allowed to read his hate-filled accusations in court • Ramachandra Guha: India’s fate hangs on whether we pick exclusionary Hindutva or Gandhi’s pluralism • Why tinkering with the traditions of the armed forces is adventurism best avoided • For allegedly cheering Pakistan cricket team, Kashmiri students charged with cyberterror, sedition • Modi government may try to Budget its way out of economic distress and election woes • Four months after violent Assam evictions, displaced families say they got no relief from government • As Yamuna’s largest dam nears completion, the debate around the 50-year-old project rages on • How should we talk about Pakistan without reinforcing Islamophobic tropes? • Chinese Army has handed over youth who went missing from Arunachal Pradesh, says Union law minister • Marital rape hearing puts spotlight on other laws that reinforce patriarchal nature of marriage • Why the Supreme Court now thinks it was wrong to claim that reservations undermine the idea of merit • Is India’s forest cover growing? Yes, but if you count coffee estates and clumps of trees in cities • India saw a dramatic rise in self-tests during the third Covid-19 wave • Interview: ‘A majoritarian reading of the artwork in the Constitution must be resisted’ • Modi’s push to privilege duties over rights undermines the spirit of Constitutionalism • Republic Day: Shivangi Singh, India’s first woman pilot of Rafale fighter jet, part of IAF tableau • How Kashmir’s half-widows are denied their basic property rights • The Indian republic was an ambitious project of multiple ideas and identities. Can it be salvaged? • When AB Vajpayee asked, ‘Can a two-thirds majority declare the Indian republic to be a monarchy?’ • As J&K heads towards delimitation with reserved seats, BJP promises ST status to another community • Indian men are taking to Twitter to oppose the possibility of marital rape being criminalised • Budget 2022-’23: With the economy in a crisis, Centre should consider a Covid tax on the ultra-rich • The India Fix: Is India's bureaucratic ‘steel frame’ fracturing into politicised, state units? • As casinos and real estate take front seat, mining is losing its prominence in Goan elections • In Meerut, a Hindu woman resists Hindutva groups’ pressure to file a false case against a Muslim man • India has a Covid-19 vaccine for 12-year-olds. Why hasn’t it rolled it out yet? • The Kashmir Press Club saw a government-backed takeover – not a war between factions • Why it seems impossible to actually regulate cryptocurrency • Explainer: Why is marital rape not a crime in India – and can the courts make it one? • Amar Jawan Jyoti flame to be extinguished, will be merged with National War Memorial torch • Ahead of UP elections, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan makes false claims about the state’s growth • ‘Thank you for your grit’: Kerala nuns fighting ex-bishop’s acquittal get a flood of support letters • Covid-19: Expert panel on vaccines recommends regular market approval for Covishield, Covaxin • Public banks are being marginalised in the lending arena by new-age financial power brokers • The India Fix: How stable is the BJP's fusion of Hindutva and OBC politics in UP? • Banned in Meghalaya, rat-hole mining continues unchecked in Assam’s forests, commission finds • Behind the rise of ‘Pushpa’ in Hindi, a long journey of hits and misses • Common Ground: India’s abandonment of families living with a child’s rare disease • MP: Muslim man travelling with Hindu woman dragged off train, assaulted by Bajrang Dal workers • Why a Karnataka college’s hijab ban is an assault on the fundamental right to religion • The Covid-19 pandemic is a golden opportunity to change the way we live • Now-shuttered Kashmir Press Club was the last institution holding government to account • Iconic Bengali cartoonist Narayan Debnath dies at 96 • ‘Not a single Bihari should be seen’: Inside the Veer Lachit Sena’s war on ‘outsiders’ in Assam • IIT alumni ask Modi to condemn Haridwar hate speeches, apps that put Muslim women up for ‘sale’ • Kathak legend Birju Maharaj dies at 83, tributes pour in • Mumbai priest’s conviction for child abuse sparks debate on church procedures for victim protection • Income of 84% Indian households fell in 2021 while 40 new billionaires emerged: Oxfam report • India’s first dugong reserve will help protect the world’s only herbivorous marine mammal • Covid conundrum: Mumbai-Delhi have the same number of cases – but Capital has 2.7 times more deaths • Full text: You did good – Anushka Sharma’s emotional tribute to Virat Kohli’s captaincy years • Ramachandra Guha: What India could learn from Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s approach to Christianity • Full Text: Virat Kohli steps down as India’s Test captain • In Bihar, frequent floods are making women more vulnerable to violence and trafficking • How Bombay deeply moved a Nobel-winning Swedish writer in the 1920s • Why it is vital for the credibility of India’s Parliament secretary-generals to be restored • In Hong Kong, colonial-era sedition laws are being used to attack independent journalism • As patients and staff infect each other, hospitals struggle to contain spread of Covid-19 • Imran Khan’s government wants to sign away the control over Pakistan’s central bank • Data check: Uttar Pradesh’s child mortality rate is as alarming as Afghanistan’s • ‘We’re being pushed into poverty’: Voices of women who took on the unicorn start-up Urban Company • Julio Ribeiro: Unless majoritarian hate is stopped, it will destroy the India of our dreams • In India, NGOs fear government takeover of foreign funds already collected • Heating up testicles with nanoparticles could be the future of male birth control • Retail inflation rises to five-month high of 5.59% in December • Sajad Gul is not the only Kashmiri journalist to face police action – but he was the most vocal • ‘Shoot them’: In Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh, hate speech against Muslims, Christians goes unchecked • India’s ghost plantations in which millions of rupees have been sunk • Supreme Court extends limitation period for filing cases on account of rise in Covid-19 cases • UP elections: Mayawati will not contest polls, says BSP leader • Admitting women is just the first step. Is the NDA really ready for female cadets? • Behind the antibody cocktail rush, mega profits for private hospitals and pharma companies • Opinion: Instead of providing modern skills to the youth, Imran Khan is feeding them religious dogma • Haridwar and after: Silences, past and present, have enabled genocides • The India Fix: Fracas over Modi’s Punjab trip reflects BJP’s skill in playing personality politics • Why Prashant Kishor’s brand of depoliticised politics stands small chance against BJP-RSS juggernaut • Demand for antibody cocktail soars, clogs hospitals, despite Omicron reducing its effectiveness • Omicron infections less severe than Delta, but not mild, says WHO • Fact check: No, WHO has not granted Covaxin emergency use nod for children • Why it’s not really shocking that a young woman is involved in the ‘Bulli Bai’ case • India’s vaccine policy has left those most at risk exposed to the third wave of Covid-19 • ‘Who will treat patients?’: Staff shortages loom as Omicron infects doctors and hospital workers • Kim Jong Un’s decade in power has been marked by starvation, repression and brutality • Delhi likely to record 10,000 Covid cases on Wednesday, says Health Minister Satyendar Jain • Why a Muslim MP was forced to challenge Assam chief minister's hateful propaganda • Common Ground: The one profession where men are demanding equality • ‘Gandhi’s Assassin’: How VD Savarkar converted Nathuram Godse to his anti-Muslim cause • Also famous: ‘Urf’ examines the lives and dreams of Hindi movie star lookalikes • E-rickshaws are better for Indian cities than traditional three-wheelers. What is holding them back? • Centre vs states: Exploring the historical roots of India’s distinctive form of federalism • Coronavirus: Driven by Omicron, global cases rise by more than one crore in a week • Omicron: Delhi announces weekend curfew, government employees to work from home • Meet the 25-year-old law student who took on hate speech makers in Haridwar • The India Fix: Why the BJP has an edge over the Samajwadi Party in UP – despite its poor performance • A ‘Jai Sri Ram’ sticker and a family argument: The BJP and a personal retracing • Delhi Police file FIR against app that put up photos of Muslim women in ‘online auction’ • Ramachandra Guha: On the 20th anniversary of the Gujarat pogrom, will Modi finally apologise? • In charts: Covid-19 cases surge across four metro cities, growing faster than previous waves • Banks’ bad loans could rise to 9.5% of their total lending by September 2022, says RBI • How the Centre’s ill-defined reservation criteria led to a massive doctors’ strike • Common Ground 2021: The art behind the stories • The backstory: How falling ill changed my perspective on life – and journalism • Explainer: Why home Covid test kits are useful – but not yet popular in India • Covid-19: What data from South Africa and the UK tells about the future course of Omicron • ‘I read about war to avoid this thing called peace’: Six poems from Sridala Swami’s new books • How India’s policies on workforce and employment have fared in 2021 • How do some people live past 100 years? Studying rare mutations may crack the scientific mystery • Investigation: How VHP and Madhya Pradesh police colluded to put a Christian pastor in jail • How Michelin Star chef Vikas Khanna began his journey (which also led to his Feed India initiative) • The backstory: What I learnt about the inequities of a ‘noble’ profession • How Mumbai is preparing for a third wave of Covid-19, as cases surge amid fears of Omicron spread • The India Fix: Can welfare populism help BJP counter the damage done by a failing economy? • Old divides have surfaced over a proposed bill in Manipur as elections approach • Scroll.in’s ‘Eco India’ show wins Ramnath Goenka Award for reportage on Maharashtra’s women farmers • The backstory: How language helped me cut through political minefield of reporting on Bengal polls • The backstory: When I became the only lifeline for parents seeking closure for their son’s death • Ranjan Gogoi’s autobiography lays out a defence of his controversial tenure but fails to convince • Chief Minister Channi projects a new Congress in Punjab – but can he convince voters? • On Christmas, an Indian atheist’s prayer for the people of strife-torn Lalibela in Ethiopia • Over 4,000 children suffering from acute malnutrition in Mumbai, says Maharashtra minister • Kerala’s Marayoor sandalwood forests are under the threat of declassification and spike disease • In Delhi and Mumbai, new Covid-19 cases more than double in a week • The backstory: Getting lost in an MP jungle at night left me petrified – but brought a key insight • Omicron is less likely to cause hospitalisation, severe symptoms, find three studies • Sex in marriage: In libertarian societies, forcing anyone into sex is wrong, no matter why • Harsh Mander: How I (barely) survived Covid-19 in a general ward of a public hospital • Lack of genome sequencing capacity hampers India’s efforts to track the spread of Omicron • How a Dawoodi Bohra from British India became a business icon in East Africa in early 20th century • Parliament just passed critical changes in voting laws – without taking a proper vote itself • Common Ground: The children who quietly dropped out of school • In Punjab, not everyone is celebrating the repeal of farm laws. Some are grieving for their losses • Centre claims linking of Aadhaar to voter ID is voluntary – but bill in Parliament contradicts it • Gardens in India have surprisingly ancient and sprawling roots • Explainer: How severe are Omicron infections? • To understand BJP’s brazen attitude to Lakhimpur Kheri 2021, we must seek answers in Gujarat 2002 • The India Fix: What Gurgaon namaz attacks, Modi’s Kashi puja tell us about the Hindu rashtra project • Ramachandra Guha: How Modi’s BJP ensures that the two-nation theory flourishes in India • Explainer: Why the move to link Aadhaar to voter ID cards is so contentious • ‘Homebound’ is non-fiction masquerading as novel about a migrant family’s plight during Covid-19 • In Bihar’s ‘first solar village’, the solar power station has become a makeshift cattle shed • Five years after BJP’s UP sweep: In Budaun, Muslims want Akhilesh back – but demand representation • In BJP rule, 31 killed in Assam’s alleged encounters – most belong to ethnic or religious minorities • There was no prior communication: Virat Kohli on how he was sacked as ODI skipper • IAF chopper crash: Group Captain Varun Singh succumbs to injuries • Omicron is spreading faster than any other strain, we must not dismiss it as a mild variant: WHO • Common Ground: How not to develop a hill station • India’s draft Bill on healthcare will be ineffective if it fails to safeguard patients’ rights • Explainer: How speakers are undermining the anti-defection law by simply sitting on petitions • Lakhimpur Kheri: UP Police say that killing of farmers was a pre-planned conspiracy • Bajrang Dal members burn Pakistani food festival banner in Gujarat’s Surat, warn restaurant owner • The India Fix: BSF's expanded jurisdiction underlines India's current moment of federal breakdown • India’s Harnaaz Sandhu named 70th Miss Universe • How Kashmir’s emerging hip-hop scene could enable the revival of the fading local language of Koshur • India’s Omicron tally rises to 37, Chandigarh, Andhra Pradesh report first cases of new variant • Five years after BJP’s UP sweep: In Basti, Dalits upset over inflation but grateful for free rations • This book of stories from Nagaland plays out personal histories during intense political turmoil • Protests, Bangladesh and North East: Why Modi hasn’t implemented CAA two years after it was passed • Two years of CAA: For many protestors, the fight has shifted from the streets to the courts • How well prepared is India to detect the spread of Omicron? • Why does the chief justice want to split the functions of the Supreme Court? • Human rights has been weaponised to justify wars. Liberals must recognise this and re-think strategy • Farmer unions call off year-long agitation after Centre assures action on pending demands • By condoning religious hate, Pakistan set itself on the path that led to Sialkot lynching • Omicron has arrived in peak wedding season. Should Indians be worried? • Interview: ‘Haaretz’ tech editor Omar Benjakob on the Pegasus scandal and Israeli diplomacy • Indian Air Force helicopter with General Bipin Rawat on board crashes in Tamil Nadu • Common Ground: The unspoken scars of breast cancer survivors in India • ‘They were not signalled to stop,’ claim families of two survivors of the Nagaland army firing • ‘I only want my husband back’: Nine days before he was killed, this Naga miner had got married • UAE to switch to four-and-a-half-day work week from January 1 • India is among the most unequal countries, says World Inequality Report • A Nagaland village mourns its dead: ‘How can the army kill my innocent sons?’ • Nagaland killings: AFSPA legitimises an undeclared Emergency in several states. It must go • Comedian Munawar Faruqui removed from Gurgaon comedy show after complaint from BJP • A Dalit women’s collective is fighting for the land it toils on in Gujarat • How PV Narasimha Rao and some of his ministers responded when the Babri Masjid was demolished • Attacks on Christian community highest in Uttar Pradesh, says report • The India Fix: Are Indian voters to blame for the poor shape of Parliament? • In Uttar Pradesh, four murders tear apart a village already riven by caste tensions • BJP district chief in Nagaland alleges security forces fired at him ‘despite party flag on car’ • Ramachandra Guha: In praise of K Swaminathan, the tireless editor of Gandhi’s ‘Collected Works’ • Madhu Bhaduri’s ‘Lived Story’ is a compelling memoir of a woman diplomat in a male-dominated world • Nagaland: 13 civilians killed in firing by security forces, chief minister calls for calm • Economist Gita Gopinath appointed as IMF’s first deputy managing director • It’s time for Modi to realise that authoritarian governance will not work in India – and never has • Special report: Why is India seeing a massive dengue outbreak this year? • What do police statistics hide (and what do they reveal) about crime in India? • Are two decades of human rights activism in Kashmir drawing to a close? • Bhima Koregaon case: How lawyer Sudha Bharadwaj got bail after three years in jail • For question on 2002 Gujarat riots in sociology exam, CBSE to take strict action • A Pakistani comedian on Munawar Faruqui: ‘At some point, your art is simply not worth your life’ • Interview: Economist Sudha Narayanan on why states are key to agricultural reform in India • Comedian Kunal Kamra’s Bengaluru shows cancelled amid threats to venue • The common deadly disease that you haven't heard about • #Opinion: Effective communication about Covid-19 could save lives – but India’s strategy has been flawed • ‘Lal Salaam’: Smriti Irani’s novel is based on the killing of 76 CRPF men by Maoists in Dantewada • The India Fix: Can the Trinamool become the new Congress? • ‘Hatred won, an artist lost,’ says comedian Munawar Faruqui as his Bengaluru show gets cancelled • Explainer: Why does the Modi government want to ban private cryptocurrencies? • Demonetisation, GST and lockdown: How the Modi government has wrecked India’s small businesses • Five years on, India’s sex workers are yet to recover from demonetisation’s devastation • There is no such thing as a book from the ‘North East’. The literary establishment is blind to this • If India is to effectively battle violence against women, men must step up to play their part • What explains the push to rename schools, colleges and roads in Jammu and Kashmir? • Five years after BJP’s UP sweep: In Baghpat, Jats torn between Hindu and farmer identities • Wasting children, anaemic women: National Family Health Survey data shows troubling reversals • Demonetisation has given rise to a state unanswerable to citizens • Cheap mobile plans may soon become a thing of the past in India • Opinion: Gujarat is a vegetarian state only in the minds of its self-chosen custodians • #CommonGround: Jailed for keeping Mumbai clean • A new book surveys the different feminisms in India working to overcome everyday patriarchy • Why the Modi government is unlikely to repeat the farm laws pullback with the citizenship law • Oral sex with minor is a less serious offence, says Allahabad HC, reduces jail term of convict • 33% of Muslims experienced religious discrimination in hospitals, finds Oxfam India survey • Imran Khan’s government wants to be Zia 2.0. The ban on hand-holding and hugging on TV is more proof • Are India’s much-lauded startups failing their women workers? • Why India’s private sector wants to give booster shots – and what this reveals about flawed policy • Railways changes saffron uniform of staff after seers object to it • The India Fix: Despite being India’s most powerful PM in decades, why did Modi fail on farm laws? • Ramachandra Guha: In the repeal of the farm laws, the victory of satyagraha over arrogance • How the ordinance giving the CBI director a five-year term undermines the agency’s autonomy • Analysis: Narendra Modi’s farm law repeal will bring new energy to India’s embattled civil society • No namaz in Gurugram’s gurudwaras yet as Hindutva groups urge Sikhs to reconsider decision • ‘Terror associates’ or ‘human shields’? These are the three men killed in a recent Srinagar gunfight • From ‘Khalistani’ agenda to a move in ‘national interest’: Modi farm law repeal angers supporters • Akshay Yadav and the loud silence of India’s Hindus • Analysis: In Modi’s repeal of the contentious farm laws, a triumph of the power of collective action • Five years after BJP’s UP sweep: In Banda, promised water never came – instead cattle invaded fields • PM Modi says Centre will repeal three new farm laws • Ahmedabad meat ban: Does the law give Indians a right to their choice of food? • ‘No one eats non-veg openly here’: Ahmedabad’s food lovers on the city’s cultural aversion to meat • In Gurugram, after Hindu businessman, gurudwaras offer space to Muslims for namaz • Bipin Rawat’s comments about lynching terrorists in Kashmir go against the rule of law • Film ‘Sehar’ explores the demonisation of Urdu • Why a judge’s transfer from Madras to Meghalaya has raised concerns about judicial independence • Common Ground: A Dalit woman’s battle for the job that was her right • Will India’s digital push in agricultural help farmers or help exploit them? • Why Covid-19 vaccination coverage lags behind in several of India’s tribal-majority districts • Tripura Police thinks reporting on communal violence is a crime. It is not. • The India Fix: State quotas are a symbol of economic distress, not just a cause • In seven years, 10,552 Indians have been arrested under UAPA and 253 convicted • Tripura Police arrest journalists booked for reporting on anti-Muslim violence • Air pollution: Ready to impose full lockdown, Delhi government tells Supreme Court • Inside Uttar Pradesh’s Zika outbreak: Can India’s most populous state contain the virus spread? • In seven years of Modi, an unravelling of India’s proud democratic traditions • America can’t ignore its role in the rise of ISIS-K in Pakistan and Afghanistan • In India, five people die in police & judicial custody every day. How does the law deal with these? • Five years after demonetisation, SC still to set up a bench to hear the petitions challenging it • How historian Vikram Sampath uses decolonisation rhetoric to make Hindu domination sound reasonable • SC calls Delhi’s air pollution an emergency situation
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