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Another Muslim man from Bengal pushed into Bangladesh despite voter ID, passport

Another Muslim man from Bengal pushed into Bangladesh despite...

The authorities had not provided proof of Abdul Barek being an allegedly undocumented...

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‘No one to protect us’: In Manipur, civilians easy targets as armed groups step up violence

‘No one to protect us’: In Manipur, civilians easy targets...

At least 23 unarmed people have been killed in 30 days in ongoing Naga-Kuki conflict....

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Rohingya genocide: ICJ will soon issue ruling on case against Myanmar

Rohingya genocide: ICJ will soon issue ruling on case against...

The ruling could strengthen the case for a formal recognition from Myanmar of the...

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‘Nayyi Navelli’ trailer: Horror-comedy stars Yami Gautam Dhar as a bride with a secret

‘Nayyi Navelli’ trailer: Horror-comedy stars Yami Gautam...

Balaji Mohan directs Himanshu Sharma’s story. Also starring Addinath M Kothare and...

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Flydubai flight to Israel diverted after pilots reportedly fight in cockpit

Flydubai flight to Israel diverted after pilots reportedly...

The co-pilot had stabbed the captain before cabin crew members entered the cockpit...

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Rush Hour: Flight to Israel diverted after violence on board, Khalid and Imam denied bail and more

Rush Hour: Flight to Israel diverted after violence on...

Become a Scroll member to get Rush Hour – a wrap of the day’s important stories...

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Eggs, chicken could cost more as maize shortage due to ethanol blending will worsen amid poor rain

Eggs, chicken could cost more as maize shortage due to...

Nearly three-fourths of the ethanol produced in India currently comes from grains,...

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SP fields Reliance executive Dhanraj Nathwani as Rajya Sabha candidate from Uttar Pradesh

SP fields Reliance executive Dhanraj Nathwani as Rajya...

He is the son of Upper House MP Parimal Nathwani who was re-elected from Jharkhand...

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Why are IIT students angry and protesting?

Why are IIT students angry and protesting?

While student suicides were the immediate focus of the unrest, frustrations had...

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J&K: Four CISF personnel shot dead by colleague in Kathua

J&K: Four CISF personnel shot dead by colleague in Kathua

A head constable opened fire after colleagues reportedly objected to him and his...

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On Translation Day, here are 30 translations into English of fiction from Indian languages

On Translation Day, here are 30 translations into English...

September 30 is celebrated as International Translation Day.

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Drugs worth Rs 3,000 crore seized on boat in Arabian Sea, five Pakistanis detained

Drugs worth Rs 3,000 crore seized on boat in Arabian Sea,...

The confiscated narcotics comprised high-grade methamphetamine and heroin, said...

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‘Prahaar’ trailer: Rajkummar Rao plays Ujjwal Nikam, the lawyer in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks case

‘Prahaar’ trailer: Rajkummar Rao plays Ujjwal Nikam, the...

Avinash Arun’s Hind film also stars Wamiqa Gabbi, Jaideep Ahlawat, Sikandar Kher,...

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HC dismisses Congress plea alleging age discrepancy in BJP Nandigram candidate’s bye-poll affidavit

HC dismisses Congress plea alleging age discrepancy in...

In her poll affidavit, Hasirani Rath had mentioned her age as ‘60+ years’ and claimed...

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Why India does not have enough caregivers for people with disabilities

Why India does not have enough caregivers for people with...

A government scheme launched in 2015 to train caregivers was shut down in four years,...

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Days to go for polling, Brazil sees a lackluster election campaign

Days to go for polling, Brazil sees a lackluster election...

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is running against Flávio Bolsonaro, the son...

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Saurabh Bharadwaj, AAP leaders booked for allegedly assaulting constable

Saurabh Bharadwaj, AAP leaders booked for allegedly assaulting...

The FIR was registered after Aam Aadmi Party workers visited the area where a man...

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Two home ministry officials arrested for allegedly seeking bribe for FCRA registration

Two home ministry officials arrested for allegedly seeking...

Both the officials were accountants, the ministry stated.

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In Pakistan, attack on mosque and its fallout reveals evolving landscape of extremist outfits

In Pakistan, attack on mosque and its fallout reveals evolving...

The incident has reopened the cycle of Pakistani cross-border action and Afghan...

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Short fiction: The deer and hangul are chased out of the forest by killer jackals and wolves

Short fiction: The deer and hangul are chased out of the...

An excerpt from ‘A Tale of Animals’, by Moti Lal Kemmu, in a new edition of ‘The...

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Congress demands Modi, Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, suspension of SIR

Congress demands Modi, Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, suspension...

‘An exercise of doubtful constitutional validity cannot be allowed to decide who...

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Online hate against South Asians in US jumped 240% since 2024: Study

Online hate against South Asians in US jumped 240% since...

The slur ‘pajeet’ and its variants appeared in 30% of all posts on social media...

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Congress Nandigram candidate granted interim bail to campaign for October 6 bye-poll

Congress Nandigram candidate granted interim bail to campaign...

Milan Pradhan was arrested after filing his nomination papers and should be given...

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Sambhal violence: SC quashes NSA detention of  alleged organiser, imposes Rs 10 lakh cost on UP

Sambhal violence: SC quashes NSA detention of alleged organiser,...

‘Confessional statement cannot be the sole ground for detention,’ held the bench.

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Delhi HC quashes order barring Red Bull from using ‘energy drink’ label

Delhi HC quashes order barring Red Bull from using ‘energy...

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s decision was hurting its investments...

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From the memoir: A cancer surgeon reflects on the virtues of humility and optimism in his profession

From the memoir: A cancer surgeon reflects on the virtues...

An excerpt from ‘Dr Blue: A Cancer Surgeon’s Journey into the Human Side of Healing’,...

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Cartoonist Satish Acharya’s Instagram account blocked in India

Cartoonist Satish Acharya’s Instagram account blocked in...

Another cartoonist, Manjul, said that one of his works about the Election Commission...

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Political cartoonist Satish Acharya’s Instagram account blocked in India

Political cartoonist Satish Acharya’s Instagram account...

The action was taken under the IT Rules, which require social media platforms to...

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FBI adds gangster Goldy Brar to 10 most wanted list

FBI adds gangster Goldy Brar to 10 most wanted list

The United States law enforcement agency increased the reward to $1 million from...

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Red Bull moves court against food regulator for barring use of ‘energy drink’ label on cans

Red Bull moves court against food regulator for barring...

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s decision was hurting its investments...

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Online hate against South Asians jumped 240% since 2024: Study

Online hate against South Asians jumped 240% since 2024:...

The slur ‘pajeet’ and its variants appeared in 30% of all posts on social media...

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SC says ‘no question’ of examining Amit Shah’s discharge in Sohrabuddin Sheikh case

SC says ‘no question’ of examining Amit Shah’s discharge...

The bench sought responses from 22 persons, including 21 police personnel, who were...

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Conflict of interest concerns follow CEC Gyanesh Kumar from Sambhal to the Supreme Court

Conflict of interest concerns follow CEC Gyanesh Kumar...

The Election Commission dismissed complaints of voter suppression in Sambhal based...

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Should England be charging a tourism tax?

Should England be charging a tourism tax?

A well-implemented visitor levy can indeed have a positive effect on the tourism...

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‘EC has become dictatorial’: Ex-bureaucrats demand CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation

‘EC has become dictatorial’: Ex-bureaucrats demand CEC...

The CEC’s actions related to the voter roll revision were ‘serious infringement’...

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‘At every turn / street dogs ask with erect ears / ‘Who are you?’: Fifteen haikus about modern life

‘At every turn / street dogs ask with erect ears / ‘Who...

An excerpt from ‘Suddenly the Moon’, by Anirudh Acharya.

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Unrest in Ujjain over mosque demolition: HC disposes Muslim side appeal, part of structure razed

Unrest in Ujjain over mosque demolition: HC disposes Muslim...

Fifteen persons were detained and seven booked after police and protesters clashed...

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Rush Hour: Ujjain mosque demolition protest turns violent, SC’s 4-month deadline on TMC row & more

Rush Hour: Ujjain mosque demolition protest turns violent,...

Become a Scroll member to get Rush Hour – a wrap of the day’s important stories...

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J&K passes Omar Abdullah’s statehood resolution amid walkout by BJP

J&K passes Omar Abdullah’s statehood resolution amid walkout...

Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs objected to a reference to the 2000 autonomy resolution...

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SC sets four-month deadline for EC to decide on Trinamool Congress name, symbol dispute

SC sets four-month deadline for EC to decide on Trinamool...

The bench also directed the West Bengal speaker to take a decision on the disqualification...

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SC refuses to stay fee on UPI payments above Rs 2,000

SC refuses to stay fee on UPI payments above Rs 2,000

However, the bench asked the Union government to explain the decision to allow the...

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Ujjain: Tear gas fired as police, protesters clash during demonstration against mosque demolition

Ujjain: Tear gas fired as police, protesters clash during...

The administration has sought to demolish a portion of the Shahi Masjid to widen...

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‘It’s only a bye-poll’: SC refuses to advance hearing of Bengal SIR appeals

‘It’s only a bye-poll’: SC refuses to advance hearing of...

With bye-elections in two Assembly constituencies scheduled for October 6, an earlier...

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Uttar Pradesh: 56 killed, 46 injured in floods

Uttar Pradesh: 56 killed, 46 injured in floods

In Odisha, one lakh persons were taken to relief camps because of waterlogging,...

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Lovely Professional University suspends classes amid protests against alleged rape on campus

Lovely Professional University suspends classes amid protests...

The agitation had turned violent on Sunday, with students claiming that the university...

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Beyond the myth of India’s Sanskrit-speaking villages, can the language anchor modern life?

Beyond the myth of India’s Sanskrit-speaking villages,...

To truly revitalise a language, it must belong to the messy, everyday realities...

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Start the week with a film: ‘Collateral’ is one of the times when Tom Cruise isn’t Tom Cruise

Start the week with a film: ‘Collateral’ is one of the...

Michael Mann’s stylish and gripping thriller stars the global superstar in one of...

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True story: In Phoolan Devi and Kusma Nain’s stories, a combustible mix of jealousy and betrayal

True story: In Phoolan Devi and Kusma Nain’s stories, a...

An excerpt from ‘Massacre Queens: True Story Of Love And Revenge In the Chambals’,...

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Bastar village looks for truth and reconciliation as Maoist-police strife ends

Bastar village looks for truth and reconciliation as Maoist-police...

Chinnari village’s negotiations offer a glimpse of the messy aftermath of decades-long...

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Is calisthenics an effective form of exercise or just another fitness fad?

Is calisthenics an effective form of exercise or just another...

Learning to move your own body, control it and gradually make it stronger is one...

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Literary tourism: Why the places we love in books can never quite be found in real life

Literary tourism: Why the places we love in books can never...

Literary geography, which combines physical geography with literary studies, emerged...

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Kolkata: Film institute students injured after objecting to event by RSS-affiliated group

Kolkata: Film institute students injured after objecting...

‘They called us anti-nationals and Naxals and attacked us with knives,’ a member...

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Punjab Police register FIR over alleged rape after protests at Lovely Professional University

Punjab Police register FIR over alleged rape after protests...

The university has denied the allegations and said that ‘there is no truth in the...

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Badrinath DJ concert is ‘direct assault on sanctity’ of shrine, says veteran BJP leader MM Joshi

Badrinath DJ concert is ‘direct assault on sanctity’ of...

A two-day Devbhoomi Cultural Festival was organised on September 19 and September...

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‘Rat Race’ by Mamta Kalia: When the hamster-on-wheel corporate life turns into a battlefield

‘Rat Race’ by Mamta Kalia: When the hamster-on-wheel corporate...

Set at the turn of the century, the novella covers themes such as the ambition of...

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FIRs filed against three Gujarat-based political parties for defrauding government of Rs 560 crore

FIRs filed against three Gujarat-based political parties...

These outfits had collectively received bogus donations of nearly Rs 1,870 crore,...

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What are EVs worth five years on? Not much, shows China’s used car market

What are EVs worth five years on? Not much, shows China’s...

There is no agreed way to measure the health of the battery, the most expensive...

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Sunday book pick: The superb satire of Rajshekhar Basu aka Parashuram in ‘Selected Stories’

Sunday book pick: The superb satire of Rajshekhar Basu...

The 17 stories in the collection have been translated from the Bengali by Sukanta...

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Assam: CJP convenor Ashutosh Ranka, nearly 30 volunteers detained by police

Assam: CJP convenor Ashutosh Ranka, nearly 30 volunteers...

The action came ahead of a meeting of the political campaign in Dispur.

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What are IIT students angry and protesting?

What are IIT students angry and protesting?

While student suicides were the immediate focus of the unrest, frustrations had...

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Eco India: For Chennai home buyers, flood risk is now high on the checklist

Eco India: For Chennai home buyers, flood risk is now high...

With nearly 97% of Greater Chennai classified as facing moderate-to-high flood risk,...

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Press body condemns Bengal police FIR over ‘Maktoob Media’ report about MP’s allegations

Press body condemns Bengal police FIR over ‘Maktoob Media’...

The outlet had reported on allegations raised by TMC’s Mahua Moitra that Muslim...

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Gyanesh Kumar ‘used to recruit for BJP’, alleges Rahul Gandhi after ex-Keralam IAS officer’s claims

Gyanesh Kumar ‘used to recruit for BJP’, alleges Rahul...

Former Chief Secretary Jiji Thomson has claimed that in 2016, Kumar, who was not...

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Maharashtra declares drought in 74% of the state

Maharashtra declares drought in 74% of the state

The government ordered the administration to assess the damage to crops and undertake...

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Since BJP victory, Bengal’s Christians have faced at least 35 attacks, disruptions of prayer service

Since BJP victory, Bengal’s Christians have faced at least...

Instead of action being taken against the perpetrators, it is the victims who are...

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One hundred years of Mahasweta Devi: Stories of subaltern heroes who live on in memory

One hundred years of Mahasweta Devi: Stories of subaltern...

Devi had once said that ‘a responsible writer, standing at a turning point in history,...

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Instead of pushing hard at exercise, try ‘slow jogging’

Instead of pushing hard at exercise, try ‘slow jogging’

Exercise does not have to be intense to improve health.

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Photo of Jamui teen who was harassed posted from Bihar chief minister’s account, staffer booked

Photo of Jamui teen who was harassed posted from Bihar...

The Opposition accused CM Samrat Choudhary of revealing the minor girl’s identity,...

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A gallery of memories: How Kolkata’s citizens are preserving the city’s Chinese heritage

A gallery of memories: How Kolkata’s citizens are preserving...

The Cheenapara Heritage Gallery in Tiretta Bazar is part of an urban revival initiative...

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EC says old Form 6 will be used in non-SIR period, IT portal to be reviewed

EC says old Form 6 will be used in non-SIR period, IT portal...

The poll panel said that persons who have been served notices as part of the voter...

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Attacks on seafarers in West Asia ‘indefensible’, says S Jaishankar

Attacks on seafarers in West Asia ‘indefensible’, says...

His remarks came two days after an Indian ship crew member was killed in an attack...

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Bihar: Social media user booked for posting purported AI videos of Jamui teen who was harassed

Bihar: Social media user booked for posting purported AI...

Sharing the videos resulted in ‘revealing the identity of the girl and could affect...

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HC orders Meta to remove AI-generated photo of Modi with woman, issues notice to CJP leaders

HC orders Meta to remove AI-generated photo of Modi with...

The court noted that the matter was not just about ‘one lady’ but also involved...

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How Krishna Bisht crossed Delhi’s cultural divide to carry the Dilli gharana into a new era

How Krishna Bisht crossed Delhi’s cultural divide to carry...

A disciple of Chand Khan, Bisht became a leading practitioner and scholar of a gharana...

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Watch: ‘#Love’ stars Aishwarya Lekshmi and Arjun Das as rival dating-app founders

Watch: ‘#Love’ stars Aishwarya Lekshmi and Arjun Das as...

Balaji Mohan’s Tamil series, written by Nirmal Williams, Sharada Subramanian and...

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