Nepal floods halt contentious hydropower exports to Bangladesh via India
Scroll.inby Shalinee Kumari, Dialogue Earth·9 Sept 2026
Monsoon rains have routinely given Nepal a surge of hydropower, creating a surplus. Some of that surplus was used to supplement downstream neighbour Bangladesh’s fossil-fuel-dependent electricity...
Rush Hour: Delhi PG operator held, UP to challenge order against activist NSA detention and more
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·9 Sept 2026
The operator of the paying guest facilities in a five-storey building in Satya Niketan was arrested, three days after the structure collapsed, killing seven persons.
Noida workers’ protest: UP to move Supreme Court against HC quashing activist’s NSA detention
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·9 Sept 2026
The Uttar Pradesh government will challenge the Allahabad High Court’s order quashing the National Security Act detention of a 25-year-old Delhi University graduate after the workers’ protest in...
Why social media thinks government intentionally slowed internet after Delhi building collapse
Scroll.inby Anant Gupta·9 Sept 2026
On Monday, Harsh Mamnani, a Delhi-based independent video journalist, put out an unusual request on Instagram.
Maharashtra SIR: 30% voters deleted in seats with higher Muslim population, says report
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·9 Sept 2026
Nearly 30% of voters in 38 Maharashtra Assembly constituencies, where Muslims account for more than one-fifth of the population, have been excluded from the draft lists published as part of the...
How ‘dare’ Greater Noida magistrate issue notice to student over youth protests, asks SC
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·9 Sept 2026
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked how the Greater Noida executive magistrate could “dare” to issue notice last week to a student for allegedly campaigning for participation in the youth protests...
For children: Saru is excited about the craft fair, but worried about a festival that’s coming soon
Scroll.inby Vibha Batra·9 Sept 2026
“Butsh I shhaid shhorry to everyone lasht yearr,” Saru complained to her toothpaste tube as she brushed her teeth.
Graham Staines murder: SC criticises Odisha for failing to decide on convict’s early release
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·9 Sept 2026
The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticised the Odisha government for failing to decide on the premature release of Bajrang Dal member Dara Singh, who is serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder of...
‘It could kill us all’: Anthropic researcher quits over AI safety concerns
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·9 Sept 2026
A researcher at artificial intelligence company Anthropic has quit, claiming that he is concerned that the firm and the industry are racing to build AI systems that he believes they will not be...
‘Matter between entities concerned’: MEA on Eiffel Tower row
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·9 Sept 2026
The incident involving women staffers at the Eiffel Tower being removed from their work stations during a visit by a Hindu religious group was a “matter purely between the entities concerned”, the...
SIR: Bharat Ratna awardee CNR Rao sent notice for spelling mismatch
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·9 Sept 2026
Scientist CNR Rao, a Bharat Ratna awardee, has been asked by the Election Commission to establish his identity as part of the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Karnataka, The Hindu...
Why an old demand to release Sikh prisoners is gathering political force in Punjab
Scroll.inby Safwat Zargar·9 Sept 2026
On August 21, several cities of Punjab woke up to a complete shutdown in support of a call to release Sikh convicts lodged in different jails across the country.
Rush Hour: Assam told to compensate woman forced into Bangladesh, SC questions UP about NSA and more
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·8 Sept 2026
The Gauhati High Court has directed the Assam government to pay Rs 2 lakh in compensation to the son of a Bengali-origin Muslim woman who was forced into Bangladesh.
HC asks Assam to pay Rs 2 lakh to another woman forced into Bangladesh
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·8 Sept 2026
The Gauhati High Court on Monday directed the Assam government to pay Rs 2 lakh in compensation to the son of a Bengali-origin Muslim woman who was forced into Bangladesh.
Short fiction: A young man’s sisters are killed during the 1997 ethnic unrest in Manipur
Scroll.inby Lian Dousel·8 Sept 2026
The body arrives in an old Shaktiman truck in the hush of the early autumn afternoon. I hold the hands of my sisters, 10 and 12, standing on either side of me, their eyes red from crying.
Vimal Elaichi moves Delhi HC against FDA notices to brand ambassadors Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·8 Sept 2026
The makers of Vimal Elaichi on Monday approached the Delhi High Court against show-cause notices issued by the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration to their brand ambassadors Shah Rukh Khan...
2025 Bareilly violence: HC says ‘sar tan se juda’ slogan incites people, denies bail to cleric
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·8 Sept 2026
The Allahabad High Court on Monday denied bail to an Islamic cleric who has been accused of inciting violence during a protest in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly in September 2025.
Food history: How ‘curry’, the ‘antithesis’ of Japanese food, became that country’s favourite meal
Scroll.inby Colleen Taylor Sen·8 Sept 2026
In a survey conducted in the early 1980s, the Japanese named curry and rice (kare raisu) as one of their three favourite home-cooked dishes (the others were pork cutlets and vegetable stir-fry)...
Bombay HC refuses to quash defamation case against Rahul Gandhi for ‘choron ke sardar’ comment
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·8 Sept 2026
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to quash the criminal defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for remarks in which he referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “choron ke...
‘Very, very pathetic’: HC criticises Delhi University, civil body over building collapse
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·8 Sept 2026
The Delhi High Court on Monday said that responsibility for the building collapse in the national capital extends beyond the owners of the building, holding the city’s municipal corporation and...
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