SC seeks Centre’s response on plea by son of Muslim woman forced into Bangladesh
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·25d ago
The Supreme Court on Thursday sought the Union government’s response to a plea filed by the son of a woman who was forced into Bangladesh without any verification.
Indonesia’s ‘orangutan capital of the world’ is being destroyed
Scroll.inby Mongabay·25d ago
Deep within Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, one of the most important peat swamp forests left on Earth is being cleared, drained, and burned.
Rush Hour: India assures energy security amid tariff threat, police questioned on protest ban & more
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·25d ago
After the United States House of Representatives passed legislation that would allow tariffs of up to 100% on India and other countries that purchase Russian oil and gas, New Delhi said it remains...
SC tells Tamil Nadu to ‘change mindset on Hindi’ in case about setting up Centre-run schools
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·25d ago
The Supreme Court on Thursday told the Tamil Nadu government to change its “mindset” on teaching Hindi in the state’s schools while hearing a case about setting up Union government-run Navodaya...
Fiction: When filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak and poet Binoy Majumdar were admitted to the same asylum
Scroll.inby Maitreyee Chowdhury·25d ago
As is the case with all good books, I was left in a vacuum of sorts, after reading Binoy so intimately.
Delhi HC asks police how it could impose ‘blanket ban’ on anti-reservation protest at Jantar Mantar
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·25d ago
The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the police how it could impose a “blanket ban” on protests at Jantar Mantar against caste-based reservations in jobs and education and the University Grants...
India says Pakistan-China boundary panel ‘without any legal basis’
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·25d ago
India on Wednesday rejected the “so-called” Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission, saying that it was constituted “without any legal basis”.
Graham Staines murder: SC gives convict two weeks to challenge Odisha denying him early release
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·25d ago
The Supreme Court on Thursday granted two weeks to Bajrang Dal member Dara Singh to challenge the Odisha government’s decision rejecting the petition for his early release, ANI reported.
Delhi: Satya Niketan building collapsed due to ‘callous, criminal conduct’, says HC
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·25d ago
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said that “callous and criminal conduct” had led to the collapse of the five-storey building in the Satya Niketan area, in which seven persons were killed...
A new book looks at how music streaming apps made background music a commercially viable genre
Scroll.inby Glenn McDonald·25d ago
The idea of music as a background atmosphere is not new. We had Muzak in elevators. We had Music for Airports.
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil ends fast, gives Maharashtra 3 months to consider demands
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·25d ago
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil on Thursday called off his hunger strike, but warned the Maharashtra government that he would launch a protest in Mumbai if his demands for reservations...
Schools told to light diyas for Modi’s birthday, BJP governments organise events
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·25d ago
At least 75 government schools in Delhi have been directed to light diyas, or earthen lamps, on their premises on Thursday to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, The Wire reported.
US House passes bill allowing 100% tariffs on India, other countries for buying Russian oil
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·25d ago
The United States House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a legislation allowing President Donald Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on India and other countries that purchase Russian oil...
When Delhi floods, the villages around it bear the brunt
Scroll.inby Vishal Narain·25d ago
As the monsoon approached the National Capital Region, residents had to negotiate familiar challenges of waterlogged roads, overflowing drains and urban flooding.
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd writes about the teacher who urged him to study despite his Shudra status
Scroll.inby Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd·25d ago
One morning, school teacher Rajalingam came to my house when my mother was sprinkling buffalo and cow dung water around our house. He had on trousers, a bush shirt and rubber slippers on his feet.
A journalist exposing rape claims against Dera chief was killed. His son awaits justice 24 years on
Scroll.inby Safwat Zargar·25d ago
Anshul Chhatrapati grew up knowing his father was different. The name he inherited from him was itself a giveaway – Chhatrapati, a Sanskrit word for sovereign ruler, is most commonly associated...
Chhattisgarh: NIA court sentences 10 persons to life term for 2013 Jhiram Valley Maoist attack
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·26d ago
A National Investigation Agency court on Wednesday sentenced 10 persons to life imprisonment for their role in the 2013 Jhiram Valley Maoist attack that killed 29 persons, including senior Congress...
In Assam, eye testing at post offices is helping many see clearly again
Scroll.inby Murali Krishnan·26d ago
At a post office in Assam, Bandana Devi, has found herself doing a job that has little to do with letters, parcels or money.
Rush Hour: Pakistani, Indian naval ships collide, Congress asks Modi to roll back UPI charges & more
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·26d ago
The Ministry of External Affairs summoned the Pakistani charge d’affaires in Delhi to register a “strong protest” about the collision of a Pakistani naval vessel with an Indian Navy ship.
‘Have a spine’, roll back charges on UPI payments, Rahul Gandhi to Modi
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·26d ago
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday demanded that the Union government roll back charges on Unified Payments Interface transaction, urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “have a spine” and...
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