A new book investigates what happened to the pistol with which Bhagat Singh killed a British officer
Scroll.inby Jupinderjit Singh·7d ago
Scholar and lawyer AG Noorani, in his book The Trial of Bhagat Singh, makes a noteworthy claim that “but for the daring venture in the Assembly, Bhagat Singh might have successfully eluded the...
Neha Bora detained in ‘unauthorised vehicle’ on day 3 of protests against CEC, released hours later
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·7d ago
All India Students’ Association chief Neha Bora was detained by the Delhi Police on Sunday as protests to demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation entered the third day.
These websites give you the thrill of online shopping without buying anything
Scroll.inby Itika Sharma Punit, Rest of World·7d ago
This article was originally published in Rest of World, which covers technology’s impact outside the West.
Nestlé’s low-fat dairy whitener sample found ‘unsafe’ at Delhi hotel, says regulator
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·8d ago
A sample of Nestlé’s low-fat dairy whitener collected from The LaLiT hotel in Delhi’s Connaught Place was found to be “unsafe and substandard”, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India said...
‘Termite’: Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s first novel tapped into urban alienation and existential drift
Scroll.inby Ritam Dutta·8d ago
There are some novels that quietly unsettle you long after you’ve put them down. Ghunpoka, Bengali writer Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s first novel from the 1960s – now available in a new English...
How the Gujarati books of RF Sethna fed India’s appetite for books about Japan in the early 1900s
Scroll.inby Murali Ranganathan·8d ago
In his 1936 autobiography, Jawaharlal Nehru, the future prime minister of India, reccalls being deeply affected in his teenage years by the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-’05.
Journalist alleges sexual assault by Delhi Police officer while covering Jantar Mantar protest
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·8d ago
A journalist alleged on Saturday that a senior Delhi Police officer sexually assaulted her while she was covering protests at Jantar Mantar.
Why Opposition parties have not boycotted elections despite poll rigging allegations
Scroll.inby Nachiket Deuskar·8d ago
Abhijeet Dipke, the founder of the Cockroach Janta Party political campaign, on September 25 called on Opposition parties to boycott polls if they do not trust the Election Commission to hold free...
Apple removes messaging app used by protesters to bypass internet restrictions
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·8d ago
Apple has removed the offline messaging application Bitchat from its India App Store after a demand from the Ministry of Information Technology, developer Jack Dorsey said on Saturday.
October Indian fiction: Bring in the festive season with these six new novels
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·8d ago
All information sourced from publishers. All Our Evenings, Ruthvika Rao In 1990s Hyderabad, three teenagers – Arjun, Ruhee and Ganesh – forge an unexpected bond.
Ramachandra Guha: A century after Gandhi described the four pillars of swaraj, how do they hold up?
Scroll.inby Ramachandra Guha·8d ago
Mahatma Gandhi spent the last three decades of his life battling for his country’s freedom from British colonial rule.
Nigerian legend King Sunny Adé took African pop music to the world’s stage
Scroll.inby Damilola Peter Olatade, The Conversation·8d ago
Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye, known as King Sunny Adé, is 80 this year. He has devoted more than 60 years of his life to influencing Nigeria’s popular music and promoting the unique sounds of jùjú music.
‘Swan Song’: Princess Diana’s brother’s book is icy in its contempt for the British royal family
Scroll.inby Kate Cantrell, The Conversation·8d ago
Revenge is a dish best served cold, so the saying goes. Charles Spencer’s new memoir, Swan Song, arrives nearly three decades after his sister Diana’s death, and it is icy in its contempt for both...
SIR: EC asks BLOs to revisit voter list, add through Form 6 those eligible but deleted
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·9d ago
The Election Commission has directed poll panels in states where the special intensive revision of electoral rolls has been completed to conduct an exercise for reinstating through Form 6 eligible...
SK Bole – the social reformer who mentored Ambedkar but then joined hands with Savarkar
Scroll.inby Aniket Lakhpati·9d ago
On 4 August 1924, Sitaram Keshav Bole moved a resolution in the Bombay Legislative Council granting untouchables access to public water bodies, wells, dharmashalas, schools, courts and hospitals.
‘I try to write from within the body, acknowledging its innerness and mystery’: Poet Tishani Doshi
Scroll.inby Mohd Farhan·9d ago
Tishani Doshi’s latest collection of poetry, Egrets, While War, is a profound exploration of loss, angst, war, love and varied strands of life.
‘I’m a little cockroach’: The new non-violence of poetry, protest, and imagined communities
Scroll.inby Giti Chandra·9d ago
Sab yaad rakha jayega, sab kuch yaad rakha jayega Main Hindustan ki beti hoon I am a little cockroach. A people may coexist; a community must be imagined into being.
Cosy charmer ‘Bethlehem Kudumba Unit’ has finally come home
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·9d ago
Settle down, ye all, on your couches and forget your worries and woes for two hours and 37 minutes. Bethlehem Kudumba Unit is finally available on a streaming platform.
‘Delhi was a warzone, Mumbai a concert’: Protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar strike contrasting notes
Scroll.inby Divya Aslesha·9d ago
A few hours into the Gandhi Jayanti protests at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park and Delhi’s Jantar Mantar to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the contrast in the mood at...
Nutrients in food mimic calorie restrictions. Can they improve our health?
Scroll.inby Justin Roberts, The Conversation·9d ago
Scroll through social media and you will soon encounter advice about living longer, from fasting plans and supplements to elaborate daily routines.
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