Weekend watch: ‘Pradhama Drishtiya Kuttakkar’ turns the police procedural on its head
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·2d ago
Who doesn’t love an anti-hero who gets away with crime and manages to stay several steps ahead of the police? When an anti-heroine is involved, the escape seems that much sweeter.
Centre tells states to prevent protesters from travelling to Delhi: Reports
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·2d ago
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday asked all states and Union Territories to help the Delhi Police by taking preventive measures to stop protesters from travelling towards the national...
At least 10,000 detained across India ahead of October 10 Delhi protest against Gyanesh Kumar: CJP
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·3d ago
At least 10,000 persons, including students, farmers and members of Dalit organisations, have been detained across India ahead of a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Saturday against Chief...
Noida workers’ protest: HC asks why ‘andolanjeevi’ was used in journalist’s NSA detention grounds
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·3d ago
The Allahabad High Court on Thursday questioned the use of the term “andolanjeevi” in the grounds for detaining journalist Satyam Verma under the National Security Act after the workers’ protests...
Why does Hindutva hate Durga Puja being called the ‘autumn festival’?
Scroll.inby Shoaib Daniyal·3d ago
Welcome to The India Fix by Shoaib Daniyal, a newsletter on Indian politics. As always, if you’ve been sent this newsletter and like it, to get it in your inbox every week, sign up here (click on...
‘Eyes’ review: A clear-eyed look at a culture of stalking and abuse
Scroll.inby Nandini Ramnath·3d ago
The title of the Malayalam show Eyes refers to a programme that monitors men who harass, maim or kill the women they claim to love.
From the biography: How social reformer Ayyankali fought for dignity and justice for Dalits
Scroll.inby MR Renukumar·3d ago
This might seem like a highly inflammatory statement, but it is true that there are times when infringement of the law becomes a necessity.
Infosys, Tata, Wipro among Indian IT firms suspended from US green card programme
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·3d ago
The United States on Thursday suspended information technology companies Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro, HCL, Capgemini, Microsoft and Adobe from the Permanent Labor Certification Programme.
Amol Palekar on Nana Patekar: ‘He commanded attention, you couldn’t take your eyes off him’
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·3d ago
When Amol Palekar heard of actor Nana Patekar’s unexpected death on Thursday, he was deeply saddened.
‘Why are they stealing our votes?’: Bengaluru protest brings frustration with SIR to the fore
Scroll.inby Johanna Deeksha·3d ago
Ravi G, a construction labourer from the village of Heggadadevanakote in Mysuru, has lost several days of wages in the process of running around to try and get his documents verified for the...
‘Is Ambani real boss,’ asks Elon Musk after accusing ‘oligarchs’ of stalling Starlink India launch
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·3d ago
Trillionaire Elon Musk on Thursday asked if “Ambani is the real boss” of India amid an online debate about his Starlink satellite internet network not having received clearance to operate in the...
Delhi SIR: EC holds special camps for persons ‘left out’ of draft rolls after their homes were razed
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·4d ago
The Delhi Election Commission on Wednesday said that it will organise special camps to ensure that voters whose homes have been demolished recently are not excluded from the special intensive...
EC online portal designed to centralise voter deletions from BJP headquarters, Congress alleges
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·4d ago
The Congress on Thursday alleged that the Election Commission’s online portal for voter registration and related services was designed to “centralise all deletions and additions from the Bharatiya...
Three FIRs against LoP Rahul Gandhi for ‘assaulting police’ during protest demanding CEC resignation
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·4d ago
At least three first information reports have been filed against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for allegedly assaulting police personnel and obstructing them during the INDIA...
Gauhati HC rejects woman’s citizenship plea, says ‘sympathy cannot be misapplied’
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·4d ago
The Gauhati High Court on Monday rejected a woman’s plea challenging a 2017 tribunal order that declared her a foreigner, saying “sympathy cannot be misapplied” in cases involving undocumented...
What questions and debates in Parliament say about India’s climate change priorities
Scroll.inby Hajira Puthige·4d ago
India, like other countries, is grappling with the effects of El Niño, which has exacerbated global warming, causing a major rainfall deficit in the country this year.
Rush Hour: Rahul Gandhi detained for third time in two days of Opposition protest against CEC & more
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·4d ago
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were detained by the Delhi Police during the Opposition’s protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi to demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh...
‘Any dissent termed anti-national’: Ex-bureaucrats urge civil servants to uphold Constitution values
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·5d ago
A group of former bureaucrats on Wednesday raised concerns about dissent and differences of opinion with the government increasingly being described as “anti-national” and called on civil servants...
Semiconductors are driving the global economy. A new book looks at its human and environmental costs
Scroll.inby Rakesh Kumar·5d ago
Accidents aren’t the only thing that can cause the release of chipmaking toxins into the environment.
CEC Gyanesh Kumar postpones Chhattisgarh visit amid nationwide protests demanding his resignation
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·5d ago
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and other senior Election Commission officials postponed their two-day visit to Chhattisgarh amid protests over the functioning of the poll panel and its...
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