Coloured Opinion
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The science behind disagreements. Or why we cling to our beliefs
It doesn’t matter whether one’s opponent appears calm and confident or unsure and unsteady. Initial disagreement can create immediate bias.
Andreas Kappes, The Conversation & Tali Sharot, The Conversation
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Why we will not bring you a Best Books of the Year list in 2016 (and, possibly, ever again)
Comparisons are bad enough. To limit them to the year of publication of a book is capricious.
Arunava Sinha
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What is a writer to do with freedom? (Or, lessons from Albert Camus)
Many writers are unhappy, angry and disillusioned with the way the world is turning out. But this is an opportunity.
Rheea Mukherjee
Trending
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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Modi rocked Wembley. Would India allow the Bangladeshi leader to do a similar show in Delhi?
Lessons from the prime minister's recent foreign trips, particularly to the US and the UK.
Garga Chatterjee
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Somehow Americans are still debating whether to take down a flag used by slavery supporters
A century and a half after the American Civil War, states continue to use this symbol of racism.
Scroll Staff
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Ram Jethmalani's lonely black money quest prompts him to accuse Modi of "intentional fraud"
Jethmalani said he trusts Kejriwal more than the Modi government on this.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes