Short Take
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Why 'azadi' is more than just a slogan for Kashmiris
The word that has been echoing in Kashmir Valley for decades is today ringing in JNU, albeit in a different context.
Fahad Shah
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Imtiaz Ali’s short film ‘Window Seat’ serves up a slice of Kashmir
The filmmaker paints a picture of melancholy in five minutes.
Scroll Staff
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Why Bajrang Dal activist Prashant Poojary's murder can't be compared to the Dadri beef lynching
When we seek to juxtapose two instances without even bothering to examine the political context, we are entering dangerous territory.
Rajdeep Sardesai
Trending
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Will Indian schools ever be ready to give students sex education?
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Watch: The trailer of ‘Panchayat’ season 3 is out
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How India’s weak international stand on plastic pollution harms Indians
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View from the Margins: Why Mumbai’s indigenous Kolis are angry with unchecked coastal ‘development’
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Note to Chetan Bhagat et al: Yes, writing is a political act
In a society that respects its writers, the smallest courtesy is choosing to investigate their anguish.
Arul Mani
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Should Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali bear the burden of Kasab's act of terror?
India's rising tide of intolerance has descended into goondaism of the worst kind
Rajdeep Sardesai
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Is writer Nayantara Sahgal being hypocritical by returning her Sahitya Akademi award?
After all, she accepted it merely two years after the anti-Sikh riots.
Rajdeep Sardesai
Video
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Watch: Meet Figaro, the curious cat who loves to ‘help’ her human making pottery
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Watch: Messi, the dog from ‘Anatomy of a Fall’, walks the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival
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Video: Being Muslim in today’s India
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Watch: Massive rainstorm hits Mumbai, strong winds knock down trees, damage cars
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‘Barking news’: Woman turns journalist to ‘report’ on mischiefs and complaints by her pet dogs
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Why Aurangzeb is a better fit for a road name than Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
Delhi should learn from Mumbai – long names for roads and landmarks rarely make their way into public imagination.
Simin Patel
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A word of advice for college admission seekers: Be more than the sum of your marks
Don’t be disheartened if you don’t get what you want in the college or course of your choice. Learn from the finest minds – YouTube, books, museums and movies.
Moyukh Chatterjee
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Deepika Padukone's got it wrong: merely making choices does little to challenge male power
True women's empowerment will involve dismantling social, political and economic structures that allow men to dominate.
Richard Kamei
The Reel
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‘Lampan’ review: Light in treatment and heavy on the nostalgia
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‘House of the Dragon’ season 2 trailer: The Targaryens go to war
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Watch: The trailer of ‘Panchayat’ season 3 is out
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‘Mr and Mrs Mahi’ trailer: Rajkummar Rao, Janhvi Kapoor in cricket-themed romance
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Start the week with a film: The unforgettable revolution of the dogs in ‘White God’
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Modi government lost a political opportunity by leaving 66A to the Supreme Court
By leaving it to the judiciary to make a decision, the prime minister demonstrated that he had become a Lutyens insider.
Shivam Vij
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Why Sadhvi Prachi needs a maths lesson
The VHP leader had earlier exhorted Hindu women to have four kids. She now says those having more than two should be stripped of their voting rights.
Aarefa Johari
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Hold your horses: Kejriwal hugging his wife will not start a love revolution
It remains to be seen how the next Delhi chief minister will protect lovers, married or unmarried, gay or straight, against the moral police.
Anjali Mody
The Field
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IPL 2024: Sunrisers Hyderabad through to playoffs after match against Gujarat Titans gets washed out
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Badminton, Thailand Open Super 500: Meiraba Maisnam, Satwik-Chirag enter quarter-finals
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Boxing, Elorda Cup: Nikhat Zareen among four Indian boxers to reach final
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Table Tennis, Olympics 2024: Achanta Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra to lead Indian teams in Paris
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Football: Sunil Chhetri’s legacy goes beyond the playing field