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What India’s cartoonists think about Narendra Modi’s lush, evolving beard
As the lockdown dragged on, the prime minister’s facial hair got longer.
Scroll Staff
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Post his Covid-19 recovery, Boris Johnson should realise this isn’t the time for ‘heroic leadership’
There is a difference between a charismatic leader and an inspirational one.
Jon Stokes, The Conversation & Stefan Stern, The Conversation
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Three ways to identify a post-truth leader. Hint: They’re all about their followers
Leadership is an odd thing in a world where people only want their echo chamber defended. The power, and the responsibility, starts to lie elsewhere.
Zahira Jaser, The Conversation
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Instant ‘gate-cane’ weddings in parched Marathwada supply desperate labour to sugar industry
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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AIADMK is stumbling without Jaya, but most political parties in India are solo (or family) shows
The Tamil Nadu chief minister's ill-health highlights the lack of an alternative power centre. But many political parties function this way.
Anita Katyal
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Fiery Dalit leader Ramdas Athawale has turned into a court jester in BJP’s durbar
Once an activist fighting caste oppression, Athawale now cosies up to the ruling party of the day, achieving not much more than his own elevation.
Smruti Koppikar
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How Vijay Mallya could end up having something in common with Indira Gandhi and Subramanian Swamy
Members have been expelled from Parliament for various reasons, from taking bribes to being dictatorial – or waggish.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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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
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When Subramanian Swamy's fans took a parody account of their hero for real
The BJP leader has threatened to sue Facebook.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Poster perfect: Jayalalithaa's well-wishers go crazy with Photoshop
The Tamil Nadu chief minister's birthday was celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety. And lots of posters.
Scroll Staff