Image Building
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How authoritarian states manage their image abroad
Creating positive news, distracting and silencing critique, and shaping elite opinion help make the world safer for dictatorships.
Alexander Dukalskis, The Loop
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Facing a credibility crisis, Kerala’s Catholic Church launches TV channel to spread ‘positive news’
Shekinah TV, run by an evangelical movement under the church, comes on the heels of two top priests being charged with rape and corruption.
TA Ameerudheen
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To be a leading Bollywood publicist is to wake up every day and ask, ‘Where is the fire?’
Rohini Iyer, the founder of leading publicity and marketing company Raindrop Media, shares her experiences of dealing with the glam set.
Chandrima Pal
Trending
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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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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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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As Madame Tussauds comes to India, a look back at the grisly story of the woman who started it all
Unlike London, New Delhi will not have a Chamber of Horrors.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
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Lessons from Cuba about reclaiming symbols of a painful past
The story of Havana's National Capitol Building reveals that symbols are enduring and achieve iconic status.
Lyn Snodgrass, The Conversation
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Indian cricket team banned from visiting casinos in Australia: Report
The decision was reportedly taken to avoid the risk of the players running into the 'wrong people' or being spotted in locations that could be considered inappropriate.
Scroll Staff
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
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A Varanasi MLA is attempting to steal Modi’s development narrative
TheSamajwadi Party's Surendra Patel is trying to steal the prime minister's thunder by constructing roads and bridges in his constituency.
Dhirendra K Jha
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One year of Modi selfies with world leaders, Bollywood stars and many regular folk
The prime minister just shot the 'world's most powerful selfie'.
Sahil Bhalla