The Kashmir Question
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Supreme Court to pronounce verdict in Article 370 abrogation case on December 11
The top court had reserved the verdict on September 5 after hearing over 20 petitions challenging the Centre’s decision.
Scroll Staff
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Permanent provision vs Centre’s authority: What transpired in the SC’s Article 370 case hearings
The Supreme Court heard the challenges to the change in constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019 by the Modi government over 16 hearings.
Vineet Bhalla
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Can Parliament extinguish a state? What’s at stake as the Supreme Court hears Article 370 petitions
How the court rules on the stripping of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood will have fundamental implications for the fragile bargain of Indian federalism.
Dhruva Gandhi
Trending
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Why BJP leaders’ comments on study about Muslim population in India are misleading
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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Ordinary voters flagged Modi speech to Election Commission – and came up against a broken system
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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Lok Sabha polls: Two former judges, senior journalist invite PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi for public debate
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Article 370 challenge on J&K status returns to Supreme Court: What to expect
In a highly controversial move, the Modi government had abolished the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019.
Vineet Bhalla
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Interview: ‘Pressure on Pakistan to respond,’ says Ajai Sahni after J&K’s special status scrapped
What are the security implications of the Centre’s move to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcate it into two Union Territories?
Vijayta Lalwani
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View from Ladakh: How do residents of Leh, Kargil feel about decision to scrap J&K special status?
Ladakhi Buddhists have for long demanded the formation of a Union Territory. But Kargili residents feel otherwise.
Vijayta Lalwani
Video
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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The Kashmir mystery: Five questions that the Centre should answer after a week of panic
The suspension of mobile internet services and reports of political leaders being placed under house arrest have added to the anxiety in the Valley.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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Trump claims Modi asked him to mediate in the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan
He met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Oval House in Washington.
Scroll Staff
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Jammu and Kashmir: Former CM Farooq Abdullah says Hurriyat must be included in peace talks
He suggested that negotiations be resumed after the Lok Sabha polls.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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Revisiting Article 35A, key to Kashmir’s special status and the subject of a raging debate
The constitutional validity of Article 35A, which empowers Kashmir to give special rights to ‘permanent residents’, has been challenged in the Supreme Court.
Arvind Kurian Abraham
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Track II in Dubai: India-Pakistan meet discusses ending hostilities, but Valley is not convinced
Former military officials, politicians, journalists and activists participated in the deliberations this month.
Rayan Naqash
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Too much blood for good literature: A journalist reads Arundhati Roy’s Kashmir fiction
How do you tell a real story about the Valley, as ‘The Ministry of Utmost Happiness’ tries to do?
Ipsita Chakravarty
The Field
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IPL 2024: Virat Kohli stars as Bengaluru beat Punjab to stay in hunt for playoff spot
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav stars in fifth T20I as visitors sweep series
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: In Olympic year, Neeraj Chopra keen to lay down the marker
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Raheel, Dhami named in India’s 24-member men’s squad for Europe leg
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra beats world No 14 Nina Mittelham to enter quarter-finals