Crime & Politics
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SC issues notice to poll panel on BJP plea against order on sharing criminal records of candidates
The BJP petition seeks review of the Supreme Court 2021 order imposing fine of Rs 1 lakh on the party for not revealing criminal records of its candidates.
Scroll Staff
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Why Indian Muslims are feeling under siege from the media coverage of the Shraddha Walkar murder
In the media and on social media, an individual’s crime has been used to target the whole community.
Zafar Aafaq
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Julio Ribeiro: With Sachin Vaze’s arrest, a warning about glorifying ‘encounter specialists’
It is to be expected that ‘encounter specialists’ will go rogue sooner rather than later.
Julio Ribeiro
Trending
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BJP worker’s son claims in video he cast eight votes in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad
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International Booker Prize 2024: Quick reviews of the six shortlisted novels
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Bow and arrow or torch? In Maharashtra, confusion over new election symbols may help BJP, allies
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Listening to 41 Modi interviews: Few tough questions, no rebuttals, no fact checks
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Varanasi poll: As 33 nominations are rejected, eight applicants allege that the process was rigged
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Saba Naqvi: Does ‘Mirzapur’ defame UP? If you’d met the dons I have, you’d know how bad it really is
The veteran reporter recounts her encounters with criminals-turned-politicians.
Saba Naqvi
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Powering Kanpur gangster Vikas Dubey’s arrogance, a political-police nexus that gave him free rein
The impunity with which he has operated is the result of an emaciated system that is crying for remedy, writes a former UP police chief.
Javeed Ahmad
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Declaration of criminal cases: Supreme Court issues notice to EC for allegedly violating its order
Last year, the court had asked candidates to declare their criminal antecedents after filing nominations for elections.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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Eco India: Even as technology lends a hand, India's farmers grapple with an uncertain future
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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?
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SC refuses to ban politicians facing criminal charges from elections, tells Parliament to frame law
The top court told political parties to publish the criminal antecedents of the candidates on their website and publicise it.
Scroll Staff
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CID probe found evidence to try Adityanath in Gorakhpur riots (but he did not sanction prosecution)
Though the report of the CID Crime Branch investigation was not made public, a letter accessed by Scroll.in points to some of its findings.
Dhirendra K Jha
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Who decides whether to sanction prosecution of Yogi Adityanath? Why, Yogi Adityanath himself
The chief minister is also in charge of the home ministry to which the police reports, which refused to sanction prosecution in a 2007 hate-speech case.
Dhirendra K Jha
The Reel
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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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Start the week with a film: Why Farah Khan’s ‘Main Hoon Na’ endures
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‘Chandu Champion’ trailer: Kartik Aaryan in biopic of Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar
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‘It Ends With Us’ trailer: Blake Lively stars in drama about an abusive relationship
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‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’ review: Overcooked and unsavoury
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In the months after the liquor ban, murders and other major crimes actually rose in Bihar
A drop in crime was a primary reason for the new Prohibition law.
Devanik Saha, IndiaSpend.com
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Eight sentenced to death by Kolkata court for brutal murder of college student in 2014
Sourav Chowdhury, 19, was chopped into pieces for protesting against local drug and liquor cartels.
Scroll Staff
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59% of MLAs in new Bihar Assembly face criminal charges, says report
Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal has 49 MLAs with criminal cases pending against them.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2024: Rajasthan pipped to second spot by Hyderabad after match against Kolkata gets washed out
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IPL 2024: Abhishek Sharma stars as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeat Punjab Kings to cap off league stage
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Badminton, Thailand Open, as it happened: Satwik-Chirag win second men’s doubles title of the season
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IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Chennai Super Kings to take the final playoffs spot
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Badminton, Thailand Open Super 500: Satwik-Chirag enter fourth final; Tanisha-Ashwini exit