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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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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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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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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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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Watch: In animated prequel, Baahubali and Bhallaladeva unite to defeat the warlord Raktadeva
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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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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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rohit Sharma, Ajit Agarkar on team selection, KL Rahul’s omission and more
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India tour of Bangladesh: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana guide India to victory in third T20I
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Salima Tete to lead Indian women’s team for European leg
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian women lose to Japan, men to China in quarter-finals
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Squash, Saurav Ghosal interview: ‘People enjoyed watching me, this was the legacy I wanted to leave’