Brexit Fallout
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Brexit: EU launches legal action against UK for failing to drop contentious legislation
The trading bloc had given UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson until the end of September to drop problematic clauses in the Internal Market Bill.
Scroll Staff
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The UK Supreme Court’s ruling on parliament suspension could work in favour of Boris Johnson
The ruling could add fuel to a populist fire that is already raging about the need for a strong leader.
Matthew Flinders, The Conversation
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Readers are avoiding news to escape the post-truth world of politics
As journalism gets more frenzied, Britons are feeling increasingly disconnected from what they see as the distant, unreal world of the Westminster Village.
Andrew Calcutt, The Conversation
Trending
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Harsh Mander: The dark clouds of 1935 Nuremberg have gathered over Indian skies
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Modi pulled bahujan voters to the BJP. Many are now drifting away
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Why is the penalty for a drunk driver killing people less severe than the punishment for murder?
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How Rukmini Devi Arundale modernised the Kalakshetra sari and made ‘Ahimsa silk’ fashionable
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Opinion: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak and the democratic politics of pronunciation
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In the Mother of Parliaments in the UK, a comedy of terrors
The country looks more like a basket case than a beacon.
Mark Hannant
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Why did the queen accept Boris Johnson’s request to suspend British Parliament? She had no choice
Had Queen Elizabeth refused the request, she would have effectively sparked a constitutional crisis.
Laura Beers, The Conversation
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Where Theresa May went wrong as British prime minister
The Conservative Party leader has made many mistakes along the way.
Nicholas Allen, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: ‘The Garfield Movie’ screened specially for cats and their owners in Dubai cinema hall
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Cyclone Remal: Scenes of damage as heavy rain and storms batter parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal
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Watch: When the ‘All We Imagine As Light’ team danced on the red carpet before the Cannes screening
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Eco India: Is traditional building the path to eco-harmony in the Himalayas?
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Eco India, Episode 261: Can ancient know-how revive sustainable mountain ecosystems?
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The myth of British humour and resilience, born in World War II, is about to die a Brexit death
Many positive qualities associated with the British character and institutions can be traced to wartime propaganda.
Guy Woodward, The Conversation
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Brexit: British PM says United Kingdom may never leave European Union if MPs don’t vote for deal
Theresa May said that a vote to reject the deal will ‘trigger a moment of crisis’.
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Brexit: UK Parliament rejects withdrawal deal, PM Theresa May to face no-confidence vote
However, the prime minister is likely to survive the vote, unless MPs from her own party vote her out of power.
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The Reel
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Io Capitano’, a gripping tale of flight and fight
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The miraculous resurrection of Nirad Mohapatra’s Odia classic ‘Maya Miriga’
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Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix shows why free expression is vital for FTII and other institutions
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Cannes Film Festival: Payal Kapadia is first Indian to win Grand Prix for ‘All We Imagine As Light’
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Watch: A young man is possessed by an obsessive spirit in ‘Munjya’
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Brexit: Sushma Swaraj says migrant Indians will not face problems till process is over
‘The whole process will take two years and till then there will not be any problem,’ the external affairs minister told Parliament.
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Would a second referendum on Brexit deliver a vote to remain? What opinion polling tells us
We can use data on public attitudes to help get a sense of whether the UK would vote differently if it got another chance.
Paul Whiteley, The Conversation
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Brexit: European Union leaders reject Theresa May’s bid to renegotiate deal
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said there could be clarifications but no changes to the agreement.
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The Field
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Boxing, World Olympic Qualifier: Ankushita Boro advances into second round; Abhimanyu Loura exits
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IPL 2024: Virat Kohli’s sweep to the million dollar babies – Here’s a look at the season’s takeaways
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Tennis, French Open: ‘My body isn’t what it was’ – Andy Murray as his Roland Garrors career ends
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Watch, IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders’ celebrate after winning their third title
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Tennis, French Open: Naomi Osaka, Carlos Alcaraz advance; Andy Murray exits in opening round