Fighting Discrimination
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After week-long protests, Ashoka University to set up Equal Opportunity Cell
A group of students at the institute demanded that a caste census be conducted annually on campus.
Scroll Staff
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How BR Ambedkar has become a global icon in the fight against injustice
The mobilisations by Dalit Ambedkarite diaspora in the West have received support from other socially marginalised communities and minority groups.
Sumeet Mhaskar
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‘Shocked at silence of PM’: 13 Opposition leaders issue joint statement against communal violence
The leaders alleged that Narendra Modi’s silence is testimony to the fact that ‘private armed mobs enjoy the luxury of official patronage’.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Fear, deception and intimidation pillars of Modi government, writes Sonia Gandhi
The Congress chief accused the government of pitting Indians against each other on the basis of ‘dress, food, faith, festival and language’.
Scroll Staff
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‘Art should have no religion’: Kerala minister urges temple to allow ‘non-Hindu’ dancers to perform
The Koodalmanikayam Temple has barred Bharatanatyam exponent Mansiya VP and dancer Soumya Sukumaran from participating in a 10-day festival.
Scroll Staff
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Three dancers withdraw from Kerala temple festival after it bars ‘non-Hindu’ Bharatanatyam artist
‘I cannot perform dance on that stage by writing ‘Hindu’ to my art,’ one of them wrote on Facebook.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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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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‘Non-Hindu’ Bharatanatyam dancer stopped from performing in Kerala temple
Around 800 artists are slated to perform at a 10-day festival at the Koodalmanikyam Temple and they have all only been allowed if they identify as Hindu.
Scroll Staff
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Bahrain authorities shut Indian restaurant for allegedly denying entry to woman wearing veil
The alleged incident took place at the Lanterns restaurant, located in the Adliya area of the country’s capital Manama.
Scroll Staff
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Watch: Delhi hotel denies room to Kashmiri man, cites fake police directive
Oyo Rooms said that it took the hotel off its platform and that its ‘rooms and hearts are open for everyone’.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Kashmiri tenant accuses landlady of calling her terrorist, trespassing, theft; police register case
The Delhi Commission For Women has issued a notice to the police and sought an action taken report along with a copy of the FIR by October 19.
Scroll Staff
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Don’t trust the false advertising. Liberal British universities are still endemically racist
Through in-depth interviews with academics, I discovered troubling stories of racism.
Katy Sian, The Conversation
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‘How could you have been raped?’: New study on how India’s transgender people face bias from doctors
A new study uncovers reasons for discrimination against transgender patients by the medical community.
Ankur Paliwal
The Field
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: Indian women’s team beat Singapore to inch closer to quarter-finals
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India tour of Bangladesh: Focus on T20 World Cup preparation after moving on from last year’s drama
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants