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Nishita Jha
Nishita Jha is a Scroll.in staffer.
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Name and shame list: Indian women students explain why they don’t trust official sexual abuse panels
A group of feminists has called for ‘due process’ to be followed in complaints about sexual harassment on campus. But many say official mechanisms don’t work.
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After teen is lynched on train, young men from his village are afraid of looking ‘too Muslim’
Faridabad’s Khandawli village is still trying to make sense of the brutal attack on Junaid and his brothers on Thursday evening.
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Gujarat riot victim Bilkis Bano moved 20 homes in 15 years but never lost her faith in justice
Through court dates and a police cover-up, her husband stood by her like a rock.
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Trending
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Malegaon blast: Army officer Prasad Purohit claims he was tortured by ATS, forced to take blame
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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Ambitious tourism plans for Lakshadweep ignore limited availability of freshwater
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Why BJP leaders’ comments on study about Muslim population in India are misleading
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Attacks on Africans: In India's satellite towns like Greater Noida, do black lives really matter?
Students from the developing world come to the educational hub near Delhi seeking a 'premium international experience'. What they find is sometimes different.
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Demonetisation will hit the cash reserves – and health – of millions of sex workers
The access to healthcare and contraceptives for women and transgendered people in sex work is linked to their financially stability.
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GPS-enabled rupee notes with spelling errors: Ten demonetisation rumours from the past fortnight
How many of these have you heard?
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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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Note demonetisation: What of the women who hide cash to feed their children or to escape abuse?
A large section of women in India are out of the banking system, and the currency withdrawal has hit them hard.
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Three charts show how it is always a state of perpetual war on the Indo-Pak border
Reports suggest Indo-Pak relations have never been worse, but people on either side of the LoC – and indeed, the international border – live in an uneasy truce.
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Is it rape only when the victim screams and fights back? A Supreme Court verdict calls for a debate
The apex court dismissed a case after questioning the victim's behaviour. But accounts of rape survivors show there is no normal response to such an assault.
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The Reel
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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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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As BSF chief clarifies force did not ask Punjab to evacuate border, parties want Badal to explain
An evacuation without any seeming plan has left lakhs of people stranded in relief camps with crops ripening in faraway fields.
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‘If border is risky, why is CM Badal flying here in a chopper?’ ask residents of evacuated villages
Though thousands have been shifted out of villages in Punjab, there is little to indicate that the evacuation was necessary.
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Border-village evacuation: Khalsa Aid volunteers step up to fill gaps in official services
The Sikh humanitarian organisation has provided aid around the world, most recently to refugees in Greece.
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The Field
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra’s dream run ends in quarter-finals
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: Neeraj Chopra, Kishore Jena open season – All you need to know
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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