Banning Spree
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UP's drive against slaughterhouses will hurt jobs and revenue in one of India's poorest states
The drive against slaughterhouses could impact three critical industries in the state: meat packaging, livestock and leather.
Jeet Singh, IndiaSpend
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Banning laptops in cabin luggage won't prevent terrorist attacks on planes
Screening technology at most international airports would detect explosive devices, say experts.
Michaela Preddy, The Conversation
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No flirting, please: Why Ahmedabad’s young and restless are fuming over the hookah bar ban
In a city with almost no anonymity, darkened, smoke-filled rooms were often the only place to let inhibitions drop away.
Revati Laul
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the brain’s clock speeds up around middle age can determine future health and dementia
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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France’s burkini ban could not come at a worse time
With tensions already high, telling Muslim women not to dress a certain way at the beach will only make things worse.
Fraser McQueen, The Conversation
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China’s latest baffling crackdown: vulgar rap music
Pornography, it seems, is not the only promoter of obscenity and immorality.
Josh Horwitz, Qz.com
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City of Joy and more: Five international films that have angered Indians
Several foreign filmmakers who have explored Indian subjects have faced criticism, protests and outright bans.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Watch: Musicians from Kerala perform their version of the iconic 1985 song ‘We Are The World’