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What India’s cartoonists think about Narendra Modi’s lush, evolving beard
As the lockdown dragged on, the prime minister’s facial hair got longer.
Scroll Staff
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Post his Covid-19 recovery, Boris Johnson should realise this isn’t the time for ‘heroic leadership’
There is a difference between a charismatic leader and an inspirational one.
Jon Stokes, The Conversation & Stefan Stern, The Conversation
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Three ways to identify a post-truth leader. Hint: They’re all about their followers
Leadership is an odd thing in a world where people only want their echo chamber defended. The power, and the responsibility, starts to lie elsewhere.
Zahira Jaser, The Conversation
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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AIADMK is stumbling without Jaya, but most political parties in India are solo (or family) shows
The Tamil Nadu chief minister's ill-health highlights the lack of an alternative power centre. But many political parties function this way.
Anita Katyal
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Fiery Dalit leader Ramdas Athawale has turned into a court jester in BJP’s durbar
Once an activist fighting caste oppression, Athawale now cosies up to the ruling party of the day, achieving not much more than his own elevation.
Smruti Koppikar
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How Vijay Mallya could end up having something in common with Indira Gandhi and Subramanian Swamy
Members have been expelled from Parliament for various reasons, from taking bribes to being dictatorial – or waggish.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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When Subramanian Swamy's fans took a parody account of their hero for real
The BJP leader has threatened to sue Facebook.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Poster perfect: Jayalalithaa's well-wishers go crazy with Photoshop
The Tamil Nadu chief minister's birthday was celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety. And lots of posters.
Scroll Staff