Human Tragedy
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At least six people drown as footbridge collapses in Neelum Valley in PoK
While eight people were rescued, around six were still missing, the police said.
Scroll Staff
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Fire in Bandra slum sparks memories of 2011 blaze that gutted the same settlement
The fire started hours after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation began to demolish houses there.
Mridula Chari
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Iran: All miners trapped after explosion in Golestan coalfield have died, says minister
Fears that poisonous gases were still present in the tunnels hindered rescue operations.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Beyond the hype: Why the BJP is eyeing Tamil Nadu’s most prosperous region
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A country for the cow: The chronicle of a visit to cow vigilante victim Pehlu Khan’s village
The Mewat farmer lynched by cow vigilantes in Alwar has left behind a broken family, and a fearful community questioning its place in the Indian republic.
Harsh Mander
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Why hundreds of women have died in the government’s horrific sterilisation camps
The Supreme Court has ordered the union government to persuade state governments to end holding sterilisation camps within three years.
Sandhya Srinivasan
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Kerala temple fire: Will the state finally ban dangerous fireworks displays?
Nobody respects the rules on pyrotechnics. Are stricter measures needed?
TK Devasia
Video
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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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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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How fireworks keep killing: From manufacturing accidents to pollution to disastrous blazes
Hazardous material and competitive displays are an explosive combination.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Video: The horrible moment when Kollam temple's fireworks display turned disastrous
More than 100 people are dead.
Scroll Staff
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On the first Monday after the Kolkata flyover tragedy, fear was a constant emotion
Pedestrians kept a safe distance but rickshaw-pullers and hawkers set up shop for the first time after last week's tragedy.
Angikaar Choudhury
The Reel
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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‘Juna Furniture’ trailer: Mahesh Manjrekar directs and stars in film about ageing
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Tokyo Sonata’, the unequal music of an emotionally distant family
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'They come and take photos to put on Facebook': Kolkata rescuers frustrated with disaster tourists
Eye-witnesses recall the horror of the few seconds when an under-construction flyover collapsed in the congested Girish Park area.
Angikaar Choudhury
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Photos: Japan marks fifth anniversary of disastrous earthquake and tsunami that killed 18,000
The country observed a minute’s silence at 2.46 pm, the time the 9.0-magnitude quake struck in 2011 and led to the Fukushima radiation leak.
Scroll Staff
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17 killed in road accident in Rajasthan’s Pratapgarh district
Most of the passengers in the overcrowded vehicle, which drove into a parked truck, were young labourers on their way back to their villages after working in a town nearby.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju drops to second after draw against Fabiano Caruana
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Endgame: Indian Grandmasters are daring to dream at the 2024 Candidates