Coloured Opinion
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The science behind disagreements. Or why we cling to our beliefs
It doesn’t matter whether one’s opponent appears calm and confident or unsure and unsteady. Initial disagreement can create immediate bias.
Andreas Kappes, The Conversation & Tali Sharot, The Conversation
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Why we will not bring you a Best Books of the Year list in 2016 (and, possibly, ever again)
Comparisons are bad enough. To limit them to the year of publication of a book is capricious.
Arunava Sinha
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What is a writer to do with freedom? (Or, lessons from Albert Camus)
Many writers are unhappy, angry and disillusioned with the way the world is turning out. But this is an opportunity.
Rheea Mukherjee
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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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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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Modi rocked Wembley. Would India allow the Bangladeshi leader to do a similar show in Delhi?
Lessons from the prime minister's recent foreign trips, particularly to the US and the UK.
Garga Chatterjee
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Somehow Americans are still debating whether to take down a flag used by slavery supporters
A century and a half after the American Civil War, states continue to use this symbol of racism.
Scroll Staff
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Ram Jethmalani's lonely black money quest prompts him to accuse Modi of "intentional fraud"
Jethmalani said he trusts Kejriwal more than the Modi government on this.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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