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Samar Halarnkar
Samar Halarnkar is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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‘A life of principle, integrity and dignity’: A son’s tribute to his policeman father PG Halarnkar
The former Bengaluru city police commissioner and Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force passed away on January 2.
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India accelerates its age of ecological annihilation
By destroying its last wild areas, India is endangering the future of its people, forests and water sources to deliver questionable, short-term gains to a few.
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The widening war against India’s women journalists
As the Opposition withers away during the pandemic, online attacks intensify against journalists from trolls linked to India’s ruling party.
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Trending
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‘Please don’t follow me now’: Actor Rhea Chakraborty asks paparazzi when spotted in Mumbai
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It isn’t just an Amazon web series under fire from Hindutva groups – the real tandav is yet to come
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Why has the Adani group singled out journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta?
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Once considered India’s answer to WhatsApp, Hike Messenger has shut down
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Nine Tests against India will be fantastic, our players are excited: England coach Chris Silverwood
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The twilight of Indian democracy
Protest and journalism are criminal acts, Parliament is irrelevant, duties supersede rights,and profanity flows from the ordinary.
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FIR 59/20 and the dark contours of India’s emerging, new republic
The Hindu-Rashtra strategy is leery of reason, hostile to minorities, benevolent to misinformation, manipulative of law and derisive of science.
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Narendra Modi is adopting the wrong lessons of history
All leaders lie and make mistakes. Great leaders use lies to build consensus, they learn from mistakes and they learn to compromise. Modi should too.
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Video
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Watch: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spent inauguration day at a protest in the Bronx, New York
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Watch: Hilarious compilation of Donald Trump saying ‘bye-bye’
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Watch: Explosion in Madrid, capital of Spain, destroys building, kills at least three people
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Watch: Comic José Covaco’s hilarious interpretation of ‘private chat’ with Navika Kumar
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Watch: US Police dog receives a hero’s welcome upon return after multiple surgeries
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Smoke, mirrors and Modi: A grand illusion of governance
Emotion and grand political statements may normally distract and attract voters. In a crisis, they are poor substitutes for governance.
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Why the slow drip of anti-Muslim poison in India is now a flood
For vast swathes of Hindu society, the pandemic is a convenient staging point on the route to the marginalisation of Muslim India.
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The privileges of being Hindu in new India
They will not make me prove my allegiance – and then refuse it, whether I fly the flag, recite the Constitution, sing the anthem or die for my country.
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The Reel
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‘Kuruthi Kalam’ trailer: A police officer is caught between rival gangs in Chennai
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It isn’t just an Amazon web series under fire from Hindutva groups – the real tandav is yet to come
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‘Gandii Baat’ trailer: AltBalaji erotic thriller series is now into season six
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‘The Legend of Hanuman’ trailer: Animated series features the voice of Sharad Kelkar
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‘Mission Frontline’ trailer: Rana Daggubati anchors a tribute to the Border Security Force
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The BJP’s perilous descent from Hindu appeasement to incitement
Ministers deliver hate speech, police take their cues and goons are empowered to transition from social-media rage to street violence.
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The growing radicalisation of Hindus threatens the Indian republic and the Constitution
Only Hindus can disprove the proposition of the Hindu nation. If they do not, we know what awaits
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Narendra Modi and the unsurprising politics of vendetta
The PM has a long memory and imposes meticulous retribution on dissenters. No slight is forgotten, no reprisal considered too petty or disproportionate.
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The Field
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IPL 2021: Rajasthan Royals trade Robin Uthappa to Chennai Super Kings in all-cash deal
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ISL: ATK Mohun Bagan edge past Chennaiyin FC thanks to David Williams’ stoppage-time winner
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s 760th career goal reignites debate about football’s all-time goalscoring record
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Watch: The longest goal in football history – scored by Newport County’s Tom King
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Football: Why fans of long-suffering clubs have better social ties than successful teams’ supporters