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Urmi Chanda-Vaz

Urmi Chanda-Vaz is a regular Scroll.in contributor

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  1. Allahabad High Court sends notice to PM Narendra Modi on plea challenging his election to Lok Sabha

    Allahabad High Court sends notice to PM Narendra Modi on plea challenging his election to Lok Sabha
  2. Bangladesh rejects activist Priya Saha’s comments to Trump on minorities, may sue her for sedition

    Bangladesh rejects activist Priya Saha’s comments to Trump on minorities, may sue her for sedition
  3. ‘Central banker’s job has become much more political,’ Raghuram Rajan tells BBC

    ‘Central banker’s job has become much more political,’ Raghuram Rajan tells BBC
  4. Toll in floods in Assam and Bihar now 156, nearly 2.5 lakh people still in relief camps

    Toll in floods in Assam and Bihar now 156, nearly 2.5 lakh people still in relief camps
  5. A Manipur Muslim family struggles to understand why a lynch mob thought their MBA-son was a thief

    A Manipur Muslim family struggles to understand why a lynch mob thought their MBA-son was a thief

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  1. ‘Philadelphia’s spiderman’ descended 19 floors to escape a fire. He took the wall, not the stairs

    ‘Philadelphia’s spiderman’ descended 19 floors to escape a fire. He took the wall, not the stairs
  2. Watch: This puppy catching raindrops will leave you smiling

    Watch: This puppy catching raindrops will leave you smiling
  3. Watch: Two people play ping pong on a table that does not exist

    Watch: Two people play ping pong on a table that does not exist
  4. Watch: These bristly, motorised back-scratchers are the perfect way to have happy, healthy cows

    Watch: These bristly, motorised back-scratchers are the perfect way to have happy, healthy cows
  5. Watch: Dragon Ball Z nerds set a record for the largest number of people doing a ‘Kamehameha’

    Watch: Dragon Ball Z nerds set a record for the largest number of people doing a ‘Kamehameha’

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  1. Poorna Jagannathan on ‘Big Little Lies’ and her dream role: ‘It should take a lot out of me’

    Poorna Jagannathan on ‘Big Little Lies’ and her dream role: ‘It should take a lot out of me’
  2. Gitanjali Rao’s animated film ‘Bombay Rose’ is headed to the Venice Film Festival – here’s why

    Gitanjali Rao’s animated film ‘Bombay Rose’ is headed to the Venice Film Festival – here’s why
  3. Behind that ‘giant leap for mankind’: Discovery documentary sheds new light on 1969 moon landing

    Behind that ‘giant leap for mankind’: Discovery documentary sheds new light on 1969 moon landing
  4. Cat-astrophe? Trailer of ‘Cats’ movie spooks the internet

    Cat-astrophe? Trailer of ‘Cats’ movie spooks the internet
  5. ‘Typewriter’ review: Some thrills, but not enough chills in Sujoy Ghosh’s Netflix horror series

    ‘Typewriter’ review: Some thrills, but not enough chills in Sujoy Ghosh’s Netflix horror series

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  1. India’s tour of West Indies: No rest for Virat Kohli as selectors name squads

    India’s tour of West Indies: No rest for Virat Kohli as selectors name squads
  2. Football: Edward Nketiah scores brace as Arsenal beat Fiorentina 3-0 in pre-season friendly

    Football: Edward Nketiah scores brace as Arsenal beat Fiorentina 3-0 in pre-season friendly
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    Indonesia Open 2019 final, PV Sindhu vs Akane Yamaguchi as it happened: Japanese wins 21-15, 21-16

    Indonesia Open 2019 final, PV Sindhu vs Akane Yamaguchi as it happened: Japanese wins 21-15, 21-16

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  4. Don’t think it’s fair: England captain Eoin Morgan still struggles to make sense of World Cup final

    Don’t think it’s fair: England captain Eoin Morgan still struggles to make sense of World Cup final
  5. Boxing: Manny Pacquiao rolls back the years to become oldest welterweight champion in history

    Boxing: Manny Pacquiao rolls back the years to become oldest welterweight champion in history