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Menaka Rao is a Scroll.in staffer.

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  1. Did India overreact? Covid-19 outbreak isn’t following the trajectory of Europe and China – so far

    Did India overreact? Covid-19 outbreak isn’t following the trajectory of Europe and China – so far
  2. ‘Next we’ll have a rangoli contest’: Modi’s candle-lighting plan invites jokes and anger

    ‘Next we’ll have a rangoli contest’: Modi’s candle-lighting plan invites jokes and anger
  3. Watch: Drummer remixes TV anchor Arnab Goswami’s rant against a lockdown critic

    Watch: Drummer remixes TV anchor Arnab Goswami’s rant against a lockdown critic
  4. Ex-IMA chief KK Aggarwal invokes pseudoscience to justify Narendra Modi’s call to light lamps

    Ex-IMA chief KK Aggarwal invokes pseudoscience to justify Narendra Modi’s call to light lamps

  5. ‘Genda Phool’: What Punjabi rapper Badshah got wrong when he borrowed a Bengali folk song

    ‘Genda Phool’: What Punjabi rapper Badshah got wrong when he borrowed a Bengali folk song

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  1. Social distancing: Children record messages for their grandparents amidst coronavirus crisis

    Social distancing: Children record messages for their grandparents amidst coronavirus crisis
  2. Watch: Coronavirus explained in creative TikTok video using solar system and MS Paint

    Watch: Coronavirus explained in creative TikTok video using solar system and MS Paint
  3. Lockdown effect: Elephant spotted taking a stroll through a colony on the outskirts of Dehradun

    Lockdown effect: Elephant spotted taking a stroll through a colony on the outskirts of Dehradun
  4. Covid-19 doctors return to work in the same Indore locality where they were attacked with stones

    Covid-19 doctors return to work in the same Indore locality where they were attacked with stones
  5. Coronavirus lockdown: Goa policeman sings to urge people to stay indoors

    Coronavirus lockdown: Goa policeman sings to urge people to stay indoors

The Reel

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  1. ‘Train to Busan: Peninsula’ trailer promises more zombies, more frights and more gore

    ‘Train to Busan: Peninsula’ trailer promises more zombies, more frights and more gore
  2. ‘Hasmukh’: Vir Das is both comedian and killer in new Netflix series

    ‘Hasmukh’: Vir Das is both comedian and killer in new Netflix series

  3. Home theatre: 14 essential Films Division documentaries about the lives of interesting Indians

    Home theatre: 14 essential Films Division documentaries about the lives of interesting Indians
  4. ‘Genda Phool’: What Punjabi rapper Badshah got wrong when he borrowed a Bengali folk song

    ‘Genda Phool’: What Punjabi rapper Badshah got wrong when he borrowed a Bengali folk song

  5. Watch: Robin Williams YouTube channel features stand-up comedy clips, interviews

    Watch: Robin Williams YouTube channel features stand-up comedy clips, interviews

The Field

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  1. Boxing: Amir Khan wants to retire with a marquee fight against Manny Pacquiao or Kell Brook

    Boxing: Amir Khan wants to retire with a marquee fight against Manny Pacquiao or Kell Brook
  2. Football star Neymar donates $1 million to fight coronavirus outbreak in his native Brazil

    Football star Neymar donates $1 million to fight coronavirus outbreak in his native Brazil
  3. Coronavirus: Women’s U-17 football World Cup to be held in India postponed

    Coronavirus: Women’s U-17 football World Cup to be held in India postponed
  4. Coronavirus: ECB should scrap County Championship if season gets curtailed, says Nasser Hussain

    Coronavirus: ECB should scrap County Championship if season gets curtailed, says Nasser Hussain
  5. Bundesliga: Bayern Munich hand coach Hansi Flick contract extension until 2023

    Bundesliga: Bayern Munich hand coach Hansi Flick contract extension until 2023