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Shiv Visvanathan

Shiv Visvanathan is a regular Scroll.in contributor

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  1. Watch: This Congress leader is gaining internet fame for his challenge to the BJP’s Sambit Patra

    Watch: This Congress leader is gaining internet fame for his challenge to the BJP’s Sambit Patra
  2. Maharashtra: Pune-based surgeon, cab driver run over by bus while fixing flat tyre on roadside

    Maharashtra: Pune-based surgeon, cab driver run over by bus while fixing flat tyre on roadside
  3. Kannada news channels fall for columnist’s joke, report Tamil Nadu has received Mysore Pak GI tag

    Kannada news channels fall for columnist’s joke, report Tamil Nadu has received Mysore Pak GI tag
  4. Muslims who hesitate to vote for BJP are traitors and support Pakistan, says Karnataka minister

    Muslims who hesitate to vote for BJP are traitors and support Pakistan, says Karnataka minister
  5. Hindi row: Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa says no compromise on Kannada’s importance

    Hindi row: Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa says no compromise on Kannada’s importance

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  1. Watch: Students of Hyderabad’s St Francis College protest against dress codes and moral policing

    Watch: Students of Hyderabad’s St Francis College protest against dress codes and moral policing
  2. Watch the near-incredible rescue of three lions and a lioness who fell into an open well in Gujarat

    Watch the near-incredible rescue of three lions and a lioness who fell into an open well in Gujarat
  3. Watch: Forest Department officials rescue a leopard from a deep well in Buldhana, Maharashtra

    Watch: Forest Department officials rescue a leopard from a deep well in Buldhana, Maharashtra
  4. Watch: Indian Army detonates live mortar shells fired by Pakistan

    Watch: Indian Army detonates live mortar shells fired by Pakistan
  5. Watch: Here’s a primer on the exquisite tribal art forms to be found in Madhya Pradesh

    Watch: Here’s a primer on the exquisite tribal art forms to be found in Madhya Pradesh

The Reel

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  1. Tillotama Shome on playing a maid with dreams in ‘Sir’: ‘She is like an arrow going through the day’

    Tillotama Shome on playing a maid with dreams in ‘Sir’: ‘She is like an arrow going through the day’
  2. ‘Chintu Ka Birthday’: A six-year-old boy’s party is ruined by war but redeemed by love

    ‘Chintu Ka Birthday’: A six-year-old boy’s party is ruined by war but redeemed by love
  3. Inside Raj & DK’s ‘The Family Man’: ‘What if James Bond lived in Chembur and rode a scooter?’

    Inside Raj & DK’s ‘The Family Man’: ‘What if James Bond lived in Chembur and rode a scooter?’
  4. ‘Dream Girl’ movie review: Ayushmann Khurrana is in fine form as the hero as well as the heroine

    ‘Dream Girl’ movie review: Ayushmann Khurrana is in fine form as the hero as well as the heroine
  5. ‘Baadshah Pehlwaan’ movie review: Sudeep’s moves are no match for the scripting contortions

    ‘Baadshah Pehlwaan’ movie review: Sudeep’s moves are no match for the scripting contortions

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  1. Goalkeeper David de Gea signs contract extension with Manchester United till 2023

    Goalkeeper David de Gea signs contract extension with Manchester United till 2023
  2. Umar Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad included in probables for Pakistan’s home series against Sri Lanka

    Umar Akmal, Ahmed Shehzad included in probables for Pakistan’s home series against Sri Lanka
  3. Indian tennis: Sumit Nagal jumps fifteen places to take career-best ATP ranking of 159

    Indian tennis: Sumit Nagal jumps fifteen places to take career-best ATP ranking of 159
  4. World Wrestling C’ships: Vinesh Phogat handed tough draw, faces six-time medallist in first round

    World Wrestling C’ships: Vinesh Phogat handed tough draw, faces six-time medallist in first round
  5. Serge Aurier says he is happy at Spurs after failing to leave club in summer transfer window

    Serge Aurier says he is happy at Spurs after failing to leave club in summer transfer window