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Manoj Mitta
Manoj Mitta is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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History revisited: Why was Kamal Nath with a mob that burnt two Sikhs alive at a gurudwara in 1984?
Excerpts from a book that questions the role played by the newly-appointed chief of the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee in leading a mob in the 1984 carnage.
Manoj Mitta & HS Phoolka
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How Maya Kodnani was convicted and sentenced to 28 years in prison, before being exonerated
In his book ‘Modi and Godhra: The Fiction of Fact Finding’, journalist Manoj Mitta examined Maya Kadnani’s role in the Naroda Patiya massacre.
Manoj Mitta
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Narendra Modi reached out to Dalits after Una. Here’s why he can’t after Bhima Koregaon
The disruption of the anniversary has landed him in an ideological dilemma.
Manoj Mitta
Trending
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Legally dubious, politically profitable: Why BJP scrapped the Muslim OBC quota in Karnataka
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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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‘Gaslight’ review: Exactly who is being gaslit here?
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Why are Sikhs abroad more pro-Khalistan than community members living in India?
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India’s ‘thought-free’ universities and the danger of the ripples from a single dissenting pebble
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‘Objectionable’ and ‘compromising’: The lengths to which the CBI went to vilify Aarushi Talwar
The High Court’s findings raise serious questions about the Indian criminal justice system.
Manoj Mitta
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'While Rajiv Gandhi was killed on his watch in 1991, Narendra Modi was exonerated by him in 2012’
Meet RK Raghavan, India’s next high commissioner to Cyprus.
Manoj Mitta
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The plot thickens with the Supreme Court order on Ayodhya: Has Modi thrown Advani under the bus?
Eyebrows are raised in Hindutva circles over the role played by the CBI in reviving the conspiracy charge against BJP leaders.
Manoj Mitta
Video
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Watch: Toddler shoots basketball through hoop behind his back, stuns father and brother
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Watch: Mumbai’s Gateway of India is the backdrop for Christian Dior fashion show
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Watch: Rescuers pull out devotees who fell into Indore temple stepwell after the roof collapsed
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Watch: College students swap bags with pressure cooker, sacks and more to observe ‘no bag day’
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Watch: Massive fire breaks out at a wholesale market in Kanpur, at least 500 shops gutted
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‘Preplanned inhuman collective violent act of terrorism’: What Modi got away with in the Godhra case
On the 15th anniversary of the Godhra train burning, a recap of little-known anomalies in the case that changed the course of India’s history.
Manoj Mitta
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From Bihar to Maharashtra via Telangana: Brutal reminders of systemic bias against Dalits
In the year that has barely begun, a flurry of cases brings out modern forms of untouchability.
Manoj Mitta
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How this self-proclaimed pro-Dalit government has all but buried the Rohith Vemula case
Investigation has been stalled as if the abetment of suicide case hinges on his caste.
Manoj Mitta
The Reel
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‘Murder Mystery 2’ review: An enjoyably silly return to bumbling adventure
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‘Gaslight’ review: Exactly who is being gaslit here?
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‘Dead Ringers’ trailer: David Cronenberg’s acclaimed film is now a series
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‘Mrs Undercover’ trailer: Radhika Apte toggles between housework and espionage
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‘Bholaa’ review: High on action and colour filters
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The Supreme Court has serious questions to answer on its own vacancies
Despite meeting five times in two months, the five top judges of the country could not recommend a single name.
Manoj Mitta
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Do the December 2012 gangrape convicts really deserve the death penalty?
Supreme Court’s amicus curiae points out the pitfalls of a collective punishment for murder in the absence of any evidence of premeditation.
Manoj Mitta
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The relativity of credibility: What Raj Kamal Jha should have included in his response to Modi
Is the government really blameless for the crisis of credibility faced by the media?
Manoj Mitta
The Field
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IPL 2023: Indian Premier League returns for 16th edition, back to the glory days of home-away format
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Watch: Ajay Devgn stars as football legend Syed Rahim Ali in trailer of ‘Maidaan’
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Sports world daily: Kvitova, Alcaraz in Miami semis; Chelsea stun Lyon in women’s Champions League
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IPL 2023: New rules, Ben Stokes at CSK, JioCinema vs Star Sports – things to watch out for this year
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Watch: Roger Federer gets on the wrong train with Trevor Noah in Swiss tourism advertisement