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Mridula Chari
Mridula Chari is a Scroll.in staffer.
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Why Telangana’s move to formalise land records could leave small farmers vulnerable
In the absence of a land survey, the new changes could further complicate the messy land records system.
Mridula Chari
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One year ago, Dalits were forced to leave Maharashtra village. Why have most failed to return?
Scroll.in revisited the case of Rudrawadi village which had seen an exodus of Dalit families in June 2018.
Mridula Chari
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What is a Modi wave? Political scientists are looking for answers
Do voters vote for Modi himself, for the BJP’s ideology or for an entirely different reason?
Mridula Chari
Trending
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Watch: Madhuri Dixit does the viral ‘My Money Don’t Jiggle Jiggle’ dance trend on Instagram
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Monkeypox: How does it spread, what are the risks, and how is it treated?
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The war crimes trial of a Russian soldier in Ukraine may have been legal – but it wasn’t wise
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Data check: Rafael Nadal goes past Roger Federer’s record for most men’s singles wins at a Major
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Does US have evidence of aliens visiting us on Earth?
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2019 results: BJP, Shiv Sena repeat their 2014 Maharashtra sweep as Opposition collapses
There was widespread anger over unemployment, farm distress and Maratha reservation, but the Congress-NCP alliance failed to tap into it.
Mridula Chari
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The Silent Army: 10 reasons why public trust in the Election Commission stands eroded
A series of questionable decisions, and dissent by one of the three top poll body officials, have cast a long shadow over the 2019 general elections.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury & Mridula Chari
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Cyclone Fani: Dalits in Puri say they were turned away from shelters at height of storm
On May 3, around 85 people were reportedly barred from three public shelters, even as the wind speed touched 200 km per hour.
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Video
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‘We will stop you!’: Activists sing to disrupt oil company Shell’s annual general meeting in London
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Watch: New York City removes its last public telephone booth, an era comes to an end
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Watch: Volcano Mount Etna erupts, spewing lava into the sky and down the mountain
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Watch: Texas lawmaker suggests arming teachers, police presence in schools to prevent shootings
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‘Manchester United are rubbish’: BBC trainee learning how to write ticker text makes it to live TV
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A week after Cyclone Fani battered Odisha, survivors reel under shortages of food, water and power
In all, 1.5 crore people in 159 blocks of 14 districts have been affected. But the government is struggling to assess the extent of the damage.
Mridula Chari
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The Election Fix: India’s farm crisis is alarming. What are politicians promising to do about it?
India has seen numerous farmer protests in the last five years. Will that have an impact on the elections?
Mridula Chari & Nithya Subramanian
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The Silent Army: When it comes to monitoring parties’ social media campaigns, EC guidelines flounder
The poll body still has no realistic method to track model code of conduct violations on social media.
Mridula Chari & Shreya Roy Chowdhury
The Reel
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Watch: ‘The Gray Man’ stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Dhanush and Ana de Armas
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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ trailer: Christian Bale joins Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman
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‘Zollywood’ trailer: Marathi film about Vidarbha’s theatre scene is coming soon to cinemas
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Watch: Teaser of new ‘Mission: Impossible’ film ‘Dead Reckoning Part One’ is out
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The highs and highs of Jatin-Lalit’s Hindi film soundtracks
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The Silent Army: EC’s women-only booths, disabled-friendly election themes are running thin
Many polling stations in the third phase were not really accessible to voters with disabilities, while women-only booths were not, well, women-only.
Mridula Chari
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Modi chopper controversy: Odisha election observer’s suspension is put on hold
Mohammed Mohsin, a Karnataka-based IAS official, approached the Central Administrative Tribunal in Bengaluru, which stayed EC’s suspension order.
Mridula Chari
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The Silent Army: How EC implements confusion by design for poll teams, EVMs to ensure fair elections
Computer programmes randomise the selection of both staff and machines. The groups fall into place only the day before polling.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury & Mridula Chari
The Field
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Premier League: As Chelsea FC sale gets approved, what next after the Roman Abramovich era?
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‘An innings we’ll never forget’: Reactions to Rajat Patidar’s incredible IPL playoff century for RCB
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IPL 2022 Eliminator, LSG vs RCB as it happened: Patidar, Harshal star as RCB win by 14 runs
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Cricket: India to face England, Australia away as ICC announces match-ups for Women’s Championship
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Indian football: Sethu FC take on defending champions Gokulam Kerala in IWL final