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Aarefa Johari

Aarefa Johari is a Scroll.in staffer.

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  1. A religious conference in Delhi sparks largest Covid-19 tracking operation in India

    A religious conference in Delhi sparks largest Covid-19 tracking operation in India
  2. The Political Fix: Here’s what India’s chaotic attempt to lock down 1.3 billion people looks like

    The Political Fix: Here’s what India’s chaotic attempt to lock down 1.3 billion people looks like
  3. ‘Totally opaque’: Shashi Tharoor raises questions about PM-CARES fund, asks Modi to explain

    ‘Totally opaque’: Shashi Tharoor raises questions about PM-CARES fund, asks Modi to explain
  4. Turning stadiums into jails and treating migrants as criminals: Why Modi’s apology rings hollow

    Turning stadiums into jails and treating migrants as criminals: Why Modi’s apology rings hollow
  5. Coronavirus: Kerala announces rapid blood tests – ICMR says it was not consulted

    Coronavirus: Kerala announces rapid blood tests – ICMR says it was not consulted

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  1. Lockdown scenes: Migrant labourers sprayed with disinfectant meant for sanitising buses in UP

    Lockdown scenes: Migrant labourers sprayed with disinfectant meant for sanitising buses in UP
  2. Watch: Muslims cremate Hindu man after his relatives refuse to turn up owing to coronavirus fears

    Watch: Muslims cremate Hindu man after his relatives refuse to turn up owing to coronavirus fears
  3. Lockdown: Stranded in Kerala’s Kottayam, migrant labourers demand facilities to travel back home

    Lockdown: Stranded in Kerala’s Kottayam, migrant labourers demand facilities to travel back home

  4. Caught on live TV: Aaj Tak anchors play ‘antakshari’ to show how to pass time during a lockdown

    Caught on live TV: Aaj Tak anchors play ‘antakshari’ to show how to pass time during a lockdown
  5. Watch: Ghanian footballer Kevin-Prince Boateng holds indoor nightclub party with family

    Watch: Ghanian footballer Kevin-Prince Boateng holds indoor nightclub party with family

The Reel

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  1. Watch: ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic’s bizarre life is stranger than fiction

    Watch: ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic’s bizarre life is stranger than fiction
  2. Excerpt: How (and why) the ‘Ramayana’ TV serial brought much of India to a standstill in the 1980s

    Excerpt: How (and why) the ‘Ramayana’ TV serial brought much of India to a standstill in the 1980s
  3. Watch: New ‘Rick and Morty’ short film has samurai sword fights and much gore

    Watch: New ‘Rick and Morty’ short film has samurai sword fights and much gore
  4. Home theatre: 21 films about the magic and madness of cinema

    Home theatre: 21 films about the magic and madness of cinema
  5. Message from ‘Contagion’ movie cast: ‘Until we have a cure, you can be that’

    Message from ‘Contagion’ movie cast: ‘Until we have a cure, you can be that’

The Field

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  1. Coronavirus: Sports Authority of India hands Delhi government JLN stadium as quarantine facility

    Coronavirus: Sports Authority of India hands Delhi government JLN stadium as quarantine facility

  2. Coronavirus: Uefa to discuss rescheduling of postponed games with member federations over video call

    Coronavirus: Uefa to discuss rescheduling of postponed games with member federations over video call
  3. Formula One: Red Bull official suggested team’s drivers get coronavirus – it wasn’t received well

    Formula One: Red Bull official suggested team’s drivers get coronavirus – it wasn’t received well
  4. Want to play in T20 World Cup before retiring, says Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez

    Want to play in T20 World Cup before retiring, says Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez

  5. Prepared to hit the reset button, says India hockey coach Reid as Tokyo 2020 dates are announced

    Prepared to hit the reset button, says India hockey coach Reid as Tokyo 2020 dates are announced