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Aarefa Johari is a Scroll.in staffer.

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  1. Watch: 'Congress should die', Swaraj India President Yogendra Yadav says after exit poll results

    Watch: 'Congress should die', Swaraj India President Yogendra Yadav says after exit poll results
  2. In Modi’s Varanasi, dissent is brewing as development promises fail and divisions grow

    In Modi’s Varanasi, dissent is brewing as development promises fail and divisions grow
  3. Lok Sabha polls: Pragya Thakur takes vow of silence for three days to ‘atone’ for hurting sentiments

    Lok Sabha polls: Pragya Thakur takes vow of silence for three days to ‘atone’ for hurting sentiments
  4. Anger in Assam as 2.5 lakh people included in draft citizens register face fresh hearings

    Anger in Assam as 2.5 lakh people included in draft citizens register face fresh hearings
  5. All shows must end, but this is why the ‘Game of Thrones’ series finale hurt so much

    All shows must end, but this is why the ‘Game of Thrones’ series finale hurt so much

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  1. Watch: 'Congress should die', Swaraj India President Yogendra Yadav says after exit poll results

    Watch: 'Congress should die', Swaraj India President Yogendra Yadav says after exit poll results
  2. 'There is no difference between silence and violence': Watch this poet's piece on gender oppression

    'There is no difference between silence and violence': Watch this poet's piece on gender oppression
  3. Watch: A consumer brand’s advertisement on education is melting hearts

    Watch: A consumer brand’s advertisement on education is melting hearts
  4. Your Morning Fix: Exit polls say clear majority for BJP-led NDA; Congress gains, but is far behind

    Your Morning Fix: Exit polls say clear majority for BJP-led NDA; Congress gains, but is far behind
  5. Watch: On his 85th birthday, Ruskin Bond recounts anecdotes on reading as a child

    Watch: On his 85th birthday, Ruskin Bond recounts anecdotes on reading as a child

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  1. All shows must end, but this is why the ‘Game of Thrones’ series finale hurt so much

    All shows must end, but this is why the ‘Game of Thrones’ series finale hurt so much
  2. ‘Game of Thrones’ final gaffe: A plastic bottle in Westeros

    ‘Game of Thrones’ final gaffe: A plastic bottle in Westeros
  3. Akshay Kumar’s ‘Laxmmi Bomb’ to rope in new director after Raghava Lawrence’s exit: Report

    Akshay Kumar’s ‘Laxmmi Bomb’ to rope in new director after Raghava Lawrence’s exit: Report
  4. ‘I stand by her’: Emilia Clarke on Daenerys Targaryen’s arc in ‘Game of Thrones’

    ‘I stand by her’: Emilia Clarke on Daenerys Targaryen’s arc in ‘Game of Thrones’
  5. ‘Gypsy’ trailer: Jiiva stars in a battle between right and wrong

    ‘Gypsy’ trailer: Jiiva stars in a battle between right and wrong

The Field

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  1. Badminton: India start favourites against Lee Chong Wei-less Malaysia in group clash of Sudirman Cup

    Badminton: India start favourites against Lee Chong Wei-less Malaysia in group clash of Sudirman Cup
  2. World Cup: Return of Steve Smith, David Warner makes Australia fearsome opponents, says Steve Waugh

    World Cup: Return of Steve Smith, David Warner makes Australia fearsome opponents, says Steve Waugh
  3. World Cup moments: When a farcical rain rule drowned South Africa’s final hopes and forced a change

    World Cup moments: When a farcical rain rule drowned South Africa’s final hopes and forced a change
  4. From Bale to Mbappe: Five main talking points from the weekend in European football

    From Bale to Mbappe: Five main talking points from the weekend in European football
  5. ‘Eight-year-old girls around Justin Bieber’: Finch says Australian team is eager to impress Ponting

    ‘Eight-year-old girls around Justin Bieber’: Finch says Australian team is eager to impress Ponting