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Shoaib Daniyal
Shoaib Daniyal is a Scroll.in staffer.
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The finance commission’s creation of a special defence fund is a setback to Indian federalism
The fund sets a troubling precedent which could force cash-strapped states to pay for the functions of the much richer Centre.
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Bengal is seeing a Sushant Rajput-style moral panic over BJP leader’s arrest with cocaine
The media frenzy could end up hurting the opposition BJP in the upcoming Assembly elections.
Shoaib Daniyal
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What explains Modi government’s volatile authoritarianism, swinging from paranoia to paralysis?
The farm protests do not threaten the BJP electorally. Why is it so alarmed by them?
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Trending
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India loses its status as ‘free’ in Freedom House’s 2021 report
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Coronavirus: 45-year-old man dies minutes after receiving second dose of vaccine in Thane
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Can god be disproved using the laws of physics? An expert explains how it depends on perspective
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Saba Naqvi: The Narendra Modi cult moves up another level
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‘Unusual to name landmark after living prime minister’: Finance Minister Sitharaman’s husband
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Rising petrol prices, shrinking savings don't matter – India’s middle class is mesmerised by Modi
The BJP’s middle class vote bank has held steady even in the face of deepening economic distress.
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Puducherry: Kiran Bedi’s abrupt removal underlines how anti-democratic the office of governor is
The office of governor allows the Central government a measure of control over states – even without winning an election.
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‘Joy Bangla’ vs ‘Jai Shri Ram’: Will Mamata’s bid to counter Hindutva with Bengali identity work?
As the state heads into assembly elections this summer, pitched battles have already been fought over the issue of Bengaliness.
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Video
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Watch: ‘Pet whisperer’ takes care of abandoned animals in Fukushima’s restricted nuclear zone
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Sydney: Sikhs in car attacked allegedly by other Indians for perceived support to farmers’ protests
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Watch: Delivery man catches three-year-old girl who fell from the twelfth floor of a building
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Watch: This man was arrested for blocking Ajay Devgn’s car and urging the actor to support farmers
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‘Unusual to name landmark after living prime minister’: Finance Minister Sitharaman’s husband
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Comic Munawar Faruqui got bail – so why are the four others arrested with him still in jail?
Faruqui’s bail sets a positive precedent for their release too.
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In Chauri Chaura, freedom fighters burnt 23 policemen in 1922. Why is the BJP celebrating this now?
The Hindutva party is seeking to connect its own hard line on nationalism to the violent incident that prompted Gandhi to call off the Non-Cooperation Movement.
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Ground report: In Haryana, farmer protests run into a caste divide
Jats form the backbone of the protests. This has turned other communities away from them.
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The Reel
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‘Voyagers’ trailer: In sci-fi movie, a space mission goes horribly out of control
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Netflix 2021 slate: Films ‘Haseen Dillruba’ and ‘Navarasa’, Madhuri Dixit series and Ray tribute
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The IAWRT festival is back – and here is what you need to watch
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‘Flight’ trailer: Mohit Chadda is on a plane ride from hell
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‘Dhamaka’ teaser: Ram Madhvani’s thriller stars Kartik Aaryan as a news anchor
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Red Fort: How Punjabi protestors are tapping into history to mobilise against farm laws
Sikhism’s deep historical consciousness is finding expression in popular movements against the Modi government’s attempts to alter agricultural arrangements.
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Khaps, not Khalistan: Inside the intensifying farmer protests of Haryana
Far beyond the Delhi border, Jat farmers are crowdfunding the protests against the Modi government’s farm laws.
Vijayta Lalwani & Shoaib Daniyal
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Comic Munawar Faruqui's continued bullying shows how the mob has captured India’s justice system
Facts matter little as the majoritarian mob, police and courts collaborate to target an artist for his minority identity.
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The Field
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Qatar Open: Muguruza beats defending champ Sabalenka; Svitolina, Azarenka reach quarters
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Top seed Medvedev stunned by Lajovic in opener, Rublev beats Murray at Rotterdam
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Premier League: Manchester United lose ground on City after draw at Palace, Burnley hold Leicester
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Swiss Open Super 300: Saina Nehwal squanders match points in first-round exit
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Pause, rewind, play: When Kieron Pollard, Yuvraj Singh and Herschelle Gibbs went 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6