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Dhirendra K Jha

Dhirendra K Jha is a Scroll.in staffer.

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  1. India has approved phone calls on planes. Welcome to your worst nightmare

    India has approved phone calls on planes. Welcome to your worst nightmare
  2. ‘Every house has a sick person’: Why people in Tuticorin are opposing Vedanta’s copper smelter

    ‘Every house has a sick person’: Why people in Tuticorin are opposing Vedanta’s copper smelter
  3. Why is bishop’s innocuous letter asking Catholics to pray for India being seen as an attack on Modi?

    Why is bishop’s innocuous letter asking Catholics to pray for India being seen as an attack on Modi?
  4. Embroidered into Meghan Markle’s veil was Britain’s bid to celebrate its bloody colonial history

    Embroidered into Meghan Markle’s veil was Britain’s bid to celebrate its bloody colonial history
  5. When did the lights first come on in the universe? A galaxy close to the dawn of time gives a clue

    When did the lights first come on in the universe? A galaxy close to the dawn of time gives a clue

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  1. Watch: Policemen surround dying man at anti-Sterlite protest, tell him to ‘stop acting’

    Watch: Policemen surround dying man at anti-Sterlite protest, tell him to ‘stop acting’
  2. Watch: This dentist takes the pain out of tooth extraction with magic tricks

    Watch: This dentist takes the pain out of tooth extraction with magic tricks
  3. Watch: Who’s that advising golfers on the best shot to play? It’s an Artificial Intelligence caddy

    Watch: Who’s that advising golfers on the best shot to play? It’s an Artificial Intelligence caddy
  4. Video: How does Nipah virus spread, and how can it be cured?

    Video: How does Nipah virus spread, and how can it be cured?
  5. Watch: Why was this man crossing the Delhi Metro tracks? (He barely survived)

    Watch: Why was this man crossing the Delhi Metro tracks? (He barely survived)

The Reel

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  1. Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘To Catch a Thief’ to be remade as Spanish TV series

    Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘To Catch a Thief’ to be remade as Spanish TV series
  2. Tovino Thomas wants the hits and the five-star reviews, and here is what he is doing to get them

    Tovino Thomas wants the hits and the five-star reviews, and here is what he is doing to get them
  3. ‘Ahare Mon’ trailer: Four relationship stories in Pratim D Gupta’s film

    ‘Ahare Mon’ trailer: Four relationship stories in Pratim D Gupta’s film
  4. New ‘Hera Pheri’ film to reunite Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal

    New ‘Hera Pheri’ film to reunite Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal
  5. Flashback: When Hemu Adhikari won the day as a Gandhian protester

    Flashback: When Hemu Adhikari won the day as a Gandhian protester

The Field

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  1. Prajnesh one step away from joining Yuki in French Open main draw

    Prajnesh one step away from joining Yuki in French Open main draw
  2. As AB de Villiers bids adieu to international cricket, a look back at his best ODI knocks

    As AB de Villiers bids adieu to international cricket, a look back at his best ODI knocks
  3. Sania Mirza among eight excluded from Sports Ministry’s Target Olympic Podium scheme

    Sania Mirza among eight excluded from Sports Ministry’s Target Olympic Podium scheme
  4. AB de Villiers retires: A look at the South African stalwart’s best Test knocks

    AB de Villiers retires: A look at the South African stalwart’s best Test knocks
  5. Dhruv Sheoran shines in his first round as a professional golfer at PGTI Feeder Tour in Delhi

    Dhruv Sheoran shines in his first round as a professional golfer at PGTI Feeder Tour in Delhi