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Will not allow reservations to be ‘distributed to Muslims as long as I am alive’, says PM Modi
The Muslim community has been entitled to reservations under the Other Backward Classes category in 14 states and Union territories.
Scroll Staff
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‘Unusual and worrying’: Opposition on delay and alleged discrepancy in EC’s voter turnout data
The figures released by the Election Commission does not include the number of total voters in each Lok Sabha constituency.
Scroll Staff
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Why Justice Datta’s attack on petitioner in VVPAT verdict is worrisome for PILs
He wrote in his judgment that he had serious doubts about the credentials of the Association of Democratic Reforms, linking it with efforts to weaken India.
Vineet Bhalla
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Why Justice Datta’s attack on petitioner in VVPAT verdict is worrisome for PILs
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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How Hindutva is reshaping India’s classrooms
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Lok Sabha polls top updates: First two phases recorded lower turnout than 2019 election
BJP leaders have said that the Constitution will be changed if they win the elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed on Tuesday.
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Madhya Pradesh: Six-time Congress MLA Ramniwas Rawat quits party, joins BJP
This is the second blow in recent days for the Congress in the state after its Indore candidate Akshay Kanti Bam withdrew his nomination.
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18% of candidates contesting in third phase of Lok Sabha polls face criminal cases: Analysis
Out of the total 1,352 candidates, 392 have declared assets worth over Rs 1 crore, according to a report by the NGO Association for Democratic Reforms.
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Video
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Amit Shah alleges Congress spread fake video of him promising to end quotas for SCs, STs and OBCs
His clarification comes a day after the Delhi Police summoned Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy in connection with its investigation of the video.
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Indore Congress candidate backed out days after attempt-to-murder charge added to 17-year-old case
Congress leaders allege the BJP threatened Akshay Kanti Bam and forced him to defect.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
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‘Thoroughly misconceived’, says Delhi HC as it rejects plea to disqualify PM Modi from elections
Modi had sought votes for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the name of religion during a rally on April 9, the petitioner had contended.
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The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
The parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh recorded its lowest turnout in two decades.
Ayush Tiwari
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Delhi Police file FIR in connection with doctored video of Amit Shah, summon Telangana CM
The home minister can be purportedly heard saying in the video that the Bharatiya Janata Party will end quotas for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Scroll Staff
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Lok Sabha polls: Congress’ Indore candidate withdraws nomination, joins BJP
This came a week after the BJP won the Surat seat unopposed as the polling officer disqualified the Congress candidate and others withdrew their nominations.
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The Field
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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson included in Rohit Sharma-led India squad
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: India lose to China in group stage-decider; progress to quarter-final