North Korea showdown: Europe can only watch

Europe is divided over the nuclear threat from North Korea and new unpredictability of an aggressive US response.

François Godement

· 3 hours ago

Tamil Nadu: Panneerselvam and Palaniswami merge their factions. But will the AIADMK government last?

With 16 MLAs backing him, TTV Dinakaran, the nephew of Sasikala who still leads a rival faction, remains a threat.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· 9 hours ago

Is Nitish Kumar now the tallest non-BJP leader in the NDA? Does that position even exist?

In a landscape dominated by Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, being the best of the rest counts for very little.

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· 16 hours ago

The Daily Fix: Before bullet trains, India requires safe trains that run on time

Everything you need to know for the day (and a little more).

Shoaib Daniyal

· 17 hours ago

Question for the BJP’s Ram Madhav: How Indian are his party’s ideas of nationalism and development?

In a recent op-ed, the BJP spokesperson argued that for the first time after independence, the dominant idea of India was rooted in India’s genius.

Shiv Visvanathan

· Yesterday · 05:30 pm

The Weekend Fix: Why encephalitis (not cows) is UP’s greatest challenge and nine other Sunday reads

Everything you need to know for the day (and a little more).

Shoaib Daniyal

· Yesterday · 09:40 am

How the Charlottesville attack has exposed competing narratives in America’s cultural memory

The alt-right is trying to subvert America's history of opposition to fascism.

Lucy Bond, The Conversation

· Aug 19, 2017 · 10:30 pm

An economist explains why Narendra Modi winning 2019 won’t translate into big-bang reforms

In 2019, the BJP is expected to win a bigger mandate than what it won in 2014 promising big-bang reforms.

Manu Balachandran, qz.com

· Aug 19, 2017 · 09:30 pm

The big news: Many feared dead in Utkal Express derailment in Uttar Pradesh, and 9 other top stories

Other headlines: Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) warned Sharad Yadav against crossing the ‘Lakshman Rekha’, and an attacker killed eight people in Russia’s Surgut.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 19, 2017 · 08:49 pm

Corporate donations between 2012-13 and 2015-16: BJP 705.81 crore, Congress 198.16 crore

An analysis of known donations above Rs 20,000 to national parties by Association of Democratic Reforms.

Chaitanya Mallapur, IndiaSpend.com

· Aug 19, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Video: Australian Attorney General applauded for rebuking a senator’s bid to ban burqa

Australian senator Pauline Hansen wore a burqa in an attempt to get the garment banned in the Parliament.

Reuters

· Aug 19, 2017 · 04:00 pm

Watch: Arvind Kejriwal was roasted by former colleague Kapil Mishra in one more ‘Sonu song’ remake

Mishra released the music video on August 16, Arvind Kejriwal’s birthday, as a (nasty) ‘surprise’.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 19, 2017 · 01:00 pm