California’s landmark lawsuit against Cisco trains the spotlight on casteism in the tech world

The US state has filed a federal lawsuit against the tech company for discriminating against a Dalit engineer.

Anisha Sircar

· An hour ago

South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement has lessons for White allies in America

How white people can use their privilege to support the Black Lives Matter movement.

Leonie Fleischmann, The Conversation

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Matthew Graham, The Conversation

· Yesterday · 11:30 pm

Who is Xu Zhangrun, the latest dissident silenced by the Chinese state?

The detained professor has been a vocal critic of Xi Jinping’s Mao-style leadership and handling of the Covid-19 crisis.

Chongyi Feng, The Conversation

· Yesterday · 09:30 pm

Guwahati’s jail, public health authorities failed in basic duty to provide treatment to prisoners

Until ordered by an NIA court, the prison authorities refused to test activist Akhil Gogoi and others for Covid-19, though they had shown symptoms for days.

Vikram Rajkhowa

· Yesterday · 07:58 pm

Uttar Pradesh Police account of how Vikas Dubey was killed in custody raises serious questions

Only the previous day, one of the Kanpur gangster’s aides had been shot dead in similar circumstances.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Yesterday · 05:29 pm

‘Punished for allying with India’: Bhutanese feel they have been dragged into India-China dispute

Chinese territorial claims on eastern Bhutan may be an extension of its claims on Arunachal Pradesh.

Arunabh Saikia

· Yesterday · 09:00 am

By keeping Huawei out of UK’s network, Boris Johnson may have shut the door on it in the West

The UK backtracked on its earlier claim that nationality-based bans did nothing to improve network security.

Simon Lacey, The Conversation

· Jul 09, 2020 · 11:30 pm

Kerala gold smuggling: Centre permits NIA to investigate case after chief minister writes to PM Modi

Meanwhile, the counsel for Swapna Suresh, one of the accused in the case, moved the High Court seeking anticipatory bail for her.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 09, 2020 · 09:04 pm

RSS praises Chhattisgarh government’s move to buy cow dung from farmers after BJP mocks it

The Bhupesh Baghel-led Congress government will pay Rs 1.50 per kg to farmers for the cow dung, under the Godhan Nyay Yojana.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 09, 2020 · 08:49 pm

Adityanath’s encounter killing policy hasn’t fixed Uttar Pradesh’s gunda raj – it’s made it worse

The killing of eight policemen has made it clear that law and order in India’s largest state is in a shambles.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Jul 09, 2020 · 10:07 am

From planning murder to praising Modi: WhatsApp chats offer a window into the minds of Delhi rioters

Transcripts submitted by the police, if accurate, provide a vivid account of the way communal violence unfolded in realtime in February.

Vijayta Lalwani

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Shoaib Daniyal

· Jul 09, 2020 · 06:30 am

Rahul Gandhi claims small and medium firms have been ‘destroyed’, large companies under heavy stress

Gandhi said that the BJP and the media had ridiculed him months ago for predicting economic catastrophe.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 08, 2020 · 05:11 pm