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Politics
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Lok Sabha polls top updates: EC bars K Chandrashekar Rao from campaigning for 48 hours
In Delhi, former Congress MLAs Neeraj Basoya and Naseeb Singh quit the party, citing its alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party.
Scroll Staff
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‘Absurd,’ says NewsClick after Delhi Police allege links with Lashkar-e-Taiba, Shaheen Bagh protests
The police made the allegations in a chargesheet filed under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.
Scroll Staff
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Why are concerns being raised about the Election Commission’s voter turnout data?
The final voting percentages for the first two phases of Lok Sabha elections were released after an unprecedented delay and with less granular data than usual.
Abhik Deb
Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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Why are concerns being raised about the Election Commission’s voter turnout data?
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Congress urges Indore voters to press NOTA button, says it won’t back any candidate
A day earlier, its nominee for the seat, Akshay Kanta Bam, withdrew his candidature and joined the BJP.
Scroll Staff
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
OpIndia had published an article attacking The Somaiya School’s Parveen Shaikh, based on her social media activity. She said that she does not intend to quit.
Prayag Arora-Desai
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‘On shaky ground in Valley’: Why BJP has ducked a Lok Sabha contest in Kashmir
Political observers say the decision is a tacit acknowledgement of the anger at the party over the decisions of August 5, 2019.
Safwat Zargar
Video
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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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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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
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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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.
Scroll Staff
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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.
Scroll Staff
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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.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Badminton, Thomas Cup 2024: India finish second in Group C following loss to Indonesia
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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