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  • The stories behind five of the best rain songs in Hindi cinema

    The stories behind five of the best rain songs in Hindi cinema

    Chandrima Pal Nandini Ramnath
    · Jul 16, 2016 · 01:30 pm
  • By choosing Sheila Dikshit as its face in UP, Congress shows that it's playing by Kishor's script

    By choosing Sheila Dikshit as its face in UP, Congress shows that it's playing by Kishor's script

    Anita Katyal
    · Jul 15, 2016 · 08:00 am
  • If you’re a woman of colour, there are a lot more snakes in the game: Poorna Jagannathan

    If you’re a woman of colour, there are a lot more snakes in the game: Poorna Jagannathan

    Meher Manda
    · Jul 13, 2016 · 01:30 pm
  • Wimbledon: Milos Raonic knocks Roger Federer out in epic semi-final

    Wimbledon: Milos Raonic knocks Roger Federer out in epic semi-final

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 08, 2016 · 09:16 pm
  • You know what's scary for world cricket? Anil Kumble-plus-Virat Kohli: Justin Langer

    You know what's scary for world cricket? Anil Kumble-plus-Virat Kohli: Justin Langer

    Rahul Fernandes
    · Jul 06, 2016 · 04:30 pm
  • Chennai murder: 'Behaviour of passersby was reprehensible, but don't make it about caste'

    Chennai murder: 'Behaviour of passersby was reprehensible, but don't make it about caste'

    Scroll
    · Jul 03, 2016 · 07:30 pm
  • ‘Thapki Pyar Ki’ is one more addition to the long history of animal-human romances

    ‘Thapki Pyar Ki’ is one more addition to the long history of animal-human romances

    Aakash Karkare
    · Jun 28, 2016 · 10:00 am
  • Debating Brexit: 'Britain has turned its back on its countrymen'

    Debating Brexit: 'Britain has turned its back on its countrymen'

    Scroll
    · Jun 26, 2016 · 07:30 pm
  • Six thoughts about Nicola Barker’s Ramakrishna Paramhansa novel, The Cauliflower®: a non-review

    Six thoughts about Nicola Barker’s Ramakrishna Paramhansa novel, The Cauliflower®: a non-review

    Devapriya Roy
    · Jun 25, 2016 · 07:30 am
  • ‘A True Liar’: A short story about a man who lied when awake and told the truth in his sleep

    ‘A True Liar’: A short story about a man who lied when awake and told the truth in his sleep

    Manu Bhattathiri
    · Jun 23, 2016 · 08:30 am
  • It’s bloody business as usual in Kannur, but will the Kerala CM be the one to end it?

    It’s bloody business as usual in Kannur, but will the Kerala CM be the one to end it?

    TS Sudhir
    · Jun 22, 2016 · 10:30 am
  • After 65 years, Bhagwan and his killer moves are back on the screen in ‘Ekk Albela’

    After 65 years, Bhagwan and his killer moves are back on the screen in ‘Ekk Albela’

    Nandini Ramnath
    · Jun 21, 2016 · 12:00 pm
  • Lessons from the noise of urban innovation in Dhaka, the world’s second-least-liveable city

    Lessons from the noise of urban innovation in Dhaka, the world’s second-least-liveable city

    Teresa Swist, David Sweeting and Liam Magee, The Conversation
    · Jun 20, 2016 · 03:30 pm
  • Zimbabwe once challenged the world's top cricket teams. What went wrong?

    Zimbabwe once challenged the world's top cricket teams. What went wrong?

    Binit Priyaranjan
    · Jun 19, 2016 · 04:30 pm
  • Spain has no striker in Euro 2016, they said, but maybe they forgot Alvaro Morata

    Spain has no striker in Euro 2016, they said, but maybe they forgot Alvaro Morata

    Utkarsh Srivastava
    · Jun 17, 2016 · 07:00 pm
  • From Bulleh Shah and Shah Hussain to Amir Khusro, same-sex references abound in Islamic poetry

    From Bulleh Shah and Shah Hussain to Amir Khusro, same-sex references abound in Islamic poetry

    Haroon Khalid
    · Jun 17, 2016 · 05:30 pm
  • Was the displacement of Pandits a greater tragedy than the displacement of Dalits?

    Was the displacement of Pandits a greater tragedy than the displacement of Dalits?

    Gopal Guru
    · Jun 15, 2016 · 08:30 am
  • Chandrababu Naidu once railed against dynasty rule. Now, he is grooming his son to take over

    Chandrababu Naidu once railed against dynasty rule. Now, he is grooming his son to take over

    GS Radhakrishna
    · Jun 13, 2016 · 05:30 pm
  • When fiction asks that difficult question: what price are you willing to pay for progress?

    When fiction asks that difficult question: what price are you willing to pay for progress?

    Veena Muthuraman
    · Jun 12, 2016 · 03:30 pm
  • How everyone – the state, corporations, and even some ‘Maoists’ – gains from Maoist insurgency

    How everyone – the state, corporations, and even some ‘Maoists’ – gains from Maoist insurgency

    Rohit Prasad
    · Jun 10, 2016 · 08:30 am
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