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X accounts of China’s ‘Global Times’, Turkey’s ‘TRT World’ news outlets unblocked in India

The handle of China’s state-run news agency Xinhua, however, remained inaccessible.

Scroll Staff
· May 14, 2025 · 02:52 pm
Bedtime social media has emotional effects that can disrupt sleep

You don’t need to quit social media, but restructuring how you engage with it at night could help.

Brian N Chin, The Conversation
· Apr 18, 2025 · 10:00 pm
Guns for sale: Illegal trade flourishes on WhatsApp in India, shows research

Encrypted messaging and lax policing have helped the business thrive on the Meta-owned platform.

Yashraj Sharma, Rest of World
· Mar 11, 2025 · 07:30 pm

Manipur: NSCN-IM objects to Meitei flag on peak held as sacred by Naga group

May 24, 2025 · 07:19 pm
Startup stories: How two young men tried to make drinking tea cool with an investment of Rs 3 lakh

May 22, 2025 · 01:30 pm
‘Literature gives you something history can’t’: Editor Mini Krishnan on classic Indian stories

May 24, 2025 · 01:30 pm
When the British considered punishing Iran for the harassment of Indian pilgrims

Yesterday · 11:30 am
Why Heart Lamp’s Booker win breaks many barriers

Yesterday · 09:00 am

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Is social media an ‘addiction’? This study looked at bodily responses while scrolling Instagram

The findings indicate a pattern of excited immersion during use and stress-related arousal when use was interrupted.

Niklas Ihssen, The Conversation
· Mar 07, 2025 · 10:00 pm
Railways tells X to remove videos of deaths in New Delhi railway station stampede

The Union railways ministry contended that allowing footage of the casualties to remain on the social media platform was against ethical norms.

Scroll Staff
· Feb 21, 2025 · 04:24 pm
Social media bans won’t keep teenagers safe – Finland shows a better approach

Teaching young people digital resilience is a more sustainable approach.

Susan Grantham, The Conversation
&
Aida Hurem, The Conversation
· Jan 15, 2025 · 10:00 pm

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Eco India: Could happy and healthy hens make eggs taste better?

Yesterday · 08:55 am
Eco India, Episode 289: Why animal welfare is the missing key to environmental health

May 24, 2025 · 03:25 pm
Video: Is Ali Khan Mahmudabad’s peace appeal seditious?

May 21, 2025 · 02:00 pm
Watch: Why workers at an Adani power plant in Jharkhand went on a strike

May 20, 2025 · 06:05 pm
Video: After Pahalgam, young voices from Kashmir

May 18, 2025 · 12:00 pm

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Meta to appeal Rs 213.14 crore fine by Competition Commission of India over WhatsApp privacy policy

The social media conglomerate said it disagreed with the ruling that accused it of abusing its dominant position in the field.

Scroll Staff
· Nov 19, 2024 · 01:30 pm
‘Not Niagara Falls, but Ahmedabad’: Visuals flood social media as rainfall batters Gujarat

Social media users posted photographs and videos of submerged roads and flooded localities as extreme weather disrupted life in the region.

Scroll Staff
· Aug 27, 2024 · 08:02 pm
FIR against X handle parodying Dhruv Rathee for false claim about Om Birla’s daughter

Maharashtra Cyber filed the case on charges of defamation and making statements conducive to mischief, among others.

Scroll Staff
· Jul 14, 2024 · 12:20 pm

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‘There are no rules’: Roshan Mathew on playing a dangerous man in ‘Kankhajura’

Yesterday · 08:45 am
‘Bhool Chuk Maaf’ review: Comedy traps both its hero and viewers in an unending time loop

May 23, 2025 · 10:31 am
‘Pune Highway’ review: A bumpy and uneven murder mystery

May 23, 2025 · 09:35 am
‘Inheritance’ review: An efficient thriller about a spy recruiting his daughter

May 23, 2025 · 08:00 am
‘April May 99’ review: An irresistibly charming summer vacation

May 23, 2025 · 07:45 am

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Social media app Koo to shut down as acquisition talks fail

The app, launched in March 2020, garnered prominence after several government officials endorsed it amid differences with X, formerly Twitter.

Scroll Staff
· Jul 03, 2024 · 03:06 pm
How ‘FOMO’ leads to ‘doomscrolling’ and problematic social media use

A key factor is the ability to deal with our emotions.

Kim M Caudwell, The Conversation
· Jun 04, 2024 · 10:00 pm
Congress questions Election Commission about removal of social media posts on electoral bonds

Social media platform X said that it had taken down four posts by political parties and leaders on the poll panel’s orders.

Scroll Staff
· Apr 18, 2024 · 12:11 pm

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When the British considered punishing Iran for the harassment of Indian pilgrims

Yesterday · 11:30 am
Ruined reputation, deep debt: How the British treated an Iranian governor exiled in Pune

May 23, 2025 · 11:30 am
In a world consumed with innovation, Manjushree Chatterjee is the epitome of old-style kathak

May 17, 2025 · 11:30 am
When cars were still rare, two US women decided to experience India from behind the wheel

May 10, 2025 · 11:30 am
What Donald Trump could learn from Jawaharlal Nehru about architecture

May 06, 2025 · 11:30 am

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Social Media

X accounts of China’s ‘Global Times’, Turkey’s ‘TRT World’ news outlets unblocked in India

The handle of China’s state-run news agency Xinhua, however, remained inaccessible.

Scroll Staff · May 14, 2025 · 02:52 pm

Bedtime social media has emotional effects that can disrupt sleep

You don’t need to quit social media, but restructuring how you engage with it at night could help.

Brian N Chin, The Conversation · Apr 18, 2025 · 10:00 pm

Guns for sale: Illegal trade flourishes on WhatsApp in India, shows research

Encrypted messaging and lax policing have helped the business thrive on the Meta-owned platform.

Yashraj Sharma, Rest of World · Mar 11, 2025 · 07:30 pm

Trending

Manipur: NSCN-IM objects to Meitei flag on peak held as sacred by Naga group

May 24, 2025 · 07:19 pm

Startup stories: How two young men tried to make drinking tea cool with an investment of Rs 3 lakh

May 22, 2025 · 01:30 pm

‘Literature gives you something history can’t’: Editor Mini Krishnan on classic Indian stories

May 24, 2025 · 01:30 pm

When the British considered punishing Iran for the harassment of Indian pilgrims

Yesterday · 11:30 am

Why Heart Lamp’s Booker win breaks many barriers

Yesterday · 09:00 am

Is social media an ‘addiction’? This study looked at bodily responses while scrolling Instagram

The findings indicate a pattern of excited immersion during use and stress-related arousal when use was interrupted.

Niklas Ihssen, The Conversation · Mar 07, 2025 · 10:00 pm

Railways tells X to remove videos of deaths in New Delhi railway station stampede

The Union railways ministry contended that allowing footage of the casualties to remain on the social media platform was against ethical norms.

Scroll Staff · Feb 21, 2025 · 04:24 pm

Social media bans won’t keep teenagers safe – Finland shows a better approach

Teaching young people digital resilience is a more sustainable approach.

Susan Grantham, The Conversation & Aida Hurem, The Conversation · Jan 15, 2025 · 10:00 pm

Video

Eco India: Could happy and healthy hens make eggs taste better?

Yesterday · 08:55 am

Eco India, Episode 289: Why animal welfare is the missing key to environmental health

May 24, 2025 · 03:25 pm

Video: Is Ali Khan Mahmudabad’s peace appeal seditious?

May 21, 2025 · 02:00 pm

Watch: Why workers at an Adani power plant in Jharkhand went on a strike

May 20, 2025 · 06:05 pm

Video: After Pahalgam, young voices from Kashmir

May 18, 2025 · 12:00 pm

Meta to appeal Rs 213.14 crore fine by Competition Commission of India over WhatsApp privacy policy

The social media conglomerate said it disagreed with the ruling that accused it of abusing its dominant position in the field.

Scroll Staff · Nov 19, 2024 · 01:30 pm

‘Not Niagara Falls, but Ahmedabad’: Visuals flood social media as rainfall batters Gujarat

Social media users posted photographs and videos of submerged roads and flooded localities as extreme weather disrupted life in the region.

Scroll Staff · Aug 27, 2024 · 08:02 pm

FIR against X handle parodying Dhruv Rathee for false claim about Om Birla’s daughter

Maharashtra Cyber filed the case on charges of defamation and making statements conducive to mischief, among others.

Scroll Staff · Jul 14, 2024 · 12:20 pm

The Reel

‘There are no rules’: Roshan Mathew on playing a dangerous man in ‘Kankhajura’

Yesterday · 08:45 am

‘Bhool Chuk Maaf’ review: Comedy traps both its hero and viewers in an unending time loop

May 23, 2025 · 10:31 am

‘Pune Highway’ review: A bumpy and uneven murder mystery

May 23, 2025 · 09:35 am

‘Inheritance’ review: An efficient thriller about a spy recruiting his daughter

May 23, 2025 · 08:00 am

‘April May 99’ review: An irresistibly charming summer vacation

May 23, 2025 · 07:45 am

Social media app Koo to shut down as acquisition talks fail

The app, launched in March 2020, garnered prominence after several government officials endorsed it amid differences with X, formerly Twitter.

Scroll Staff · Jul 03, 2024 · 03:06 pm

How ‘FOMO’ leads to ‘doomscrolling’ and problematic social media use

A key factor is the ability to deal with our emotions.

Kim M Caudwell, The Conversation · Jun 04, 2024 · 10:00 pm

Congress questions Election Commission about removal of social media posts on electoral bonds

Social media platform X said that it had taken down four posts by political parties and leaders on the poll panel’s orders.

Scroll Staff · Apr 18, 2024 · 12:11 pm

Magazine

When the British considered punishing Iran for the harassment of Indian pilgrims

Yesterday · 11:30 am

Ruined reputation, deep debt: How the British treated an Iranian governor exiled in Pune

May 23, 2025 · 11:30 am

In a world consumed with innovation, Manjushree Chatterjee is the epitome of old-style kathak

May 17, 2025 · 11:30 am

When cars were still rare, two US women decided to experience India from behind the wheel

May 10, 2025 · 11:30 am

What Donald Trump could learn from Jawaharlal Nehru about architecture

Scroll Staff
· May 14, 2025 · 02:52 pm

Brian N Chin, The Conversation
· Apr 18, 2025 · 10:00 pm

Yashraj Sharma, Rest of World
· Mar 11, 2025 · 07:30 pm

Niklas Ihssen, The Conversation
· Mar 07, 2025 · 10:00 pm

Scroll Staff
· Feb 21, 2025 · 04:24 pm

Susan Grantham, The Conversation
&
Aida Hurem, The Conversation
· Jan 15, 2025 · 10:00 pm

Scroll Staff
· Nov 19, 2024 · 01:30 pm

Scroll Staff
· Aug 27, 2024 · 08:02 pm

Scroll Staff
· Jul 14, 2024 · 12:20 pm

Scroll Staff
· Jul 03, 2024 · 03:06 pm

Kim M Caudwell, The Conversation
· Jun 04, 2024 · 10:00 pm

Scroll Staff
· Apr 18, 2024 · 12:11 pm