When Jawaharlal Nehru read ‘Lolita’ to decide whether an ‘obscene’ book should be allowed in India

After a consignment of Vladimir Nabokov’s famed book landed on Indian shores, a debate over its ban spanned Customs and police to the finance minister and PM.

Shubhneet Kaushik

· Jun 04, 2022 · 12:30 pm

Children’s picture book on Sikh turban withdrawn after backlash over wordplay in its title

‘The Art of Tying a Pug’ was released two weeks ago by Karadi Tales. Many Sikhs objected to the pun on the word ‘pug’ – a breed of dog – to describe the turban.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 21, 2019 · 02:51 pm

Gujarat polls: Stay the release of ‘Padmavati’, BJP asks Election Commission

The party wants a ‘pre-release viewing of the film by select Rajput representatives to alleviate their raised tempers’.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 02, 2017 · 10:38 am

Legal streaming sites might not be enough to tackle the piracy of TV shows

If a show is torrented more than it’s watched, advertisers will pull their money and television channels will suffer.

Utkarsh Srivastava

· Jul 08, 2016 · 10:00 am