In Memoriam
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‘If the food is over salted, the cook must be in love’: Ranajit Guha, the man behind the historian
Ranajit Guha died on April 28, 2023 at the age of 99.
Mechthild Guha
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‘Towering global statesman’: World leaders pay tribute to former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe
India will observe a day of national mourning on July 9 as a mark of respect for the slain leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.
Scroll Staff
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‘Artist born but once in centuries’: Politicians, musicians pay tribute to Lata Mangeshkar
PM Narendra Modi said he was ‘anguished beyond words’ and that that Mangeshkar’s death left a void in India that cannot be filled.
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Trending
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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India’s latest GDP growth numbers are ‘mystifying’, says former chief economic advisor
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Remembering the original (and the one and only) Mr Yogi – Mohan Gokhale
It’s hard to forget the actor from Ketan Mehta’s popular television serial.
Nandini Ramnath
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From a personal archive of Smita Patil, a reminder of her eye for beauty
In the movies, she was often dressed in handloom fabrics and traditional jewellery – and loved them off-screen too.
Scroll Staff
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‘Miss my friend a lot’: PM Modi, other BJP leaders pay tribute to Arun Jaitley on death anniversary
Union Home Minister Amit Shah described Jaitley as an ‘outstanding politician, prolific orator and great human being’.
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Video
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Watch: At 123 feet, this dosa made in Bengaluru is the longest in the world
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Watch: Stampede-like situation at a temple in UP as lakhs of devotees visit for pre-Holi festivities
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Watch: Major pipeline ruptured in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region, sending jets of water in the air
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Caught on camera: Container ship hits and knocks down gantry cranes while docking at a Turkey port
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Watch: Temple in Kochi gets a mechanical elephant to perform prayer rituals
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Rizwana Tabassum (1992-2020): Free, fearless, young feminist journalist gone too soon
Her reports from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh shone light on acts of injustice.
Meera Jatav & Priyanka Kotamraju
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‘Our life was a masterclass in acting’: Read Sutapa Sikdar’s tribute to her husband Irrfan
‘How can I begin to feel alone when millions are grieving with us at the moment?’
Scroll Staff
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Indian cricket has lost a real champion: Cricket community pays tribute to Bapu Nadkarni
Fellow Mumbai greats Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar led the tributes for former India all-rounder Bapu Nadkarni who died at 86.
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The Reel
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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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David Stern, the mastermind behind NBA’s growth as global sports powerhouse, dead at 77
Stern served as the National Basketball Association commissioner from 1984 to 2014 and oversaw expansion of the league.
AFP
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Jacques Chirac (1932-2019): France’s most popular president and ‘idle king’
He will be remembered for resisting American pressure during the second invasion of Iraq but also as the president of the French malaise.
Laurent Binet, The Conversation
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Watch: Why Nobel laureate Toni Morrison said, ‘The function of freedom is to free someone else’
Nobel prize winner Toni Morrison, author of ‘Beloved’, ‘Sula’ and ‘Song of Solomon’, died at 88.
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The Field
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Archery: Deepika Kumari tops national selection trials for World Cup Stage 1 and 2
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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour