Political Moves
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Politicians today have no shame and it’s threatening our social order
We feel less shame in our personal lives than ever, which is a good thing. But we do still need our leaders to be bound by it.
Aneta Stępień, The Conversation
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Why the BJP’s bid for delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir is being viewed with suspicion
The party’s claim that Kashmir is numerically overrepresented does not hold water.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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Prashant Kishor will himself explain his role in Mamata Banerjee’s party, says Nitish Kumar
The JD(U) will hold a national executive meeting on Sunday.
Scroll Staff
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‘Jaane Jaan’ review: A dream cast and solid craft steer ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ adaptation
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Sriram Raghavan: Remembering the dark side to Dev Anand
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In the poetry of Amir Khusrau, food is served with style and flourish
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Arundhati Roy: The dismantling of democracy in India will affect the whole world
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A celebrity fitness instructor offers five rules of fitness for everyone
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Prashant Kishor may work on Mamata Banerjee’s political campaign, say reports
Kishor, who is currently the JD(U) vice president, is credited with the YSR Congress party chief Jaganmohan Reddy’s recent win in Andhra Pradesh.
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In UP, Adityanath’s wooing of rebel leaders Shivpal Yadav and Raja Bhaiya may not help BJP in 2019
The chief minister’s hope that the rebels’ new parties will split the Samajwadi Party’s votes is misplaced, say political watchers.
Akash Bisht
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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav asks deputy to meet Lalu Prasad Yadav in jail, says report
Kiranmoy Nanda said he would ‘carry a message of Opposition unity’ against the BJP.
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Video
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Watch: Rahul Gandhi puts on railway porters’ uniform and badge and carries luggage as he meets them
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Watch: The moment when Pope Francis joined a priest’s video call to his family back in Kerala
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Watch: Scenes of chaos at Mumbai Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations as crowd breaks through barricade
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Watch: Man brews coffee and records it in cinematic style inspired by the film ‘Oppenheimer’
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Watch: Deep-sea footage of World War II shipwrecks from the Battle of Midway in the Pacific Ocean
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Why the multi-corner UP bye-polls are crucial for the Opposition’s 2019 strategy
Upper caste and OBC votes are key to the Congress-Samajwadi Party’s tactical cooperation plan for the March 11 polls.
Dhirendra K Jha
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Hardik Patel says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee invited him to join Trinamool Congress
The Patidar agitation leader said the chief minister should be the face of the Opposition front in 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
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From Gujarat model to UP model: Can Adityanath succeed in his bid to become a national brand?
From Himachal Pradesh to Karnataka, the head priest of the Gorakhnath temple has become the BJP’s star election campaigner.
Shoaib Daniyal
The Reel
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‘Jaane Jaan’ review: A dream cast and solid craft steer ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ adaptation
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What’s behind the Kareena Kapoor Khan swerve: ‘It’s important to keep changing yourself’
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Sriram Raghavan: Remembering the dark side to Dev Anand
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‘Khufiya’ trailer: Tabu, Ali Fazal in Vishal Bhardwaj’s spy thriller
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Start the week with a film: ‘The Host’ is a Korean creature feature with head and heart
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What does Mayawati’s threat to convert mean for Dalit politics in India?
Conversion has been used as a pressure tactic over the decades by Dalits to fight caste oppression. But does it still work?
Shoaib Daniyal
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Maharashtra: Narayan Rane floats new party, to support BJP in state
The former chief minister had resigned from the Congress on September 21.
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Will highlighting ‘jihadi terror’ in Kerala during its roadshow help BJP storm the Left bastion?
Amit Shah is set to launch the party’s Jana Raksha Yatra from politically sensitive Kannur on Tuesday.
TA Ameerudheen
The Field
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ICC Men’s ODI World Cup: South Africa announce revised squad with pacers Nortje, Magala ruled out
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Misplaced priorities: India’s preference for multi-sport events needs a relook
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Watch, Asian Games highlights: India stun three-time champs Korea to make it to volleyball knockouts
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Asian Games, Boxing: Deepak Bhoria – once undernourished and counted out, now India’s best medal bet
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