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
Trending
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Bengal is seeing a Sushant Rajput-style moral panic over BJP leader’s arrest with cocaine
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I was on the WHO team that went to Wuhan to study the origins of coronavirus. Here’s what we found
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Shortest completed Test match since 1935: Reactions to India's win after bizarre day in Motera
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More than cricket: Why did Narendra Modi dismiss Sardar Patel at Motera stadium?
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Motera: Time-lapse video shows construction of world’s biggest cricket stadium in Ahmedabad
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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.
Scroll Staff
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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.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Bison return to this Canadian territory for the first time in over a century
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Watch: Rahul Gandhi enjoys a swim with fishermen of Kerala
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Watch: Comedian Munawar Faruqui is back with a joke after spending over a month in prison
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Watch: Milan Fashion Week 2021 goes digital. Here’s how a fashion brand celebrated ‘normal life’
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Watch: Korean band BTS performs ‘Life Goes On’ on television show
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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.
Scroll Staff
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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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‘The Good Traitor’ trailer: A diplomat turns his back on his country to fight the Nazis
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Watch: Animated film ‘What Is Your Brown Number?’ satirises our obsession with fair skin
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‘Time to Dance’ trailer: Starring Sooraj Pancholi and Isabelle Kaif
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Who was Gangubai Kathiawadi, played by Alia Bhatt in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s movie?
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‘Pagglait’ teaser: Sanya Malhotra-led drama will be streamed on Netflix on March 26
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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.
Scroll Staff
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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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Tennis: Rafael Nadal pulls out of Rotterdam Open due to troubles with his back
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Third Test: Virat Kohli surpasses MS Dhoni for most Test wins as India captain on home soil
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Shortest completed Test match since 1935: Reactions to India's win after bizarre day in Motera
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Third Test: Axar, Ashwin star as India beat England by 10 wickets to take 2-1 lead in Ahmedabad
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India vs England: R Ashwin becomes second quickest bowler of all time to pick up 400 Test wickets