Human Tragedy
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At least six people drown as footbridge collapses in Neelum Valley in PoK
While eight people were rescued, around six were still missing, the police said.
Scroll Staff
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Fire in Bandra slum sparks memories of 2011 blaze that gutted the same settlement
The fire started hours after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation began to demolish houses there.
Mridula Chari
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Iran: All miners trapped after explosion in Golestan coalfield have died, says minister
Fears that poisonous gases were still present in the tunnels hindered rescue operations.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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TISS suspended Dalit PhD scholar for protesting Centre’s policies, alleges student body
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Very low voter turnout in six districts of eastern Nagaland amid shutdown over statehood demand
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A country for the cow: The chronicle of a visit to cow vigilante victim Pehlu Khan’s village
The Mewat farmer lynched by cow vigilantes in Alwar has left behind a broken family, and a fearful community questioning its place in the Indian republic.
Harsh Mander
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Why hundreds of women have died in the government’s horrific sterilisation camps
The Supreme Court has ordered the union government to persuade state governments to end holding sterilisation camps within three years.
Sandhya Srinivasan
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Kerala temple fire: Will the state finally ban dangerous fireworks displays?
Nobody respects the rules on pyrotechnics. Are stricter measures needed?
TK Devasia
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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How fireworks keep killing: From manufacturing accidents to pollution to disastrous blazes
Hazardous material and competitive displays are an explosive combination.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Video: The horrible moment when Kollam temple's fireworks display turned disastrous
More than 100 people are dead.
Scroll Staff
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On the first Monday after the Kolkata flyover tragedy, fear was a constant emotion
Pedestrians kept a safe distance but rickshaw-pullers and hawkers set up shop for the first time after last week's tragedy.
Angikaar Choudhury
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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'They come and take photos to put on Facebook': Kolkata rescuers frustrated with disaster tourists
Eye-witnesses recall the horror of the few seconds when an under-construction flyover collapsed in the congested Girish Park area.
Angikaar Choudhury
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Photos: Japan marks fifth anniversary of disastrous earthquake and tsunami that killed 18,000
The country observed a minute’s silence at 2.46 pm, the time the 9.0-magnitude quake struck in 2011 and led to the Fukushima radiation leak.
Scroll Staff
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17 killed in road accident in Rajasthan’s Pratapgarh district
Most of the passengers in the overcrowded vehicle, which drove into a parked truck, were young labourers on their way back to their villages after working in a town nearby.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game