Short Take
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Why 'azadi' is more than just a slogan for Kashmiris
The word that has been echoing in Kashmir Valley for decades is today ringing in JNU, albeit in a different context.
Fahad Shah
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Imtiaz Ali’s short film ‘Window Seat’ serves up a slice of Kashmir
The filmmaker paints a picture of melancholy in five minutes.
Scroll Staff
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Why Bajrang Dal activist Prashant Poojary's murder can't be compared to the Dadri beef lynching
When we seek to juxtapose two instances without even bothering to examine the political context, we are entering dangerous territory.
Rajdeep Sardesai
Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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Note to Chetan Bhagat et al: Yes, writing is a political act
In a society that respects its writers, the smallest courtesy is choosing to investigate their anguish.
Arul Mani
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Should Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali bear the burden of Kasab's act of terror?
India's rising tide of intolerance has descended into goondaism of the worst kind
Rajdeep Sardesai
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Is writer Nayantara Sahgal being hypocritical by returning her Sahitya Akademi award?
After all, she accepted it merely two years after the anti-Sikh riots.
Rajdeep Sardesai
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Why Aurangzeb is a better fit for a road name than Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
Delhi should learn from Mumbai – long names for roads and landmarks rarely make their way into public imagination.
Simin Patel
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A word of advice for college admission seekers: Be more than the sum of your marks
Don’t be disheartened if you don’t get what you want in the college or course of your choice. Learn from the finest minds – YouTube, books, museums and movies.
Moyukh Chatterjee
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Deepika Padukone's got it wrong: merely making choices does little to challenge male power
True women's empowerment will involve dismantling social, political and economic structures that allow men to dominate.
Richard Kamei
The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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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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Modi government lost a political opportunity by leaving 66A to the Supreme Court
By leaving it to the judiciary to make a decision, the prime minister demonstrated that he had become a Lutyens insider.
Shivam Vij
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Why Sadhvi Prachi needs a maths lesson
The VHP leader had earlier exhorted Hindu women to have four kids. She now says those having more than two should be stripped of their voting rights.
Aarefa Johari
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Hold your horses: Kejriwal hugging his wife will not start a love revolution
It remains to be seen how the next Delhi chief minister will protect lovers, married or unmarried, gay or straight, against the moral police.
Anjali Mody
The Field
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit