Support Scroll.in
Support Scroll.in Your support is crucial: India needs independent media and independent media needs you.
Controversial Comments
BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri calls BSP’s Danish Ali ‘terrorist’, uses communal slurs in Lok Sabha
Defence minister Rajnath Singh expressed regret and asked the Chair to expunge the remarks.
Scroll Staff
Will pull out tongue, gouge out eyes of those who speak against Sanatana Dharma, says Union minister
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat made the comments after Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin said that Sanatana Dharma must be eradicated.
Scroll Staff
Modi using Sanatana Dharma controversy to divert attention from Manipur violence: Udhayanidhi Stalin
The Tamil Nadu minister had said last week that Sanatana Dharma – a term often associated with Hinduism – must be eradicated as it is against social justice.
Scroll Staff
Trending
Pithora is for the gods, not for products, say Adivasis
US allegations of foiled murder plot only bolster Narendra Modi’s strongman image at home
‘Animal’ review: Hard to stomach – but equally hard to ignore
Gaza and the future: How the entrenched legacy of the modern empire continues to shape the world
Paraguay official resigns after signing deal with fictional country Kailasa
Udhayanidhi Stalin, Priyank Kharge booked in UP over remarks about sanatana dharma
Tamil Nadu minister Stalin had said last week that sanatana dharma – a term often associated with Hinduism – must be eradicated as it is against social justice.
Scroll Staff
MK Stalin’s son says Sanatana Dharma must be ‘eradicated’, stirs row
The Bharatiya Janata Party alleged that Udhayanidhi Stalin was calling for the ‘genocide’ of Hindus.
Scroll Staff
Hindutva leader Sambhaji Bhide now booked for ‘derogatory’ remarks about Gautam Buddha, others
Earlier this week, two separate cases were filed against Bhide for remarks about Mohandas Gandhi and Sai Baba.
Scroll Staff
Video
Watch: Macaulay Culkin recreates iconic ‘Home Alone’ dialogue in his Walk of Fame induction speech
Watch: New York gets a new attraction where visitors can recreate iconic steel beam photograph
‘This guy really wants some attention’: Actor Chris Evans’s pet dog interrupts his video call
Watch: Gazan child turns to stone in shock and fear as air strikes are resumed after ceasefire
‘Thanks for the sandwich’: Artist roasts Spotify for low earnings in their year-end videos
Hindutva leader Sambhaji Bhide booked for remarks about Mahatma Gandhi
He had claimed that Gandhi was brought up in a Muslim landlord’s home, and that the landlord was his real father.
Scroll Staff
ISKCON punishes monk Amogh Lila Das for ‘derogatory’ remarks on Vivekananda, Ramakrishna Paramhansa
He criticised Vivekananda for eating fish, stating that a virtuous person can never harm a living being.
Scroll Staff
Revoke Kolhapur professor’s forced leave who said rapists could be from any religion, say academics
Tejaswini Desai has claimed that the engineering college she teaches in took the action against her after students shared an edited video of her remarks.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
‘Salaar Part 1 – Ceasefire’ trailer: ‘K.G.F’ director’s new film stars Prabhas, Prithviraj Sukumaran
‘Animal’ review: Hard to stomach – but equally hard to ignore
Watch: Trailer of ‘Mad Max’ spinoff ‘Furiosa’ is out
‘Dhootha’ review: An entertaining yarn about media ethics
Interview: ‘The Archies’ movie is ‘nostalgic, magical, a storybook come to life’
Assam CM’s ‘Hussain Obama’ remark undermines Modi’s US speech, says Opposition
Himanta Biswa Sarma made the comment a day after Barack Obama said that India risks ‘pulling apart’ if the government does not protect the rights of minorities.
Scroll Staff
Nathuram Godse was worthy son of India, says Union minister Giriraj Singh
The Bharatiya Janata Party leader said that those who feel happy to call themselves children of Babar cannot be true sons of the country.
Scroll Staff
Basic structure of India is ‘Hindu rashtra’, says Union minister SP Singh Baghel
He claimed that ‘tolerant Muslims can be counted on fingers’ and such people ‘wear a mask’ for the vice president, governor or vice-chancellor posts.
Scroll Staff
The Field
Boxing, Men’s National C’ships: Amit Panghal, Shiva Thapa crowned champions
Chess: R Vaishali becomes India’s 84th Grandmaster; third woman to achieve the title
Fitness watch: Why women athletes are more prone to ACL injuries than men
Australia tour of India: Rinku Singh, Axar Patel help hosts clinch T20I series in Raipur
Cricket: Harmanpreet Kaur to lead India in home series against England and Australia