Modi@2
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Fact check: From claims on ration cards to gas connections, how Modi inflated the numbers
As the government celebrated its second anniversary, the prime minister and his ministers made several claims. At least five of them do not add up.
Mayank Jain
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#Modiversary: Harsh Mander on why he worries about the next three years of Modi government
A government that fails to deliver will be elected out of power eventually, but it could cause lasting – even permanent – damage.
Harsh Mander
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The Karan Johar effect: NDA anniversary is about scripting a storyline – not so much about reality
The BJP’s celebrations to mark its two years in power is nothing less than a Bollywood blockbuster in scale. But are their claims backed by reality?
Ajaz Ashraf
Trending
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Questions arise when police arrest Mohammed Zubair, but not Nupur Sharma, says retired SC judge
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‘Media, politicians totally clueless’: Sudhir Chaudhary on Zee News before leaving the channel
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India’s mass closure of schools is leaving lakhs of students stranded
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How the Modi government has weaponised the ED to go after India’s Opposition
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Decentralisation of power: What an alternative plan on governing Mumbai proposes
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'Finishing my PhD is a political responsibility too': What Kanhaiya Kumar (and Umar Khalid) said
The idea of India, they said, should be decided not by rich people but by poor disenfranchised farmers.
Scroll Staff
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#Modiversary: Why two years of Modi are a chronicle of wasted opportunities in foreign policy
Modi's forays into international diplomacy largely served to burnish his image in the domestic audience. But the country awaits its due share of dividends.
MK Bhadrakumar
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Why the Modi mask is no longer in fashion in Delhi’s iconic Sadar Bazaar
The demand for election merchandise with the prime minister's face has dried up.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
Video
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Paris: Protestors demonstrate against US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs Wade
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Watch: This cable TV channel only dubs Korean shows in Kannada for local audiences
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Watch: Plane lands safely after 14-hour flight despite a tyre burst that blew a hole in the body
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Watch: Tasmanian devil refuses to return phone that fell into its enclosure at wildlife sanctuary
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Watch: Meet Jal Saheli, a group of 1,000 women who are building dams and ponds to collect rain water
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For 'Make In India' to work, India first needs to become globally competitive
A survey of industrial clusters in four states shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi's big idea isn't exactly working.
M Rajshekhar & Anumeha Yadav
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For 800 million citizens, Modi's Digital India highway is a bridge to nowhere
The view from a district in Haryana where people own expensive smartphones but don't know how to book rail tickets online.
Mayank Jain
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In Uttar Pradesh, this young Dalit voter is switching back from the BJP to the BSP
The final part in our series on what young people who voted for the BJP think about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who completes two years in office this month.
Supriya Sharma
The Reel
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‘Dr. Arora’ trailer: Web series takes a humorous look at sexual problems
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Circle of love: Nagesh Kukunoor on going from ‘Hyderabad Blues’ to ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’
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Start the week with a film: ‘American Honey’, the flip side of the American Dream
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In ‘Shamshera’, a ‘masala potboiler’ and Ranbir Kapoor as ‘never seen before’
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Deepti Naval at the movies: Single-screen theatres, Rajesh Khanna and ‘Mera Naam Joker’
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I voted for Modi because there was no credible alternative, says young Mumbai IT executive
Arjun Kulkarni, an MBA graduate, said that it was Narendra Modi’s economics, and not his politics, that made him vote for the former Gujarat chief minister.
Jaideep Vaidya
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Fantastic for development, not great on environment: A biologist explains his faith in the Modi government in 2014 and now
Aravind Madhyastha says that although the BJP government has a questionable record on the environment, it needs a lot more time to bring development.
Nayantara Narayanan
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'Modi has a style-statement': A young Mumbai voter explains her evaluation of the government
Shefali Bohra believes the Modi effect has helped make Mumbai cleaner and local trains more punctual.
Aarefa Johari
The Field
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Indian footballers Gurpreet Singh, Suresh condemn sexual misconduct incident in U17 women's team
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Tennis: Nick Kyrgios summoned to court over assault allegation, says report
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Wimbledon 2022: Nadal shrugs off fitness concerns ahead of Fritz clash; Halep eyes semis berth
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Edgbaston Test: England’s best ever chase, India’s defending woes and other statistical takeaways
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Watch, Wimbledon 2022: Novak Djokovic stuns Centre Court with backhand winner