Modi@2
-
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
-
#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
-
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
-
We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
-
By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
-
Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
-
BJP Karnataka candidates Tejasvi Surya and K Sudhakar booked for electoral offences: EC
-
Yamini Aiyer interview: With jobless growth, welfare has become a ‘compensation’, not a public right
-
'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
-
#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
-
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
-
Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
-
Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
-
Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
-
Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
-
Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
-
‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
-
‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
-
Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
-
‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
-
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
-
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
-
'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
-
Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing
-
ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
-
Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Jyothi Vennam and Abhishek Verma reach the mixed compound final
-
Cricket: Former Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof retires from international cricket
-
Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: India wins nine medals including four gold on Day 2