Civil Liberties
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After raids, CBI files FIR against activist Harsh Mander for alleged FCRA violations
‘My life, my writings and my work are my only response,’ Mander said on Friday.
Scroll Staff
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How the Goondas Act in Uttar Pradesh is designed to crush dissent
We spoke to three individuals whose lives were upended by the law.
Vineet Bhalla
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Preventive detention law can’t be invoked at ‘the drop of a hat’, SC tells Telangana government
The bench said that it is important that the safeguards enshrined in our Constitution, particularly the right to life and equality, are enforced.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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Preventive detention laws are a colonial legacy, can give government arbitrary powers: Supreme Court
The bench said that courts must analyse such cases with ‘extreme caution and excruciating detail’ to ensure checks and balances.
Scroll Staff
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‘Guilt by association’: How Supreme Court made it easy to jail people under UAPA
The court has overruled previous verdicts that offered some protection and held that mere membership of an unlawful organisation will also be punishable.
Umang Poddar & Zafar Aafaq
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No matter what you think of Arnab Goswami, ‘bail not jail’ should be the norm
While we discuss the treatment meted out to journalists and prominent people , we should give some thought to the common citizen.
Shailesh Gandhi
Video
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Adivasi rights activist Stan Swamy’s life and work demonstrate why the powerful want him silenced
The 83-year-old Jesuit has been accused of being a member of a banned Maoist party and being involved in a conspiracy to instigate caste violence.
Tony PM & Peter Martin
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How Robert F Kennedy became an improbable liberal hero
Assassinated 50 years ago, the to-be New York Senator began his career as a conservative anti-communist.
Ross Baker, The Conversation
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Trump’s Muslim ban doesn't cover India, but Indians need to be concerned
We should be aware of how easy it is for a populist leader to undermine constitutional principles with the stroke of a pen.
Karan Lahiri
The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’