Explainer: Why did Facebook take down hundreds of BJP and Congress-linked pages?

The social media company accused the pages of working together to mislead others about who they or what they are doing.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Apr 02, 2019 · 01:49 pm

Should your LIC premium pay for a bank bailout?

The government is considering selling stake in the stressed IDBI bank to LIC. What does this mean, and why should you care?

Smitha Nair

· Jun 27, 2018 · 01:45 pm

Video Explainer: How is a Rajya Sabha MP elected?

The terms of 58 Rajya Sabha members will end in April and May this year. We break down the complicated electoral process.

Smitha Nair

· Mar 23, 2018 · 07:00 am

Video: Public statues remind us of a person or an event, but they sometimes do more than that

The debate around the razing of statues overlooks the importance of public statues among the marginalised communities.

Shone Satheesh

· Mar 13, 2018 · 07:00 am

Video: How did a suburb just two hours from downtown Mumbai become India's largest Muslim ghetto?

Scroll.in travels to Mumbra to find locals rising over the prejudice they battle everyday.

Smitha Nair

· Jan 20, 2018 · 08:45 am

Video: Why the National Register of Citizens is being updated in Assam

As the first draft of 1.9 crore names is released, we look at the vexed question of citizenship in the state.

Smitha Nair

· Jan 10, 2018 · 08:45 am

Video: What India’s first online condom store set out to achieve and where it’s at

International NGO AIDS Healthcare Foundation brought the store to India and has been giving condoms away for free.

Neelima

· Jan 08, 2018 · 08:45 am

Video: How a political dispute in the 19th century led to the creation of Kashmir’s houseboats

The Dogra rulers of the princely state were allied with the British but were unwilling to give away any land to an outsider.

Ramakrishnan M

· Dec 15, 2017 · 08:45 am

Video: What the difference between a cyclone, typhoon and a hurricane is and how they are named

Why the cyclone Vardah that hit Chennai was named by Pakistan and cyclone Ockhi’s name came from Bangladesh.

Neelima

· Dec 12, 2017 · 08:45 am

Video: Can Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor and Jignesh Mevani change Congress’ luck in Gujarat?

What Congress is doing differently in this election to win Narendra Modi’s home state.

Neelima

· Dec 10, 2017 · 08:45 am

Video: Why politicians bat for prohibition even though it has never worked in India

Take a guess. It’s not a tough one.

Neelima

· Dec 09, 2017 · 04:00 pm

Video: As BJP wins in Gujarat, take a look at what the much touted Gujarat model is all about

Is it a panacea for all ills or spin-doctoring? Or does the truth lie somewhere in between?

Smitha Nair

· Dec 09, 2017 · 11:41 am