Scientists have found new spider species in Sri Lanka – and named them after Enid Blyton characters

Nine new species of ‘goblin spiders’ have been named after goblin characters from Enid Blyton’s children books.

Shreya Dasgupta

· Jun 25, 2018 · 08:30 pm

Kerala High Court names child after parents fail to agree on the matter

The five-year-old boy, now named Johan Sachin, needed a birth certificate to be eligible for school admissions.

Scroll Staff

· May 10, 2018 · 09:46 am

Ramji reduction: Highlighting Ambedkar's middle name shows how superficially BJP engages with him

Ambedkar’s ideology stood in opposition to Hindutva. To suppress that using the accident of his middle name is a dangerous sleight of hand.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Apr 01, 2018 · 07:30 am

Rajasthan High Court sets aside state order to rename Rajiv Gandhi Seva Kendra after Atal Vajpayee

The bench suggested naming institutions after freedom fighters to avoid such controversies.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 20, 2018 · 09:56 am

Centre has no plans to remove ‘Muslim’ and ‘Hindu’ from AMU, BHU names, clarifies Prakash Javadekar

The suggestion was made to ensure that the secular nature of the universities is clear, an official had said.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 09, 2017 · 11:14 am

Doctors body fights for freedom on prescriptions, tells government to focus on price

The government is considering rules to make doctors write only generic names of drugs in prescriptions.

Priyanka Vora

· May 02, 2017 · 02:30 pm

BJP legislator alleges harassment at airports because of his Gaikwad surname

The Maharashtra MP has apprised Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha of the matter.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 31, 2017 · 12:19 pm

Watch: Most surnames may eventually go extinct (maybe it's time to check on yours)

What's in a surname? Ask anyone named Pober.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 22, 2017 · 01:00 pm

Elphinstone Road to Prabhadevi: Why is Mumbai on a name-changing spree?

The renaming of the railway station is just the latest in a series.

Smruti Koppikar

· Dec 18, 2016 · 09:00 am

VK Singh wants Delhi's Akbar Road renamed – but sent his request to the wrong government branch

Urban Development Ministry says it has nothing to do with the matter.

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· May 18, 2016 · 10:00 am

From Vasco da Gama to Sambhaji: Goans accuse BJP of a sneaky plot to rename a town

New ration cards sent to many residents in the port town of Vasco da Gama in south Goa listed their address as Sambhaji Nagar.

Mayabhushan Nagvenkar

· Dec 05, 2015 · 07:15 pm

Mistaken identity: Why private schools in India love to name themselves after Christian saints

When the principal of a Catholic-sounding school was arrested in Mumbai last week, most people assumed it was a Church-run institution headed by a priest. The confusion is understandable.

Aarefa Johari

· Sep 15, 2015 · 02:30 pm