Ethnic Tensions
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Why Manipur’s dominant Meitei community wants Scheduled Tribe status
Tribal groups in state say if Meitei’s are granted Scheduled Tribes status ‘Meitei millionaires’ will encroach on their land.
Arunabh Saikia
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In Assam’s Tinsukia district, killings of Bengalis spark anxiety among Hindi-speaking residents
The rise of ULFA in the 1980s turned Hindi-speakers into targets. The proposed National Register of Citizens has cast them as outsiders again.
Arunabh Saikia
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‘A hate crime directed at one community’: Killings in Tinsukia deepen the ethnic divide in Assam
The split has acquired political overtones, driven largely by fears over the Citizenship Bill and the updation of the National Register of Citizens.
Arunabh Saikia
Trending
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Sparked by police violence in Delhi's Jamia University, students across India erupt in protest
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Citizenship Act: Delhi police storm Jamia campus, fire tear gas inside, students injured
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Several Twitter users change identities to claim to be Muslims who support citizenship law
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A travel writer revisits his hometown in Pakistan and discovers a Bollywood connection
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Citizenship Act: Protestors ‘creating violence can be identified by their clothes’, claims Modi
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Love in the time of a refugee crisis: A Bangladeshi man defied a government ban to marry a Rohingya
The couple are now on the run from the law.
Motiur Rahman
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‘There are no Rohingya left in Tulatoli’: Refugees arrive in Bangladesh with tales of horror
As the Myanmar army attacks villages in Rakhine state, approximately 270,000 Rohingyas have fled across the border.
Shafiur Rahman
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Breaking Buthidaung: Rohingya refugees reaching Bangladesh tell grave tales of suffering
Whatever news has emerged from Rakhine is just the tip of the iceberg. The worst is beginning to seep out.
Adil Sakhawat
Video
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Watch students and other citizens protesting outside Delhi Police HQ against police action in Jamia
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Watch: Couple exchanges garlands made of onions and garlic at wedding ceremony in Varanasi
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Watch: This baby squirrel’s yawn is one of nature’s gifts to online videos
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Watch: Aligarh police chief assures all support to AMU protests if they are conducted democratically
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Watch the dramatic moment a dog got his leash stuck in an elevator – but was swiftly rescued
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In Assam, an attack on former ULFA militants fuels fresh anti-Bengali rhetoric
Bengali-speaking traders who assaulted the ex-rebels claim they were attempting extortion.
Arunabh Saikia
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In Mizoram, old ethnic fissures show up again as Chakma students are denied medical seats
The four students were among the state toppers in the National Eligibility and Entrance Test.
Arunabh Saikia
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‘Bengal is our coffin’: In Darjeeling, food stocks run low but support for Gorkhaland is undimmed
As the agitation for a separate state continues to paralyse the hill town, a Scroll.in staffer describes how her family is coping.
Annabelle Mukhia
The Reel
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How a cafe owner and Rajiv Gandhi contributed to Ramanand Sagar’s blockbuster TV show ‘Ramayan’
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‘Ghost Stories’ trailer: The ‘Lust Stories’ quartet brings a series of horror short films
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‘Mardaani 2’ movie review: Once more, without feeling
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Is the web series ‘Queen’ about Jayalalithaa? Here’s what Ramya Krishnan has to say
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‘Chhapaak’ trailer: Watch Deepika Padukone as an acid attack survivor