Political Games
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Enforcement Directorate works without interference of Union government, says PM Narendra Modi
The prime minister claimed that there were close to 7,000 cases registered with the central agency and ‘less than 3% of them were related to politicians’.
Scroll Staff
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DMK did not safeguard Tamil Nadu’s interests when Katchatheevu was ceded to Sri Lanka: PM Modi
The public had a right to how Katchatheevu was given away to the island nation, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said.
Scroll Staff
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Explained: The Katchatheevu dispute with Sri Lanka that Modi is raking up this election season
Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that the Congress ‘callously gave away’ the island to Sri Lanka in 1974 is not the first time the matter has been raked up.
Nachiket Deuskar
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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Naga group lifts shutdown in 6 districts after responding to Election Commission notice
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Is Boris Johnson’s do-or-die stance on Brexit a means to push the EU into brokering a better deal?
Suspending parliament could be a master bluffer's final play in a game of chicken – raise the stakes till the other side backs down.
Abhinay Muthoo, The Conversation
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Trump and Kim can talk all they want, but for results they need to find real common ground
There are several parallel games at play in which the US, North Korea and South Korea have diverging interests.
Benjamin Habib, The Conversation
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Fact check: Yogi Adityanath’s claim of no riots during his tenure is false and misleading
The home ministry report shows that in a total of 195 incidents of communal violence in 2017, 44 people died and 542 people were injured.
Jignesh Patel, AltNews.in
Video
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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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For Jay Panda, quitting the BJD was the easy part. His real battle will be to stay relevant
Though influential, the suave Odisha politician lacks mass appeal.
Priya Ranjan Sahu
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Income Tax raids on powerful Karnataka minister bare fissures in the Congress
DK Shivakumar’s supporters wonder why the state intelligence did not alert him.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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Political violence returns to Kerala’s Kannur: What happens to the peace process now?
Nine CPI(M) workers were injured in Payyanur town and the RSS office was burnt.
TA Ameerudheen
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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The right way to be Right
The challenge is to find people who have the courage not only to stand up for what they believe in, but also to oppose what they don’t.
Nitin Pai
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Playing the mimic: Rahul Gandhi just took a leaf out of Narendra Modi’s book
His speech at a Congress special convention in Delhi on Wednesday indicates that he is close to taking over as party president.
Anita Katyal
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In his eagerness to be king, will Nitish Kumar come across as the jester?
The Bihar chief minister has made his desire for a national role clear far ahead of the next Lok Sabha elections in 2019. But that might just be his undoing.
Anita Katyal
The Field
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Vinesh, Anshu, Reetika secure Paris 2024 quotas for India
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Watch, highlights ISL 2024: Odisha FC through to semi-final after beating Kerala Blasters in playoff
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events