I was on the WHO team that went to Wuhan to study the origins of coronavirus. Here’s what we found

Our investigations concluded the virus was most likely of animal origin. It probably crossed over to humans from bats, via an as-yet-unknown animal.

Dominic Dwyer, The Conversation

· Feb 23, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Transporters, traders call Bharat Bandh to protest fuel price rise, GST amendments

All commercial markets will remain closed in view of the strike.

Scroll Staff

· 5 hours ago

Shortest completed Test match since 1935: Reactions to India's win after bizarre day in Motera

The day-night Ahmedabad Test witnessed a total of 140.2 overs, which made it the shortest ever Test match involving India in which a result has been achieved.

Scroll Staff

· Yesterday · 09:08 pm

Bengal is seeing a Sushant Rajput-style moral panic over BJP leader’s arrest with cocaine

The media frenzy could end up hurting the opposition BJP in the upcoming Assembly elections.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Yesterday · 06:30 am

More than cricket: Why did Narendra Modi dismiss Sardar Patel at Motera stadium?

It’s all about burnishing his brand.

Ashish Magotra

· Feb 24, 2021 · 08:08 pm

Who was Gangubai Kathiawadi, played by Alia Bhatt in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s movie?

She was the queen of Mumbai’s red light district Kamathipura, say S Hussain Zaidi and Jane Borges in ‘Mafia Queens of Mumbai’.

Scroll Staff

· Yesterday · 12:30 pm

Safoora Zargar and Disha Ravi: Similar cases, vastly different verdicts

The state case in each case was remarkably similar but the verdicts reflect two starkly opposed judicial approaches to the question of personal liberty.

Gautam Bhatia

· 5 hours ago

ICC World Test C’ships scenarios: India or Australia in contention for final, England eliminated

With New Zealand set to feature in the final, the race is now between Australia and India.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 02, 2021 · 06:07 pm

In Kashmir, a temple reopens old schism within Pandit community – and shines light on BJP's politics

The BJP government has failed to improve the lives of Pandits in Jammu and Kashmir, but continues to project false success, say community members.

Safwat Zargar

· 6 hours ago

Day-night Test: Axar Patel’s brilliance exposes amateurish England’s stubborn unwillingness to learn

England focussed too much on the pink ball and forgot to think about the pitch or the conditions that the match was going to be played in.

Ashish Magotra

· Yesterday · 10:35 am

A year after the Delhi riots, a Muslim lawyer surveys India’s distorted democracy

I grew up reading Mahatma Gandhi and BR Ambedkar. This is not the path they set for us.

Adil Amaan

· 4 hours ago

‘The Bay of Silence’ review: A marriage is wrecked by lies and secrets

Paula van der Oest’s psychological drama, starring Claes Bang and Olga Kurylenko, is available on BookMyShow Stream.

Nandini Ramnath

· 2 hours ago