Justice MR Mengdey allowed the bail plea filed by the Dediapada MLA, who was arrested for allegedly attacking BJP leader and taluka president Sanjay Vasava on July 5. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10868...

Kolkata’s #DurgaPuja pandals have a long history of addressing political and social discussions head-on. scroll.in/article/1086... At one pandal, display shows the evolution of Bengali language and stresses that all mother tongues should be respected. ✍Sandipan Mitra & Amrita DasGupta

"These dhows are 'tramp shippers' that do not follow a strict, pre-ordained itinerary, but move according to the needs of their clients and are always 'just-in-time' in today’s global supply chains," Nidhi Mahajan tell R Beneditto Ferrao. Read the full interview here: scroll.in/article/1086...

The directive, issued in compliance with an Allahabad High Court ruling, said caste identifiers threaten ‘public order’ and undermine constitutional values. scroll.in/latest/10868...

A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria listed the matter for hearing on October 7. scroll.in/latest/10868... #DelhiRiots

UIDAI chief Bhuvanesh Kumar said that removing Aadhaar numbers of persons who have died is crucial to maintaining the integrity of welfare schemes and safeguarding public funds from misuse. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10868... #Aadhaar

The project would destroy the Rispana and Bindal rivers and displace thousands of persons, residents and activists said. scroll.in/latest/10868... #dehradunfloods

A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Satish Chandra Sharma made the comment while hearing a petition against the summons issued to The Wire in a defamation case filed by Amita Singh, a former professor at the Jawaharlal Nehru University. scroll.in/latest/10868...

"In early modernity, in any case, the set of patriarchs who were most appalled by such womxn-on-womxn action were not the Islamists, Hindus, or Sikhs, but the Christian British." scroll.in/article/1086... An excerpt by Sindhu Rajasekaran Simon Schuster India #bookexcerpt

For decades, Adivasi women have been denied land inheritance under customary laws. A new SC ruling calls this discrimination: “Customs cannot remain stuck in time.” It could be a turning point for countless women. scroll.in/article/1086... Nolina Minj reports

"Anthology’s temporal frame (1998–2017) is deliberate rather than arbitrary: it captures flourishing of Pakistani writing in the years when globalisation, digital media, and political turmoil reshaped literary production and reception." #BookReview by Sarita Jenamani. scroll.in/article/1086...

"All The President’s Men is a throwback to the glory years of newspapers. The newsgathering process, technology, the influence of the media, print journalism itself – all of these have drastically changed since the film came out." Read: scroll.in/reel/1086823... #movierecommendation by The Reel

The allegations against her prima facie disclose cognisable offence, which justified an investigation by the police, the court said. It also said that the timing of her posts was worth considering as it came immediately after the Pahalgam attack. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10868...

Today on Scroll: - ‘Bengal’s reply’: Across Kolkata, Durga Puja pandals respond to targeting of Bengali speakers - Maharashtra: Row erupts after VHP urges garba organisers to not allow entry of non-Hindus - Interview: Why dhows continue to sail into the future More ⤵️

“Recognising the State of #Palestine, led by the Palestinian Authority, empowers those who seek peaceful coexistence and the end of Hamas,” Canadian PM Mark Carney said. “This in no way legitimises terrorism, nor is it any reward for it.” Read more: scroll.in/latest/10868...

“Instead of the Congress's simple GST, your government imposed a ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’ and collected more than Rs 55 lakh crore in eight years,” Kharge said. scroll.in/latest/10868... He said that citizens “will never forget” how the government taxed essentials such as foodgrains & healthcare.

King’s Ransom is an exemplar of McBain’s pacey plotting, pithy dialogue and morally ambiguous characters. Kurosawa’s version transforms McBain’s hard-boiled prose into a poignant meditation on the class divide in 1960s Japan, writes Nandini Ramnath. Read more: scroll.in/reel/1086305/

Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar said that the Vishwa Hindu Parishad wanted to “set society on fire”. scroll.in/latest/10868... “They [VHP] want to divide society over religion and reap political benefits out of it,” the #Maharashtra minister said. #Garba #Navratri2025

PM Modi said that the new GST system would be a “festival of savings” for the country. The new structure, he said, would lead to increased savings and would particularly benefit the poor, middle class, women, young persons, shopkeepers and businesspersons. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10868...

Though the exhibit focuses on the ethnic conflict and war in #SriLanka, it resonates with a shared history and experience across borders that speaks to understanding human consequences and cultivating empathy. scroll.in/article/1086... Andleeb Shadab writes about 'After-Aphantasias' exhibition.

Apart from the FIRs, the state government has marked 13 ‘red entries’ in the land records of violators. A ‘red entry’ prohibits affected farmers from selling or mortgaging their land, or accessing farm loans. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10868...

The conflicts in the stories emerge from the women’s refusal to adhere to the status quo. Defiance stems from discomfort and silence, and Cho Nam-Joo’s women are finally learning to say “no”, writes Sayari Debnath. Read more: scroll.in/article/1086... #BookRecommendation

This came after on Thursday, #RahulGandhi said that the Congress’ analysis of the Aland Assembly constituency showed that an unknown entity had used software to delete voters in a centralised manner. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10868...

Both Congress and BJP regimes have done little to enhance the quality of life of their electors, likewise neglecting such vitally important sectors as education, health, women’s safety and livelihood security. scroll.in/article/1086... Ramachandra Guha writes on #Uttarakhand.

Scroll's Rokibuz Zaman HRRF Young Journalist of the Year Award 2025 scroll.in/latest/10868... The advocacy group said that the awards recognise outstanding reporting that amplifies urgent issues of human rights, religious freedom and solidarity in India, and among its diaspora.

“This is how democracies die – not with a bang but with the tap of a judge’s gavel.” That’s how one commentator reacted to two Supreme Court orders involving #Vantara & #Adani group. scroll.in/article/1086... Naresh Fernandes writes how the two verdicts are profoundly undemocratic.

The press secretary also said that #H1Bvisa holders can “leave and re-enter the country to the same extent as they normally would; whatever ability they have to do that is not impacted by yesterday’s proclamation”. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10868...

Today on Scroll: - Ramachandra Guha: As Uttarakhand turns 25, flawed development model takes the shine off celebrations - US says $100,000 H-1B visa fee is one-time, only for new applicants - India’s richest men get protection against uncomfortable questions More⤵️

A complaint filed by former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur against Prakash, alleging that ANI published reports attributed to the Election Commission that were not released on its official website or social media handles. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10867... #ANI #falsenews #SmitaPrakash

The Ministry of External Affairs said, “The full implications of the measure are being studied by all concerned, including by Indian industry, which has already put out an initial analysis clarifying some perceptions related to the H-1B program.” Read more: scroll.in/latest/10867... #USVisa

The novel evokes the truth behind the saying that life is ultimately solitary: we come into this world alone, and we leave alone. scroll.in/article/1086... Mishika Narula & Srisruthi Ramesh writes

This was the second time this year the commission removed parties from its register to clean up the electoral system. scroll.in/latest/10867... On August 9, it had delisted 334 parties for similar violations. In total, 808 parties have been removed in the last two months.

A complaint has alleged that the statement made by the Congress leader was ‘seditious and anti-national’. scroll.in/latest/10867... #RahulGandhi

From Sumana Chandrasekhar's kurta-pajama and turban (or hat) attire to her low tolerance for the entrenched misogyny of music establishments, she defies the image of the bejewelled, deferential femininity of the Carnatic cliché. scroll.in/magazine/108... ✍ Malini Nair #ghatamplayer

"I haven’t been familiar with this feeling of success until this point, so all of this is alien to me." scroll.in/reel/1086779... What's behind the massive success of Lokah? Nandini Ramnath speaks to the director and co-writer to find out.

The police alleged that Shariq Satha was the main conspirator behind the clashes that broke out in November. scroll.in/latest/10867... #SambhalViolence

In Xinjiang, we glimpse the logical endpoint of a politics that cannot tolerate difference – not just in bodies, but in souls, writes James Leibold. scroll.in/article/1086...

New Delhi said that India and Saudi Arabia’s strategic partnership has deepened considerably in recent years. scroll.in/latest/10867...

Today on Scroll: newsletter.scroll.in/post/1258451/ -Trump signs order adding $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applicants -In Sri Lanka, ex-president’s arrest brings to fore frustrations with post-crisis austerity measures More⤵️

Indians comprised 72.3% of all H-1B visas issued by the United States in the financial year 2022-’23. scroll.in/latest/10867...

If the International Crimes Tribunal succeeds in holding a former prime minister to account, it risks establishing a dangerous and precedence-setting model for how protest-era atrocities are addressed in domestic courts. scroll.in/article/1086... ✍️Abhinav Mehrotra & Amit Upadhyay #Bangladesh

The committee report was based on a case filed in the court seeking directions to address alleged rampant environmental degradation in the Ri-Bhoi and East Khasi Hills districts in Meghalaya, and its transboundary impact on Assam. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10867...

According to the police, the ambush took place at around 5.40 pm at Nambol Sabal Leikai, nearly 8 km from the Imphal airport. scroll.in/latest/10867... This is the first deadly attack on central security forces since last year in #Manipur.

"All their names are on the 2003 voters' list. But when we checked the draft voters' list, all names were struck off." Ayush Tiwari & Aryan Mahtta meet voters who have been left out of Bihar's revised voter list. Watch the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB_7... #bihar #biharsir

Assamese singer Papon described #ZubeenGarg as the “voice of a generation”. “At a loss of words!” he said on social media. “Lost a friend. Lost a brother. A big void.” Read more: scroll.in/latest/10867... #Zubeen_Garg

The Hindi-language #Homebound follows Shoaib (Ishaan Khatter) and Chandan (Vishal Jethwa), two impoverished young men desperately trying to rise above circumstances dictated by their respective social identities. scroll.in/reel/1086769... #OscarsNominations #NeerajGhayawan

A bench of Justices Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla tnoted that the July 3 order did not direct the conglomerate to take down the entire advertisement but to modify certain portions of it. scroll.in/latest/10867... #Patanjali #DelhiHighCourt

"The 114-minute movie lacks the smartness needed to carry off what could have been an interesting comedy of errors," Nandini Ramnath reviews. Read the full review here: scroll.in/reel/1086667... #Filmreview via The Reel #AatliBatmiFutlii #marathicinema

#EyeSpy | ‘Sabar Bonda’ and the tender fruit of a forbidden romance. Plus reviews of ‘Nishaanchi’, ‘Jolly LLB 3’, ‘The Trial’ season 2 and ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’. Here are this week's top reads from The Reel. eyespyreel.stck.me/post/1256987...

On Thursday, the #Maharashtra government issued a resolution asking the beneficiaries of the scheme to complete their verification and authentication within two months. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10867... #LadkiBahinscheme