The state government also termed the incident that occured on Thursday morning at Mynsyngat, Thangsko a ‘dynamite explosion’. scroll.in/latest/10905...

The decision came in response to the several incidents of domestic tourists harassing foreign women for photographs being reported in the state, police said. scroll.in/latest/10905...

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Replug | Radicalisation has progressed with the government, the judiciary, the mob and the media working in concert. It began on the fringes that became a flood awakening the worst instincts of Hindus. scroll.in/article/9849... ✍️Samar Halarnkar

Activist Agnes Kharshiing wrote to the director of CBI, alleging that the police were covering up a blast on December 23 in an illegal mine in Thangsko in East Jaintia Hills, urging the CBI to investigate the case. scroll.in/article/1090... Rokibuz Zaman reports

The extension “gives voters another month to submit Form 6 for the inclusion of their names, Form 7 for deletion and Form 8 for corrections”, the state’s Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa said. scroll.in/latest/10905... The final electoral roll of #UttarPradesh will be published on April 10.

A scar across the stomach. A shuttered loom. A promise of money that never came. Johanna Deeksha and Raghav Kakkar investigate how in this #TamilNadu district, the decline of the #textileindustry pushed workers into selling their kidneys. #Watch full video: youtu.be/e5Iy5TmidcQ

The explosion at the imambargah, or a congregation hall, located in Shehzad area on the outskirts of the city, occurred after the Friday prayers an unidentified police officer said. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10905... #Pakistan #suicideattack

States that remain within centrally fixed quotas experience portability as costless redistribution rather than proactive welfare expansion. Welfare innovation is neither the primary objective of this design nor rewarded. scroll.in/article/1090...

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi on Friday criticised the party for approaching the court after losing the elections. scroll.in/latest/10905...

Say hello to #NowWatching – Scroll’s new recommendations & reviews newsletter. Curated by our film critic Nandini Ramnath, it’s your weekly guide to what deserves your time on screens big and small. Here's this week's #newsletter: open.substack.com/pub/reelnews...

#GhooskhorPandat | The film, directed by Neeraj Panday and starring Manoj Bajpayee, is facing backlash for its title that some claimed vilified the Brahmin community. scroll.in/latest/10905... #ManojBajpayee

#KunalKamra, along with Shiv Sena leader #SushmaAndhare, is facing breach of privilege proceedings in connection with allegations that he made disparaging remarks about Deputy CM #EknathShinde in March. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10905...

“The exact number of Indian nationals stranded in these countries is not known as Indian nationals reach these scam centres on their own volition through fraudulent/unscrupulous recruitment agents/agencies," Kirti Vardhan Singh said. scroll.in/latest/10905... #cybercrime

Despite the sneaking suspicion that Vadh 2 isn’t terribly different from its predecessor, Jaspal Singh Sandhu works hard on his material. The new movie has political undercurrents running through its several twists, Nandini Ramnath ✍️ scroll.in/reel/1090511...

Women said that they did not feel supported by their husbands and thus were forced to sell their kidneys. scroll.in/article/1090... “If my husband had been a good provider, was not an alcoholic and treated me well, I would not have had to do this.” Vijaya, a kidney-seller, told Johanna Deeksha

Strict action would be taken against those ‘creating panic for monetary gains’, the authorities said. scroll.in/latest/10905...

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Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said that an inquiry had been ordered into the incident and promised legal action. scroll.in/latest/10905... The Prime Minister’s Office announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the families of those who died. The injured would be given Rs 50,000.

The agreement signed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, CM Neiphiu Rio and the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation creates an autonomous region within #Nagaland. scroll.in/latest/10905... The pressure group had long been demanding a separate state.

The flawed elections are a chance to embrace superficial democratisation as many nations appear to be softening their opposition to the junta. scroll.in/article/1090... But this leaves #Myanmar people with invidious choices about how to pursue their independence & freedom. Via @theconversation.com

One person with burn injuries had been sent to Shillong for treatment, East Jaintia Hills Superintendent of Police Vikash Kumar told Scroll. scroll.in/latest/10905... “We are unable to tell the exact number of workers trapped inside because of smoke and fire,” the police said. #Meghalaya

Salman Khan’s ‘Battle of Galwan’ will release soon. But the book by MM Narvane, the ex-army chief, which gives a first-hand view of the standoff, remains unpublished. What does the book say and why has it been stalled for two years? Anant Gupta unpacks in this week's #ChronologySamajhiye.

Comparisons between the original Gujarati diaries of Maniben Patel and their English translation reveal serious discrepancies, including a key reversal of Sardar Patel’s recorded view on government funding for the Babri Masjid. Urvish Kothari reports scroll.in/article/1090...

In its petition, #JanSuraj claimed that while about one crore women had been associated with the JEEVIKA network ahead of the Mode Code of Conduct coming into force, around 1.5 crore women eventually received the payments as per media reports. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10905... #BiharElections

The doctor, in his petition in the court challenging the FIR and the lookout circular, has said that he was being targeted for political reasons and that the case was a misuse of criminal law to suppress dissenting political views. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10905...

#IndiGo, which has about 65% of the domestic aviation market, “effectively withheld its service from the market, creating an artificial scarcity, limiting consumer access to air travel during peak demand,” the antitrust watchdog said in its order. scroll.in/latest/10905...

The protests by the Opposition on Wednesday had intensified after BJP leader Nishikant Dubey said he brought a series of books allegedly critical of the Gandhi family. scroll.in/latest/10905... The proceedings were adjourned until 11 am on Thursday because of protests by the Opposition.

"Women will wear whatever they feel comfortable with, what they think is suitable. One woman can wear the hijab and another can choose not to," says Jamaat-e-Islami media head Ahsanul Mahboob Zubair in conversation with Shoaib Daniyal. scroll.in/article/1090...

Gig work, a new form of forced labour? Watch Kritika Pant's ground report on the gig workers' protest. youtube.com/shorts/OZAcA...

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"I wanted the film to emerge from observation and emotional truth, allowing characters to exist as they are, without imposed heroism or spectacle," Director Semmalar Annam tells Nandini Ramnath. Read full interview: scroll.in/reel/1090478...

Earlier in the day, #RahulGandhi had said that did not think that #PMModi “will have the guts to come to the Lok Sabha today”, adding that he would give the prime minister a copy of Naravane’s memoir if he came to Parliament. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10905...

The persons were given 1,310 #deathpenalties, which meant that multiple #deathsentences may have been imposed on the same person over the years. In only 70 cases the sentence was confirmed by High Courts. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10905...

#SonamWangchuk was detained on September 26 and taken to a jail in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur after protests in Leh demanding statehood for #Ladakh and its inclusion in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10905...

#NetflixIndia revealed a slate stacked with crowd-pleasers such as crime thrillers – always a safe bet – relationship dramas and reality shows. Most of the series are in Hindi, with a few titles in Tamil and Telugu. Check out the full list: scroll.in/reel/1090475... Via The Reel

Earlier in the day, #YumnamKhemchandSingh met Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla and staked a claim to form a new government in the state. This came a day after the Singjamei MLA was elected as the leader of BJP’s legislative party. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10905... #Manipur

The stay risks sidelining a crucial constitutional commitment: that higher education spaces must actively dismantle discrimination rather than merely advise against it, Anand Teltumbde writes. scroll.in/article/1090...

In the early 2000s, Cipla decided to sell life-saving AIDS medicine for $350 a year, or roughly $1 a day, compared to Western prices of between $10,000 -$15,000 a year. scroll.in/article/1090... Harsh Mander discusses how humanism of Cipla founder, Yusuf Hamied, made critical medicines affordable.

Union Commerce Minister #PiyushGoyal said that the deal will help promote the Union government’s initiatives such as #ViksitBharat and such. It will open opportunities for skilled Indians and micro, small and medium enterprises in the US market. scroll.in/latest/10905... #usindiatradedeal

"My fear of dead bodies began at a young age. Any news of death petrified me. My fertile imagination and the endless ghost stories I had heard, added fuel to the flame." scroll.in/article/1090... An excerpt by Vinu P and Niyas Karem @juggernautbooksind.bsky.social #bookexcerpt

Journalist #VinodKJose said said that through his disinvitation, “the lecture has already been delivered, without me uttering a word”. “The state of Indian democracy stands explained,” he remarked. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10904... #keralacollege

The complaint against Mohammed was filed by a man named Durgesh, the head of the BJP unit in the Bajna town and a former village chief. scroll.in/latest/10904... #mathura

The Trinamool Congress appeared in person before the court to argue her petition challenging the special intensive revision voter rolls in her state. scroll.in/latest/10904... #mamatabanerjee #bengalSIR

#Rajasthan | The incident came to light on January 21. The action against them was taken under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, following which the visas of the two nationals of the United Kingdom were revoked. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10904...

Calling the Roman script a “foreign script” and an “international conspiracy”, Tripura CM Manik Saha has rejected decades-old demands by Kokborok speakers — setting up a clash with ally Tipra Motha over who gets to decide a language’s future. scroll.in/article/1090... Rokibuz Zaman reports

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Under the new trade deal, the Washington will cut tariffs on Indian goods to 18%, while New Delhi will cut its levies on US products to zero. scroll.in/latest/10904...

Discover a graphic novel and five new titles for this month’s reading from an anthology of short stories and poetry, a historical fiction, Sarnath Banerjee’s latest, and more. Check the full list here: scroll.in/article/1090... #BookRecommendations #Februaryreads

#Manipur | The election is viewed as a step towards Yumnam Khemchand Singh becoming the chief minister and the formation of a new government in the state, the timeline for which is unclear. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10904...