Trinamool Congress spokesperson Saket Gokhale claimed that the BJP and the Election Commission were now being “open about stealing the election”. scroll.in/latest/10927... “Are the courts blind or complicit?” Gokhale asked. “This is beyond shameless.”

Lawyer and TMC MP Kalyan Bandopadhyay referred to an earlier verbal observation by Jsutice Bagchi that if the loss margin was less than the deletions on account of the voter roll revision, the court would look into it. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10927... #BengalSir #WestBengalElections

Ultra-processed foods are fuelling a chronic disease crisis, yet deceptive ads go unpunished. Help us take India’s first systematic investigation into food regulation from the database to the ground. Click here: pages.razorpay.com/pl_SVO3eZ9AD...

The worship of Satyapir, involving both Hindu & Muslim symbolic elements, points toward forms of communal harmony developed through popular creativity, a theological innovation that emerged from below rather than being imposed by reformist elites. scroll.in/article/1088... Ankush Pal writes

Long-term community-based interventions and awareness campaigns targeting local stakeholders, and stronger regional cooperation are also needed to address both local and transboundary litter sources and protect turtle populations. scroll.in/article/1092... ✍️Phalguni Ranjan Via Mongabay India

Replug | Those leaders who used religion to rouse hatred, and whom I hold responsible, should know that there are many in India who understand what they are doing. They should know that they are viewed with disgust and contempt. scroll.in/article/6688... Saadat Hasan Manto✍🏼

The Peoples Democratic Party said on the social media platform that withholding #IltijaMufti’s account raised “serious concerns about freedom of expression and suppression of democratic voices”. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10927...

The transition from #MGNREGA to the new Act will be seamless and will not result in disruption for workers, the ministry said. Existing e-KYC verified MGNREGA job cards will remain valid under the new Act, the ministry said. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10927...

India’s economy can be, and it must be the engine of its own growth. India has the largest pool of employable persons in the world. They can be the world’s largest growth market for foreign and domestic investors, provided they are enabled to earn enough, 🖊️ Arun Maira. scroll.in/article/1092...

#WestBengal Chief Minister #SuvenduAdhikari said that the land transfer process will start on Monday and will be completed in 45 days. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10927...

In Muslim kitchens, the dish continues in practice. In Jewish memory, it survives in fragments. This difference points to something deeper: the presence – or absence – of a structure that allows repetition to continue. scroll.in/article/1092... ✍️Elli Benaiah

The benchmark #Sensex had fallen more than 750 points, or nearly 1%, as of 1.55 pm. The #Nifty had fallen 180 points, or 0.7%. The #Indianrupee also weakened on Monday to 95.4 against the #USdollar as of 1.55 pm. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10927...

Congress’ Jairam Ramesh said the prime minister’s ‘unexpected pleas’ could indicate that ‘austerity measures’, such as fuel price hike, might be on their way. scroll.in/latest/10927...

#StartTheWeekWithAFilm | The 118-minute movie is mesmerising in its rigour, daring viewers to look away from the horrors of life under complete state control. While set in the past, Two Prosecutors has strong parallels with the present. scroll.in/reel/1092742...

"A personal consciousness that offers something different and unusual, sometimes shockingly so, is the identifying mark of art. If and when #AI owns this personal consciousness the human signature will wither." scroll.in/article/1092... A #bookexcerpt by Saikat Majumdar. Penguin Random

Doctors told Scroll there are no uniform national guidelines for training surgeons in robotic surgery. scroll.in/article/1092... One surgeon said: “I am still not confident of doing a robotic procedure. But my hospital will still allow me to do it.” Tabassum Barnagarwala reports

Today on Scroll: newsletter.scroll.in/post/1890858... -Indian hospitals are pushing robotic surgery, but do you really need it? -Revive Covid-era WFH, save fuel, avoid foreign trips: Modi appeals -MP HC quashes FIR against teacher who shared Urdu poem as WhatsApp status More⤵️

After the US president’s statement, the price of benchmark Brent crude climbed 2.6% to $104. scroll.in/latest/10927...

Reducing edible oil consumption and avoiding gold purchases were among the ‘nationally responsible’ lifestyle choices proposed by the prime minister. scroll.in/latest/10927...

With Vijay vacating the Tiruchi East seat, the effective strength of TVK is at 107. scroll.in/latest/10927... Meanwhile, Udhayanidhi Stalin was elected leader of the DMK legislature party on Sunday.

A holistic reading of the poem left “no scope” for construing it as offensive in the manner alleged in the FIR because it contained no direct or indirect reference to any religion, community or sect, the court order said. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10927...

Paul Zacharia and I would review the drafts, sometimes over a simple lunch. He would chip in with suggestions, some of which I was bold enough to turn down with time. A freedom he afforded me as our partnership evolved into friendship. scroll.in/article/1092... ✍️Anupama Raju

Is Congress happy about the Assembly elections results? In an interview with Shoaib Daniyal, Sanjay Kumar of The Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, analyses the fate of the INDIA alliance after the May 4 results. #Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxpC...

The ED had sought 10 days of his custody, but the court granted seven days and fixed May 16 for his next appearance. scroll.in/latest/10927... #SanjeevArora’s lawyer alleged that the case was “politically motivated and orchestrated”, the newspaper reported.

Marked by unilateral force & inflammatory rhetoric, India's approach is not conducive to long-term regional stability. scroll.in/article/1092... BJP’s win in West Bengal has effectively removed one of the last significant political constraints on India’s eastern border enforcement strategy.

The party-wise analysis showed that 41 TVK MLAs, or 38% of winning candidates, had pending criminal cases, followed by 37, ot 63%, from the DMK and 33, or 70%, from the AIADMK. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10927...

Eight years since the book was written, little has changed for the better, and a lot for the worse – for dreamers coming of age now, fed on a steady diet of fear, anger, and paranoia, what does the future hold? scroll.in/article/1091... By Sayari Debnath

Eight BJP legislators proposed #HimantaBiswaSarma's as its legislature party leader, party leader JP Nadda said. scroll.in/latest/10927... The BJP legislature party had held a meeting in Guwahati in the presence of central observer Nadda and co-observer Nayab Singh Saini.

Media has been covering various dimensions of West Asia war. From energy crisis to fate of Indian migrant workers, & various industries that directly depend on raw materials. But its impact also extends to those not directly dependent on such sources. scroll.in/article/1092... ✍️Vaishnavi Rathore

Deceptive food ads are threatening the health of millions of Indians. We have the data. Now we need your help to do the ground reporting. Fund this investigation by contributing here: pages.razorpay.com/pl_SVO3eZ9AD...

“I hope that the longstanding tradition of mutual cooperation between us will become even stronger during [Adhikari’s] tenure, and that we will continue to work together for the shared development and welfare of the people of both Bengals,” Hasina said. scroll.in/latest/10927...

The governor has directed the TVK chief to seek a vote of confidence in the Assembly by May 13. scroll.in/latest/10927... This is because Vijay’s party won 108 seats in the 234-member Assembly, falling short of the majority mark of 118.

Today on Scroll: - From anti-colonial to pre-independence struggles: Rabindranath Tagore’s songs in the time of famine - Bengal SIR special observer appointed advisor to CM Suvendu Adhikari - What the media isn’t saying about how the Iran war is hurting Indian livelihoods and economy More ⤵️

The swearing-in ceremony will take place at 10 am at Chennai’s Nehru Stadium. The actor-turned politician met Governor Rajendra Arlekar at the Lok Bhavan on Saturday, and staked claim to form the government. scroll.in/latest/10927...

The support of Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi’s two seats helped TVK secure a majority in the Assembly. This came five days after the TVK, on its electoral debut, emerged as the single-largest party in the Tamil Nadu elections. scroll.in/latest/10927...

#WestBengal | The special intensive revision exercise led to about 91 lakh voters, nearly 11.9% of the electorate before the process began, being removed from the rolls. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10927...

Incidents of violence and vandalism have rocked #Kolkata since May 4. youtube.com/shorts/8WJnF... In this week's #ChronologySamajhiye, Anant Gupta tracks what really went down in #WestBengal after #BJP's landslide victory.

The Bombay High Court issued directives to the statutory body to ensure that citizens are not unfairly burdened due to biometric anomalies. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10927... #Aadhaarrecords

"The greatest luxury today is the chance to do nothing at all. And it’s only by doing nothing that you can begin to do anything worthwhile," Pico Iyer tells Arunima Mazumdar. Read the full interview here: scroll.in/article/1092...

#TamilNadu | VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan said that the decision was taken so that his party would not become an obstacle to #Vijay forming the government, and so that President’s Rule is not imposed. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10927...

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann criticised the searches at the premises linked to #SanjeevArora. He said, "Punjab will never bow to Modi’s tactics. The end of this unethical alliance of ED-BJP will begin from Punjab itself.” scroll.in/latest/10927...

The material conditions that precipitate protest appear nowhere in the legal record. The workers’ demands do not appear. Their names, often, do not appear. What appears is the crowd, the mob, the unnamed mass, the conspiracy. scroll.in/article/1092... Rakhi Sehgal writes

National Commission for Women Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar said that the recommendations to be submitted to the Union government would include setting up special fast-track trial courts for the swift disposal of such cases. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10927...

#Rabindrasangeet was not dislodged from its standardised performative norms through these moments. And yet, in moments of crisis it was repeatedly drawn out of these settings and refunctioned, returning as a language of resistance. scroll.in/article/1092... ✍️Sahana Bajpaie #RabindraJayanti

In September 2025, Google withdrew plans for a massive $1 billion, 470-acre data centre in Indianapolis after local residents opposed the farm-to-data-centre transformation. scroll.in/article/1092... Ananya Bhattacharya reports Via Rest of World

#Punjab | The searches were conducted at the office premises of Hampton Sky Realty Limited and at the AAP leader’s house as part of a money-laundering investigation linked to alleged fake Goods and Services Tax transactions and exports. scroll.in/latest/10927...

Adhikari became the first Bharatiya Janata Party leader to hold the position. scroll.in/latest/10927...

Today on Scroll: newsletter.scroll.in/post/1886159... -Do these Assembly election results signal the end game for opposition? -BJP names Suvendu Adhikari as next chief minister of West Bengal -View from Bangladesh: The hardening of Hindutva in West Bengal will stifle pro-India voices More⤵️

Hantavirus outbreak: India faces no immediate public health threat, says virology institute chief scroll.in/latest/10927...

"Written by Ashish R Mohan, Bunty Rathore and Saahil S Sharma, #DaadiKiShaadi is a granny diary narrated by that bore of an uncle who can be found in every clan," Nandini Ramnath writes. Read the full review here: scroll.in/reel/1092697... #FIlmReview via The Reel