From a Kashmir anthology: From childhood to death, a man watches his mother struggle with loneliness
Scroll.inby Hriday Kaul Bharati28d ago
As she worked the mud plaster onto the wall, she reached the doorpost and paused to rest for a moment.
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top 69%NLSIU reverses decision to cancel convocation for 2026 batch
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff28d ago
The National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, has reversed its decision to cancel the convocation for the graduating batch of 2026, Live Law reported on Thursday.
SC rejects gangster Abu Salem’s plea for early release in 1993 Mumbai blasts case
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff28d ago
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by gangster Abu Salem seeking early release from prison in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case, Bar and Bench reported.
‘Singh doesn’t know how to drive’: US Homeland Security gets flak for ‘anti-Indian’ post
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff28d ago
A social media post by the United States’ Department of Homeland Security that said “Mr Singh does not know how to drive” drew flak online, with politicians and Indian diaspora groups criticising...
War history: How India fought against Pakistan’s military attack in the Rann of Kutch in 1965
Scroll.inby Philip Rajkumar28d ago
Since Partition in August 1947, Pakistan had laid claim to the northern half of the Great Rann of Kutch, up to the line of 24 degrees north latitude, covering an area of more than 9,000 square...
How Ahmedabad became an unwelcoming city
Scroll.inby Saachi D’Souza29d ago
In 1972, community organiser Ela Bhatt and a group of women met at Ahmedabad’s Victoria Garden to discuss the conditions in which self-employed women worked.
An activist writes how the Chipko Movement inspired him to conserve forests in South India
Scroll.inby Pandurang Hegde29d ago
Parvatiya Navjeevan Ashram is situated on a small hillock overlooking the Bhilangana Valley along the Bhilangana River, one of the tributaries of the Bhagirathi, in Tehri Garhwal district...
‘Killing the messenger’: HC stays FIR against journalist who reported school’s ‘poor condition’
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff29d ago
The Allahabad High Court stayed a first information report registered against a journalist for reporting the alleged poor infrastructure at a government school in Lucknow, The Indian Express...
William T Vollmann has written a 3,000‑page novel when the world appears to be done with big books
Scroll.inby Christopher Coffman, The Conversation29d ago
With forecasters of doom debating the end of reading, of publishing and of literacy in general, what should we make of William T Vollmann’s forthcoming novel, A Table for Fortune?
Maharashtra FDA suspends licences of three ISKCON food outlets after finding rodent droppings
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff29d ago
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration has suspended the licences of three food outlets at the International Society for Krishna Consciousness’ Juhu campus in Mumbai, The Hindu reported on...
Nepal floods halt contentious hydropower exports to Bangladesh via India
Scroll.inby Shalinee Kumari, Dialogue Earth29d ago
Monsoon rains have routinely given Nepal a surge of hydropower, creating a surplus. Some of that surplus was used to supplement downstream neighbour Bangladesh’s fossil-fuel-dependent electricity...
Rush Hour: Delhi PG operator held, UP to challenge order against activist NSA detention and more
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff29d ago
The operator of the paying guest facilities in a five-storey building in Satya Niketan was arrested, three days after the structure collapsed, killing seven persons.
Noida workers’ protest: UP to move Supreme Court against HC quashing activist’s NSA detention
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff29d ago
The Uttar Pradesh government will challenge the Allahabad High Court’s order quashing the National Security Act detention of a 25-year-old Delhi University graduate after the workers’ protest in...
Why social media thinks government intentionally slowed internet after Delhi building collapse
Scroll.inby Anant Gupta29d ago
On Monday, Harsh Mamnani, a Delhi-based independent video journalist, put out an unusual request on Instagram.
Maharashtra SIR: 30% voters deleted in seats with higher Muslim population, says report
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff29d ago
Nearly 30% of voters in 38 Maharashtra Assembly constituencies, where Muslims account for more than one-fifth of the population, have been excluded from the draft lists published as part of the...
How ‘dare’ Greater Noida magistrate issue notice to student over youth protests, asks SC
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff29d ago
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked how the Greater Noida executive magistrate could “dare” to issue notice last week to a student for allegedly campaigning for participation in the youth protests...
For children: Saru is excited about the craft fair, but worried about a festival that’s coming soon
Scroll.inby Vibha Batra29d ago
“Butsh I shhaid shhorry to everyone lasht yearr,” Saru complained to her toothpaste tube as she brushed her teeth.
Graham Staines murder: SC criticises Odisha for failing to decide on convict’s early release
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff29d ago
The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticised the Odisha government for failing to decide on the premature release of Bajrang Dal member Dara Singh, who is serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder of...
‘It could kill us all’: Anthropic researcher quits over AI safety concerns
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff29d ago
A researcher at artificial intelligence company Anthropic has quit, claiming that he is concerned that the firm and the industry are racing to build AI systems that he believes they will not be...
‘Matter between entities concerned’: MEA on Eiffel Tower row
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff29d ago
The incident involving women staffers at the Eiffel Tower being removed from their work stations during a visit by a Hindu religious group was a “matter purely between the entities concerned”, the...