‘She wanted power, like other ruling elites’: Historian Sarah Waheed on Deccan queen Chand Bibi
Scroll.inby Mallik Thatipalli·26d ago
Seven years ago, historian Sarah Waheed was killing time on a rainy afternoon in Hyderabad’s old city when she ducked into Haziq and Mohi, a second-hand bookstore whose spines, famously, carry no...
September global nonfiction: Six new titles about humankind’s greatest stories
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·26d ago
All information sourced from publishers. A Dangerous Game: Thomas Cochrane’s Life on the Edge, Peter Moore The astonishing true story of Thomas Cochrane – naval hero, political radical and...
Bombay HC refuses to halt Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil’s march to Mumbai
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·26d ago
The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to issue orders restraining Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil from holding a march to Mumbai.
‘The River of Grey Flowers’: Good intentions do not always a good novel make
Scroll.inby Shreya Khobragade·26d ago
Reading The River of Grey Flowers feels a lot like watching Dhurandhar. While Rejimon Kuttappan’s debut novel has none of Aditya Dhar’s right-wing nationalism, it succumbs to the same fatal flaw in...
Harish Rawat quits Congress posts after ED recovers cash, gold from his assistant
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·26d ago
Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and Congress leader Harish Rawat on Saturday resigned from two party posts after the Enforcement Directorate said that it recovered cash, jewellery and other...
How India opened a consulate in Odessa – and why it took years
Scroll.inby Ajay Kamalakaran·26d ago
When Indian foreign service officer PH Desai inaugurated his country’s consulate in Odessa in November 1962, the Black Sea port greeted the milestone with much fanfare.
Size matters: Why India has a stake in the African-led campaign to decolonise world maps
Scroll.inby Jael Silliman·27d ago
Maps are supposed to tell us what the world looks like – the names, shapes and sizes of landmasses and water bodies.
Why Kenya’s universal health reform is contentious
Scroll.inby Zil Audi-Poquillon, The Conversation·27d ago
For decades, Kenyans without health insurance have had one option when they fall sick, or a hospital bill arrives. Reach out to friends and family to gather what they can for their healthcare.
Mythological fiction: This Hindi novel in translation is about Sita’s life, in her own words
Scroll.inby Anamika·27d ago
Just as we pick up the paintbrush and draw a unique pattern, each woman finds a unique answer to this question in her own life.
Ex-TISS student arrested for alleged slogans supporting Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam granted bail
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·27d ago
A Mumbai court has granted bail to Abhirup Paul, a former student at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences arrested for allegedly shouting slogans in support of jailed activists Umar Khalid and...
Bengal passes bill allowing staff transfers between state universities
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·27d ago
The West Bengal Assembly on Thursday passed a bill allowing the state government to transfer teaching and non-teaching staff from one state-run university to another, The Indian Express reported.
After pushback, Mira Road school scraps ‘no onion, garlic’ circular to students for Jain festival
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·27d ago
Following pushback from parties across the political spectrum, a school in Maharashtra’s Mira Road managed by the family of Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Narendra Mehta withdrew a circular asking...
Bengal: Congress leader arrested for burning Dhirendra Shastri effigy, says party
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·27d ago
The West Bengal Congress on Friday said that its leader Atanu Das has been arrested for holding a peaceful protest and burning the effigy of religious leader Dhirendra Shastri.
From the memoir-travelogue: Manav Kaul writes about meeting an enchanting stranger at a London cafe
Scroll.inby Manav Kaul·27d ago
The next day, the weather in London changed suddenly. Golden sunlight covered everything. I was sitting outside Paul Cafe at Gloucester Road, trying to put the darkness of the past into words.
IRCTC scam case: Court frames money laundering charges against Lalu Yadav, Rabri Devi and Tejashwi
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·27d ago
A Delhi court on Thursday framed money laundering charges against Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, his son Tejashwi Yadav and wife Rabri Devi in connection with alleged irregularities...
No statehood, Ladakh to get unique elected body, says government
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·27d ago
Neither statehood nor a legislature was being considered for Ladakh, The Hindu quoted the Union territory’s Chief Secretary Ashish Kundra as saying on Thursday.
Natalie Portman biofic? The controversy over Rachel Cusk’s ‘Life of M’ misses the point
Scroll.inby Liz Evans, The Conversation·28d ago
Rachel Cusk is prone to controversy. Her clinical gaze and razor-sharp brilliance, across a range of novels and memoirs, have long divided critical opinion, earning her a formidable reputation for...
Greater Noida executive magistrate who issued notice to student over youth protests suspended
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·28d ago
The Greater Noida executive magistrate who issued a show-cause notice to a student over his alleged campaign seeking participation in a protest by the Cockroach Janata Party has been suspended...
Flu shots prevent serious illness but why don’t many Indians take them?
Scroll.inby Charu Bahri, ISignal·28d ago
Aarti Rawal* is a 27-year-old resident of Delhi. In 2025 for the first time, Rawal took the flu vaccine on her doctor’s recommendation, “after a spell of long Covid in 2023 and 2024 messed up my...
Rush Hour: Xi to visit India, Bengal CM seeks arrest of those protesting religious leader and more
Scroll.inby Scroll Staff·28d ago
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit India for the first time in nearly seven years to attend the 18th BRICS Summit, China’s foreign ministry confirmed.
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