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‘Live or die, we have to vote TMC’: How SIR has left Bengali Muslims with no political choices

As SIR has triggered fears of detention centres and foreigners’ tribunals, complaints with governance in the state have taken a backseat for Bengali Muslims.

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In 2000, Kashmir family lost son to militants. 26 years later, another son to Army ‘encounter’

Rashid Ahmad Mughal’s relatives question security forces’ claims, say his body was mutilated to obscure his identity.

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Called ‘Naxal’, thrashed by Noida police for asking for wage hikes

Stagnant wages and rising costs of living pushed them to protest, workers say.

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Women’s Reservation Act 2023 comes into force amid Parliament debate on amendments

The Congress said the law may have been brought into force to preserve the existing law in case the proposed amendments are not cleared in Parliament.

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Interview: ‘Had Operation Sindoor not happened, Pak's mediator role may not have happened’

The India Fix: A newsletter on Indian politics from Scroll.

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A new book of photographs captures contemporary Indian artists at work in their studios

An excerpt from ‘Portrait of An Artist’. Photographs by Rohit Chawla. Text by Kishore Singh.

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‘Matka King’ review: A winning character study of an ‘honest gambler’

Nagraj Manjule’s Hindi series starring Vijay Varma is out on Prime Video.

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