The CJI’s observations on socialism are welcome, but a welfare state in the era of neoliberalism and rising privatisation sounds contradictory. Hearing a petition on November 22 to remove the term “socialism” from the Preamble of the Indian Constitution, the […]
The Supreme Court must close the Pandora’s Box that it has opened as speedily as the Sambhal court heard the petition and ordered the survey. The Supreme Court must close the Pandora’s Box that it has opened as speedily as […]
Coastal erosion, worsened by the Adani Vizhinjam seaport project, has displaced thousands in Kerala. The state’s rehabilitation project seems barely adequate to meet these challenges. Brijit spends her days at the two-storeyed house running a small stationery store. She locks […]
From Haryana to Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, a series of violent incidents highlight the unchecked rise of cow vigilante groups, with escalating attacks on the marginalised community, and the complicity of law enforcement in enabling such violence Illustration by Rahul […]
In a petition submitted to Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati, Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam (DVK) stated that discrimination is severe at 18 villages in Sulur Union. COIMBATORE: Stating that caste discrimination is rampant in several villages across Coimbatore, the Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam […]
Villagers told Scroll they were eventually dissuaded from filing a police report by Army officials. A resident of Kwath village in Kishtwar shows an image of the bruises on one of the four men. Until the evening of November 20, […]
To maintain continued access to the US markets, India must act credibly on the alleged Adani misdemeanours. Solar power is the future of energy. Coal, the environment-unfriendly fuel, is getting phased out. Gas, the costliest option, is not available for […]
VFD’s draft reports points to “electoral manipulation and irregularities” in Haryana and J&K 2024 assembly elections Vote for Democracy (VFD) raises alarm over possible electoral manipulation in Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir’s 2024 Vidhan Sabha elections, citing unexplained vote surges, […]
Sambhal’s darkest hour: 5 dead, scores injured in Mosque survey violence as UP police face allegations of excessive force Amid rising tensions in Sambhal, police deny responsibility for the death of five innocent Muslim youth, pointing to injuries among their […]
It was some time in October 1991 that sitting at the lawns of Lokayat, the place Dr Mulk Raj Anand used to stay in Delhi, reading morning papers that day, a letter to the Editor column of The Hindustan Times, […]
