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Zanga-zangar matasa da ta tilasta wa ministan ilimi murabus a Indiya
Karanta rubutu kawai domin rage cin data Asalin hoton, Getty Bayanan hoto, Dubban matasa ne suka fito zanga-zanga a birane daban-daban na Indiya a makon da ya gabata Bayani kan maƙala Marubuci, Abhik Deb Aiko rahoto daga, Delhi An wallafa Mintuna 3 da suka wuce Lokacin karatu: Minti 7 A shekaru 12 da Narendra Modi ya shafe yana mulkin Indiya, minista ɗaya kacal ne a gwamnatinsa ya taɓa yin murabus, kuma hakan ya biyo bayan zargin cin zarafin mata da aka masa.
'Dis na just di starting' - India Gen Z protesters force out minister, but wetin go happun next?
Wia dis foto come from, Getty Wetin we call dis foto, Thousands of pipo come out for di protests last week for different Indian cities Article Information Author, Abhik Deb Reporting from, Delhi Published one hour wey don pass Read am in 7 mins In 12 years of Narendra Modi rule for India , only one cabinet minister don previously resign - ova allegations of sexual misconduct.
« Ce n'est qu'un début » : les manifestants indiens de la génération Z ont poussé un ministre à la démission, mais quelle sera la suite ?
Lire uniquement le texte pour utiliser moins de données Crédit photo, Getty Légende image, Des milliers de personnes ont participé aux manifestations la semaine dernière dans différentes villes indiennes. Article Information Author, Abhik Deb Reporting from, Delhi Published il y a 21 minutes Temps de lecture: 8 min En douze ans de règne de Narendra Modi en Inde, un seul ministre avait démissionné auparavant, suite à des allégations d'inconduite sexuelle.
'This is just the start': India's Gen Z protesters force out a minister, but what next?
In 12 years of Narendra Modi's rule in India , only one cabinet minister had previously resigned - over allegations of sexual misconduct. So the resignation of education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, on Saturday after more than a week of intense street demonstrations was a defining moment – and one which many young people were quick to celebrate. In the words of 22-year-old Sakhi, a student activist in Delhi, "for the first time, it felt like we can make things happen through protests".
Dharmendra Pradhan, CJP protest: India's Gen Z protesters force out a minister, but what next?
India losing Abhishek Sharma like they lost SKY: Rise of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and his decline might be connected T20s might be the most popular format today but the flourishing lifespan of a player, particularly that of a batsman, is quite short. One really …
How Grassroots Football Funding Can Transform UK Clubs Beyond 3G Pitches
Quick Summary: Grassroots Football Funding in the UK £400 million investment aims to improve grassroots football facilities 3G pitches are key to reducing match cancellations Modern facilities can lower long-term running costs for clubs Access for women and girls must be a priority Success should be measured by playable hours and accessibility The UK government's £400 million commitment to grassroots football funding is the biggest headline this sector has seen in years.
From boom to ban: The rise and fall of India's betting apps
India has banned all money-based online games [AFP via Getty Images] Kartik Srinivas (name changed) still flinches at the mention of online betting. What began as a thrill to earn a quick buck spiralled into a five-year addiction that cost the 26-year-old his savings, peace of mind and nearly his future. Between 2019 and 2024, Srinivas lost more than 1.5m rupees ($17,000; £13,000). The money included three years of his earnings, as well as savings and loans from friends and family.
From boom to ban: The rise and fall of India's betting apps
A puzzle: Editorial on India's foreign policy in the aftermath of Trump tariffs Relying on personal equations — PM Narendra Modi burnt his fingers with Mr Trump on this one — cannot be the way forward. Instead, certain objectives …
India's biofuel drive is saving billions but also sparking worries
Indian government says ethanol blending has cut 69.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions since 2014 [Getty Images] India's drive to blend more biofuels with petrol has helped the country cut millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions and save precious dollar reserves. But it has also sparked worries among vehicle owners and food policy experts about its potential impact on fuel efficiency and food security.
India's biofuel drive is saving billions but also sparking worries
Scientists have developed a honeybee "superfood" that could protect the animals against the threats of climate change and habitat loss. Bee colonies that ate the supplement during trials had up to 15 times more baby bees that grew to adulthood. Honeybees are a vital part of food production and …
My father lost Rs 10 lakh in a digital arrest scam. Here’s how he got some money back
One evening in October, I got a text message from my mother. I had spent the day working on a story on Indians falling prey to “digital arrests” in which cyber-scamsters posing as law enforcement officials dupe people of vast sums of money. My mother asked when I would be back from work. My father wanted to speak to me, she said. This was most unusual. Worried about a health problem, I phoned him immediately. “Is everything okay?” I asked.
My father lost Rs 10 lakh in a digital arrest scam. Here’s how he got some money back
Fox News will report that Mexico has caved in, but anyone paying attention knows that Mexico agreed to nothing new, and convicted felon #47 has …
Why the Delhi elections have put the city’s Bengali Muslims on edge
“Anyone who speaks Bangla is suspected to be a Bangladeshi,” Anisur Rahman, a 44-year-old garment seller, said with a hint of sarcasm. For over 20 years, Rahman has been a resident of Bangali Basti – a slum of nearly 1,500 shanties located in a corner of the Vasant Kunj locality in Delhi. Like Rahman, the majority of the residents of the slum hail from the north Bengal districts of Cooch Behar and Alipurduar. Over the last few weeks, they have had to give proof of their citizenship to the police.
Why Facebook ending fact checking in US is a warning sign for India
On Tuesday, social media giant Meta announced that starting with the US, it will end its third-party fact-checking programme. Under this initiative, 90 organisations across 130 countries partnered with Meta to flag misinformation on its platforms Facebook, Instagram and Threads. The technology company had started the programme in 2016. It will now switch to a crowdsourced fact-checking model like X’s Community Notes.
Can paper leak allegations prove to be Prashant Kishor’s launchpad into Bihari politics?
“The matter started from Gandhi Maidan and it will be settled there.” That is what political strategist-turned politician Prashant Kishor declared at a press conference in Patna late on Monday, after a day that had started with the Patna Police detaining him from the city’s historic Gandhi Maidan, where he had been sitting on an indefinite hunger strike.
How I got brain rot: A paratha seller from Kolkata has taken over my Instagram feed
Raju Da is not a stand-up comedian. He is not a motivational speaker or a podcaster. He does not sing covers or pull off sleek dance moves to popular numbers. In fact, he has very little in common with most Instagram influencers. Yet, Raju Da – a paratha seller in Koley Market, just across from Kolkata’s Sealdah railway station – has more than 34,000 Instagram followers. What is remarkable about Raju Da, you may wonder. For one, his unique style of flexing the platter that he serves.
Watch: Fear grips Muslims in Sambhal as local administration turns against them
The November 24 violence during the survey of a Mughal-era mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal, left four Muslim men dead. Their families alleged that they had died due to police firing. Nearly a month later, Abhik Deb and Kritika Pant visited Sambhal and found that despite the Supreme Court staying further action on the mosque survey, the administration has found other ways to keep the communal pot boiling. Read the full report here.
‘Fear, fear and only fear’: Muslims in Sambhal are on edge as government turns against them
A thin smile and a slight nod suggesting a “no”. This was the response Scroll got from many Muslims headed to Friday prayers at Sambhal's Shahi Jama Masjid last week when asked if they wanted to talk. The strained atmosphere was the consequence of deadly violence on November 24 in which Muslim protesters had clashed with the police during a survey of the town’s Mughal-era congregational mosque ordered by a court after Hindutva claims that it had been built on the site of a temple.
How the BJP is using the Waqf bill row to push its Hindutva politics
At the end of October, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tejasvi Surya visited farmers in Vijaypura district who had received notices contending that the land that they were occupying was actually owned by the Waqf board that administers Muslim charitable properties. Surya claimed that the notices had been sent out “with no evidence or explanation”.
‘Ayodhya happened, now Sambhal’s turn’: How a court order sparked a deadly dispute over a mosque
Since Sunday, Sambhal in western Uttar Pradesh has been on the edge. That morning, protestors clashed with the police accompanying officials conducting a survey of the town’s Shahi Jama Masjid. It had been ordered by the court to verify claims made in a petition that the mosque had been built five centuries ago on the site of a demolished temple. At least four Muslim men – Naeem Ghazi, Mohammad Ayan, Bilal and Kaif – died of gunshot wounds during the violence on November 24.
Explained: Why Kenya cancelled Adani airport development deal after US indictment
Hours after a US court indicted industrialist Gautam Adani in an alleged bribery and fraud scheme on Thursday, the Kenyan government cancelled the procurement process for a $1.85 billion deal with his Indian conglomerate to expand the airport in Nairobi. It also scrapped a $736 million deal to build power transmission lines in the country. The Adani Group had in March submitted the proposal to operate the Nairobi airport on a lease for 30 years in exchange for expanding it.
In UP’s Mirapur bye-poll, why a Muslim candidate is seeking support from Hindu Rajputs?
Samajwadi Party leader Kadir Rana has not been shy of wearing his caste identity on his sleeve as he hits the road to campaign for his daughter-in-law Sumbul Rana who is fighting the bye-poll for Uttar Pradesh’s Mirapur Assembly seat on November 20. “When he came to campaign here, Rana Sahab highlighted that he and us belong to the same biradari” or community, said Pappu Singh, a Rajput in Bihargarh, a village with a nearly 70% Rajput population located 35 kilometres from Muzaffarnagar.
After Lok Sabha polls setback, how the BJP is trying to make an outreach to Dalit voters
Trilochan Singh was in a hurry when he was being interviewed by Scroll over the phone on October 30. A Vishwa Hindu Parishad functionary in Uttar Pradesh’s Ambedkar Nagar, Singh was in charge of distributing earthen lamps and firecrackers for Diwali in Dalit-dominated localities of the town. This was part of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s programme to “awaken sanatan dharma” among Dalits, who make up for nearly one-fourth of the population of Ambedkar Nagar, Singh said.
Why Manoj Jarange-Patil pulling out of Maharashtra pollds might help Maha Vikas Aghadi
On Monday, Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil announced that he would not back any candidate in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, adding that his supporters were free to vote for any party they wanted to. There was, however, a crucial caveat, as Jarange-Patil urged Maratha voters to apply the “Lok Sabha formula”. If effective, this would end up hurting the Bharatiya Janata Party.
‘Felt like I was under hypnosis’: How digital arrest scams dupe Indians of their hard-earned money
On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned listeners of his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio about digital arrest frauds by conmen posing as law enforcement officials. Modi’s word of caution came as Indians lost Rs 120 crore in such scams between January and April, according to government data. The prime minister assured listeners that law enforcement officials would never contact them by phone as part of their investigations.
Like Sitaram Yechury and GN Saibaba, many are pledging body donation, but hurdles remain
Sukanta Das experienced a spectrum of emotions after Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury died on September 12. Das, 36, from Kolkata, who had been a member of the CPI(M)’s student wing in college, felt Yechury’s death was a huge loss for the party. But he also felt proud when he learnt that Yechury had donated his body for medical research. Das had already pledged to have his body donated.
In Udaipur, one home razed, three families punished for a Muslim teenager’s crime
Last month, the Supreme Court called a halt to the demolition of properties of those accused of any crime – a policy used by several Bharatiya Janata Party state governments to punish Indians, especially Muslims. With the court poised to lay down guidelines for such demolitions, Scroll’s reporters went back to several victims of “bulldozer injustice” to document the toll of state action on their lives.
Why Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh is seeing a Hindutva surge
“This is the first time in 10 years that I felt like an outsider,” said Kaif Rizvi, who runs a small garment shop in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan. Rizvi moved there from his hometown in Bijnor in western Uttar Pradesh in 2015, attracted by how peaceful the hill state was. However, Rizvi’s idea of Himachal received a rude shock on September 16, when Hindutva supporters, protesting against Muslims migrating from other states, painted a cross on Rizvi’s shop.
Why did Bihar halt Nitish Kumar’s ambitious land survey?
Since the last week of August, Sunny Mandal, a resident of Kalyanpur Motichak village in Bihar, has visited the land revenue office in the district headquarter of Bhagalpur three times. Kumar wants to get 1,350 square feet of agricultural land owned by his father registered on the Bihar government’s digital land record. After the Bihar government launched a state-wide land survey on August 20, Mandal tried to register the plot of land on the official portal of the state land revenue department.
Why is social media rife with conspiracy theories about ‘rail jihad’?
On Sunday, the railway police in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh arrested two men for a failed attempt at stealing an iron pole. In a press note, the police said that the two men, Sandeep Chauhan and Vijendra, were addicts who regularly committed minor thefts to buy alcohol and drugs. Last Wednesday, they started to carry away a pole from railway property. But as a train approached, they fled, leaving the pole on the tracks. On the face of it, this would appear to be a case of petty crime.
What impact could the RG Kar protests have on Bengal politics?
Jhelum Roy was ebullient as she described the scene at Swashthya Bhaban, the office of health department of the West Bengal government. For over a month, hundreds of junior doctors had gathered outside the office to protest against the rape and murder of a medical student at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College on August 9. On Saturday, they ended their sit-in. “It was not just the doctors’ protest,” Roy said. “Everyone contributed in their own way.
‘Unfair considerations?’: 26 scientists express concern about new process for prestigious award
A group of 26 eminent Indian scientists have written to the Union government’s principal scientific advisor seeking a clarification on whether “unfair non-scientific considerations” influenced this year’s list of recipients of the prestigious Vigyan Yuva Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award.
Why has Arvind Kejriwal decided to resign as Delhi chief minister?
Arvind Kejriwal’s decision to resign as the Delhi chief minister and take the post back only after a fresh mandate is aimed at blunting the Bharatiya Janata Party’s line of attack that he and the Aam Aadmi Party are corrupt, political observers told Scroll. On Sunday, less than 48 hours since being released on bail in the Delhi liquor policy case, Kejriwal sprung a surprise by announcing that he will resign from the chief minister’s post in two days.
Why has Arvind Kejriwal decided to resign as Delhi chief minister?
0:23 1 hour ago India: Massive landslide in northern India claims life of DM office clerk StringersHub • 1h India - September 14, 2024 A devastating landslide struck northern India’s Uttarakhand, resulting in the death of a clerk from the Pithoragarh DM office. The tragic incident occurred amid ongoing heavy rainfall and landslide warnings in the region. The incident took place near Chaitalkot on the Tanakpur-Tawaghat National Highway in Champawat district on September 14.
There is a reason your X feed has turned more toxic. Have you heard of ‘engagement farming’?
On August 20, X user Ishan Sharma tweeted about his experience of tipping at a New York restaurant. “Tipping is such a scam in New York,” Sharma declared in a post. In a week, the tweet had 52 million views. Compare this to tweets about some recent global developments. US politician Kamala Harris' post announcing her presidential nomination has 3.6 million views since August 24.
Why the Congress and AAP failed to forge an alliance in Haryana
The Aam Aadmi Party wanted to contest 10 of the 90 seats in Haryana, with at least three of them being non-negotiable. But the Congress was not ready to part with more than six seats of its choice. This is why talks between the two parties for an alliance in the upcoming Haryana elections hit a dead end on Monday, leaders from both parties told Scroll.
Why is Chirag Paswan keeping the BJP on the edge?
On August 30, a meeting between Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan and Union Home Minister Amit Shah did not end with routine social media posts – it made headlines. It was the first time Paswan was meeting a senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader after publicly opposing the central government on a slew of matters recently. An ally of the BJP in the ruling National Democratic Alliance, Paswan’s party has just five members in the Lok Sabha.
Will the revamped pension scheme help BJP steal a march over the Opposition ahead of state polls?
The Union government on August 24 announced a revamped pension regime for central government employees with a fixed monthly pension and guaranteed minimum payment. The Union Cabinet approved the Unified Pension Scheme, which will come into effect on April 1, 2025. With this, the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance has taken away a major talking point of the Opposition parties ahead of assembly elections in three states and mollified simmering anger among government employees.
Why the BJP has become cautious on matters of caste
Between 2018 and May 2023, the Narendra Modi government inducted 63 specialists as mid-level bureaucrats through lateral entry, bypassing the established recruitment system where a designated number of posts are reserved for members of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes. This sparked some resentment among the Dalit and Adivasi middle classes but the Bharatiya Janata Party ignored it.
Why Modi government’s Hindi push continues despite a reduced majority
“Bharat, I understand. Nyaya, I understand. But what is Sanhita? I do not know,” said NR Elango, Rajya Sabha member from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, explaining why he and his party colleague have challenged the “sanskritised titles” of India’s new criminal laws in the Madras High Court. One of the laws is the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which replaced the Indian Penal Code on July 1.
As government backtracks on broadcasting and waqf bills, Opposition buoyed – but cautious
The Union government on Monday withdrew a contentious draft of the Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill after weeks of criticism from media organisations, digital content creators and internet policy experts that the proposed law was aimed at clamping down on voices that criticised the ruling party. This came just four days after a bill proposing amendments to the Waqf Act, 1995, was sent to a joint parliamentary committee for greater scrutiny – the first time this has happened in five years.
SEBI chief Madhabi Buch should have recused herself from Adani investigation, say experts
A day after Hindenburg Research alleged that Securities and Exchange Board of India chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband had “hidden stakes” in offshore entities linked with the Adani Group, experts told Scroll that Buch should have recused herself from the investigation into allegations of stock price manipulation by the conglomerate.
Why online content creators are protesting against the new broadcasting bill
Your favourite YouTubers and Instagram creators who comment on politics and news will now have to register with the information broadcasting ministry and work at its discretion. This is the TLDR – too long, didn’t read – of the latest version of the proposed Broadcasting Regulation Bill, 2024. Experts have pointed out that the proposed changes to the broadcasting law aim to impose a “licence raj” to muzzle digital content creators.
After Hasina’s fall, Hindus in Bangladesh on edge
On the night of August 5, hours after the Sheikh Hasina government fell in Bangladesh, a 28-year-old Hindu government employee got a call from his elder sister. A mob had gathered outside her home in a village in Kurigram district, she told him, and tried to attack it. “They managed to resist the attack,” the government employee told Scroll. Kurigram, which is a two-hour drive from the Indo-Bangladesh border, has a sizeable Hindu population.
Why activists decry court suggestion to deny reservations to a ‘creamy layer’ among SC/STs
A seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed sub-classification within the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, creating sub-quotas to ensure that more disadvantaged sections within those groups get greater access to seats in educational institutes and government jobs.
Sharp divide opens up on Supreme Court’s verdict on sub-classification of SCs and STs
The Supreme Court’s judgement allowing states to sub-classify Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to ensure the less advantaged groups among them have preferential access to reserved seats in public employment and educational institutions drew sharply divergent responses from within these communities. Some welcomed the judgement saying it was important to identify and carve out sub-quotas for the most backward communities within the SC and ST fold.
Why is BJP talking in many voices about partitioning Bengal?
Over the past week, Bharatiya Janata Party leaders have suggested a trifurcation of West Bengal. Incorporate North Bengal into India’s North East region. Carve out Greater Cooch Behar as a separate state. Merge Malda and Murshidabad districts with parts of Bihar and Jharkhand to form a separate Union territory. Why are BJP leaders suddenly talking about restructuring West Bengal?
Will the middle class meltdown over the budget hurt the BJP politically?
Nripendra Chauhan is furious that the Modi government’s latest Union Budget has increased taxes on capital gains. The 38-year-old who runs a security guard agency in Noida is unhappy that his income from selling stocks – or capital gains – will now incur higher taxes. Over the last four years, Chauhan said he had invested more than Rs 6.5 lakh in equities. “It is always the middle class that gets squeezed,” he said. “The poor are getting free rations and the rich have their finances sorted anyway.
Will the middle class meltdown over the budget hurt the BJP politically?
India News 10 hours ago Viral Video: Brainy! Karnataka Man’s Super Exciting Tax-Saving Idea Takes Social Media by Storm dnpindia.in - Harsh Tyagi • 10h Viral Video: A Karnataka man’s funny take on financial advice has gone viral on social media.
Should Indians work longer for less pay? A proposal in the Economic Survey sparks debate
Longer overtime working hours with lower wages is what the finance ministry has advocated in the Economic Survey presented on Monday. The survey argues the cap on the number of hours a factory worker can be made to do overtime was “limiting the monetisable time for Indian workers and affecting their families and the country’s prosperity”. Ironically though, even as the survey talks about increasing the “monetisable time” of workers, it also talks about lowering overtime wages.
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