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The press body said that unhindered access to news, especially among neighbouring countries in South Asia, is a “prerequisite to building an atmosphere of trust and understanding between the peoples and nations of the region”.

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January 14, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Even if Musk and X believe that users should have the ability to generate sexually explicit images of adults, in no world should X escape accountability for building a product that generates sexually explicit material of real-life children.

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January 14, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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The widening of roads on the Char Dham route in Uttarakhand has wreaked havoc, with frequent landslides and rainwater flooding the streets.

Vaishnavi Rathore & Kritika Pant saw how ignoring the expert committee's warnings affected the area.

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January 14, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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The Indian Embassy in #Tehran also advised Indian nationals in #Iran, including students, pilgrims, businesspersons and tourists, to leave the country by available means of transport, including commercial flights.

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January 14, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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The Andolan culminated not with a name change but a name extension – a namvistaar.

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It revealed the state’s apathy towards Dalit claims for dignity, as well as the state’s tendency to protect the feudal caste-class nexus.

Nikhil Sanjay-Rekha Adsule writes
January 14, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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Appearing for the central agency, Additional Solicitor General SV Raju claimed that any documents or electronic devices removed from the premises were taken away by #WestBengal CM #MamataBanerjee and not by the ED.

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January 14, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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Ranked third in men’s singles globally, Anders Antonsen said that the #airpollution made #Delhi an unsuitable venue for hosting a #badminton tournament at this time of year.

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January 14, 2026 at 12:39 PM
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The new bill proposes seed price regulation during emergencies, but the onus lies with the union government. The increasing seed prices have put pressure on farmers.

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Nikhil Sreekandan writes

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January 14, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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A court in Uttar Pradesh’s #Sambhal has ordered a first information report against Additional Superintendent of Police #AnujChaudhary in connection with allegations that a man was shot during the violence in the district in November 2024.

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January 14, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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The authorities in Tehran have repeatedly accused the United States and Israel of inciting anti-government protests in the West Asian country.

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January 14, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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On Wednesday, an official of the #Singapore Police Coast Guard said that witnesses had noted that #ZubeenGarg did not have any suicidal tendencies and was not subjected to duress or coercion before his death, The Straits Times reported.

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January 14, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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Justice M Nagaprasanna passed the interim order after stating that prima facie, there were no allegations against Ravi Shankar. However, he clarified that the proceedings were not being terminated, but only kept in abeyance.

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January 14, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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The participants at a meeting held in Assam’s Guwahati adopted several other resolutions, adding that the political settlement “must be finalised and signed before the expiration of the normal tenure” of the current Assembly.

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January 14, 2026 at 8:41 AM
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The central agency had recorded Vijay's statement on Monday and wanted to continue the questioning the next day. However CTR Nirmal Kumar said the party had sought a different date due to the festival of Pongal and other political meetings,

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January 14, 2026 at 8:13 AM
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"My mother had little to say about home, all she did was ask me to focus on my studies. The words “focus on your studies” sounded just like Mr Manoharan’s words: “Useless.”"

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An excerpt by Meera Vijayann.

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January 14, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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The bench made the observations while hearing an appeal seeking the disclosure of the information and documents submitted by the #PMCaresFund to get an income tax exemption.

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January 14, 2026 at 7:09 AM
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District administrations in Jammu & Kashmir have banned VPN use using emergency powers even though no Indian law makes VPNs illegal.

Experts warn this criminalises privacy and repeats Kashmir’s long history of internet control.

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Ratna Singh reports
January 14, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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Today on Scroll:

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-Are blanket bans on VPN use in India legal?

-Why the 16-year campaign to rename Marathwada University after BR Ambedkar still matters

-EC tells SC it is entitled to examine citizenship to decide on including voters in electoral rolls

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January 14, 2026 at 5:25 AM
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Historically, street dogs served as scavengers. scroll.in/article/1089...

In poorer communities, they still do. But in more prosperous districts, they are now intentionally fed. This supports much higher dog densities than scavenging ever could.

✍️ Nishant Kumar

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January 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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The highest numbers of hate speech events were recorded in Uttar Pradesh (266), Maharashtra (193), Madhya Pradesh (172), Uttarakhand (155) and Delhi (76).

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In contrast, the seven states governed by Opposition parties or coalitions recorded 154 hate speech events in 2025.
January 13, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said he was “horrified” by the violence in #Iran. scroll.in/latest/10899...

“The killing of peaceful demonstrators must stop, and the labelling of protesters as ‘terrorists’ to justify violence against them is unacceptable,”
January 13, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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January 13 marks Shakti Samanta’s birth centenary. In an interview with Nandini Ramnath, Ashim Samanta revisited his father’s formative years and his legacy.

"He was crazy about filmmaking. His life was totally filmmaking and nothing else."

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January 13, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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Gig workers have been seeking regulation of platform companies under labour laws, a ban on unsafe 10-minute delivery models, an end to arbitrary ID blocking and penalties, transparent wages, social security, among other things.

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January 13, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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For every ‘dog bite, death or injury caused to children or elderly’, the court would ‘fix heavy compensation’, said the bench.

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January 13, 2026 at 11:43 AM
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The Union home ministry told Parliament in December that the National Crime Records Bureau compiles statistics about crimes, and it has not maintained specific data relating to #digitalarrest scams.

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January 13, 2026 at 10:40 AM