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“Now they are saying the scheme is over... I will not vote for anybody this time. I did not get the money, so why should I?” said a woman in a #Bihar village.

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Anant Gupta reports on women left out of Nitish Kumar’s Rs 10,000 aid scheme.

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Bihar | Women angry after being left out of Nitish Kumar’s Rs 10,000 aid scheme
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November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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“A slow-moving vehicle stopped at the red light,” said Delhi Police Commissioner Satish Golcha. “An explosion happened in that vehicle, and due to the explosion, nearby vehicles were also damaged.”

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November 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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When faced with growing animosity between Hindus & Muslims, Gandhi went on long walks to promote tolerance and harmony. scroll.in/article/1088...

On the other hand, when confronted with a similar situation, #LKAdvani worked to intensify rather than contain religious conflict.

✍️Ramachandra Guha
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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#Breaking | “Fifteen people have been brought to Lok Nayak Hospital,” the official told ANI. “Eight of them died before reaching the hospital. Three are seriously injured. One is in stable condition.”

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This is a developing story.
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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For all these valid contemporary objections, the novel Heat and Dust is not so easily dismissed. The thematic tensions at its heart – colonial nostalgia, straitjacketed gender roles, cross-cultural desire – remain relevant.

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Sanjay Sipahimalani writes
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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For the millions of visitors who walk through the Taj Mahal every year, the only woman they will remember is Mumtaz Mahal. As Gavin Hambly has noted, ‘generations of scholars of the Islamic past largely ignored the existence of women.’

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Ira Mukhoty writes
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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An unidentified police spokesperson from Srinagar said that the terror module was linked to the Jaish-e-Mohammad and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind terror outfits.

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November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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The court said that the evidence put forward by the prosecution pointed to the fact that Kapil Mishra was present in the area in question and that “all the things were corroborating”. The plea was filed by Mohammad Ilyas.

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November 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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One Nation, One Subscription is the right initiative, but its implementation is sketchy.

Given the dismal state of affairs in state universities and colleges that doesn’t even make headlines, institutional access to scientific materials is only a dream.

✍️Rituparna Patgiri
Ban on Sci-Hub, Libgen puts spotlight on India’s poor access to knowledge resources
Institutional access to journals and books is poor and limited, which affects the quality of work by Indian researchers.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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On Monday, Adityanath also said that any opposition to #VandeMataram is part of a “conspiracy to create new Jinnahs”.

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November 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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A concern for India is that Bangladesh signing onto the UN Waters Treaty may set a precedent for countries like Nepal and Bhutan. scroll.in/article/1088...

Further, Bangladesh has mulled the idea of forming a trilateral hydro-cooperation with China and Pakistan.

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November 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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While demographic change could at times be accepted, witnessing an economic shift ‘signals destruction’, said the chief minister.

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November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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"The novel, composed of absences, encourages a suspension of disbelief by improvising on the novelistic form – there is no plot to pin down, the narrator exists in a haze of memory and imagination, time zigzags," writes Sayari Debnath.

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November 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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State Congress chief Ajay Rai called it a “murder by the system”, saying the incident reflected the state of the education system. scroll.in/latest/10884...

Rai also demanded Rs 1 crore in compensation and a government job for student’s family.
November 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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"Bride of Frankenstein is a gripping narrative filled with gloomy lighting, unnerving compositions and eccentric characters. Although made several decades ago, the movie retains its power to shock, and chill."

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November 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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#AjitPawar, the Nationalist Congress Party leader, hinted that the allegations were politically motivated and said: “When elections approach, these kinds of allegations are made against us.”

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November 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Stubble burning contributes just about 3% to Delhi’s PM 2.5 levels throughout the year, but dominates headlines and policies.

While the transport sector that contributes between 18% & 40% of the city’s PM 2.5 levels, seldom gets the focus it needs to tackle #airpollution.

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Delhi’s failure to act against the biggest source of its air pollution – vehicles
The transport sector contributes the most to the national capital’s toxic air but is consistently overlooked when it comes to policy discussions and actions.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Thousands of Indians find themselves saddled with infections that they did not originally have.

Part of this is because the government does not monitor hospitals, nor does it mandate that they follow a standard protocol.

Tabassum Barnagarwala reports on the impact of hospital-acquired infections.
What hospitals are not telling you about killer bugs in their wards
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November 10, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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This came to light after the legislator appeared in a video interview on Friday with an Australia-based Punjabi internet channel.

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November 10, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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Today on Scroll:

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-Why Nitish Kumar’s Rs 10,000 scheme is not swaying women voters in Bihar

-Delhi pollution protest organisers allege police pressured them to call off stir

-The women who haunt the Taj Mahal

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November 10, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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As #Delhi's Air Quality Index continued to remain "very poor" for several days, residents gathered near India Gate to protest against #airpollution and demanding action from government.

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November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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#Delhi | Organisers of protest against #airpollution allege police pressured them to call off stir scroll.in/latest/10884...

The police reportedly detained several protestors who had gathered near India Gate. Those detained were taken to the Narela and Bawana police stations.

Ratna Singh reports
November 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Rajendra Gupta underwent a cataract procedure at a private hospital in March.

However, instead of his eyesight getting better, he lost all vision in his left eye.

This was owing to an infection he picked up at the hospital.

Tabassum Barnagarwala reports on hospital acquired infections.
November 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Doda Chief Education Officer Iqbal Hussain said in his order for an inquiry that a video had gone viral that showed students reciting a prayer “deemed inappropriate for minors”.

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November 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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A sparrow he had shot, got him the first opportunity to visit the Bombay Natural History Society. The fallen sparrow led him into a world so full of life and mysteries that kept him active for the next 80 years. scroll.in/article/1088...

RJ Ranjit Daniels writes about the legendary ornithologist.
November 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM