In Pictures
Dispatches from the ground
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In pictures: A gunfight that raged in downtown Srinagar
Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants, one of them the son of a prominent separatist leader, were killed.
Scroll Staff
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In photos: Why wheelchair users in Delhi find it difficult to use buses, even low-floor ones
Travelling by bus is a frustrating experience for people on wheelchairs because of the lack of allied infrastructure as well as insensitivity of the bus staff.
Aabid Shafi
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In pictures: Torrential monsoon rains submerge large parts of Tripura
More than 7,000 families have been affected and more than 2,000 families displaced, as per informed estimates.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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Gorkhaland demand: From street protests to silent rallies, photos capture the mood in Darjeeling
The hill district of West Bengal has been in the grip of protests demanding a separate state for the Nepali-speaking people.
Scroll Staff
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In pictures: Four new species of burrowing frogs discovered in the Western Ghats
Scientists had earlier thought they all belonged to the same species.
Vinita Govindarajan
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Photos: Why bull owners and tamers take part in jallikattu, despite the injuries and deaths
The limitations in regulating the sport are apparent.
Shawn Sebastian
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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The Asur Adivasis, India's first metallurgists, now struggle for daily wages in Jharkhand's mines
At the New Amtipani mine, workers must mark their attendance on the biometric system four times a day or forego their wages
Anumeha Yadav
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In North Bengal, tea estates now come in the size of kitchen gardens
The small growers are producing nearly half of the region's annual tea output.
Subrata Nagchoudhury
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In Bengal's Sundarbans, the fading Bonbibi goddess cult straddles the Hindu-Muslim divide
As modernity intrudes into the thick mangrove forest, Hindu and Muslim Bengalis separate out into their own theological silos.
Shoaib Daniyal
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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The many faces of faith, as seen through a photographer’s camera
Nilanjan Ray’s images reveal the myriad ways in which religion binds together Indians.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
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The demonetisation effect on border town Raxaul: Income loss, dependence on Nepalese currency
Some residents say the Rs 2,000 note was a stupid idea, others are all for the government policy.
M Rajshekhar
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Photos: The sights and sounds of Delhi’s Mini Tibet
‘Sometimes I feel my heart is in Tibet, but body is in India.’
Vishal Arora
The Field
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IPL 2024: Will Jacks’s unbeaten ton, Virat Kohli’s 70* drive Bengaluru to clinical win over Gujarat
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India tour of Bangladesh: Renuka Thakur stars as visitors pick up comfortable win in opening T20I
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Shooting, Shotgun Olympic Qualifiers: Maheshwari Chauhan secures Paris quota in women’s skeet
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver