The so-called anti-rape bill passed by West Bengal is a political stunt that will actually make it harder to secure convictions in rape cases, legal experts have warned. #VineetBhalla reports scroll.in/article/107287…

During her tenure at SEBI, Madhabi Buch acquired ICICI Bank shares worth Rs 10.3 crore by exercising employee stock options Ayush Tiwari reports scroll.in/article/107289…

Fresh details: SEBI chief Madhabi Buch's exercise of ICICI Bank stock options fetched her shares worth Rs 10.3 crore scroll.in/article/107289…

“Everyone is grabbing Adivasi land, not just Muslims. Blaming only one group for it is wrong.” A ground report by nolina minj from Jharkhand where BJP is trying to exploit real anxieties about the loss of Adivasi land and identity for electoral gains. scroll.in/article/107284…

Jenny was 14 when she joined the Maoists This year, a month after she turned 15, she was killed in an anti-Maoist operation Children like her are among the casualties of Bastar's forgotten war #MaliniSubramaniam's latest report scroll.in/article/107296…

Children are signing up as insurgents and getting killed in a war — within India, not faraway. Read. scroll.in/article/107296…

Ground reports from Kolkata by Rokibuz Zaman paint a complex picture of the protests A student body with BJP-RSS links sprung up overnight to hijack the protests scroll.in/article/107296… But the anger runs deep - even among working class women scroll.in/article/107306…

"We love Didi. But she has not done a good thing". "If a doctor is not safe at a hospital, are we safe?” Mamata Banerjee may risk alienating working-class women, till now solidly behind her, over her handling of RG Kar protests Rokibuz Zaman reports scroll.in/article/107306…

The last line in this Scroll.in story really breaks my heart "After a really long silence, all that Kamla said, in a choking voice, in Gondi: “Nana peena aalsi taan – nan baata ketta parvon.” I am very tired – I am not able to say anything." scroll.in/article/107296…

What transpired at a closed-door meeting organised by the government to consult members of the queer community #VineetBhalla reports scroll.in/article/107292…

Rashid’s theatrical and confrontationist politics has resonated even with a large section of Kashmiris who have boycotted elections. What helps Rashid is also the sense of fatigue among many Kashmiris with the traditional mainstream political parties. scroll.in/article/107327…

Inane questions, silly videos, provocative rants -- if your feed too is inundated by these -- find out why? I report. scroll.in/article/107270… via Scroll.in

Residents were angered by media portrayal of them as “illegals” and“Bangladeshis”. The village has a pre-independence era Assamese medium school --Kachutali LP school. “The land for the school was donated by my grandfather Haji Abdul Rahim Choudhry" scroll.in/article/107331…

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The government dropped names recommended by an expert panel for prestigious science awards. One of them is a vocal government critic. 26 scientists write a letter expressing concern, Abhik Deb reports scroll.in/article/107335…

.Ajay Krishnan on “forever chemicals” and why India must act against them scroll.in/article/107327…

“On the face of it, Kashmir is buzzing with electoral activity” but “look beyond the surface, and these elections seem to cement the democratic erosion that has gained pace since 2019.” Read Ipsita Chakravarty’s sharp piece scroll.in/article/107334…

“The first month was absolute torture.” Harrowing accounts of what recipients of the national overseas scholarship went through, in Johanna Deeksha’s report What’s the point giving the scholarship if it does not cover even basic expenses? scroll.in/article/107294…

This week's #CommonGround - A student I spoke to a student said he didn't have enough money to visit the museums nearby because he could not afford it. Another said she often skipped meals to afford rent, even coffee was unaffordable! rb.gy/3ccbz5