Mostly rainbows and unicorns: Queer books with happy endings and lots of fun
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Mostly rainbows and unicorns: Queer books with happy endings and lots of fun
Novelist Unmana recommends their favourite happy queer fiction books across genres – from children’s chapter books to period novels.
‘Restraint, clarity, respect for the story’: Devangana Dash’s philosophy for designing book covers
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‘Restraint, clarity, respect for the story’: Devangana Dash’s philosophy for designing book covers
An interview with Devangana Dash, winner of the 2025 Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize.
Pakistan fires small arms along Line of Control for second consecutive day: Report
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Pakistan fires small arms along Line of Control for second consecutive day: Report
The Indian forces retaliated ‘appropriately’, a defence official said, adding that no deaths were reported in the exchange of fire.
Madhya Pradesh: Three booked for assaulting Dalit man during wedding procession
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Madhya Pradesh: Three booked for assaulting Dalit man during wedding procession
The accused persons allegedly shouted casteist slurs at the man and asked how a ‘low caste person’ could ride a mare.
NCET 2025 admit card released at exams.nta.ac.in; here’s direct link
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NCET 2025 admit card released at exams.nta.ac.in; here’s direct link
Candidates can download their hall tickets from the official website exams.nta.ac.in/NCET.
‘Those supporting Pakistan will be charged under NSA,’ says Assam CM Himanta Sarma
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‘Those supporting Pakistan will be charged under NSA,’ says Assam CM Himanta Sarma
The Assam Police has so far arrested 11 persons for making remarks that the authorities claimed were anti-India in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack.
‘Unmoored’: Translated Tamil novella about migration takes the reader on a journey of their own
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‘Unmoored’: Translated Tamil novella about migration takes the reader on a journey of their own
The three protagonists – Ayesha, Indu, and Ameera – return to Chennai, to lives very different from the ones they have left behind in the Gulf.
TANCET 2025 results declared at tancet.annauniv.edu
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TANCET 2025 results declared at tancet.annauniv.edu
Candidates can download their results from the official website tancet.annauniv.edu.
Ornamental fish trade is introducing invasive species into local ecology
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Ornamental fish trade is introducing invasive species into local ecology
Many popular species are adaptive by nature, making it easy for them to thrive in new environments.
Four killed, over 500 injured after explosion at Iran’s largest port
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Four killed, over 500 injured after explosion at Iran’s largest port
The blast occurred at the Shahid Rajaee section of the Bandar Abbas port, located in southern Iran, more than 1,000 km from the capital Tehran.
Europeans are resistant to foreign workers but desperately need them to care for the elderly
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Europeans are resistant to foreign workers but desperately need them to care for the elderly
This tension between public attitudes and economic realities threatens the future of long-term care in Europe.
Trump’s attack on academia: An unsettling reminder that it’s happened in India and elsewhere before
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Trump’s attack on academia: An unsettling reminder that it’s happened in India and elsewhere before
As a scholar who has researched violent conflict, the Trump administration’s bullying tactics resonate with my experience in India and abroad.
‘The Tiger’s Share’: In Keshava Guha’s second novel, a family man does the unthinkable
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‘The Tiger’s Share’: In Keshava Guha’s second novel, a family man does the unthinkable
The respectable don’t come off well in Guha’s world, but neither do the indifferent. Everyone gets what’s coming to them.
Creepy corridors, eerie interiors, fear at every turn: How ‘Khauf’ creates dread
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Creepy corridors, eerie interiors, fear at every turn: How ‘Khauf’ creates dread
Directors Pankaj Kumar and Surya Balakrishnan tell Scroll about turning Smita Singh’s screenplay into an immersive scarefest.
‘Maguni’s Bullock Cart and Other Classic Odia Stories’: A glimpse into Odisha’s literary tradition
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‘Maguni’s Bullock Cart and Other Classic Odia Stories’: A glimpse into Odisha’s literary tradition
It’s a fascinating record across history, culture, and literature of a turbulent, exciting, and rapidly changing period of Indian history.
BJP MLA Balmukund Acharya booked after protest outside mosque sparks tension in Jaipur
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BJP MLA Balmukund Acharya booked after protest outside mosque sparks tension in Jaipur
The legislator reportedly entered the premises of the Jama Masjid in the Walled City, stuck a ‘Pakistan Murdabad’ poster at the gate and shouted ‘Jai Shri Ram’.
In movies based on real events, how far can creators stretch ‘creative liberty’?
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In movies based on real events, how far can creators stretch ‘creative liberty’?
A debate about how much creative liberty creators of dramatised works on real events can take played out last week, amid row about Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Emergency’.
How some Indian National Army recruits in Singapore worked to undermine Japan during WWII
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How some Indian National Army recruits in Singapore worked to undermine Japan during WWII
They believed that enlisting Japan’s help to gain independence in India was risky.
Bihar: 5 policemen injured as mob attacks station to free person held for violating prohibition law
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Bihar: 5 policemen injured as mob attacks station to free person held for violating prohibition law
The Katihar district superintendent of police said that ‘police officers fired in self-defence to disperse the mob’.