Daily Brief: ‘Recipe for disaster’: Why the NTA’s lack of transparency matters1

‘Recipe for disaster’: Why the NTA’s lack of transparency matters

Given that the agency plays an immense role in the lives of millions of young Indians, the lack of clarity about its functioning is indefensible.

Gujarat Police register FIR over parody deepfake video of Nirmala Sitharaman

The manipulated video showed the finance minister purportedly speaking to reporters about the Centre halting the monthly press releases on GST collections.

How India’s social welfare regime has evolved and what challenges lie ahead

There has been a shift from a narrow focus on poverty to a wider safety net but it may not enough to deal with an ageing population and food, incom...

With education sidelined from reforms agenda, Malaysia’s ‘civilising’ vision lacks substance

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is seeking economic investment but the country may not be able to produce the qualified workforce required.

Interview: Queer folx should also play straight characters – and warriors, wanderers and vampires

Gender expression will evolve when the pen is passed on to trans, intersex and non-binary storytellers, says filmmaker Jaydeep Sarkar.

Wendy Doniger recounts the myth of how Brahma created death, diseases, desire and anger

An excerpt from ‘The Dharma of Unfaithful Wives and Faithful Jackals: Some Moral Tales From The Mahabharata’, by Wendy Doniger.

‘Tribhuvan Mishra: CA Topper’: A show about ‘being heard and being seen’

In the Netflix show created by Puneet Krishna, a chartered accountant resorts to desperate measures to stay afloat.

Disha Shetty wins award for article on solar power empowering women co-published by Scroll

Shetty won the Developing Asia Journalism Award along with five other journalists from India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

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