Daily Brief: Why do Indian women still need their husband’s assent to use their maiden name?

Why do Indian women still need their husband’s assent to use their maiden name?

The impugned government notification is violative of fundamental rights guaranteed to women by the Constitution, legal experts told Scroll.

Bengaluru blast: Case filed under UAPA, Karnataka CM promises strict action

At least 10 persons were injured in the blast, which was caused by a suspected improvised explosive device on Friday.

Two days after his release from jail, Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan arrested in UAPA case

The award-winning journalist was released on Tuesday, over two months after the Jammu and Kashmir High Court quashed his detention citing procedura...

A decade under Modi: Terror laws against journalists, creeping digital censorship

A quick look at how the Modi government has fared on ensuring press freedom in India.

March nonfiction: Six new books examine the promises made and broken in quest of a modern India

An analysis of liberal and conservative ideologies, the relentless fight to keep democracy alive, and the unique problems of social media infiltrations.

Listen: How the tabla is used to accompany the chaiti folk form

Illustrated with tunes by Girija Devi and Nirmala Devi.

Behind a new Josef Wirsching photography tribute: ‘The vision to recognise historical value’

Debashree Mukherjee has co-curated ‘A Cinematic Imagination’ at Mumbai’s CSMVS museum and edited ‘Bombay Talkies: An Unseen History of Indian Cinema’.

Badminton: Anmol Kharb’s path from imperfection to perfection with an Asian Team title along the way

Anmol Kharb has jumped from 472 to 335 in the BWF World Rankings post her display at the Badminton Asia Team Championships.

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