A bench led by CJI Surya Kant has clarified that the restriction should not be “construed as imposing a blanket prohibition on the reporting of court proceedings” but applies only to the use of audio and video recordings of hearings. scroll.in/latest/10948...

Governments must invest in climate-resilient infrastructure, strengthen urban drainage, modernise building standards, expand heat action plans, protect wetlands and forests, and improve emergency response capabilities. scroll.in/article/1094... Abhiroop Chowdhury writes

The Kelkar Museum’s risqué sarotas are not merely titillating curiosities but represent a pedigreed lineage of erotic imagery intertwined with the consumption of areca nuts as part of the sophisticated cultural practice of betel chewing. scroll.in/magazine/109... ✍️Kamayani Sharma

Speaking at a press conference in the presence of protesters, #RahulGandhi said that nobody needs to “accept” their apology as they had not done anything wrong. scroll.in/latest/10948... Gandhi further alleged that Amit Shah was responsible for the violence on July 20.

The court made the verbal observation while hearing a PIL challenging the BJP government’s order making it mandatory to sing the patriotic song in the schools. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10948... #vandemataram

Hasina herself remains another source of friction. Since relocating to India, she has repeatedly made public remarks that Dhaka considers interference in Bangladesh’s internal affairs. scroll.in/article/1094... Jannatul Naym Pieal

“We need to tread carefully so that these youngsters do not indulge in violence,” said CJI Surya Kant while hearing a petition by retired Air Force officers seeking action against the organisers of the protests that spread across the country in July. scroll.in/latest/10948...

"This kind of humour comes organically to Indians. We have to make fun of problems because we know that if we don’t find a lighter way to look at them, it will be very hard for us," Biswapati Sarkar & Sameer Saxena tell Scroll about #AdarshBaalVidyalaya. Read more: scroll.in/reel/1094738...

#CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke said the decision was taken because “what India needs right now is a pressure group”. The campaign would hold discussions about the government’s #EthanolBlendedPetrol programme and rising unemployment, he said. scroll.in/latest/10948...

“If he fails to do so, we will revoke the ‘safe harbour’ protection currently provided to his social media platforms, a privilege that they have been misusing,” the head of the parliamentary panel on information technology Nishikant Dubey, said. scroll.in/latest/10948... #facebook

Swear words against Narendra Modi were only a very small part of the protest. But given how vulnerable right wing, masculine politics is to mockery, it is no wonder that the profanity seems to have made the most impact, writes Shoaib Daniyal. Read more: scroll.in/article/1094...

The Hindutva ideologue also criticised the practice of treating the animal’s dung and urine as sacred substances and consuming them, Satyaki Savarkar said. scroll.in/latest/10948...

#Maharashtra | A gazette order issued by the commissioner of the state’s Food and Drug Administration on July 30 cited public health concerns to impose the ban. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10948...

#Kerala | While rainfall had reduced, the state was expecting another spell of intense rain by the weekend because of a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10948...

The judge found that the material cited by the Union minister in his suit was ‘per se defamatory’. scroll.in/latest/10947...

Under the new bill, a designated authority will be established to manage assets obtained with foreign funds if an organisation’s registration is cancelled. scroll.in/latest/10947... #FCRA

The Centre said that any changes to the structure of the exam would be made only after consultations with, and approval from, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the National Medical Commission. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10947... #NEET

Under the revised schedule announced on Tuesday, the claims and objections window will be open from August 24 to September 23, instead of the earlier dates of August 17 to September 16. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10947... #DelhiSIR #MaharashtraSIR

#AbhijeetDipke went against commonsensical, mainstream Ambedkarite politics by emphasising the need for demands that are not caste-based so that a wider range of people could be brought together. scroll.in/article/1094... He did not want to be limited to a Dalit leader. By Sumit Samos

Today on Scroll: - Two years after July Uprising, Bangladesh’s only political consensus may be distrust of India - How Abhijeet Dipke created broad-based idea of politics that put BJP on the backfoot - Modi is one of India’s most powerful PMs – so why is he so bothered by Gen-Z profanity? More⤵️

Daily Brief: Two years after the July Uprising, Bangladesh’s only political consensus may be distrust of India

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The Ministry of External Affairs said that the Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh is closely monitoring the situation and proactively coordinating with the Yemeni authorities. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10947...

Had India stayed on TikTok, the Modi government may have done a much better job over the last few years of understanding what people really want to consume, outside of what is fed to them. scroll.in/article/1094... Joyojeet Pal writes

Media in-charge of the Ala Hazrat Dargah Nasir Qureshi said that the decision to “change the dates was taken keeping in mind the presence of large numbers of #Kanwariyas in the city, as well as a request from the district administration and police”. scroll.in/latest/10947...

Along with her pioneering role in the education sector and providing maternity care for poor women, Janabai also participated in influential social and cultural organisations. scroll.in/article/1094... Surajkumar Thube writes

During the hearing, the Tamil Nadu government told Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan that the state does not intend to keep him in custody. The government’s counsel said that Stalin would be questioned and released on bail. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10947...

Among the 274, 62 criminals were wanted for murder, robbery or other violent crimes, and 53 for sexual offences, including those booked under Pocso. Read more: scroll.in/latest/10947...

"People are fed up of this government," says Saurabh Bhardwaj, national spokesperson of #AAP, as the party marched towards the Prime Minister's residence demanding that consumers be given a choice between ethanol-blended fuel and pure petrol. youtube.com/shorts/MPGWG... Raghav Kakkar reports.

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“My students get upset when I have to leave. It is not easy for them to focus when we put them in a new environment,” a teacher said. “I cannot focus on class,” she said. “I am always thinking of how many forms I can fill today.” scroll.in/article/1094... Tabassum Barnagarwala reports

Without evidence, judicial interference in the evaluation process would undermine the sanctity of the examination system, the bench observed. scroll.in/latest/10947... #neetpaperleak

If no one wrote the #Odyssey, we might still ask who wrote it down. Scholars have several theories. scroll.in/article/1094... A singer might have learned to write and recorded their version of the tales of Odysseus. Or literate scribes might have taken dictation, writes Tom Hercules Davies