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A new book shows how, in India's overcrowded hospitals, antibiotics are asked to do the impossible
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (1037+ words) Scroll. in You are currently on the AMP version of Scroll The AMP version of Scroll does not offer all of our membership benefits. To unlock your full benefits, please switch to the main website. "When I was an undergraduate,…...
Uddhav Thackeray rejects Congress merger claims
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (508+ words) Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday rejected claims that his faction would merge with the Congress. "If we didn't merge with the BJP [Bharatiya Janata Party] despite being an ally for 30 years, how can we merge…...
One nation, one party: Is the anti-defection law dead?
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (942+ words) Welcome to The India Fix by Shoaib Daniyal. A newsletter on Indian politics. (This is the second one this week " a record.) One nation, one tax. One nation, one ration card. One nation, one election. The Modi government loves this…...
Asia is warming faster than global average, making regional cooperation vital, says a new report
1+ week, 1+ day ago (813+ words) The year 2025 sends an ominous warning for the future for Asia. The continent experienced intense heat, drought, retreating glaciers, high ocean temperatures and marine heatwaves, underscoring the imperative for early warning and coordinated action during extreme weather events, according to…...
NDA shifts Jharkhand MLAs to Ranchi hotel ahead of Rajya Sabha election
1+ week, 2+ day ago (446+ words) Ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections for two seats in Jharkhand, MLAs from the state's Opposition National Democratic Alliance were moved to a hotel in Ranchi, while legislators from the ruling INDIA bloc participated in training exercises and a mock…...
Christopher Nolan, Matt Damon and Tom Holland to attend "The Odyssey" premiere in Mumbai
1+ week, 1+ day ago (362+ words) Christopher Nolan, Matt Damon and Tom Holland will attend the India premiere of Nolan's heavily anticipated period drama The Odyssey in July. According to a press release from Universal Pictures International, Mumbai is among the cities where The Odyssey will…...
Wholesale inflation jumps to 9. 6% in May under new series
1+ week, 3+ day ago (342+ words) The wholesale price inflation in India jumped to 9. 6% in May from 8. 2% in April amid a spike in global fuel prices. The wholesale price index-based inflation in fuel and power jumped to 30. 3% in May as compared to 24. 8% in the previous month....
Sunday book pick: "Great Granny Webster" is a handbook on how to remember someone who refuses to die
1+ week, 4+ day ago (251+ words) I suddenly saw Great Granny Webster as awesome. She had outlived so many. She had managed to be both the start of a line and the end of a line. In my family she seemed to be Alpha and Omega....
Ramachandra Guha: Why Modi and Shah are unlikely to drive the economic reforms India needs urgently
1+ week, 5+ day ago (726+ words) For at least a year now, it has been clear that the Indian economy is not doing well. The rupee is weak, capital is fleeing the country, private domestic investment is laggard, consumption demand is sluggish, manufacturing is stagnant, economic…...
Why India's Opposition parties should be worried about the cockroach movement
1+ week, 6+ day ago (772+ words) The claustrophobia of post-truth polities with captured institutions run by strongmen like Modi, where the norms of democratic correction do not seem to hold anymore and dissent may feel futile, only exacerbates this resigned disconnect " but is not its principal…...