In just ten months, two election commissioners objected 14 times to decisions related to SIRs. At Scroll, we have covered extensively, how SIR has changed election outcomes, people's lives and has far wider impact than just names being deleted from voters' rolls. A thread:

Physiotherapy can help manage certain types of headaches. scroll.in/article/1082669/ho… While medical treatment remains important, research shows that techniques like posture correction, muscle therapy, and targeted exercises can ease pain and reduce recurrence. Via The Conversation

“I face constant pain in my body, and my feet get swollen. I also have fever, high pressure, and diabetes, for which I have to take medicines.” scroll.in/article/1093727/as… Nabarun Guha reports on how excess fluoride in groundwater is affecting the people of Assam

Before PV Narsimha Rao’s tenure began, Myanmar had been all but deadlocked in a seemingly unending civil war between a brutal regime led by the military autocrat, General Ne Win, and various ethnic armies. scroll.in/article/1069480/is… By Angshuman Choudhury

In Photos: A walk through the gates of Old Delhi scroll.in/article/1079945/ Once formidable fortifications, these gates have watched centuries pass. Today, they stand as relics of the city's many pasts, blending history with the pulse of modern life. By Himanshi Aggarwal & Harishankar Manoj

When 342 million Indians still lack access to safe drinking water, the decision to prioritise the cooling of AI servers, operated by some of the most profitable corporations in human history, is not a technical policy choice. scroll.in/article/1092244/as… ✍️David Sathuluri & Mukul Sharma Via Dialogue Earth

"For audiences in the Global North, the exhibition may pass as a well-appointed foray into South Asian splendour. But for scholars attuned to the politics of cultural representation, the elisions are conspicuous," Archishman Sarker writes. scroll.in/article/1081818/th…

Replug | Manmohan Singh vs #NarendraModi: Who handled the Indian economy better? Modi rose to power largely on the development plank, as someone who could deliver on high growth and pass tough reforms. But the contrary has happened. scroll.in/article/1025029/ By Deepanshu Mohan

Myanmar has seemingly tried to erase the Rohingya people. A ruling of genocide would make the Rohingya and the harm to which they were subjected undeniable. scroll.in/article/1096091/ro… San Beauchemin Via The Conversation

The days are long vanished. She is gone. But the songs she taught me remain: myths and equations, discipline and dignity, the craft of language itself. Songs woven with her tears, which never left her eyes, and with mine, which have never dried. scroll.in/article/1086358/ni… ✍️Nirupama Menon Rao

India’s failure to inculcate civic sense is the result of a society conditioned to outsourcing the labour of cleaning: where children grow up in homes where women clean, and in cities where specific caste groups clean everything else. scroll.in/article/1089183/wh… By Mohit Nirmender

Replug | War once helped build nations, now it tears them down scroll.in/article/857157/war… For emerging nations, the aftermath of the wars imparted important shared experiences too. Defeat could be even more unifying than victory. Mark Kukis writes.

"An Adivasi’s individual existence is deeply intertwined with the community, nature & the surrounding world; thus, the personal realm moves in unison with the land, forests, rivers, mountains & the life of the people," Jacinta Kerketta tells Francis Ekka. scroll.in/article/1096548/i-…

#NehaBora said that “regardless of the direction” that the protests against Gyanesh Kumar take, they “must not come at the cost of labelling the right to dissent as a threat to peace”. scroll.in/latest/1096625/ais… Bora said that she will not sign the peace bond as “it is in contradiction to our democratic right to dissent”.

As political and corporate interests undermine journalistic independence, the media’s role as a watchdog is at risk, jeopardising transparency, accountability, and India’s aspirations to emerge as a developed nation. scroll.in/article/1077310/wh… Kunal Majumder writes

Hyper-nationalism, communal mobilisation, digital propaganda, personality cults, and media capture have shifted politics away from livelihoods toward emotional and civilisational anxieties. scroll.in/article/1093109/an… Economic suffering no longer automatically produces political accountability. By Anand Teltumbde

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As maize is pulled into ethanol production as well, farmers are shifting away from pulses and oilseeds – the crops that provide essential nutrition to poor households. scroll.in/article/1095099/in… The result is a double burden: higher prices for essential food items and greater market volatility. By John Kurien

Adding to this distrust of data itself, few Indians can feel this rocketing GDP growth in their personal lives. This is due to the nature of this economic progress, which bypasses income growth for most Indians and creates few jobs. scroll.in/article/1095498/wh… By Shoaib Daniyal

Since October 12, five students have been on a hunger strike to demand restoration of student union. scroll.in/latest/1096624/jam… On October 17, student organisations alleged that “more than 100” security guards had entered the protest site and “manhandled” the students on hunger strike.