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In West Bengal, as of 1.45 pm, the BJP was leading in 193 seats, media reports and data from the Election Commission showed. Want to know what these trends indicate? Join our live analysis show on YouTube now. youtube.com/watch?v=qmxikD…

Replug | These glass-and-steel terminals are cathedrals of paradox. Their transparent walls preach openness, yet they thrive on secrets. scroll.in/article/108779… ✍️Zakir Kibria

‘I’m fine, because that’s what the world wants to hear’: Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih’s lament for Gaza scroll.in/article/109232… ‘In solidarity with the children / slaughtered in the Gaza Holocaust.’ By Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih

"That’s the thing with solo travel – it can be rewarding and daunting in equal measure. When travelling alone, I often swing between two opposing emotions: am I courageous to travel alone or am I naïve?" scroll.in/article/109243… An excerpt from ‘Rootless and Restless: A Woman’s Search for Meaningful Adventure in Distant Places’, by Shivya Nath. Penguin Random House #bookexcerpt

The knock-on effects of a US blockade of the #straitofhormuz could create new costs for the global economy. For countries, the unpredictability strengthens the case for diversifying crude oil sources and investing in their own refining capability. scroll.in/article/109207… ✍️Sanjoy Paul Via The Conversation

Bangladesh functioned as a mirror in which West Bengal was invited to view itself: Hindu or Muslim, refugee or infiltrator, borderland or nation, Bengali or anti-national. This was the BJP’s most consequential achievement. scroll.in/article/109263… Niladri Chatterjee ✍️

Expert notes one of the challenges is that cities tend to think about heat only when it is already hot. But long-term resilience means people can stay cool, so cities won’t have to rely so heavily on emergency response. scroll.in/article/109199… Shalinee Kumari writes Via Dialogue Earth #heatwave

The performers and the organisers all hope that the Da Vinci Porul will have the opportunity to travel widely. “Isn’t it amazing that the artists from another community were enacting Biblical characters?” said YMCA president Joju Manjila scroll.in/article/109205… Sunil Warrier writes

“For India to become a global #clinicalresearch hub, the focus must extend beyond laboratories and trial sites to building informed patients and informed communities,” Poonam Bagai, founder and chairman, CanKids…KidsCan, said. scroll.in/article/109198… ✍️Charu Bahri Via IndiaSpend

Inclusion in the work-linked health insurance programme will have to account for volatile incomes, an increase in working hours with no fixed timings. scroll.in/article/109111… Ananya Tiwary & Apekshita Varshney write

#Replug | The methods being used to terrorise India’s Muslims have been perfected after long practice of demolishing the homes of the urban poor without due process. scroll.in/article/105339… Ghazala Jamil writes on #Bulldozerpolitics

#WestBengal | In North 24 Parganas, workers of the Hindutva party allegedly asked the staff of a biryani shop located near a temple to move the establishment elsewhere. Read more: scroll.in/latest/1092669…

Of the 91 lakh total deletions in the SIR, at least 27 lakh voters are still under adjudication, with their fate to be decided by special tribunals. scroll.in/article/109263… The BJP was the only major political party in Bengal that supported the exercise from start to finish. Anant Gupta reports

In 1991, Time magazine named #TedTurner its “Man of the Year” for “influencing the dynamic of events and turning viewers in 150 countries into instant witnesses of history”. Read more: scroll.in/latest/1092671…

In stages they reached Delhi in mid-October. At the end of the month, they were joined by Pritam Singh. He had managed to escape with the help of Major Mahabir Singh Dhillon, whom he had met at the Monywa gurdwara. scroll.in/article/109254… Gautam Hazarika ✍️

Malka Jan's voice and poetry found recognition in the bustling town of Benaras. She started writing Urdu poetry and became a pupil of a famous poet, Hazrat Hakeem Sheikh “Hilal”. scroll.in/article/109178… Tarana Husain Khan writes

At present, insults to the national anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’, the flag and the Constitution are punishable by imprisonment of up to three years or a fine. scroll.in/latest/1092663…

The registry had earlier refused to list the petition filed by a person named M Rajkumar, questioning its maintainability. Read more: scroll.in/latest/1092668…

Is access to one’s phone now a human right? Does that mean not returning the workers’ phones violates their human rights? That is how it is increasingly being seen. scroll.in/article/109259… Rakhi Sehgal writes on workers protest

Mahi G, Dule Rocker and Aman Kachhap aim to amplify the concerns of marginalised Indians. scroll.in/article/108735… Meenakshi Narayanan & Tanya Mittal write

After an election result that broke the six-decade-long dominance of the Dravidian duopoly of the DMK and the All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Chennai felt like a movie set waiting for the Vijay next action scene. scroll.in/article/109263… Sowmiya Ashok reports