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:

Names of over 13,000 voters were changed in Pilibhit Sadar after the final rolls were published even as their EPIC numbers remained the same, the party alleged. scroll.in/latest/1096569/sir…

India asks citizens in France to exercise caution amid unrest scroll.in/latest/1096570/ind… Demonstrations demanding education reforms have snowballed into wider protests in the European country.

Rather than lean on cultural perceptions and crime statistics, companies would do well to constitute and publicise a proper internal committee, and foster a safe workplace culture. scroll.in/article/1096124/wh… A functioning Internal Committee, transparent reporting, and a workplace culture willing to name bad behaviour early will do far more for the women. By Vishal R Choradiya

The Modi government’s rural jobs scheme mandates geo-tagged attendance at worksites. But when we visited five sites in Maharashtra’s Beed district, not a single worker was present. If the workers weren’t there, who is getting their wages? @tabassum_b & @kri_tikka find out

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"It is a preventive function. It is not meant to be punitive. But this is a potent weapon in the hands of the executive and has its vestiges in colonial times," says Justice S Muralidhar about the judicial custody of CJP leaders. Read full interview: scroll.in/article/1096543/im…

“People who are in power are negotiating with the judiciary through power,” a politician alleged. scroll.in/article/1096499/vo… “But if there is public pressure, it will become difficult for the judiciary to side with the executive. Public opinion will start to act as a counterbalance to the political power and pressure put by the executive.” Anant Gupta reports

SC stays probe in financial irregularities case against ex-Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan scroll.in/latest/1096556/sc-… The court’s order applied only to the investigation and not the registration of the FIR, the bench clarified.

Andhra EC directed to defer final civic polls nominee list after YSRCP alleges candidates obstructed scroll.in/latest/1096558/and… The Opposition party alleged that its candidates had been stopped from filing their nomination papers by the ruling Telugu Desam Party’s cadre and supporters.

Personal details of nearly 3,900 SBI customers leaked on dark web in cyberattack scroll.in/latest/1096555/per… More than 3.75 lakh records had been compromised, a preliminary investigation by the public sector bank found.

India rejects ‘negative’ portrayal at UN over ‘unverified’ human rights abuse allegations scroll.in/latest/1096552/ind… A day earlier, the international organisation flagged the repeated ‘heavy-handed police response to demonstrations’, amid protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar.

Punjab: CBI takes over probe into killing of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota scroll.in/latest/1096549/pun… Jhota was shot dead inside a medical store in Mansa district on October 13.

Attack on Tiger Shroff: Five more arrested, being brought to Mumbai scroll.in/latest/1096547/att… The three accused persons held earlier from Kota have been remanded to the custody of the Mumbai Police Anti-Extortion Cell until October 31.

India-US trade deal ‘very close’, says Marco Rubio scroll.in/latest/1096546/ind… The United States secretary of state said that during his visit to Jamnagar, he will hold talks with Reliance Industries about refining more Venezuelan oil.

Delhi air quality worsens to ‘poor’ category, GRAP-1 enforced scroll.in/latest/1096545/del… To combat the pollution, staggered working hours and work-from-home arrangements will be introduced for government offices, the Delhi government said.

Cartoonist Satish Acharya’s Instagram account blocked second time in three weeks scroll.in/latest/1096544/car… On September 28, Acharya’s profile was restricted in India after the social media platform received a legal request from the government.

Replug | An Indian scholarship started by Nehru was once more attractive to African students than similar programmes in the United States, Britain and the Soviet Union. scroll.in/magazine/1052707/h… By Ajay Kamalakaran

Replug | These Jain scrolls were more than invitations. They were vivid portraits of cities, capturing faith, commerce and power. scroll.in/magazine/1091683/h… Kamayani Sharma traces the history of scrolls published by the Jains in late medieval India.

Replug | The Napier Cinema became Napier Talkies in 1931. Not long after came Bombay’s big theatres, the Metro, the Regal and the Eros, under the patronage of the great American Studios – Universal, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Warner Bros. scroll.in/magazine/1080696/a… Mustansir Dalvi about his time in Mumbai✍️

Replug | In James Edwin Lough's imagination Floating University was to be a chance for students to spend a year abroad, exploring different lands and cultures for hands-on, experiential learning. scroll.in/magazine/1084316/w… Anu Kumar writes