Long Read
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Valentine’s Day: A personal history of how a celebration of love became the target of hate in India
The nation’s women are never reassured that, for all its thorns, life can also bring roses.
Annie Zaidi
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‘Maoist plot’ in Mumbai: 12 identical witness statements put police claims under doubt
Five workers, who barely earned enough to support their families, have been arrested on charges of funding the Maoists.
Mridula Chari & Shone Satheesh
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As a Goan boy growing up in Kenya in the 1950s, I saw football change and history being made
While the writer battled adolescence and longed for the most beautiful girl in the world, history was being reshaped at World Cups.
Hartman de Souza
Trending
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Maharashtra ruling alliance accused of insulting state by placing Shivaji-style headgear on PM Modi
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Watch: The trailer of ‘Panchayat’ season 3 is out
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World beaters: Indian table tennis players mark an unprecedented rise with some big wins
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This personal narrative explores the joy and irony of small-town life in India
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The Frenchwoman who fell in love with Lucknow and launched many jihads in her lifetime
After taking the side of East Pakistan in 1971, Mariam Abou Zahab became an active sympathiser of the Palestinian liberation struggle.
Laurent Gayer
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From Veena Malik to Qandeel Baloch: Why are some women in Pakistan branded as ‘bold’?
Men use the idea of honour to keep women in control in every field of life, showbiz included.
Faiza Shah & Fatima Niazi
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A brief history of Pakistani art and the people who shaped it
Contemporary Pakistani art has many strengths, but also a few failings.
Iftikhar Dadi
Video
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Watch: Meet Figaro, the curious cat who loves to ‘help’ her human making pottery
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Watch: Messi, the dog from ‘Anatomy of a Fall’, walks the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival
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Video: Being Muslim in today’s India
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Watch: Massive rainstorm hits Mumbai, strong winds knock down trees, damage cars
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‘Barking news’: Woman turns journalist to ‘report’ on mischiefs and complaints by her pet dogs
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To keep rich Arab nations happy, Pakistan is letting them kill houbara bustards for sport
The bird could be in danger, but the government doesn’t accept this.
Subuk Hasnain
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Seventy years on, a fraught question still troubles Pakistan: Should Urdu be its official language?
Since the adoption of the Constitution about 44 years ago, the process of Urdu’s implementation is still far from complete.
Ali Raj
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When the world realised that treating HIV was essential for global security
Governments around the world started acting on HIV/AIDS when they realised it not just as a health issue but as security one too.
Alexandra Ossola, Mosaic
The Reel
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‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’ review: Overcooked and unsavoury
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‘Kartam Bhugtam’ review: Lots of sowing but little reaping
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‘Baahubali: Crown of Blood’ review: More of the same, only in animation
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‘IF’ review: Film about ‘imaginary friends’ is low on imagination
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‘Lampan’ review: Light in treatment and heavy on the nostalgia
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‘Why did you let him shoot that?’: An Indian woman’s story of ‘revenge porn’
Aradhana’s case is what is commonly labelled ‘revenge porn’, a misnomer for non-consensual distribution of sexual imagery or videos.
Neha Dixit
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‘I just want to know how my sons died’: Bringing home Bosnia’s dead
Ed Vulliamy meets the scientists piecing together the evidence from mass graves, and the relatives hoping for justice – and a body to bury.
Ed Vulliamy
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In a race against time, an engineer found a fix to his faulty heart
Doctors had far from ideal surgical solutions to Tal Golesworthy's bursting aorta.
Geoff Watts, mosaic.com
The Field
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Football, Euro 2024: N’Golo Kante named in France squad for tournament in Germany
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: How Sukhjeet Singh overcame physical and mental battles to earn India spot
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IPL 2024: Sunrisers Hyderabad through to playoffs after match against Gujarat Titans gets washed out
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Badminton, Thailand Open Super 500: Meiraba Maisnam, Satwik-Chirag enter quarter-finals
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Boxing, Elorda Cup: Nikhat Zareen among four Indian boxers to reach final