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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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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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: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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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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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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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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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May