Long Reads
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Crash-landing on the world: Why Korean dramas are as addictive as an unending stack of potato chips
They left me flushed of face, happy and, strangely, in touch with some uncomfortable feelings too.
Anita Vachharajani
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Rats can smell tuberculosis, dogs can smell cancer – they're being trained to save your life
Medics have found that teaching animals to detect life-threatening diseases works out cheaper, and faster, than other laboratory techniques.
Emma Young, Mosaic
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Here's why 'quacks’ in India are being trained to practise real medicine
An NGO is attempting to convert self-proclaimed doctors into a legitimate group of health workers to fill the vacuum in the government's health infrastructure.
Priyanka Pulla, Mosaic.com
Trending
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‘You get one life, you enjoy it responsibly, then you die’: A cancer patient’s farewell essay
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Scroll Ideas: Why has India's powerful judiciary failed to check Modi?
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The India Fix: Why does such a small number of Indians pay income tax?
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Madras High Court ruled that a temple was a Buddhist site. How will this impact mosque-temple cases?
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‘A Time to Change’: How Nissim Ezekiel became the pioneer of a new era of English poetry in India
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As idea of family gets redefined by technology and new social norms, are the kids alright?
Test-tube babies, surrogates, single parents, gay fathers – the traditional ideas of what a family is have been challenged. How does this affect children?
Linda Geddes, Mosaic
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When India became the first country to ban 'The Satanic Verses' much before the Iranian fatwa
On October 5, 1988, the ban was invoked by the Finance Ministry, which prohibited importation of the book into the country under the Customs Act of 1962. Possession of the book itself was and is not a crime.
Achal Prabhala
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A tumour stole every memory I had. This is what happened when it all came back
A tumour that gave the author dementia and amnesia also helped him start a new life.
Demetri Kofinas, qz.com
Video
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Watch: Elephants trot towards youths taking selfies, they run away
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Watch: Elderly woman, son slip while boarding moving train, constable K Teja saves them
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Watch: Dramatic monsoon clouds in the sky over Mumbai’s Marine Drive
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Watch: Massive fire breaks out as lightning strikes Cuban oil facility in Matanzas
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‘At least spare the ice cream’: Video of tandoori choco bar irks foodies
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India can contain its massive rabies problem – if it vaccinates 70% of its dogs
The WHO wants to eliminate rabies in Asia by 2020. But how, when rabid dogs are running India ragged?
Mary-Rose Abraham, Mosaic.com
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The naked selfies: Behind the lens of women’s ‘nudies’
By simultaneously becoming the photographer and the subject, women are learning to see themselves anew, despite the fear of being exposed or shamed.
Nishita Jha
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Missing the familiar: What does it mean to be homesick in 2015
Does technology help or hinder us when we move to a new place?
John Osborne, mosaic.com
The Reel
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‘Delhi Crime’ season 2 trailer: Vartika Chaturvedi and her team are back on the crime trail
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‘Thiruchitrambalam’ trailer: Dhanush plays a food delivery worker in Mithran Jawahar’s film
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Start the week with a film: ‘Confidentially Yours’ is a delightful goodbye to cinema
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‘The Great Weddings of Munnes’ review: Knot happening
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‘Victim – Who is Next?’ review: The films by Pa Ranjith and Chimbudevan stand out
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Why do male suicides outnumber female in every country in the world?
What is it about being male that leads to this? Why are middle-aged men most at risk? And why is it getting worse?
Will Storr
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How to mend a broken heart: Replace it with an artificial one that could last forever
The legacy of Texan surgeons and the next generation of pulseless artificial hearts.
Alex O’Brien, mosaic.com
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Why do we have allergies? A Yale immunologist searches for answers
Allergies such as peanut allergy and hay fever make millions of us miserable, but scientists aren’t even sure why they exist.
Carl Zimmer, mosaic.com
The Field
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WI vs India T20Is: Ravi Bishnoi, Axar Patel star after solid batting show as visitors win series 4-1
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CWG 2022, Hockey: Savita Punia and Co win bronze after beating 2018 champs New Zealand in shootout
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CWG 2022, Table Tennis: Sharath Kamal, Sreeja Akula win first-ever mixed doubles gold for India
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CWG 2022, Squash: Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Saurav Ghosal clinch mixed doubles bronze
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CWG 2022, Boxing: Nikhat Zareen, Nitu Ghanghas, Amit Panghal clinch gold with dominant performances