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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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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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 Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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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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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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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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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification
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Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula overtakes Manika Batra as India’s highest ranked women’s singles paddler
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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate