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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Unnatural sex between husband and wife not rape, woman’s consent immaterial: Madhya Pradesh HC
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‘Exhuma’ review: A grave holds secrets to a troubled Korean past
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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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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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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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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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry
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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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IPL 2024: Kolkata beat Mumbai in a thriller at Wankhede for the first time in 12 years
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh, Aryan and five other Indians enter finals
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Cricket, ICC rankings: India remain No 1 in ODIs and T20Is, ranked second in Tests
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Watch, ICC Men's T20 World Cup: Sean Paul and Kes combine to create tournament's official anthem
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Four Indians move to semi-finals with comprehensive wins