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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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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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: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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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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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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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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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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‘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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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces