Bedtime Stories
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No, having too much sex is not likely to increase the risk of cancer
Misreading findings of a recent study can lead to stigma around STIs and having multiple sexual partners.
Jayne Lucke, The Conversation
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The weird history of beds reveals how pillow talk has changed over the ages
From cramming into a single bed with 51 others or presiding over royal meetings – humans have done just about everything in bed.
Brian Fagan, The Conversation
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Drugs, counting sheep and cold baths: Victorians too cared deeply about a good night’s sleep
But their concern extended only to ‘brain-workers’ – businessmen, financiers, even students – and not industrial classes who worked impossibly long hours.
Sally Shuttleworth, The Conversation
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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The numbers show the idea of Muslim population explosion is nothing but political propaganda
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Memoir: Human rights lawyer Nandita Haksar recalls her understanding of feminism as a young woman
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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The Nobel Prize for medicine reminds us how important sleep is. So, how well do Indians sleep?
Indians might be among the most-sleep deprived people in the world. Among the worst affected are call centre employees.
Vijay Shankar
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Cot in action: A short history of the Indian khaat, from Ibn Battuta to Rahul Gandhi
The amazing piece of furniture was ignored, until a rally of the Congress vice-president made a meme out it.
Sunaina Kumar
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Why did sex evolve? Researchers edge closer to solving longstanding mystery
There's long been a lack of evidence for why sex has become so much more common than asexual reproduction across nearly all species. Thankfully, this is now slowly changing.
Laurence D. Hurst, The Conversation
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’