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Friday, January 9, 2026
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Topic: kissing

Did humans invent kissing? New study says ‘evolutionary puzzle’ goes back 21 million yrs

A new Oxford University-led study in ‘Evolution and Human Behavior’ says kissing likely began 16.9-21.5 million years ago, with ancient apes and possibly Neanderthals doing it too.

Did Vedic Indians invent kissing? UK-Denmark study says liplocks go way back, spread love (& herpes)

Studies have cited Vedic India as the birthplace of smooching — which may have changed course of the herpes simplex virus — but new research in journal 'Science' challenges assumptions.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.