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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicSexual behaviour

Topic: sexual behaviour

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.

Lakshmibai drank, was promiscuous, British historians wrote. Then Savarkar changed it all

In 'A Begum & A Rani: Hazrat Mahal and Lakshmibai in 1857', historian Rudrangshu Mukherjee locates the stories of the prominent women in Indian history.

#MeToo era is pushing corporate America to rewrite the rules of office romance

Two senior US executives have been dismissed in the last month for having a relationship with an employee, signalling a change in corporate culture.

Bonobo, the ‘make-love-not-war apes’ whose mothers meddle in their sons’ sex lives

For Bonobos, sex is really a family affair with mothers protecting their sons’ mating attempts from interference by other males.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.