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Coronavirus

Even As COVID-19 Cases Continue to Spike, India Observes Massive Religious Gathering

India’s Supreme Court allowed the Rath Yatra in Odisha to proceed, even though similar festivals have been linked to past outbreaks of disease.
Shamani Joshi
6.23.20
Identity

The Long Road to Questioning and Exploring My Sexuality

Coming out to others can be tough but coming out to yourself can be infinitely more difficult and scary. That is, until it gets liberating.
Satviki Sanjay
6.23.20
Science

Loneliness Rewires How the Human Brain Perceives Relationships

MRI scans of lonely people reveal how their brain might value their best friends, acquaintances and celebrities all the same.
Satviki Sanjay
6.23.20
LGBTQ

For Queer Artists, Pride Month Under Lockdown Has Been Cruel

It’s a tough time for all performers and artists but for queer ones who usually have fewer opportunities anyway, lockdowns have been devastating.
Navin Noronha
6.22.20
The VICE Guide to Right Now

A Man Ruptured His Bladder After Holding in Pee for 18 Hours

This is why when you gotta go, please go.
Satviki Sanjay
6.22.20
Food

Why an Indian Minister’s Calls to “Boycott Chinese Food” are Ridiculous

“The people who eat it are Indian. We, who cook it, are Indian.”
Satviki Sanjay
6.22.20
Coronavirus

Indian Hospital Says a Suspected COVID-19 Patient Died After Family Unplugged Ventilator to Plug in Air Cooler

The hospital's air conditioners had been deactivated to prevent the spread of coronavirus, so the patient's family brought a portable air cooler.
Shamani Joshi
6.19.20
Press Freedom

Indian Journalists Are Being Targeted for Questioning Governments’ Handling of the Pandemic

Arrest, physical assault, and intimidation are just some of tools the Modi Government is using to enforce its official narrative.
Pallavi Pundir
6.19.20
Weed

Everything You Know About What Makes Weed Potent May Be Wrong

The answer doesn’t lie in the THC content, like many have believed all these years.
Shamani Joshi
6.19.20
Work

I Never Want to Hear These WFH Lines Again

“I’m going to share my screen now… can everybody see it?”
Dhvani Solani
6.19.20
The VICE Guide to Right Now

How to Catch the Rare ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse This Sunday

The longest day of 2020 shall be marked across much of Asia by an annular solar eclipse.
Satviki Sanjay
6.19.20
conflict

Angry Indians Want to Boycott All Chinese Products. Here’s Why They Probably Can’t

Too bad most Indian consumer goods are made in China.
Shamani Joshi
6.18.20
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