Imagine sitting alone with your phone late at night, scrolling through a social feed that never seems to run out of warnings. A woman with a large following tells you that the birth control pill you have trusted for years is making you sick. Another post claims that if you keep using hormonal contraception, you might not be able to get pregnant when you finally want to. These are not strange messages from the outskirts of the internet. They have become part of mainstream conversation, and they are causing real worry for millions of women. A new survey by KFF,…

Few things in sport are as fragile as a player’s reputation. It takes years of discipline, sacrifice, and consistent performance to build a name, but only a moment for a rumour to begin tearing it down. That harsh reality has now touched the life of Vansh Bedi, the wicketkeeper-batter for Central Delhi Kings, who has been forced to speak out after being swept into an unpleasant controversy. Reports have been circulating on social media and websites linking Bedi to allegations of corrupt practices during the recently concluded Delhi Premier League. The reports emerged in the aftermath of a Tehelka sting…