BJP need not teach Congress lessons in nationalism, says Karti Chidambaram
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk·24 Aug 2026
Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram on Monday strongly defended his party’s decision to sing only two stanzas of Vande Mataram, asserting that the Congress has a “long legacy of nationalism and...
Raising them right: Are we missing the real issues in the Lindsay Clancy trial?
TheJournal.ieby Niamh O'Reilly·24 Aug 2026
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Teaching students to think in the age of ChatGPT
The Hinduby Albert P'Rayan·24 Aug 2026
Me: Lalitha, you’ve been colouring all this time. Do you enjoy colouring? Lalitha: Yes, I do. Me: What’s your favourite colour? Lalitha: Pink. Me: Why do you like pink?
Divorce, smartphones and control - BBC sees how Taliban run Afghanistan
BBC Newsby Kawoon Khamoosh·24 Aug 2026
- Published Governor Abdullah Sarhadi gives money to treat a boy's broken arm and hands out funds for a local mosque - then, in his office in northern Afghanistan, an astonishing exchange unfolds.
'Catalyst', '16V', '800V'? Bring obscure boot badges back for the EV age | Autocar
Autocarby Matt Saunders·24 Aug 2026
I spotted a badge on the back of a new car the other day that took me right back to the good old days, when car manufacturers assumed that owners cared enough about the technology in their products...
ICSSR invites papers on ‘religious conversion and demographic dynamics’
Hindustan Timesby Sanjay Maurya·24 Aug 2026
ICSSR invites papers on ‘religious conversion and demographic dynamics’ The ICSSR has invited research papers for a special issue examining India’s demographic changes, with themes ranging from...
Crime reaching capital’s most vulnerable
New Indian Expressby Sidharth Mishra·24 Aug 2026
A few weeks ago, we had had written in these columns about the national capital’s “fuming underbelly”, an increasingly disturbing ecosystem of organised crime, narcotics, extortion, gang violence...
What does it mean to belong to a nation? TM Krishna’s inquiry into the idea of India
The South Firstby Keerthivas·24 Aug 2026
What does it mean to belong to a nation? TM Krishna’s inquiry into the idea of India On the third and final day of the Book Brahma Literature Festival in Bengaluru, on 23 August, Krishna detailed...
‘Dimagi Naxals’: Warning After silent Guns
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·24 Aug 2026
For nearly six decades, Naxalism has been a destructive political experiment. Born in Naxalbari in 1967, it did not remain a local revolt for long.
Women helped India win freedom. When will we grant them theirs?
The South Firstby B Sandhya·24 Aug 2026
Synopsis: Indian women helped us win freedom from the British Raj. Almost eight decades later, misogyny, violence and institutional barriers continue to stand in the way of the equality, safety and...
7 Greatest 'Far Side' Comics With No Words
Polygon.comby Brian VanHooker·24 Aug 2026
When it comes to comedic outlets — be it a movie, a sitcom, a comedy troupe, or even just a single comedian — it’s rare to be a master of both subtle humor and broad, unsubtle comedy.
Fiction on the forum
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·24 Aug 2026
A work of fiction spanning five centuries, tracing the lives of three women, each born in distinct castes and classes, are fighting for their empowerment.
Valerie Brown met the queen, was arrested – and led Greenpeace Australia
The Conversation Australiaby Marty Branagan, Associate Professor in Peace Studies, University of New England·24 Aug 2026
As a child watching people from the roof of her Brisbane home, Valerie A. Brown, now in her nineties, noticed how “their actions did not match their stated ideals.” She dedicated her life to...
5 Years Ago, Double Fine Boldly Tried to Reimagine the AAA Machine
Polygon.comby Josh Broadwell·23 Aug 2026
Psychonauts 2 turns five years old this month. Its existence, and Double Fine's story, are inextricably tied to Xbox for better, as Microsoft funding let Double Fine finish the game, but mostly for...
Osun: Anatomy of victory, By Wole Olaoye
Premium Timesby Ololade Bamidele·23 Aug 2026
Water can run uphill if there’s adequate propulsion; let no one see impossibility where potentialities are hiding in plain sight.
Article of Faith: The blind servants of God (2), By Femi Aribisala
Premium Timesby Premium Times·23 Aug 2026
Our final destination is to be exactly like Christ. I did not know how ignorant I was until I met the Lord. I did not know that people go to university to become even more ignorant.
Beyond the gates: how former inmates rebuilt their lives after prison
The Hinduby Lavpreet Kaur·23 Aug 2026
When Lakshman, 28 (name changed on request), walked out of prison after seven years, one of the first things he had to learn was how to use a smartphone.
A civilisational approach to social media
The Hinduby Milinda Moragoda·23 Aug 2026
The debate over banning social media for minors is rapidly becoming one of the defining policy questions of the digital age.
The Mecca Pact's kinetic potential: A new equation
New Indian Expressby M K Bhadrakumar·23 Aug 2026
An Indian TV channel excitedly reported unusual air traffic between Nur Khan Air Base, the high-security Pakistan Air Force facility in Chaklala near Rawalpindi, and a flurry of incoming flights...
Faithline | Dharma in translation
New Indian Expressby Renuka Narayanan·23 Aug 2026
The incident of the ill-behaved tourist at Kargil led me to muse on where we may find therapeutic thoughts, and the late Bibek Debroy’s name shone brightly.
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