A Nation Under the Influence
New Indian Expressby Anand Neelakantan6 Sept 2026
When the film Udta Punjab arrived in cinemas a decade ago, it provoked denial, institutional anger, and bitter debate.
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New Indian Expressby Gaurav Yadav6 Sept 2026
Once, there was a king with a large court and numerous courtiers. Each courtier claimed to be the most sincere and even ready to sacrifice their life for the king. The king believed them.
Lessons From the Past And the Present
New Indian Expressby Dinesh Singh6 Sept 2026
I have often wondered why we persist in putting knowledge into watertight compartments. A student is told that she is studying mathematics, economics, history or literature, and we expect her to...
Indigenous dads challenging stereotypes this Father's Day
ABC News Australiaby Chris Murrkarany Fitzpatrick5 Sept 2026
In short: Indigenous fathers and researchers say stereotypes reinforced during the Northern Territory intervention continue to affect how First Nations men are viewed as parents.
Dropping like squashed flies! Where have all the Garibaldis gone?
Mail Onlineby David Jarvis5 Sept 2026
- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Just when you thought life couldn’t be more galling comes a dilemma to take the biscuit – where have all the Garibaldis gone?
paul clemence on how skyscraper crowns become landmarks of shanghai
architecture archivesby Iñaki Laguardia5 Sept 2026
“Cities, like dreams, are made of desires and fears, even if the thread of their discourse is secret, their rules are absurd, their perspectives deceitful, and everything conceals something else.”...
The Hindu Lit For Life Unplugged: Author and lawyer Xerxes Ranina discusses his book Who Owns What? and the legal right behind creative work
The Hinduby Priyamedha Dutta5 Sept 2026
What exactly can you own when you create something? And how can young creators protect their work?
The Tinubu administration and the politics of intimidation, By Paul Ibe
Premium Timesby Premium Times5 Sept 2026
The Tinubu administration owes Nigerians an answer. Until it provides one that withstands scrutiny, Nigerians are entitled to question whether what is being presented as an anti-corruption...
Boss Mustapha at 70: The measure of a life of service, By Umaru J Abu
Premium Timesby Premium Times5 Sept 2026
My prayer for my mentor, leader and friend is that the God whom he has served so faithfully will grant him many more years in good health and strength; that the wisdom accumulated over seven...
Missing: Muslim women in Parliament
New Indian Expressby Shashi Tharoor5 Sept 2026
Seventy-nine years have passed since that stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru proclaimed a “tryst with destiny” and “the soul of a nation, long suppressed, found...
Gold comes home as nations hedge against Americana
New Indian Expressby Shankkar Aiyar5 Sept 2026
The timing and implications of a decision are often more eloquent than any speech. This week, the Netherlands and Norway—two Nato allies located about 900 km apart along the North Sea—made moves...
What kind of ancestor will you become?, By Martin Kalungu-Banda
Premium Timesby Premium Times5 Sept 2026
Ajadi ends where he began, facing forward. “Afrilition”, he writes, is the light towards a twenty first century African civilisation, a platform for intergenerational awakening.
Sarojini Varadappan: Second of her name, first in gracefulness
New Indian Expressby Gopalkrishna Gandhi5 Sept 2026
The name Sarojini Varadappan will ring no bells for most readers of this column today. But it will ring resoundingly for those few seniors who remember her for her gentle demeanour and innate...
PM's flex? Gen-Z lingo sprinkled through his SRCC speech
The Siasat Dailyby Press Trust of India5 Sept 2026
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, September 5, peppered his address with Gen Z-friendly phrases such as “OG” and brought in a reference to the popular film ‘Dhurandhar’ as he...
I got addicted to porn at just 13... it left me exhausted and ashamed
Mail Onlineby Ciaran Foreman5 Sept 2026
- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Night after night, while her family slept, Arleny Abreu Quintero would sit glued to her computer.
What it costs to live in South Africa's most prestigious school districts
The South Africanby Mary Alson5 Sept 2026
What it costs to live in South Africa’s most prestigious school districts Within a 40 kilometre radius you’ll find a dozen of the country’s most prestigious schools.
Andhra Pradesh aims to achieve 100% literacy by 2027, says CM Naidu
The Hinduby P Sujatha Varma5 Sept 2026
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday called for sweeping reforms in the education system to keep pace with rapidly evolving technology, adding that the government aims to...
An Open Letter to Bernie Sanders: Regulate AI’s Dangers, Don’t Ban Its Promise
Unite.AIby Antoine Tardif, CEO & Founder of Unite.AI5 Sept 2026
The Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act identifies real failures in AI governance. But its publicly released definition risks confusing artificial general intelligence with superintelligence...
PM Modi at SRCC: ‘Half-filled glass’, GDP growth, ‘fragile five’ to fastest-growing economy; key remarks
India Newsby Varsha Agarwal5 Sept 2026
INDIA Modi revived his 2013 “half-filled glass” analogy, as he hit out at the critics of India’s latest GDP figures.
‘The Anniversary’: This Italian novel examines a patriarchal nuclear family and its links to fascism
Scroll.inby Sanjita Majumder5 Sept 2026
Andrea Bajani’s novel, the winner of the 2025 Strega Prize, is a radical exploration of the psychology of family estrangement.