Justice Nagarathna’s dissent warns of tearing the frayed safety net of labour law
The Hinduby Krishnadas Rajagopal·22 Aug 2026
At the heart of Justice B.V. Nagarathna’s 147-page poignant dissent is a stark foreboding that dismantling the expansive definition of ‘industry’ in a 1978 judgment may give free rein to the...
Rahul Gandhi rejects Manusmriti's norm about women's identity: ‘You belong to yourself’
Hindustan Timesby PTI·22 Aug 2026
Rahul Gandhi rejects Manusmriti's norm about women's identity: ‘You belong to yourself’ Calling on the audience to "break the cage", Rahul Gandhi told the youth that every individual is unique and...
The $1bn narco world's most wanted living like a king in Sierra Leone
Mail Onlineby Nick Craven·22 Aug 2026
- Do YOU have a story? Email tips@dailymail.co.uk - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source The palm-fringed resort of Two Seasons on Tokeh Beach in Sierra Leone offers...
After Israel's annihilation of Gaza, can I ever return home?
Middle East Eyeby Bahzad al Akhras·22 Aug 2026
After Israel's annihilation of Gaza, can I ever return home? It was a routine online meeting with my academic supervisors during the summer.
Decoding why B’desh PM Tarique Rahman put off his visit to India
National Heraldby Sourabh Sen·22 Aug 2026
Decoding why B’desh PM Tarique Rahman put off his visit to India Foreign policy rifts in Delhi and Dhaka, Hasina’s press conference, India’s push against Bangladeshis and diplomats’ resentment over...
Trump’s welfare reforms are a major victory. Bureaucrats could still wreck them
FOX Newsby Tarren Bragdon·22 Aug 2026
Is America doomed to repeat its welfare mistakes? That’s the question on the 30th anniversary of the 1996 welfare reforms, which President Clinton signed on August 22.
Thinking is a sport, not a chore: Why children’s literature creators will win the war against AI
Scroll.inby Vibha Batra·22 Aug 2026
Disclaimer: The following text is entirely human-authored. No “outside” help was sought to outline the piece. Editing was not outsourced to a “foreign hand”.
The judge who made room for the young
Bar and Benchby Anadi Tewari·22 Aug 2026
There are judges whose legacy is measured in landmark judgments they had delivered while in office and there are judges whose contribution is remembered through constitutional principles that...
david gianotten of OMA on why local context matters in shaping future cities
architecture archivesby thomai tsimpou I designboom·22 Aug 2026
rethinking the city through everyday life The idea of the city is increasingly being measured not only by what it can produce, but by how it allows people to live.
7 Years Later, One 'Vinland Saga' Line Remains Anime’s Greatest Lesson About Violence
Polygon.comby Ryan Epps·22 Aug 2026
Vinland Saga initially looks like the kind of anime built around everything its story eventually comes to reject.
Pope Leo praises San Marino as model of freedom and common good
The Independentby Giada Zampano and Niccolò Lupone·22 Aug 2026
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday hailed the tiny Republic of San Marino as a model of political freedom and civic responsibility, praising its centuries-old republican traditions while warning against...
Óscar Martínez: ‘Bukele has neither principles nor ideology – he was after power, any which way’
Buenos Aires Timesby Jorge Fontevecchia·22 Aug 2026
Journalist Óscar Martínez is the editor of the El Faro media outlet and author of the 2006 book Bukele, el rey desnudo (“Bukele: The Naked King”).
'Nyaya-nomics' needed to ensure level playing field, boost economic growth: CJI Surya Kant
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk·22 Aug 2026
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday said sustained economic growth cannot depend solely on geographical advantages, stressing the need for “Nyaya-nomics” or the economics of justice to...
The GenZ effect: Why the future of law looks different
Bar and Benchby Divyansh Samant·22 Aug 2026
Individuals born between 1997 and 2012 - often called Gen Z or Zoomers - are redefining norms, behaviours and expectations among the entire global legal fraternity.
Concerns of youth should be understood and addressed: RSS leaders
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·22 Aug 2026
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leaders said that issues such as NEET that concern youth and their future should be understood and addressed.
Why translation is never just about language
Frontlineby Anusua Mukherjee·22 Aug 2026
Dear Reader, Some years ago, I tried translating one of my life’s bibles, Bengali author Lila Majumder’s novel Holde Pakhir Palok (literally, The Yellow Bird’s Feather), for an American friend, to...
How assignments can be converted into a socio-economic asset
The Hinduby K Abarna SriPreethi; Jehoson Jiresh J·22 Aug 2026
For generations, the pursuit of grades or marks has ruled Indian academia. Teachers quite often lament that this socially constructed obsession with high scores impedes authentic contextual...
What cars being made today could be considered the joyful classics of tomorrow?
TheJournal.ieby Paddy Comyn·22 Aug 2026
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Mahatma Gandhi’s 688 handwritten messages to grieving friend sell for record £1.2m
The Independentby Shahana Yasmin·22 Aug 2026
A collection of 688 handwritten reflections by Mahatma Gandhi has sold for £1.2m at an auction in India, setting a record for an Indian historical document sold at auction.
‘Uprising’ by Tahmima Anam: Deeply distressing novel of sex trade in Bangladesh’s ‘floating brothel’
Scroll.inby Sayari Debnath·22 Aug 2026
Tahmima Anam’s new novel, Uprising, is set on an isolated island “at the end of the country, in the middle of a river that emptied into the sea”.
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