Trump stages tariffs in the theatre of endless wars
New Indian Expressby Shankkar Aiyar25d ago
Donald J Trump’s diary is its own theatre of war. Last week, the US President called Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
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top 81%Judiciary at a crossroads, introspection necessary to restore neutrality: Justice Anand Venkatesh
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau25d ago
Stating that judiciary was at a crossroads, Justice N. Anand Venkatesh, Judge of the Madras High Court, said it was time for the judiciary to have an introspection to restore neutrality.
When the state turns the law against dissent under Tinubu’s watch, By Kolawole Olaniyan
Premium Timesby Premium Times25d ago
Nigeria has been here before. But under Tinubu, threats, harassment and intimidation of human rights defenders, activists, journalists and civil society organisations are being compounded by the...
Trump using tariff as truncheon
New Indian Expressby Prabhu Chawla25d ago
Last week, the gavel fell with a thunder in Washington. But the echo that followed carried farther than Moscow.
Ireland didn't find peace alone, so why should we venture towards unity on our own?
TheJournal.ieby Emma DeSouza25d ago
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‘We’re not spoiled; we’re still proving ourselves to our father’ — Dangote’s daughters
Premium Timesby Friday Omosola25d ago
Halima, Fatima and Mariya, the daughters of billionaire Aliko Dangote, have said their privileged upbringing did not make them entitled, noting that they still had to work hard to prove themselves...
Former V-P Ansari remembers ‘one-man institution’ A.G. Noorani
The Hinduby Ziya Us Salam25d ago
Renowned columnist and legal expert A.G. Noorani was remembered at a memorial lecture at the India Islamic Cultural Centre in New Delhi on Friday (September 19, 2026), where former Vice-President...
Basavadi Sharanara Hindu Samavesha triggers debate among religious heads
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau25d ago
The proposed Basavadi Sharanara Hindu Samavesha, scheduled to be held in Kalaburagi city on September 27, has sparked a debate among religious heads and followers of Basava philosophy, with...
In the Middle East the sword still decides who rules
Mail Onlineby Nick Rennison25d ago
- The Cauldron by Simon Sebag Montefiore W(&N £25, 528pp) is available now from the Mail Bookshop History in the Middle East, Simon Sebag Montefiore writes, ‘seems more alive than anywhere else...
Rahul Gandhi says system wants ‘andhbhakts’ who don’t question, calls them antithesis of students
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk25d ago
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said an “andhbhakt” never asks questions and lives in a “delusional world”, while a student remains curious and raises...
Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi says Iranians are paying the price for war
The Independentby Amir-Hussein Radjy25d ago
Iranians are suffering as economic misery and internal repression leave “no room for people to breathe” after 1 1/2 years of wars and ongoing U.S.
A different kind of politics?
National Heraldby K.A. Shaji25d ago
A different kind of politics? As the Satheesan government completes four months in the saddle, the difference is palpable in Thiruvananthapuram Retired teacher K.K.
Rethinking how we assess students could improve their well-being
Phys.orgby Lia M Daniels25d ago
Rethinking how we assess students could improve their well-being When you were in school, what stressed you out the most?
Sixty years of the written word, By Ezra Angai
Premium Timesby Premium Times25d ago
Six decades after International Literacy Day was established, the global campaign has therefore entered a different phase.
Beyond the single-buyer trap: How Nigeria can power its industrial future, By Tobi Oluwatola
Premium Timesby Ololade Bamidele25d ago
We must learn from ours and other countries’ failures, and focus on what works: prioritise operational governance over ownership debates, and balance private initiative with the public grid’s...
Can Kevin Warsh Change the Federal Reserve?
Timeby Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. and Maximilian Hippold25d ago
On Sept. 15 and 16, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh presided over his third Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, the body responsible for setting the interest rates that shape the...
The world must stop trying to 'rescue' Muslim women
Middle East Eyeby Soumaya Ghannoushi25d ago
The world must stop trying to 'rescue' Muslim women There is perhaps no woman in contemporary political discourse who has been rescued quite as relentlessly as the Muslim woman.
I’m a Childless Cat Lady. That Tells You Less than You Think | The Walrus
The Walrusby Rosemary Sullivan25d ago
I’m a Childless Cat Lady. That Tells You Less than You Think The story of my fierce attachments to two felines who survived a fire ILLUSTRATION BY COLLEEN SULLIVAN Published 6:30, SEPTEMBER 19...
Tyrants have a playbook for avoiding blame. Trump follows it
Salonby Andrea Mazzarino25d ago
In my decades as a cultural anthropologist studying authoritarianism in Russia and the United States, I’ve learned that one of power’s most useful tricks is making responsibility vanish.
Enna Vilai Movie Review: A compelling question trapped in a meandering legal drama
New Indian Expressby Avinash Ramachandran25d ago
Enna Vilai Movie Review: Luxury. In a society that is built on differences, hierarchies, and divisions, one’s necessity is another’s luxury, and one’s luxury is another’s necessity.