The Mayors Defending Democracy
The New Yorkerby Ishaan Tharoor9d ago
The political theorist Benjamin R. Barber, in the final years of his life, championed cities as the polities that could fix the world’s problems.
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top 86%What Karthik Subbaraj’s Dorothy and the backlash say about Tamil Nadu’s progressivism
The News Minuteby Bharathy Singaravel9d ago
Tamil Nadu’s progressive claims faced a simple test over the weekend. A film about gender identities and queer love was released, and two cis male actors kissed on screen.
After NYSC: Finding my feet beyond service, By Ifeanyi Favour Ogochukwu
Premium Timesby Premium Times9d ago
I do not know exactly what awaits me after NYSC. It could begin with a job offer, the first serious steps towards building my own brand, further learning or simply another opportunity I cannot yet...
NEPC and the quest for a more reliable export incentive system, By Kabir Abdulsalam
Premium Timesby Premium Times9d ago
Building a resilient export economy requires ensuring that future commitments are transparent, adequately funded and consistently honoured… Only then can Nigerian exporters confidently plan...
Emir Sanusi alleges partiality in the anti-corruption war, detention of El-Rufai
Premium Timesby Abubakar Ahmadu Maishanu9d ago
The Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, has alleged that political connections may influence how Nigeria handles corruption cases, raising doubts about the credibility and fairness of the nation’s...
Indian academia’s drift from reason to ritual
The Hinduby C P Rajendran9d ago
At their core, educational institutions are intended to be ‘temples of empiricism’. Their entire legitimacy rests on a single, unforgiving premise: that truth is discovered through observation...
Kanthapuram and the myth of confining the Muslim woman to her home
The South Firstby Faisal C.K.9d ago
Synopsis: A conservative cleric’s call to confine women to private spaces has sparked a fierce debate over female autonomy, which exposes a glaring contradiction.
The 10th Senate and the meaning of legislative leadership, By Kabir Akintayo
Premium Timesby Premium Times9d ago
The most useful way to assess the 10th Senate is through the legislative footprints it is leaving behind: minimum wage, student loans, local government financial autonomy, regional development...
PMO flags seminal Ambedkarite texts taught in central univs after anonymous X post
The News Minuteby Jahnavi9d ago
Follow TNM's WhatsApp channel for news updates and story links. An anonymous X post referring to various Ambedkarite, anti-caste academic texts as ‘poison’ has prompted immediate action straight...
‘People of Tibet Seek Freedom’: US Delegation Meets Dalai Lama, Criticises China
Open Magazineby Open Bureau9d ago
‘People of Tibet Seek Freedom’: US Delegation Meets Dalai Lama, Criticises China A US congressional delegation met the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala on Wednesday, reaffirming support for the Tibetan...
Is coffee good for you? Yes, but don't drink too much or have it too hot
TheJournal.ieby Dr Stephen McWilliams9d ago
Sign in. It’s quick, free and it’s up to you. An account is an optional way to support the work we do. Find out more. LAST UPDATE | 11 mins ago IN IRELAND, WE drink a lot of coffee.
'Alternative Nobel' honors women's rights activists, AI researcher
DW Englishby Timothy Jones9d ago
A leading AI researcher, together with a woman lawyer from Pakistan and two women-led rights groups, on Wednesday received a Sweden-based rights award that honors work seen as contributing to a...
Afrilition: Unveiling a distinct operating system and bridge into the African world, By Adéwálé Àjàdí
Premium Timesby Adewale Ajadi9d ago
Afrilition is a defining and distinct operating system and transformative process of the African world’s contribution towards its own evolution and viability for collective humanity.
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Everything Everywhereby Gary Arndt9d ago
Podcast Transcript For hundreds of thousands of years, another kind of human lived across Europe and western Asia.
The martini is The Moment: Five top spots doing this classic cocktail their own way
TheJournal.ieby Patrick Hanlon9d ago
Sign in. It’s quick, free and it’s up to you. An account is an optional way to support the work we do. Find out more. THE MARTINI IS the Guinness of the cocktail world.
NCERT releases new Class 9 Social Science book; links taxation with nation-building
Hindustan Timesby Sanjay Maurya9d ago
NCERT releases new Class 9 Social Science book; links taxation with nation-building Indian governance traditions, policy-making and nation-building will be used as central themes in its political...
The perspective required to LEAD what’s next
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors9d ago
One of the world’s earliest leadership lessons comes from an unlikely source: the Epic of Gilgamesh. The story is not about how Gilgamesh became a king. It is about what happened after he did.
Adani's ₹100 Crore Signal: Will Other Billionaires Follow?
Swarajyaby Hari Vadlamani9d ago
Last November, Gautam Adani announced a ₹100 crore contribution to the Bharat Knowledge Graph and an Indology mission.
Ivan Illich and the tyranny India's pursuit of speed is unleashing
The South Firstby John Kurien9d ago
Synopsis: Ivan Illich argued that beyond a certain threshold, speed creates injustice, redistributing time from the poor to the rich.
Mughal’s ‘brutality’ against Sikh Gurus part of NCERT textbook
Hindustan Timesby Sanjay Maurya9d ago
Mughal’s ‘brutality’ against Sikh Gurus part of NCERT textbook The textbook says the Mughal state began to intervene more and more in the affairs of the Sikh Gurus from the beginning of the 17th...