Monthly Archives: September 2024
This Prime Video show is reshaping modern narratives and we need to talk about it KARACHI: The Boys is a four-season, satirical action series developed by Eric Kripke. Set in a fictional rendition of the modern world, the Prime Video production focuses on superheroes as the most prominent group of influencers in the media landscape. […]
Water company bosses could be banned from receiving bonuses and even sent to prison under new government legislation to combat pollution. The proposed laws will apply in England and Wales and give increased powers to regulators to tackle companies who pollute and make it easier for them to be fined. Environment Secretary Steve Reed said […]
If you ever had the app, odds are you were reading some barely coherent narrative about One Direction or Harry Potter LONDON: Remember the good old days when kids would read classics like The Hobbit and Pride and Prejudice? Neither do I. Those days were long gone by the time Wattpad stormed onto the scene, […]
Listen to article Pakistani actress Hania Aamir has identified the individual responsible for spreading her AI-generated deep fake videos, taken swift action to report the person, and urged her fans to do the same. Hania Aamir, known for her charm and popularity in Pakistan’s entertainment industry, became the centre of controversy when explicit videos featuring her went […]
KOLKATA: A study led by a senior professor of IIT-Kharagpur, in collaboration with international researchers, has dismissed previous claims of a ‘severe ozone hole’ in the tropical stratosphere after analysing data of 42 years. The study, titled ‘No Severe Ozone Depletion in the Tropical Stratosphere in Recent Decades,’ reassures that there is no significant ozone […]
At least nine reports are expected, covering everything from political decision-making to vaccines. Publishing the first of these, inquiry chair Baroness Hallett said the UK was “ill-prepared for dealing with a catastrophic emergency, let alone the coronavirus pandemic”. “Never again can a disease be allowed to lead to so many deaths and so much suffering,” […]
“Waqf” means the permanent dedication of movable or immovable property for the purposes enshrined in Islam as pious, religious, or charitable. The administration of waqf institutions was entrusted to different entities at different times in India. During the Muslim Rule in India, the waqf administration was decentralised and controlled by provincial and district officers, such […]
In the ocean food chain, large sharks generally only have to worry about keeping orcas at bay — but a new study suggests the apex predators may have to watch out for their own. Researchers have discovered evidence pointing to the first known case of a porbeagle shark — which can grow up to 12 feet […]
Mahatma Gandhi speaks with Jawaharlal Nehru in Bombay, in 1946. Both Gandhi and Nehru represented a tradition of “thinking-in-action” or “thinking-in-politics” that characterised Indian political thought during the anti-colonial movement. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Yogendra Yadav took a dig(Indian Express, August 26) at practitioners of modern political thought and theory in India by pronouncing […]
Into his third term as Prime Minister, Narendra Modi continues to make much of his “Neighbourhood First” policy, but India’s public is not aware that it has been a debacle. The tendency of New Delhi commentators to hew close to the line set by North Block and South Block means India’s citizens do not get […]