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A general view of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. File | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday (August 21, 2025) granted bail to incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan in eight cases related to the May 9 violence.Imran Khan’s supporters resorted to vandalism and violence on May 9, 2023, after he was detained by law enforcement authorities in Islamabad. Several cases were launched against Khan and leaders of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party for their alleged role in the riots. A three-member Bench of the apex court granted Khan bail after hearing the arguments by his lawyer Salman…

This story originally appeared in Kids Today, Vox’s newsletter about kids, for everyone. Sign up here for future editions.As long as youth culture has existed, adults have been mystified, perplexed, and even threatened by it. At least once a week I think about the scene in A Hard Day’s Night, a film released in 1964, in which the Beatles are being interviewed by clueless older journalists. (“What would you call that hairstyle you’re wearing?” “Arthur.”)But even seen against the long history of grown-ups not getting it, the culture of Gen Alpha — kids born between about 2010 and 2024 —…

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said that if the government wants to deport “illegal Bangladeshis” from India, it should begin by sending back former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been living in India since her ouster in August 2024.“Why are we keeping that deposed leader (Sheikh Hasina) in the country? Send her back. She is also a Bangladeshi, isn’t it?” Owaisi said at The Indian Express’s Idea Exchange event. He said India should “accept the popular revolution” that has taken place in Dhaka and work towards good relations with Bangladesh’s…

Seasoned mid-fielder Salima Tete was on Thursday retained as captain of a 20-member Indian women’s hockey team for the Asia Cup to be held in Hangzhou, China from September 5 to 14.The tournament assumes added significance as the winner will secure a direct berth in the 2026 FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup. India has been drawn in Pool B, where it will face Japan, Thailand, and Singapore. The team will open its campaign against Thailand on September 5, followed by a clash with Japan on September 6. Story continues below this ad India will play their final pool-stage match against…

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Historian Zach Foster on preserving Palestinian maps and archival materials.In this episode of Centre Stage, our guest is a Jewish historian of Palestine, Zach Foster. He joins us to discuss his work on preserving Palestinian maps and archival materials, despite the deliberate destruction of archives by Israel.Foster explains his journey from growing up in a Zionist household to advocating for the rights and history of Palestinians.Phil Lavelle is a TV news correspondent at Al Jazeera.

Image for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Parliament on Thursday (August 21, 2025) passed The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, with the Rajya Sabha approving it without debate amid din.The bill, piloted by Minister of Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw, seeks to ban all forms of online money games while promoting eSports and online social gaming.It was approved by the Upper House after rejecting amendments moved by Opposition members. The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.It also seeks to prohibit advertisements related to online money games and bar banks and financial institutions from…

Mike Rosenberg still calls himself a busker. Even now, with a career that has taken him from street corners where a few coins were tossed into his guitar case, to stadiums where thousands sung along to the same melody, the English indie folk singer and songwriter, speaks of those early days with the same tenderness most artists reserve for their biggest hits.“It’s a funny thing,” he says. “I look back on those years with rose-tinted glasses because they were really hard. I was on my own, staying in really rough accommodation. I didn’t have any money, fans, or success. But…

Republicans in the Texas House approved the new voting maps that President Trump has asked for to give Republicans an edge in congressional elections. It’s on track for final passage.

Those waiting for OpenAI’s next model will not have to wait as long for GPT-6 as they did for GPT-5, per CNBC [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS As OpenAI users and customers get used to the newly launched GPT-5 model, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman spoke about how GPT-6 would offer greater levels of user customisation, per a report from the U.S. news outlet CNBC.Altman last week highlighted memory, increased customisation capacity, and a “middle stance” when it comes to ideology, as key factors that would define GPT-6 for users. This means users could tweak their chatbot to reflect their more…