Iran Detains Nobel Laureate, Yet Again
The concerned authorities in Iran recently arrested Narges Mohammadi (b. April 21, 1972), the Human Rights activist and a vocal proponent of mass feminist civil disobedience against the mandatory hijab […]
Baltic Beauties Hiring ‘Husbands’
A chronic shortage of men has prompted desperate Latvian women to hire “husbands for an hour“. Reports suggest that the Baltic beauties are better educated, healthier and live longer than […]
Oxford Stresses On Digital Exhaustion
When someone scrolls on her/his cell phone, a reel or an image or a piece of news or personal opinion of a netizen pops up. While some of them make […]
Patriarchy, Politics & Women
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo (b. June 24, 1962) became the first woman President of Mexico and the first Jewish person to hold the office on October 1, 2024. She recently met […]
‘AI May Become Frankenstein’s Monster’
The United Nations (UN) has warned that generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) could become “a modern-day Frankenstein’s monster”, with Human Rights the first casualty. Speaking at the UN Forum on Business […]
‘China, US Could Reconstruct Gaza, Together’
Although the wholesale killing of innocent people for nearly two years has abated in Gaza since the ceasefire came into effect on October 10, 2025, the Israeli Government continues to […]
Resting Among The Stars
Various famous personalities, from Oscar Wilde and Simone de Beauvoir to Émile Zola and Jim Morrison, have been buried in different cemeteries of Paris, such as Père Lachaise, Montmartre and […]
A Bengali Émigré Who Disappeared In USSR
“দুয়ার এঁটে ঘুমিয়ে আছে পাড়াকেবল শুনি রাতের কড়ানাড়া‘অবনী বাড়ি আছো?’” – শক্তি চট্টোপাধ্যায় In an October night, 1937, the Soviet Secret Police knocked on the door of a residence in […]
Vatican To Help Rebuild Gaza, Pak To Send Troops
After being named the successor to the late Pope Francis in May 2025, Pope Leo XIV appealed for “no more war” in a message to world powers, calling for a […]
