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Under the same sun: Why the Indian summer is never shared equally

One hot summer morning in 1935, Hindi poet Suryakant Tripathi Nirala came across a woman worker hammering stones to pieces by the roadside in Allahabad. His poem “Wah todti patthar” (She breaks stones) places the quiet dignity of her toil against the oppressive demands of the unforgiving sun and contrasts…

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I got an allotment to escape the chaos – and discovered a hotbed of vendettas

Community gardens are flourishing as people seek a positive, productive space beyond the political noise. Just don’t express any strong opinions about gravel, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

A non-controversial public health policy? The UK’s gradual ban on smoking has been a PR success

The world will be watching to see how the ban for anyone born after 2009 works out. So far it’s been a win with smokers and non-smokers alike, says public health academic Prof Devi Sridhar

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OPINION - Steve Reed: Greens talk about London's housing crisis while blocking new homes

The Greens talk about the housing crisis – but when it comes to actually building homes, they oppose, delay or vote them down, writes housing secretary Steve Reed

Evening Standard

In the coming AI future, Britain must not end up at the mercy of US tech giants

Trump is volatile, capricious and unreasonable – but he belongs to the old world of analogue power. What comes next will be harder to manage, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

One more time, Mr McSweeney comes to Sir Keir Starmer’s aid

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As the evidence given by the former Downing Street chief of staff makes clear, the way the prime minister has treated parliament throughout the Mandelson saga is one of the few things that has gone right with it. Sir Keir has no case to answer

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Starmer and Mandelson: questions that won’t go away

Editorial: The prime minister’s account is not false, but it seems partial. The omissions raise serious questions about his judgment and parliamentary accountability

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian view on the politics of central Europe: in search of a new left

Editorial: Social democratic parties are suffering an almost total wipeout, as rightwing nationalism flourishes on the EU’s eastern flank

The Guardian - UK

Starmer seems to think he can do no wrong – two weeks of Mandy-mania hearings point to the opposite conclusion

Bereft of any big ideas, or indeed policies, the PM is in his happy place: a never-ending parliamentary procedural process, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

A dead person’s fat pumped into your body? Why the ‘zombie filler’ trend has some experts spooked | Antiviral

While not approved in Australia, the procedure is on the rise in the US. But there are questions of safety – and the ethics of using donated tissue to plump up the living

The Guardian - AU

Turn on, tune in, cash out … The US right used to fear psychedelics. Now it wants to sell them

Hallucinogens have come a long way from the 60s counterculture to Trump’s White House, says academic and drug policy researcher Kojo Koram

The Guardian - UK

‘Bend it like Modi!’ Forget Messi and Ronaldo. We have a ‘Made in India’ GOAT

The equator is not the only thing dividing the world into two halves.

Newslaundry

Not ‘cute’: The ‘kill or die’ threats by children in Vijay’s campaign

For decades Vijay has been an honorary son or brother to his fans. On the TVK’s campaign trail, this imagined kinship produced a new title. Urging children to throw tantrums unless their parents vote for TVK, Vijay added: “Do it for Vijay mama” (uncle).

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Is Tucker Carlson eyeing a 2028 presidential run?

He has said he is ‘tormented’ by his previous support for Donald Trump – and some suggest the former Fox News host is positioning himself for the GOP nomination, writes Arwa Mahdawi

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Sectarianism? Family voting? No, what British Muslims are doing with their votes is called democracy

I’ve been speaking to Muslims across the country, many of whom are deserting Labour. They are as angry about potholes, traffic and litter as anyone else, says journalist and historian Taj Ali

The Guardian - UK

If it feels like the world is rejecting science and truth, here are five ways to fight back

All of us can choose to consider facts, not vibes, in our next decision. One simple hack is go and look up some easily accessible peer-reviewed studies, says science journalist and author Helen Pearson

The Guardian - UK

Gen Z thinks old age begins at 53 – so I have only three months to go

Each generation has a different view on when old age gets underway, but if my kids’ generation is correct, time is about to catch up with me, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - US

Shrugging at calamity: America is reacting in strange ways to our chaotic times

The reaction to the Washington DC shooting shows that Americans are swinging between outrage, exhaustion and numbness

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It’s time MPs levelled with us: Britain is already at war, and we’ll need to do two things to survive it

Cyber-attacks, disinformation and blockading of supplies. This is what living in a war zone can look like now, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Newslaundry

Telangana’s universities are being hollowed out, budget by budget

In 2024-25, the Telangana government allocated Rs 500 crore for the development of its universities. It spent Rs 5 crores — just 1 percent of what it had set aside. Across 12 state universities, 74 percent of professor posts are vacant. Sixteen percent of degree colleges do not have their…

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Giorgia Meloni clung to her relationship with Trump – now it’s starting to look like a liability

The Italian PM has walked a tightrope between Europe and the US. But the Iran war – and Trump’s attacks on her – have changed everything, says international relations expert Riccardo Alcaro

The Guardian - AU

Capital gains discounts were meant to usher in an Australia of ‘shareholders’ – not property speculators

Defenders of the Howard-era discount say ‘if you tax something more, you’ll get less of it’. But less investors in the housing market is a good thing

The Guardian - AU

Angus Taylor’s claim that Iran is a ‘bad country’ erases the courage of those who resist the regime at all costs

Australian opposition leader’s comments reveal he is unable to tell the difference between authoritarian regimes and the people forced to live under them

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on King Charles’s state visit: a regal exercise in damage limitation

Editorial: The monarch must do his best to wrest some diplomatic advantage from an ill-timed trip, which Donald Trump will treat as a personal tribute

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on screens in schools: big tech is finally under the microscope

Editorial: Scrutiny of the impact of technology on children’s lives and education should be welcomed

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