After ‘Sorrow and Bliss’, Meg Mason’s new novel asks if books can save us

After ‘Sorrow and Bliss’, Meg Mason’s new novel asks if books can save us

[ad_1] I sometimes say that My Family and Other Animals – Gerald Durrell’s autobiographical novel from 1956 – saved my life. My mother pressed her dog-eared copy into my hands during a year I was hospitalised repeatedly for major depression. The sun-soaked Greek island of Corfu – as well as the Durrell family’s foibles and … Read more

Parliament Monsoon Session Day 11 LIVE updates: Indian Statistical Institute Bill, Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill likely to be introduced in Lok Sabha

Parliament Monsoon Session Day 11 LIVE updates: Indian Statistical Institute Bill, Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill likely to be introduced in Lok Sabha

[ad_1] Presiding officer Dilip Saikia conducts the proceedings of the Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. File Photo: Sansad TV/ANI Video Grab The government is expected to push its legislative agenda in the third week of the monsoon session beginning Monday (August 3, 2026), with two bills listed for introduction … Read more

Why AI companies are destroying rare books after scanning them

Why AI companies are destroying rare books after scanning them

[ad_1] Your favourite rare book may disappear someday, coming not from a certain established fact or the consideration of future evolution, but it is a concern that is increasingly being discussed as AI companies race to find more human-written material to train their models. In that process, millions of books are being scanned and, in … Read more

Missing ‘saroops’ of Guru Granth Sahib: Punjab Police books 16 people

Missing ‘saroops’ of Guru Granth Sahib: Punjab Police books 16 people

[ad_1] পাঞ্জাব পুলিশ রবিবার (7 ডিসেম্বর, 2025) অমৃতসরে 2020 সালে গুরু গ্রন্থ সাহেবের 328টি 'সরুপ' (পবিত্র অনুলিপি) নিখোঁজ হওয়ার ঘটনায় এসজিপিসির প্রাক্তন মুখ্য সচিব সহ 16 জনের বিরুদ্ধে এফআইআর নথিভুক্ত করেছে। এফআইআরটি ধারা 295 (একটি ধর্মকে অবমাননার অভিপ্রায়ে উপাসনার স্থান বা পবিত্র বস্তুকে আঘাত করা বা অপবিত্র করা), 295-A (ধর্মীয় অনুভূতিকে ক্ষুব্ধ করার উদ্দেশ্যে ইচ্ছাকৃত … Read more

If we don’t control the AI industry, it could end up controlling us, warn two chilling new books

If we don’t control the AI industry, it could end up controlling us, warn two chilling new books

[ad_1] For 16 hours last July, Elon Musk’s company lost control of its multi-million-dollar chatbot, Grok. “Maximally truth seeking” Grok was praising Hitler, denying the Holocaust and posting sexually explicit content. An xAI engineer had left Grok with an old set of instructions, never meant for public use. They were prompts telling Grok to “not … Read more