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PUBLISHED March 01, 2026 In his 1983 essay “Behind the Painted Smile” and subsequent interviews, Alan Moore explains what inspired him to write V for Vendetta, his dystopian graphic novel about an anarchist rebellion against a totalitarian regime. Alan Moore notes that he was worried by the fascist tendencies of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s government and wanted to write something about “a fascist takeover in the post-holocaust Britain of the 1990’s”. The writer also shares the “long list of concepts” that he wanted “to reflect in V”. These include dystopian novels like 1984, Fahrenheit 451 and Brave New World; two…

Aire Images | Moment | Getty ImagesAs the business world comes to grips with artificial intelligence, the biggest risk may be one where those running the economy can’t possibly stay ahead. As AI systems become more complex, humans aren’t able to fully understand, predict, or control them. That inability to understand at a fundamental level where AI models are going in the coming years makes it harder for organizations deploying AI to anticipate risks and apply guardrails. “We’re fundamentally aiming at a moving target,” said Alfredo Hickman, chief information security officer at Obsidian Security. A recent experience Hickman had spending time with the founder of a company building core AI models left him shocked, he says, “when…

PUBLISHED March 01, 2026 KARACHI: You’ve most likely heard of Garry Kasparov in any mention of chess. The name is synonymous to the game itself as the international chessmaster held the world chess champion title for over a decade, from 1985 to 2000. In Rory Kennedy’s documentary, Kasparov appears as somewhat of a reluctant supporting role. The film celebrates the inspiring rise of one his much younger contenders, Judit Polgar. Polgar and Kasparov faced each other in 1994 in the fifth round of the Linares tournament, a competition hailed as the Wimbledon of chess. Polgar was at the time the…

KOLKATA: Indian spinner Varun Chakravarthy bowls in the nets during a training session at the Eden Gardens on Saturday.—Courtesy ICC KOLKATA: West Indies coach Daren Sammy believes history can repeat itself as he aims to mastermind a T20 World Cup victory to end India’s hopes, just as he did when captain 10 years ago. Sammy led his side to a T20 World Cup semi-final win against India in Mumbai in 2016 and went on to lift the trophy as they beat England in the final in Kolkata. It is on that same Eden Gardens pitch that Sunday’s clash will play…

PUBLISHED March 01, 2026 KARACHI: On a mild February afternoon in Mandi Bahauddin, Fahad Baig sits on a woven charpai at the edge of his wheat field, a small diary resting on his knee. In his right hand is a pen. In front of him are two pages. One carries rough notes from 2025. The other is blank, waiting for 2026. Last year, he had written that the wheat sowing was slightly delayed because the late rains had lingered longer than expected. He had marked a few days in March when the temperature rose sharply, earlier than usual. On another…

PUBLISHED March 01, 2026 The only way kids of the 1980s and 1990s knew how to reach a neighbourhood friend was to stand outside their house and call out their name. If you were lucky, your friend would shout back in reply. Sometimes a calm, obliging sibling would appear at the window instead, announcing whether your friend was home or not. But sometimes, a parent would appear at the window, balcony or door. The following dialogue would then take place, minus or plus a few things or names here and there: “Aunty, is so and so home?” “Yes, but he…

PAKISTAN were put out of their misery at the T20 World Cup when they failed to restrict Sri Lanka to 147 runs or less after posting a challenging total of 212. Once Sri Lanka had eliminated Pakistan from the tournament, the rest of the match was irrelevant from a Pakistani perspective. In the end both Pakistan and Sri Lanka were losers. Pakistan had failed to defeat any major team in the tournament before this game, and that says everything you need to know about the current standing of Pakistan in world cricket. With three changes in Kandy, Pakistan relied on…

China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel Hebao lawfully expels Philippine fishing boats in waters off China’s Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea, Feb. 27, 2026. The CCG on Friday drove away Philippine vessels that illegally intruded into China’s territorial waters off Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea. (CCG/Handout via Xinhua)HUANGYAN DAO, South China Sea, March 1 (Xinhua) — The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Friday drove away Philippine vessels that illegally intruded into China’s territorial waters off Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea.A large number of Philippine vessels gathered and illegally entered the waters near Huangyan Dao on…

PUBLISHED March 01, 2026 Every few years in Pakistan, madrassahs return to the headlines as if they are a new discovery. A tragedy occurs. A security report is published. A political speech is delivered. And once again, the debate collapses into accusation and denial. There are few words in Pakistan’s public life that ignite more heat than ‘madrassah’. The moment it is spoken, the debate fractures into two predictable camps. One sees sacred tradition under siege. The other sees a factory of extremism. Both are wrong in equal measure. And between them, a country of more than 200 million people…

TOPSHOT – A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran on February 28, 2026. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)Afp | Getty ImagesThe escalating conflict in the Middle East is fueling fears that Washington’s pursuit of regime change in Iran, and Tehran’s retaliation, could destabilize regions from the Gulf to Europe, leaving global leaders scrambling to assess the fallout.The U.S. and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran over the weekend, killing the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, prompting waves of attacks by Tehran across the region. President Donald Trump made it clear in a video…