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Concerts, clubs want people to keep their phones away. It’s a new trend taking over US

Bars and restaurants in North Carolina and Texas have prohibited phone and camera use, joining San Francisco and Philadelphia that have long had the rule.

Coke Studio Pakistan is bringing Gen Z music now. Folk artists aren’t exactly thrilled

Coke Studio Nu.WAV is set to launch in September. The trailer, released a week ago, has 13 million views and looks more like a Stranger Things promo than a musical show.

‘Ma ke haath ka khaana’ is no longer sacred. Instagram has declared it passe

People of Instagram refuse to be guilt-tripped into eating the same old dal-chawal four days a week simply because it is supposed to be marinated in mothers' love.

India’s youth bulge will end around 2030. What happens after that could be painful

Germany’s experience in the 1930s shows that a large, frustrated youth population can become politically volatile when economic hardship closes off its prospects for a better life.

Two Modi govt ministers arrive on Substack as BJP dips its toes in a Gen Z stronghold

Ashwini Vaishnaw and Piyush Goyal have each published on Substack within days of one another, and appear to be the first sitting ministers in Modi govt to do so.

Gen Z is rewriting the rules of workplace authority. It’s a generational transition

The workplace is no longer absorbing a younger workforce. It’s confronting an entirely different sociology of authority.

Most GenZ people are not even GenZ. It’s a state of mind

Gen Z stopped being a birth year and became a state of mind. Saif, Bebo, Rakhi, and Robert Pattinson prove you don't need a 2000s birth year to be a patron saint of internet culture.

CJP protest was about systemic flaws, not just corruption, says RSS as it focuses on Gen Z concerns

RSS said CJP protest was not merely about corruption, but reflected wider systemic flaws and Gen Z anxiety, urging direct dialogue with youth to understand their concerns.

Baba ji, don’t dream about my jawaani—Kangana hits out at Baba Ramdev after he slams ‘gen gutter’ remark

Baba Ramdev had criticised Kangana, saying she had lost her mental balance, when he was asked to comment on her 'gutter generation' remark aimed at Gen Z.

On Camera

Prince Diana was the original influencer. She didn’t need social media

Princess Diana reminds us that influence can mean more than just earning clicks. It can inspire difficult conversations, change perceptions, and shape behaviour.

7.8% Q1 growth shows Indian economy has absorbed oil shock as domestic demand cushions global headwinds

While the Q1 figures surpassed expectations, analysts have pointed to subdued private investment, headline inflation, vulnerability to energy costs and volatile rainfall as key risks.

Makkah defence pact now in effect—Secretariat in Riyadh, Pakistani will be 1st Secretary General

Member states held 1st Strategic Political and Defence Committee meeting Monday in Istanbul, marking first formal gathering since they signed Makkah Joint Defence Agreement on 7 August.

Pakistan’s most embarrassing secret is internationalised. Now cricketing world is looking out for Imran

Given how arrogant and self-loving Imran is, he may not be capable of introspection even in the isolation of Adiala jail. The harsh truth is, he played the same game when it suited him.