Princess Diana Book Fallout: Earl Charles Spencer’s memoir claims Charles hissed “we’ll forget her soon enough” before Diana’s 1997 funeral, prompting a firm Buckingham Palace response that says grief can cloud memory—another reminder of how publishing can reignite royal history. AI Doomsday Q&A: A reader asks how AI could realistically kill people; the reply argues the bigger risks are human choices around systems like nuclear command, not sci-fi bot takeover. Reading on the Road (China): Truck driver-writer Sun Feiqun shares how limited access to books shaped his life—and how reading still survives in long-haul work. Aviation & War Stories (India): IAF veteran Alfred Tyrone Cooke, who fought three Pakistani jets in 1965, dies at 87; his “go beyond the books” message is recalled for new officers. LPG Aadhaar Rule (India): From Oct 1, biometric Aadhaar authentication becomes mandatory to book subsidised LPG refills; 89.9% of 27.43 crore active consumers already completed it, while non-authenticated users pay market price. Kashmir Film Festival Dispute: Filmmaker Mushtaaque Ali Ahmad Khan challenges the J&K government’s claim that its festival is the first international one, citing his 2017 launch. Noorani Memorial (India): A.G. Noorani is remembered in New Delhi as a constitutional “polymath” and “one-man institution,” with his Noorani Records publication released. Tokyo Game Show Weather Disruption: Typhoon Dujuan forces TGS 2026 to cancel one day and refund attendees for Sept 21. Narnia Adaptation Backlash: Greta Gerwig’s Netflix Narnia shifts the setting to 1950s Britain, sparking fan debate over changes to the original C.S. Lewis story. Pakistan Pavilion (Abu Dhabi Book Fair): Pakistan’s pavilion delegation meets Ambassador Shafqat Ali Khan to discuss promoting Urdu, children’s books, and translation collaborations.