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Misleading advertisements: Why did the SC stay the government notification?

Published on Aug 29, 2024 08:15 PM IST

Despite assurances, the Patanjali contempt case revealed the complete lack of action with regard to misleading advertisements.

The Supreme Court has been considering contempt action against Ramdev and Patanjali’s managing director Balkrishna for continuing to issue misleading advertisements despite previous court orders. (ANI)(HT_PRINT)

Malayalam film industry needs reforms from within, not cosmetic changes

The real plight of ‘banned workers’ - women who have complained and are now being forced to pay a price through the denial of work - must be addressed

Kochi: Media persons outside the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) office, in Kochi, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI)
Published on Aug 29, 2024 07:52 PM IST

Assam’s history shows that communal provocations can lead to ugly places

The higher judiciary needs to take note of the recent disturbing events and intervene to prevent a completely avoidable repeat of the 1983 Nellie massacre.

Nagaon: Locals protest against an alleged gang-rape of a 14-year-old girl by three men at Dhing area, in Nagaon district, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI08_23_2024_000117B)(PTI)
Published on Aug 29, 2024 07:35 PM IST

RG Kar case: Every suspect has the right to a lawyer irrespective of the crime

Why is it important that all parties in a criminal trial are represented? Can lawyers choose which cases they wish to represent?

Kolkata, India - Aug. 28, 2024: Junior doctors take part in a protest rally over alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor of RG Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, India, on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. (Photo by Samir Jana/ Hindustan Times)(Hindustan Times)
Published on Aug 28, 2024 09:13 PM IST

J&K elections: Multi-cornered contest in most assembly seats

The NC-Congress alliance will be tested. The BJP has to tackle internal squabbles. New parties and influential independents will make it an interesting election


Kashmir, India - August. 19, 2024: National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah and other leaders releasing party manifesto for assembly elections in Srinagar,on 19 August 2024.(Photo By Waseem Andrabi /Hindustan Times)--
Published on Aug 28, 2024 09:00 PM IST
ByMir Ehsan

Why Pavel Durov's arrest sparked a global debate on free speech

The Telegram CEO's unprecedented arrest in France comes at a time of rising concerns over censorship and increasing government oversight of online content

FILE PHOTO: Founder and CEO of Telegram Pavel Durov delivers a keynote speech during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 23, 2016. REUTERS/Albert Gea//File Photo(REUTERS)
Published on Aug 27, 2024 04:45 PM IST
ByAnish Yande

The Jawaharlal Nehru connection to Kerala’s famous snake-boat races

The boats involved are typically between 100 and 138 feet long with their rear parts rising to around 20 feet and a long, tapering front portion.

Considered the largest sports vessels in the world, these boats have a rich history and are submerged in popular myths.(PTI)
Published on Aug 27, 2024 08:30 AM IST

A Taliban ambassador in the UAE and a double inflection point

In 2011, UAE actively competed with Qatar to court the Taliban to open an office in their state but lost out to Doha.

Afghan Taliban Envoy to the United Arab Emirates Badruddin Haqqani, far right, walks through an Emirates A380's business class on display at the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, file)
Published on Aug 27, 2024 08:15 AM IST

Key RSS meet in Kerala will focus on the road ahead for the organisation, BJP

The organisation president and the general secretary of each of the 32 organisations will be present at the annual meeting scheduled for three days from Aug 31

RSS disassociates itself from electoral politics, but its cadre is known to drum up support for BJP on ideological issues. (PTI)(HT_PRINT)
Published on Aug 27, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Ecostani | Unified Pension Scheme, a moral victory for the Opposition

The BJP-led central government appointed a committee headed by Cabinet Secretary-designate T.V. Somanathan in March 2023 to review the New Pension Scheme.

The NPS became applicable in all states, except West Bengal, which continued with OPS, from January 1, 2004.
Published on Aug 26, 2024 10:21 PM IST

Revisiting Lothal: The Harappan port-town and its role in ancient maritime trade

Debate over the nature of a 250-meter-long rectangular basin lined with burnt bricks, located at the mouth of the Gulf of Khambhat might finally be wrapping up.

Lothal, the Harappan site in Gujarat. (Shutterstock)
Published on Aug 25, 2024 09:00 AM IST

Behind an error by the NEC, a complicated colonial history of divisions

The current controversy reaffirms the fact that the Manipur conflict is inherently tied to conflicting geographical imaginations of space and society.

There is no evidence to indicate that any administrative or political unit by the name of “Chin State” existed in the territory that has been known as “Manipur” through various periods of history (Manipur assembly)(HT_PRINT)
Published on Aug 24, 2024 08:14 AM IST

Right mix of information, resources, diagnostics needed to control mpox

The biggest hurdle in controlling mpox is likely to be the stigma associated with the disease. Part of this comes from the nature of the symptoms.

Mpox is a zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus. This virus is a DNA virus, unlike the SARS-CoV-2 virus which is an RNA virus. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
Published on Aug 24, 2024 08:00 AM IST
ByNandita Jayaraj

Champai Soren: Can the ‘Kolhan Tiger’ still roar, and eat into the JMM votebank?

Independent political observers said Soren’s departure could hit the INDIA bloc more if he decides to form his own party.

Former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren addresses a public rally at a village in Seraikela-Kharsawan on Wednesday. (PTI)
Published on Aug 23, 2024 07:03 PM IST

A look at the Supreme Court's judgment on the right to privacy of adolescents

Extraneous considerations with regard to the trends in society or personal opinions of the judge cannot replace the law.

Judgments, as noted by the SC, should be based on the facts of the case and the law of the land. (File)
Published on Aug 23, 2024 07:03 PM IST

Hema committee report: Any affirmative action must extend to all performing arts

The Hema committee identified nearly 17 kinds of exploitations including demanding sexual favours in exchange for being cast in a film.

Thiruvananthapuram: Mahila Congress activists stage a protest demanding a case against the perpetrators named in the Hema Committee report, Thiruvananthapuram, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.(PTI)
Published on Aug 22, 2024 09:00 PM IST
ByAnuradha Vellat

Conflict over fishing is a major point of dispute between India and Sri Lanka

Recently, Sri Lanka amended its Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act, making it illegal for fishermen to operate or own a boat engaged in bottom trawling.

Sri Lanka, Aug 03 (ANI): The 21 Indian fishermen repatriated from Sri Lanka after being arrested for alleged cross-border fishing. (ANI Photo)(ANI)
Published on Aug 22, 2024 09:00 PM IST

TDP in a bind over NDA’s stand on Waqf board, fears backlash in the state

Leaders from the party said they were not consulted on the recent debate on the Waqf Amendment Bill, which suggested changes to the functioning of Waqf board

New Delhi, June 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Chief N Chandrababu Naidu and Jana Sena Party Chief Pawan Kalyan during the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) meeting, at his residence, 7, LKM, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (ANI Photo)(Tharun Vinny)
Published on Aug 22, 2024 08:31 PM IST

Something wicked and funny, this way comes

With Stree 2’s commercial success, horror comedies and their sequels might just begin to really take off in India. If you’re new to this genre, here’s a list

In 2013, zombies arrived in India with Go Goa Gone, Bollywood’s first zombie film
Published on Aug 21, 2024 08:31 PM IST

Southern Lights | CM Siddaramaiah’s legal and political woes

The Congress has made it clear that Siddaramiah will not step down as CM. But there is pressure from within and from the opposition calling for his resignation.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah addresses a press conference after a cabinet meeting over Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot's decision to grant sanction for the prosecution of the CM in the MUDA site allotment 'scam'. (PTI)(HT_PRINT)
Published on Aug 21, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Hema Commission report reveals harassment of women in Malayalam film industry

A significant portion of the report was omitted for the privacy of those who testified before the commission.

Justice Hema Committee members handing over the report to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan(ANI)
Published on Aug 20, 2024 10:09 PM IST

Bangladesh’s interim government faces an uphill battle

While the interim government represents hope for many, financial difficulties and a history of failed reforms cast doubt on its ability to bring about change.

Bangladesh’s interim government’s head Muhammad Yunus (AFP Photo)
Published on Aug 20, 2024 08:25 AM IST
BySmruti S Pattanaik

Iran’s revival of strategic patience amid slow-burn ceasefire negotiations

Iran can symbolically retaliate with sufficient elements of escalation control or let the pressure from its rhetoric act as an instrument of coercion

An Iranian man, carrying a Palestinian flag, walks to attend the funeral ceremony of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard who were killed in an assassination blamed on Israel on Wednesday, at Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) Sq. in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)(AP)
Published on Aug 20, 2024 08:15 AM IST

Ecostani | Two years of Project Cheetah: More pitfalls than success

If released in the wild, the cheetahs may not be able to compete with close to 80 wild leopards in Kuno, a native flagship predator ranked above cheetah.

The last two years have shown that the big cats have adapted to wet and humid climate conditions (Representational image)(HT_PRINT)
Published on Aug 20, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Nepal raises concern over attacks on Hindu and Buddhist minorities

In recent days, Nepal’s border guards have intercepted Bangladeshis trying to sneak in through the porous Nepal-India border, though the numbers are small.

West Bengal, Jul 20 (ANI): Students arrive in India from Bangladesh after immigration clearance amid a countrywide protest (ANI Photo)(ANI)
Published on Aug 19, 2024 06:34 PM IST

Rape, outrage, and the legal system: Tracing the evolution of India's rape laws

Rape laws in India have evolved in response to public outcry and civil society movements.

Medical students and residents protesting the Kolkata rape and murder of trainee doctor (PTI Photo)
Published on Aug 18, 2024 08:29 AM IST

Delhi’s Red Fort: A monument of power, rebellion, and independence

Delhi’s Red Fort has always been a stage for politics, sometimes bloody, at other times petty. Its history hides layers of drama, both tragic and monumental.

Diwan-i-Aam of the Red Fort as painted by Ghulam Ali Khan between circa 1852 and circa 1854(Ghulam Ali Khan/Wikimedia Commons)
Published on Aug 17, 2024 08:56 PM IST

Hasina govt’s collapse could reshape refugee dynamics around Chittagong Tracts

The political shift in Bangladesh offers a window is opportunity to India to settle shared anxieties over refugee crossings and border security.

Cooch Behar: Bangladeshi nationals assemble close to the Sitalkuchi fenced land border in Cooch Behar in their bid to crossover to India. (PTI Photo)(PTI)
Published on Aug 17, 2024 09:00 AM IST

Hijab row: Indirect discrimination at the centre of the ongoing legal tangle

The petitioners, three female Muslim students, had approached the apex court challenging the judgment of a division bench of the Bombay high court in June

The restriction on wearing hijab is of constitutional significance as it is violative of Article 19(1)(a), the right to freedom of speech and expression and Article 25(1), which guarantees that every person shall have freedom of conscience and the right to profess, practice and propagate religion(HT_PRINT)
Published on Aug 16, 2024 06:16 PM IST

Urban Agenda | Why India needs to update and digitise its urban land records

A NITI Aayog report says having accurate cadastral maps and clarity about property rights are important for successful planning.

A repository of land ownership records will be created, which is practically missing in many urban and peri-urban areas(Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)
Published on Aug 16, 2024 08:30 AM IST
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