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Independent candidates to play key part in Kashmir election
Although independent candidates have contested elections in the past, the percentage of independents in the 2024 elections is notably higher, reaching 44%.
Published on Sep 17, 2024 08:00 AM IST
As India-UAE ties wax and wax, a nuclear star on the horizon
While India and UAE (and France) have discussed nuclear energy cooperation before (first in 2022), the ENEC-NPCI deal is unprecedented.
Published on Sep 17, 2024 07:15 AM IST
Port Blair, now known as Sri Vijaya Puram, India’s strategic beacon on the seas
The names Andaman and Nicobar mean the same, which is the land of the naked people, and are home to distinct tribes
Published on Sep 17, 2024 07:00 AM IST
Curbing the suicide contagion
The media plays a critical role in influencing fence-sitters who might be contemplating taking the drastic final step
Published on Sep 16, 2024 09:21 PM IST
Subhadra Yojana was critical in BJP’s victory, but doubts remain on feasibility
Economist Amarendra Das said schemes like Subhadra Yojana for women that tended to be consumption-centric may not have empowered women economically.
Published on Sep 16, 2024 06:44 PM IST
Debabrata Mohanty
Aruna Vasudev: Icon. Scholar. Mentor. Friend.
Vasudev, “the mother of Asian cinema’’, brought a much-needed global focus to films of the East by building institutions and supporting future leaders
Published on Sep 16, 2024 06:16 PM IST
Health Talk | ‘One Health’: Building resilience in the post-Covid-19 world
The collaboration focuses on disease surveillance, antimicrobial resistance, innovation, and training future health professionals
Published on Sep 16, 2024 08:00 AM IST
Strangely, America’s companies will soon face higher interest rates
Even though the Federal Reserve is about to loosen monetary policy
Published on Sep 16, 2024 08:00 AM IST
The Economist
Grand Strategy | Ukraine’s fighting against time and the clock is ticking
Ukraine is fighting on many fronts: A war with Russia, fighting for global attention, for help from the US and Europe, and to keep up the morale of its people.
Published on Sep 16, 2024 07:00 AM IST
Working on easing pension pains
The move recognises three realities: rising longevity, falling fertility levels, and the country’s receding youth bulge.
Published on Sep 16, 2024 12:43 AM IST
HT Editorial
Big churn in the Capital
Kejriwal resigning can reshape Delhi politics, but governance must not become secondary
Published on Sep 16, 2024 12:35 AM IST
HT Editorial
Countries must not put religion in the driver’s seat
Insecure minorities would not only dent Bangladesh's international image but the economic and social instability can create Pakistan-like systemic breakdown
Published on Sep 16, 2024 12:31 AM IST
This generation gap is actually a valley
The first beneficiaries of the 1991 economic reforms are now retiring. Their kids are clear that they don’t want to repeat their parents’ lives
Published on Sep 16, 2024 12:20 AM IST
Monika Halan
Explained: The Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 and providing rural justice in India
Establishment of gram nyayalayas across India has been fraught with challenges, raising concerns about their adequacy and effectiveness in dispensing justice.
Published on Sep 15, 2024 09:00 AM IST
Book Box | Why readers can't have enough of books about bookstores
These feel-good books about bookstores provide a soothing sense of well-being, a connection with the community and a return to the simple pleasures of life.
Published on Sep 15, 2024 08:00 AM IST
Apple and OpenAI remind us of varying methods for innovation, work
Consolidation is often the more successful route for tech innovation, but it doesn’t have the most appealing of optics.
Published on Sep 15, 2024 08:00 AM IST
MK Rasgotra turns 100: A legacy of diplomacy, elegance and wisdom
Known for his elegance and wisdom, Rasgotra’s career and personal anecdotes continue to inspire the foreign service community
Published on Sep 15, 2024 07:15 AM IST
Eat ledger: Charles Assisi is reframing his narrative with food
He is deleting phrases such as ‘can’t resist’, and aligning himself with the chef Julia Child, who wisely said: Everything in moderation, including moderation.
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 12:52 PM IST
Kelp is on the way: Swetha Sivakumar, on how to make the most of seaweed
Its healing properties have found it a place in sunscreens and balms. Here’s why it should have a spot on your plate too.
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 12:42 PM IST
Swetha Sivakumar
AI has entered the building, but does that make it greener?
Algorithms are finding surprising new ways to make buildings smarter,reduce emissions. But what happens when we factor in the carbon footprint of the AI itself?
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 12:49 PM IST
Natasha Rego
Now I Get It: Decoding museum fatigue
What is the source of that listlessness that almost everyone feels, past a certain point in a museum? How can one combat it? There are simple hacks.
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 12:45 PM IST
Would’ve, could’ve, should’ve : The purpose of regret
Everyone feels it, and wishes they didn’t. We're more likely to regret things we didn’t do or didn’t say. What is its purpose, this gnawing feeling? Take a look
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 12:38 PM IST
Anesha George
Seeking comfort in Kaos: Deepanjana Pal writes on the new Netflix show
The series about prophecies and entitled gods is a set of exquisitely crafted wheels within wheels, and a reminder that, ultimately, the best things are human.
Updated on Sep 14, 2024 12:05 PM IST
Deepanjana Pal
Proposed amendments to the disability certification unlikely to fix issues
The proposed amendments, at worst, will result in an already cumbersome certification process for persons with disabilities becoming even more so
Published on Sep 14, 2024 09:00 AM IST
Legally Speaking | Turbulence for Netflix’s IC-814 as it runs into legal trouble
The lawsuit highlights concerns over media representation and content usage and explores the intersection of copyright law, fair use, and public perception
Published on Sep 14, 2024 08:30 AM IST
The usage decline in the Sugamya Bharat App raises concerns
This app is part of the Accessible India Campaign (AIC), launched by the social justice ministry’s empowerment of persons with disabilities department in 2015.
Published on Sep 14, 2024 08:15 AM IST
Varanasi waits for its representative Narendra Modi to visit
There’s a sense of hope, especially from Modi’s statements that his relationship with the people of Kashi was beyond that of a public representative.
Updated on Sep 13, 2024 07:51 PM IST
Sunita Aron
Southern Lights: What the 3 emerging political power centres in Tamil Nadu offer
The three emerging parties could impact the 2026 assembly polls in Tamil Nadu and attract voters who feel restricted between the two major parties
Published on Sep 13, 2024 06:54 PM IST
Kashmir: Before the conflict, a mystical history of confluence and influences
Dogra kings played their cards well with the British and supported them in the 1857 revolt. They are remembered for rapacious taxation and oppression of Muslims
Published on Sep 13, 2024 06:22 PM IST
A Wknd Watchlist: Underrated OTT shows that deserve a chance
It’s not just you. It is getting harder to find something good to watch. What should you be streaming, if you’ve already run through your list? Take a look.
Updated on Sep 13, 2024 05:30 PM IST
Anesha George