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The importance of Karnataka

Published on Apr 23, 2024 15:37 IST
Channapatna: AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge with Karnataka Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar during a public meeting in support of party candidate D.K. Suresh for Lok Sabha elections, in Channapatna, Monday, April 22, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI04_22_2024_000143B)

A champion plots his moves on the board

Grandmaster D. Gukesh of India
Published on Apr 23, 2024 15:34 IST

Vinesh’s defiance of body, mind and time

**EDS: IMAGE VIA @geeta_phogat** Jaipur: Asian Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat during her match at the Senior National Wrestling Championships, in Jaipur, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. Vinesh Phogat clinched the 55kg gold medal in the event. (PTI Photo) 
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Published on Apr 22, 2024 17:34 IST

A push for FCI modernisation

FCI, a state-owned corporation through which 70% of federal food subsidies are routed, is critical for the country’s food security as it procures millions of tonnes of farm produce at federally fixed minimum support prices (HT File)
Published on Apr 22, 2024 17:29 IST

A pro-Beijing vote in Malé

Maldives' President Mohamed Muizzu (centre) along with his supporters in Male.
Published on Apr 22, 2024 15:41 IST

Direct tax rally is a welcome trend

 FY24 is the first time when PIT collections will be larger than corporate taxes. What is one to make of the ongoing bull run in direct taxes, especially in PIT?
Published on Apr 22, 2024 15:39 IST

Pursuit of peace in the shadow of war

An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel on April 14. (REUTERS/File)
Published on Apr 19, 2024 18:20 IST

No more Himalayan blunders, please

The 2013 floods washed away 16 km trek from the Kedarnath shrine to Gaurikund. It affected 9 million people in five districts, mostly in Rudraprayag where Kedarnath is situated.
Published on Apr 18, 2024 16:20 IST

Political carnival, fest of democracy

Election staff check the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) at a polling station, ahead of the first phase of the election, in Bikaner, Rajasthan, India, April 18, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Published on Apr 18, 2024 16:10 IST

In Tamil Nadu, a clash of visions

Coimbatore, Mar 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a roadshow in Coimbatore on Monday. Tamil Nadu BJP chief K. Annamalai and Union Minister L. Murugan are seen. (ANI Photo)
Published on Apr 17, 2024 16:20 IST

Shrinking footprint of the Congress party

Congress flags waves at rallies
Published on Apr 16, 2024 15:47 IST

Why monsoon rainfall matters

According to IMD’s forecast for the 2024 southwest monsoon, rainfall is expected at 106% of its long-period average or LPA, with a model error of ±5%. (HT FILE PHOTO)
Published on Apr 16, 2024 15:47 IST

Speaking politics through manifesto

Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases the BJP election manifesto in New Delhi on Sunday. (ANI Photo)
Published on Apr 15, 2024 15:38 IST

Rising spectre of war in West Asia

This video grab shows explosions lighting up Jerusalem sky during Iranian attack on Israel.
Published on Apr 14, 2024 18:15 IST

Leader in jail, party in crisis

AAP leaders Sanjay Singh, Gopal Rai, Sandeep Pathak and Pankaj Gupta during a Press conference in New Delhi on Monday (PTI)
Published on Apr 12, 2024 17:33 IST

America’s tough talk on trade balance

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits the Beijing Confucian Temple and the Imperial College at Guozijian with U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns in Beijing, China April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Florence Lo
Published on Apr 11, 2024 15:57 IST

Diplomacy with a defence angle

Defence attachés in friendly nations such as Russia and the US are involved in efforts to acquire new weapons systems and also facilitate military-to-military cooperation.(ANI Photo)
Published on Apr 11, 2024 15:46 IST

Balancing privacy and voters’ rights

When read alongside the electoral bonds judgment, where the top court upheld the citizen’s right to know about political funding of parties, Tuesday’s verdict shows that the jurisprudence on striking a balance between transparent elections and shielding the right to privacy is still evolving (Representative Photo/HT Files)
Published on Apr 10, 2024 15:29 IST

Seat deals in an unsettled polity

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole and NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar during a Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) press conference, in Mumbai, Tuesday, April 9, 2024.  (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)(PTI04_09_2024_RPT065B)
Published on Apr 10, 2024 15:27 IST

Law in service of climate battles

The Supreme Court of India. (File photo.)
Published on Apr 9, 2024 16:25 IST

On abortion, Trump pivots to expediency

Abortion rights should be left up to US states to decide, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on April 8, 2024, effectively rejecting a national abortion ban after months of mixed signals on one of the November election's most contentious issues. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP)
Published on Apr 9, 2024 16:17 IST

Battling the doping challenge in sports

Out of 4,064 samples collected from Indian athletes, 127 individuals tested positive for banned substances, constituting 3.26% of the sample size.
Published on Apr 8, 2024 15:18 IST

Understanding bull run in BSE

Mumbai: People move past a digital screen at the facade of the BSE during the presentation of the Interim Budget 2024 in Parliament by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in Mumbai, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.  (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) (PTI02_01_2024_000217A)
Published on Apr 8, 2024 15:17 IST

Manifesto that banks on State

Hyderabad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and others release the party’s manifesto ‘Nyay Patra’ during a public meeting (Jana Jatara), ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha election, in Hyderabad, Saturday, April 6, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI04_06_2024_000342B) (PTI)
Published on Apr 7, 2024 18:18 IST

Both dovish and hawkish

The current growth momentum of the economy has given some policy buffer to RBI in keeping interest rates high and (potentially) erring on the side of caution.
Published on Apr 5, 2024 18:19 IST