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Can’t catch a cold from B’desh-Pakistan thaw

Published on Sep 5, 2024 15:40 IST

Students and other activists carry Bangladesh's national flag during a protest march organized by Students Against Discrimination to mark one month since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down after a mass uprising, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. AP/PTI(AP09_05_2024_000397A) (AP)

No single way to fight inequality

India, the world’s most populous country, has done very well in high-technology exports but performs much below its potential in labour-intensive exports / AFP PHOTO / ARUN SANKAR (AFP)

Published on Sep 5, 2024 15:39 IST

Deny cow vigilantism mainstream support

The accused in police custody. (HT Photo)

Published on Sep 4, 2024 15:48 IST

Can’t bulldoze due process

New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): A view of the Supreme Court building, the apex judicial body of India, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) (Sanjay Sharma)

Updated on Sep 4, 2024 15:47 IST

In Haryana, a reading of employment stress

The problem of overqualified applicants is hardly unique to Haryana. (Representative Image/Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times) (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Sep 3, 2024 15:19 IST

New WB Bill is all about politics

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee speaks during a session of the state Legislative Assembly, in Kolkata, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. The Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) Bill 2024 was passed during the session. (PTI Photo (PTI)

Published on Sep 3, 2024 15:18 IST

Relapse of violence in Manipur is troubling

Imphal, Sept 01 (ANI): Security personnel stand guard after a militant attack, at Koutruk in Imphal on Sunday. Reportedly, two people died and six people injured including a Police personnel in the attack. (ANI Photo) (ANI)

Published on Sep 2, 2024 15:44 IST

Consumption growth rebound is promising

Despite a contraction in government spending, investment demand, reflected in Gross Fixed Capital Formation, actually grew faster compared to the previous quarter, to 7.5%.

Published on Sep 1, 2024 18:27 IST

A safer society for women

Kolkata, Sep 01 (ANI): Educationalists, actors, teachers, students, and other professionals take part in 'Maha Michil' to protest against the alleged sexual assault and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital, in Kolkata on Sunday. (ANI Photo)

Published on Sep 1, 2024 18:26 IST

Caste census call needs nuance

Congress MLA Tara prasad Bahinipati climbs on the Speaker's podium along with other Congress and BJD MLAs in a protest demanding caste-based census during ongoing Budget session of Assembly, in Bhubaneswar, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI)

Published on Aug 30, 2024 15:56 IST

Shed partisan glasses in reading Meta letter

FILE - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg . (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) (AP)

Published on Aug 29, 2024 15:21 IST

Standards must guide Ayush

The Supreme Court ruling brings back into focus the question of whether traditional medicine can be held to a different standard for advertising if it is not subject to science-based safety and efficacy scrutiny of comparable rigour(Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Aug 29, 2024 15:21 IST

Reinforcing a crucial balance

New Delhi, India - Aug. 9, 2018: A view of Banyan Tree in Supreme Court of India in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times) (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

Published on Aug 28, 2024 15:51 IST

WB govt can’t wash off stains of its ineptitude

Kolkata, Aug 28 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses the gathering during the 27th foundation day of Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), at Mayor Road, in Kolkata on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) (Sudipta Banerjee)

Published on Aug 28, 2024 15:50 IST

Avoid haste on shift to core CPI

FILE PHOTO: A woman selects tomatoes from a vegetable vendor, at a wholesale market in Navi Mumbai, India August 4, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo (REUTERS)

Published on Aug 27, 2024 15:38 IST

Civic agencies must shed bovine lethargy

Cattle can be seen roaming on roads across the city. (Vipin Kumar/HT)

Published on Aug 27, 2024 15:38 IST

Women’s safety needs faster State response

Bengaluru: Students stage a protest against the alleged rape and murder of a Kolkata based trainee doctor, at Freedom Park in Bengaluru, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI08_26_2024_000180A) (PTI)

Published on Aug 26, 2024 15:30 IST

West must rein in Israel now

Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike on Kfar Kila, a Lebanese border village with Israel in south Lebanon, as it seen from Marjayoun town in south Lebanon, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. AP/PTI (AP)

Updated on Aug 26, 2024 15:30 IST

A well-calibrated strengthening of ties

Defence minister Rajnath Singh at Naval Surface Warfare Centre at Carderock, US (X/@rajnathsingh)

Published on Aug 25, 2024 17:45 IST

A best of both worlds formula

Pension liabilities do not lend themselves to simplistic projections and they don’t have to be borne by a government which is making the policy

Published on Aug 25, 2024 17:37 IST

Spotlight on the centre at DNC

Balloons fall after US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris concluded her remarks on the fourth and last day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 22, 2024.(Photo by Mike Segar / POOL / AFP) (AFP)

Published on Aug 23, 2024 15:39 IST

India must walk with Kyiv, and Moscow

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviews a military honour guard during an official welcoming ceremony in front of the Polish Prime Minister's Office in Warsaw, Poland on August 22, 2024. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP) (AFP)

Updated on Aug 22, 2024 16:01 IST

Need balance in e-retail debate

Kirana stores have survived organised retail’s innovations and advantages of scale REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/File Photo (REUTERS)

Updated on Aug 22, 2024 16:00 IST

Kerala’s movie industry must correct course

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 Photo) (PTI)

Published on Aug 21, 2024 15:35 IST

Trump cloud on Biden’s legacy

US president Joe Biden addresses the final session of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. Reuters/Eric Thayer

Published on Aug 21, 2024 15:35 IST

Waving sticks won’t help WB authorities

Kolkata, India - Aug. 20, 2024: 'No Safety No Duty' banner is seen on the gate at RG Kar Medical College & Hospital where doctors continue there protest over rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, India, on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. (Photo by Samir Jana/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Aug 20, 2024 15:27 IST

Don’t politicise lateral entry

The biggest problem with lateral entries into the bureaucracy is that there are too few. With the government asking UPSC to withdraw its advertisement seeking applications for lateral entry to 45 posts, it’s worth remembering that. (HT File)

Updated on Aug 20, 2024 15:26 IST

Mpox shows old lessons ignored

Health workers with children being treated for mpox in a treatment room at the Munigi mpox treatment center in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024 Photographer: Arlette Bashizi/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

Published on Aug 19, 2024 15:58 IST

Safeguarding India’s future

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has called for the use of smart cameras at examination centres and storage rooms where question papers are kept in an effort to curb malpractices such as impersonation, paper leaks and cheating. (HT Photo)

Updated on Aug 19, 2024 15:58 IST

Fix failure on multiple fronts

Medical professionals light candles as they pay tribute to a victim of the rape and murder of a young medic from Kolkata, in Amritsar on August 18, 2024. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)

Published on Aug 18, 2024 18:09 IST

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