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New methods, new concerns

Updated on Mar 30, 2022 15:58 IST

With technological advances — including biometric identification, footprint impressions, photographs, physical and biological samples and fingerprint analysis — agencies are vying for effective, reliable and accurate ways to ascertain a person’s identity to evolve a new, modern crime-control model (SHUTTERSTOCK)

Social media impact: Shield India’s young

In tandem with the rise in smartphone and internet penetration in recent years has been an increase in reports of teenagers struggling with issues of mental health, and of authorities attempting to address these.

Updated on Mar 30, 2022 16:02 IST

China’s ‘Covid-zero’ policy is unscientific

A man rides past a roadblock with his deliveries at a residential community under lockdown in Shanghai, China,

Published on Mar 29, 2022 13:48 IST

Lessons from Sri Lanka’s economic crisis

India has so far extended assistance worth $2.4 billion, including a recent $1 billion concessional loan for food and medicines.

Published on Mar 29, 2022 13:45 IST

Why strikes are less successful

A man wearing mask stand outside a bank on the first day of a two-day nationwide strike in Mumbai, March 28, 2022 (AP)

Updated on Mar 28, 2022 13:21 IST

Reshape the Indian women’s cricket team

Indian team leave the field after their loss during the Women's Cricket World Cup, Christchurch, March 27, 2022 (AFP)

Updated on Mar 28, 2022 13:19 IST

Pakistan plunges into turmoil

Barring the success of some sporadic efforts to get the army to again throw its weight behind Mr Khan, it is likely he will have to step down sometime this week.

Updated on Mar 27, 2022 16:24 IST

Delhi Budget: A focus on long-term goals

A welcome change in this year’s Budget has been an improvement on the share of capital spending in overall expenditure.

Published on Mar 27, 2022 13:53 IST

Wang Yi visit: Little relief on LAC

Mr Wang spoke with Mr Doval about China not pursuing a “unipolar Asia” and respecting India’s traditional role in the region.

Published on Mar 25, 2022 13:50 IST

Bengal mayhem: Nab the culprits

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets the family members of those killed in Birbhum violence, Bagtui village, Rampurhat, March 24, 2022 (ANI)

Updated on Mar 24, 2022 17:48 IST

Barty imparts a key lesson. Understand it

At an age when elite athletes tend to peak and reset goals that define sporting excellence — in Barty’s case, adding to her tally of three Grand Slam singles titles — the 25-year-old world No. 1 chose to stop and change directions (REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 24, 2022 13:39 IST

Ukraine: Pressure building up on India

A Ukrainian firefighter stands in the ruins of a house destroyed by bombing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 23, 2022 (AP)

Updated on Mar 23, 2022 12:46 IST

Tackling Delhi’s air pollution

The annual average PM2.5 levels in the city rose by almost 15% in 2021 compared to 2020 — from 84.1 micrograms per cubic metre (mcm) to 96.4 mcm. (REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 23, 2022 12:48 IST

Bad loans: Why, this time, it’s different

Some of the bad loans have been written off, the cost being borne by the exchequer.

Published on Mar 22, 2022 13:30 IST

CUET: A leap for education

The Central University Entrance Test, or CUET, is compulsory for undergraduate admissions in 51 central universities from this year.

Published on Mar 22, 2022 13:27 IST

India must build its heat resilience now

According to IMD’s temperature dataset, the average maximum temperature across India in the March 1-15 period this year is 31 degrees Celsius.

Published on Mar 21, 2022 15:24 IST

A clear case for booster shots

It said that in adults above 50, protection against severe Covid-19 decreased by about 10% at the six-month mark, and by 32% against symptomatic disease.

Published on Mar 21, 2022 15:20 IST

The future of India-Japan ties

While Mr Modi refrained from directly mentioning the Ukraine conflict, Mr Kishida bluntly said Russia’s aggression had shaken the roots of the international order, and that unilateral attempts to alter the status quo were unacceptable in any part of the world. (AFP)

Updated on Mar 20, 2022 12:29 IST

In Nagaland, a crack in the glass ceiling

S Phangnon Konyak, a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is the frontrunner after the state’s ruling coalition named her as its nominee. If elected, she will become the first woman from the state to walk into the Upper House, and the first Naga woman to step inside Parliament since 1977. (HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 20, 2022 12:30 IST

In Maharashtra, a bruising feud

On the first day of the budget session on March 3, an irked Mr Koshyari walked out within minutes of beginning his speech after sloganeering by legislators — the first time this has happened in the five-decade history of the Maharashtra legislature. (HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 19, 2022 04:05 IST

Turbulent times in store for Pakistan

In this unusual arrangement, which catapulted Mr Khan to the country’s top post, lies the genesis of the current political crisis.

Published on Mar 17, 2022 14:41 IST

What a surge in cases signifies

Infection records too have been broken in some of these regions, although that has generally been the case where the Omicron variant of the Sars-CoV-2 takes hold.

Published on Mar 17, 2022 14:38 IST

Progress, but at a slow pace

SRS numbers offer fresh evidence that India is making an improvement on developmental indicators such as child and maternal welfare including mortality. (Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)

Updated on Mar 16, 2022 14:49 IST

US PGA: Let’s cherish what Lahiri achieved

Lahiri, 34, ranked 322nd in the world, the leader after 54 holes in a star-studded field, was expected to implode in the final round even as Indians stayed up late at night, willing him to do the unthinkable. (Getty Images)

Updated on Mar 16, 2022 14:50 IST

State schools need our urgent attention

A significant challenge is the learning loss due to the pandemic and the extended closure of schools.

Published on Mar 15, 2022 13:11 IST

What the hijab decision entails

Students walk back home after being denied entry with hijab at a college in Shivamogga on February 28.

Published on Mar 15, 2022 13:04 IST

Expanding the vaccination net

The health ministry should also ensure India’s genome surveillance network continues to operate so as to identify potential variants of concern early. And the health and home ministries should standardise the response to flare-ups to ensure minimal disruption of key activities, including business and education. (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Mar 14, 2022 15:19 IST

Bengal: Crack down on political violence

The chief minister and the state government need to act on political violence, even if it means also cracking down on their own. (Samir Jana/HT Photo)

Updated on Mar 14, 2022 15:21 IST

On China, Delhi must be alert

In this photograph provided by the Indian Army, army officers of India and China hold a meeting at Pangong lake region in Ladakh on the India-China border on February. 10, 2021 (AP)

Updated on Mar 13, 2022 14:02 IST

For the Congress, the time to act is now

Congress party president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, New Delhi, March 13, 2022 (AP)

Updated on Mar 13, 2022 17:22 IST

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