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Public vigilantism is alive and shockingly well in West Bengal—& other parts

Published on Jul 7, 2024 02:50 IST

Kangaroo court: Tajmul Islam flogging a couple for an apparent extra-marital relationship

Victory and vilification: The dual nature of Indian cricket fandom

Fans crowd around a bus as the Indian cricket team members take part in a parade to celebrate winning the ICC men's T20 World Cup, in Mumbai, India, July 4, 2024. REUTERS/Hemanshi Kamani (REUTERS)

Published on Jul 7, 2024 01:30 IST

Why have luscious mangoes lost their political flavour?

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath at Uttar Pradesh Mango Festival 2023 in Lucknow on July 14. (HT photo)

Published on Jul 6, 2024 20:14 IST

Ismail Kadare: A different dissident

A woman walks by a banner with a portrait of renowned Albanian writer Ismail Kadare on the second day of national mourning following his death on July 1 2024, in Tirana, on July 3, 2024. (Photo by ADNAN BECI / AFP) (AFP)

Published on Jul 6, 2024 16:01 IST

Parties must fulfil poll promises to women

Patna, Bihar, India -May .01, 2024: Voters showing showing voter ID cards after cast vote at a polling booth during seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha election at Danapur Diyara in Patna, Bihar, India, Saturday,01, 2024. (Photo by Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times)

Published on Jul 6, 2024 16:01 IST

In Guru Dutt’s life and art, frames of disenchantment

Guru Dutt - HT Photo by SL Purohit.

Published on Jul 6, 2024 16:00 IST

A charter for Parliament to improve its functioning

The Parliament House in New Delhi, India, on Monday, June 24, 2024. Photographer: Prakash Singh/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

Published on Jul 6, 2024 16:00 IST

How FAO is strengthening India's response to zoonotic threats

World Zoonoses Day, observed annually on July 6, aims to raise awareness about zoonotic diseases, emphasising their profound impact on global health and highlighting the need for continuous research, attention, and collaboration to prevent outbreaks and safeguard public health.

Published on Jul 6, 2024 14:51 IST

With PM’s Russia visit, Non-Alignment is back

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan September 16, 2022. Sputnik/Alexander Demyanchuk/Pool via REUTERS (via REUTERS)

Published on Jul 5, 2024 15:37 IST

Flaws in BNS reflect regressive thinking

New Delhi: A poster depicting the implementation of three new criminal laws -- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam -- being put by Delhi Police to raise awareness, in New Delhi, Monday, July 1, 2024. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) (PTI)

Updated on Jul 5, 2024 15:37 IST

Review Agnipath. Roll it back or change it

Kargil, Jun 03 (ANI): Army personnel perform combat sports during the Summer Carnival 2024 organised by Forever In Operations, The 8 Mountain Division of Indian Army as part of Kargil Vijay Rajat Jayanti Mahotsav, at Dras in Kargil on Monday. (ANI Photo) (Gourav)

Published on Jul 5, 2024 15:37 IST

Scientifically Speaking | The life-saving potential of deadly venoms

A herpetologist milks the venom out of a snake at Kenya Snakebite Research and Intervention Centre (KSRIC) in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

Published on Jul 5, 2024 03:00 IST

India needs to move beyond the formalisation and welfare narratives

Informal sector enterprises had a nominal value added of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>11.5 lakh crore in 2015-16 and employed 111.2 million workers. (File photo)

Published on Jul 5, 2024 02:30 IST

Courts need to uphold procedural safeguards

New Delhi, India_ 07 January 2013 : Long queues of persons seen at the gate of Saket court at the Saket District court, in New Delhi, India, Monday, January 7, 2013. ( Photo By Sonu Mehta/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Published on Jul 4, 2024 15:44 IST

How cities can beat the heat with passive design

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A worker carries an air cooler for delivery to a customer during the heat wave in Ahmedabad, India, May 30, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo/File Photo (REUTERS)

Published on Jul 4, 2024 15:44 IST

Health alert! Indians need to exercise more

Gurgaon, India-April 18, 2018: The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has started open-air gym for public at sector 22, Huda park, in Gurgaon, India, on Wednesday, 18 April 2018. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Published on Jul 4, 2024 15:44 IST

Women leaders in finance, budgeting leads to better gender outcomes

Gender equality in the distribution of resources has a positive multiplier effect for a country’s socio-economic development goals and governments can play a catalytic role through their planning and budgeting decisions.

Published on Jul 3, 2024 18:28 IST

Five steps to turnaround Indian horticulture sector

A Kashmiri farmer plucks cherries at an orchard in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, June 21, 2024. Agriculture and horticulture are the main income source in the region. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin) (AP)

Published on Jul 3, 2024 15:55 IST

Private investment: Wait from intent to realisation

Maski,India 13,April 2019 : GDP or gross domestic product. (Shutterstock)

Published on Jul 3, 2024 15:52 IST

BIMSTEC imperative for India’s regional ambitions

Agartala, Oct 30 (ANI): People gather as the Akhaura-Agartala rail link enters the Indo-Bangladesh border during its trial run, at Nischintapur, in Agartala on Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will jointly inaugurate the cross-border railway project on November 01. (ANI Photo) (Abhishek Saha)

Published on Jul 3, 2024 15:40 IST

Pinching the dragon’s tail on future of Tibet

Dharamsala: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama during a meeting with former US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other US Congressional delegation at his residence, in Dharamsala, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI)

Published on Jul 2, 2024 15:38 IST

What ails India’s aero defence modernisation

Indian Air Force (IAF) cadets watch the Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) fly in formation during a graduation ceremony at the Air Force Academy in Dundigal, on the outskirts of Hyderabad on June 15, 2024. (Photo by Noah SEELAM / AFP) (AFP)

Published on Jul 2, 2024 15:38 IST

Judge the use of veil as a cultural practice

Pune, India - February 18, 2022: Kul Jamaat Tanzeem stage a huge protest demanding Hijab rights for Muslim women at Azam Campus, in Pune, India, on Friday, February 18, 2022. (Photo by Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO) (Rahul Raut/HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 2, 2024 15:38 IST

The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: How to ensure a good stay at a hotel

The days when I was willing to stay in an inexpensive hotel and spend the day outdoors exploring the destination are over. I must have a comfortable hotel room to come back to.

Published on Jul 2, 2024 06:19 IST

Studying abroad: When one size doesn’t fit all

Indian parents need to curb their tendency to follow the herd as their approach in the future holds many wider implications not only for their children but for the society and economy at large.

Published on Jul 1, 2024 18:25 IST

Biden versus Trump as a modern Greek tragedy

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JUNE 27: U.S. President Joe Biden (R) and Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump participate in the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. President Biden and former President Trump are facing off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)

Published on Jul 1, 2024 15:13 IST

In Iran, a battle between polarising political views

Vehicles move past a billboard displaying the faces of the six presidential candidates (L-R) Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Amirhossein Ghazizadeh-Hashemi Alireza Zakani, Saeed Jalili, Mostafa Pourmohammadi and Masoud Pezeshkianin in the Iranian capital Tehran on June 29, 2024. Iran's sole reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili are set to go to runoffs after securing the highest number of votes in Iran's presidential election, the interior ministry said. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (AFP)

Published on Jul 1, 2024 15:08 IST

Eat the rich, but do it in a logical way

Mumbai, India - March 31, 2015 : People stand in queue to file their IT returns on last day of financial year outside Income Tax office at BKC, Bandra in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, March 31, 2015. (Photo by Pratham Gokhale/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Published on Jul 1, 2024 15:04 IST

A leader committed to service of Bharat

Former vice-president of India, Venkaiah Naidu. (File Photo)

Published on Jul 1, 2024 04:05 IST

Indian reality hidden in the glow of statistics

Relatives mourn near the deceased after the coffins' arrival on an Indian Air Force plane from Kuwait at the Cochin International Airport in Kochi on June 14. (AFP)

Published on Jun 30, 2024 18:06 IST

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