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Why humour is the safety valve of a vibrant democracy

Published on Jun 9, 2024 02:00 IST

Election Results 2024 memes An X user shared this meme amid the counting of votes.

Why Big Cats matter for biodiversity and climate

Meet the snow leopard, inhabiting the mountains in some of the harshest conditions on the planet (HT)

Published on Jun 8, 2024 18:19 IST

Mediation matters: A need for more women

Thane, India - May ,20, 2024: Womens participating in the voting process at a polling station in Thane
A womans voter appears for voting at a polling station at road no 22 in thane ,in Thane, in Mumbai, India, on, Monday, May,20, 2024. ( Praful Gangurde / HT Photo )

Published on Jun 8, 2024 18:15 IST

The old order changeth, yielding place to new?

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to the crowd before his speech, after staking claim to form the new union government as he was elected for his third term following the country's general election, at the presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on June 7, 2024. Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the people of India on June 7, for returning him to power after he was invited to form a new government by President Droupadi Murmu. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP)

Published on Jun 8, 2024 18:13 IST

In a tale of two nations, a case of shared values

Former South African president Nelson Mandela is seen with KR Narayanan and AB Vajpayee after he received the Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize. (HT files/Arvind Yadav)

Published on Jun 8, 2024 18:10 IST

How ECI navigated legal challenges, scrutiny and battle of perception

Election officials carry sealed electronic voting machines at a counting center in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. India on Tuesday started counting votes from its staggered, six-week election that was seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decade in power and was expected to give him a third term in office. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Published on Jun 8, 2024 11:05 IST

The Punjab Lok Sabha elections: Takeaways

Mansa, June 01 (ANI): Voters cast their vote at a polling station for the 7th phase of the Lok Sabha Polls at Moosa Village in Mansa, Punjab on Saturday. (ANI Photo/Amit Sharma)

Published on Jun 7, 2024 19:17 IST

BJP under Modi: Politics as building party and nation

**EDS: SCREENSHOT VIA narendramodi.in** Mathurapur: BJP supporters during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign rally for Lok Sabha polls, in Mathurapur, West Bengal, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI05_29_2024_000068B)

Published on Jun 7, 2024 16:40 IST

Missing women MPs in the new Lok Sabha

Geniben Thakor with Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. (PTI)

Published on Jun 7, 2024 16:37 IST

What the verdict holds for the BJP, its mascot, Modi

BJP supporters during a campaign rally. (ANI Photo)

Published on Jun 7, 2024 16:30 IST

West Bengal politics has to be dialogic even while remaining contentious

North 24 Pargana: Security personnel and locals during a clash at Sandeshkhali amid the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha elections, in North 24 Parganas district, Saturday, June 1, 2024. Widespread violence between supporters of the TMC and the BJP over alleged electoral malpractices in strife-torn Sandeshkhali marred the final phase of LS polls in West Bengal on Saturday, resulting in injuries to a number of people. (PTI Photo) (PTI06_01_2024_000568A)

Published on Jun 7, 2024 03:00 IST

The BJP lacked coherence in their political campaign in West Bengal

Birbhum, June 04 (ANI): TMC supporters smeared in colour celebrate the party's victory during the counting of Lok Sabha polls, at Bolpur in Birbhum district of West Bengal on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)

Published on Jun 7, 2024 02:00 IST

The Naidu vs Jagan potboiler in Andhra

Mangalagiri, June 04 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N Chandrababu Naidu and Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan pose victory signs during his visit to Janasena Party central office, in Mangalagiri on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)

Published on Jun 6, 2024 19:42 IST

Delhi hospital fire calls for more than mourning

Six infants were killed in the fire at the Baby Care New Born Hospital in Vivek Vihar, New Delhi, on May 25. (Arvind Yadav/HT photo)

Published on Jun 6, 2024 16:30 IST

Indian democracy’s epitaph writers and fairy tale weavers have lost, for now

Democracy, for the masses, is neither a hedge fund to be traded promiscuously, nor an endowment fund which can be used to make fortunes forever.

Published on Jun 6, 2024 12:30 IST

What awaits Mexico’s first female president

FILE PHOTO: Claudia Sheinbaum gestures to supporters after being declared the winner of the presidential election according to the INE electoral institute's rapid sample count, in the Zocalo plaza in Mexico City, Mexico June 3, 2024. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo

Published on Jun 5, 2024 16:41 IST

Biodiversity solutions to battle heatwave menace

Mumbai, India - May 4, 2024: A lifeguard stands along the coast near Girgaon beach as IMD and Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services has declared alert for swell surge waves for 36 hours from 4th May to 5th May, in Mumbai, India, on Saturday, May 4, 2024. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times)

Published on Jun 5, 2024 16:41 IST

Operation Blue Star: Trauma and lessons

Devotees look at a model of the demolished Akal Takht Sahib, regarded as the supreme seat of the Sikh religious authority during Operation Blue Star in 1984 ahead of the operation's anniversary at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on June 3, 2024. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)

Published on Jun 5, 2024 16:30 IST

Trinamool's seasoned defence against the BJP's spin attack

A supporter of Trinamool Congress Party waives a party flag as she celebrates her party's lead in India's national election in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

Published on Jun 5, 2024 12:41 IST

Lorlatinib: A game-changer in lung cancer therapy

Lung cancer rates have been rising, particularly in urban and northeastern regions, largely driven by higher smoking rates and significant air pollution.

Published on Jun 5, 2024 02:30 IST

How Opposition revived its political fortunes in the face of the BJP juggernaut

Supporters of Indian National Congress (INC) party hold a portrait of their president Rahul Gandhi and wave India's national flag to celebrate vote counting results for the country's general election, at the INC headquarter in New Delhi on June 4, 2024. Vote counting was underway in India's election on June 4, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi all but assured a triumph for his Hindu nationalist agenda that has thrown the opposition into disarray and deepened concerns for minority rights. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

Updated on Jun 4, 2024 20:47 IST

Pandian, pride and BJP’s path to power in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, June 04 (ANI): BJP supporters celebrate the party's lead in the Odisha Assembly and Lok Sabha election results, in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)

Published on Jun 4, 2024 20:04 IST

In verdict, three fundamental questions about narratives, justice and the State

People watch the election results in Bengaluru. (AFP)

Published on Jun 4, 2024 19:54 IST

Mandate 2024: The mirror has cracked

Patna, Bihar, India -May .01, 2024: Voters standing in queue for casting votes 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 Jun 4, 2024 19:52 IST

Why and how the BJP’s tally fell short of its target

truth is that the BJP lost a significant number of seats in a small number of important states due to myriad reasons.

Published on Jun 4, 2024 19:49 IST

Compounding India to prosperity in new term

When India began to reform its economy in 1991-92, its GDP amounted to just $270 billion in nominal terms.

Published on Jun 4, 2024 19:46 IST

Looking back before looking ahead in 2024

New Delhi, India - June 3, 2024: BSF jawan stand infront of Parliament on the eve of result of General Lok Sabha election in New Delhi, India, on Monday, June 3, 2024. (Photo by Arvind Yadav/ Hindustan Times)

Published on Jun 4, 2024 19:39 IST

The Taste with Vir: Will weight loss drugs finish off the diet business?

The new drugs make the pleasure centres feel satiated much earlier than before; say, halfway through the sort of meal you would have completed in the old days. You begin to feel full and stop eating.

Published on Jun 4, 2024 11:14 IST

Lessons from a life of running: The harmony of youthful passion and wisdom

While age cannot match the sheer speed and strength of youth, it can sometimes outsmart it with wisdom and experience.

Published on Jun 4, 2024 02:30 IST

Hold parties accountable for fair conduct in elections

FILE-Polling officials wait to receive electronic voting machines and other polling material at a distribution centre on the eve of the sixth round of multi-phase national elections in New Delhi, India, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, file)

Published on Jun 3, 2024 16:38 IST

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