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The Art and Science of Fitness | Men and women die differently

Published on Sep 17, 2024 03:30 IST

Cardiovascular diseases kill 1 in 5 women, as compared to 1 in 40 with breast cancer, yet most today would think that the top killer for women is breast cancer, even though clearly it is not.

Scientifically Speaking | Could a common diabetes drug slow down ageing?

A study published in the scientific journal Cell reports that metformin slows ageing in male cynomolgus monkeys, a species closely related to humans.

Published on Sep 17, 2024 03:00 IST

Curbing the suicide contagion

Numerous studies have shown that there is an increased correlation between the way a news report or even a news headline is structured or displayed and higher suicide rates. (HT File)

Published on Sep 16, 2024 15:51 IST

Summit of the Future: The UN at a crossroads

António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, speaks during the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) (AP)

Published on Sep 16, 2024 15:27 IST

When the Supreme Court takes on the bulldozer

Ayodhya: A bulldozer being used to demolish the bakery of Moid Khan who is accused of allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl, in Ayodhya, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI)

Published on Sep 16, 2024 15:27 IST

The journey ahead for food processing in India

FILE PHOTO: Biscuits pass along a conveyor belt after being baked at the Britannia factory in New Delhi June 3, 2011. The company manufactures and sells biscuits, bread, rusk, cakes and dairy products. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (REUTERS)

Published on Sep 16, 2024 15:27 IST

Aruna Vasudev: Icon. Scholar. Mentor. Friend.

Aruna’s incredible journey is made all the more admirable by the fact that she was a woman born in 1936 when professional pursuits by women were rarely encouraged and hurdles were even more numerous than today.

Published on Sep 16, 2024 12:46 IST

Grand Strategy | Ukraine’s fighting against time and the clock is ticking

People walk along the embankment of Dnipro river in the city center of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Published on Sep 16, 2024 01:30 IST

Mitigating risks, impact of flooding in the cities

Indian Navy personnel conduct rescue and relief operation in flood affected areas of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. (PTI Photo)

Published on Sep 15, 2024 19:06 IST

Countries must not put religion in the driver’s seat

Bangladeshi Hindu devotees release oil lamps to the Buriganga river as they observe Bipodtarini or Bipodnashini puja in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 9, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Published on Sep 15, 2024 19:01 IST

This generation gap is actually a valley

The FIRE movement — Financial Independence, Retire Early — movement is a rage with the young urban Indians who can’t wait to quit the work grind and travel the world, engage in their hobbies and just chill. / AFP PHOTO / INDRANIL MUKHERJEE (AFP)

Published on Sep 15, 2024 18:50 IST

MK Rasgotra turns 100: A legacy of diplomacy, elegance and wisdom

Maharaj Krishna Rasgotra (MKR), former foreign secretary of India, celebrated his 100th birthday last week on September 11 (HT PHOTO)

Published on Sep 15, 2024 01:45 IST

Men, masculinity and gender justice for all

Sympathisers stand by the posters of an ongoing protest rally by the Junior Doctors Forum demanding justice against the rape and murder of a resident doctor at a government hospital in early August, in Kolkata, India, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Bikas Das) (AP)

Published on Sep 14, 2024 15:29 IST

A prognosis of the film industry’s shame

Thiruvananthapuram: Members of Malayalam film fraternity and Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) stage a protest march to the Secretariat demanding fair wages, safety and security at the workplace in the wake of the recent Hema Committee report, in Thiruvananthapuram, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI)

Published on Sep 14, 2024 15:29 IST

HH Asquith, on the precipice of propriety

Herbert Henry Asquith, the Earl of Oxford, who was prime minister of Britain from 1908 to 1916 (Government of the United Kingdom/Wikimedia Commons)

Published on Sep 14, 2024 15:29 IST

Renewing commitment to democratic principles

India is a country where democracy permeates institutions, from the village to the national level (HT Archive)

Published on Sep 14, 2024 15:28 IST

Proposed amendments to the disability certification unlikely to fix issues

While the intention behind tightening the rules to prevent fraud is understandable and appreciable, the government’s proposed amendments to the RPWD Rules fall short in several crucial respects.

Published on Sep 14, 2024 03:30 IST

Failure of political astuteness in West Bengal and Manipur

Demonstrators attend a protest march to demand an end to the latest spurt of ethnic violence, in Imphal, Manipur, India, September 10, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer (REUTERS)

Published on Sep 13, 2024 15:29 IST

Why Kamala Harris is the voice the world needs

TOPSHOT - US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event in Greensboro, North Carolina, on September 12, 2024. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (AFP)

Published on Sep 13, 2024 15:29 IST

Hindi, and its role in the unified future of India

Hindi has been a popular language in the digital world (HT Archive)

Updated on Sep 13, 2024 15:29 IST

Varanasi waits for its representative Narendra Modi to visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures during the Kisan Samman Sammelan (farmer's honour conference) on the outskirts of Varanasi on June 18, 2024. (Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP)

Updated on Sep 13, 2024 14:21 IST

Sitaram Yechury’s contradictions were captured by Mirza Ghalib, not Karl Marx

Sitaram Yechury, who passed away on Thursday was the most well-known contemporary communist leader in India (PTI photo)

Updated on Sep 13, 2024 07:11 IST

Sitaram Yechury fostered deep, lasting friendships

Sitaram Yechury (HT PHOTO)

Published on Sep 12, 2024 18:19 IST

How sub-classification will change Dalit politics

Noida, India- April 14, 2024: People seen on the occasion of the 133th birth anniversary of Dalit icon BR Ambedkar at Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal, sector 95, in Noida, India, on Sunday, April 14, 2024. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Published on Sep 12, 2024 16:15 IST

A centralised focus to unlock R&D prowess

The ANRF also recognises that the problems of the 21st century cannot be addressed through siloed approaches to research. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (REUTERS)

Published on Sep 12, 2024 16:00 IST

If Dhaka wants Delhi to extradite Hasina

FILE PHOTO: Activists of the Anti-Discriminatory Student Movement gather at the University of Dhaka's Teacher Student Center (TSC), demanding capital punishment for Bangladeshi former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the deaths of students during anti-quota protests, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 13, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo (REUTERS)

Updated on Sep 13, 2024 03:13 IST

TMC MP Jawhar Sircar echoes angst of urban voters, will Mamata care to listen?

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference regarding the recent alleged rape and murder of a medic at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, in Kolkata, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.

Updated on Sep 12, 2024 15:31 IST

Revised medical curriculum should reflect evolving progressive practices

The National Medical Commission (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE )

Published on Sep 11, 2024 18:21 IST

The Art Of A Good Unicorn | No better time to be a DeepTech entrepreneur

How can DeepTech startups be bolstered? Even if there's raw talent, what happens when the rubber hits the road?

Published on Sep 11, 2024 18:06 IST

In J&K’s purple revolution, a blooming of agri start-ups

Locals visit the lavender farm during harvest season in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, June 27, 2024. REUTERS/Sharafat Ali (REUTERS)

Published on Sep 11, 2024 16:09 IST

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