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]Terms of Trade: 3 key takeaways from poll results in Maharashtra and Jharkhand
Updated on Nov 23, 2024 08:21 PM IST
Welfare, freebies, doles, whatever one may choose to call it, is becoming an indispensable part of electoral strategy in most parts of India
Why the Maharashtra election is not just about electing a new state government
In the Lok Sabha election, MVA won 30 seats while Mahayuti could win only 17. One went to a Congress rebel who won as an independent and later joined the MVA.
Published on Nov 18, 2024 07:44 PM IST
As tourist preferences change, Goa sees a boom in small hotels, homestays, villa
Changing traveller preferences with a clear trend towards independent, experiential holidays has forced Goa’s hotel industry to adapt
Published on Nov 17, 2024 08:15 AM IST
Gerard de Souza
Assam by-polls outcome a test for three political bigwigs
In the 2021 assembly polls, the Dholai and Behali seats were won by the BJP while AGP and UPPL won the Bongaigaon and Sidli seats. Samaguri was won by Congress.
Published on Nov 16, 2024 08:00 AM IST
HistoriCity | Jharkhand: A hinterland full of rich history
Jharkhand, India’s mineral heartland, holds another less visible wealth: its deep-rooted tribal history.
Published on Nov 13, 2024 08:00 AM IST
What a second Trump term means for America and the Himalayas
Trump’s election victory makes Nepalis wary given their experience of his presidential term
Published on Nov 10, 2024 07:00 AM IST
Internally displaced persons express homesickness amid violence in Manipur
Eighteen months after violence erupted in Manipur, many internally displaced persons continue to struggle with psychological and economic toll of displacement
Published on Nov 07, 2024 08:00 AM IST
Mysterious deaths of elephants in a forest reserve need a thorough probe
Poisoning is not a common way of killing elephants in India. Since 2019-2020 and until 2023-34, only 13 elephants have died due to poisoning.
Published on Nov 06, 2024 08:00 AM IST
Deaths in Kandhamal due to mango kernel bring back focus on tribal deprivation
BJD was bruised by similar charges in 2001 when 24 tribals in Rayagada district died after eating a gruel of mango kernel and a curry of wild mushroom
Published on Nov 05, 2024 05:01 PM IST
Debabrata Mohanty
How Gujarat villages take the dangerous flight of illegal migration
Some villagers HT spoke to shared that those taking the illegal route are often unskilled, with limited education and financial resources.
Published on Nov 05, 2024 08:00 AM IST
King who defied the British: Uncovering the tale of Pazhassi raja’s rebellion
Leading one of the bloodiest battles against the British, he mobilised a local rebellion, using guerilla warfare and ambushes to push back Company forces
Published on Nov 05, 2024 08:00 AM IST
Eye on 2026 polls, TMC, BJP set out to recover lost ground in festive season
The Trinamool Congress bagged 29 Lok Sabha seats this year while the BJP lost substantial ground, sliding from its record score of 18 in 2019 to only 12.
Published on Nov 03, 2024 12:16 PM IST
Multiple threats to several protected forests in Assam; cases pending in NGT
As development projects grow around Assam’s wildlife reserves, threats to habitats for species like hoolock gibbons and one-horned rhinos are on the rise
Published on Oct 27, 2024 08:00 AM IST
Terms of Trade | We need a new development economics
Development economics needs to find ways to align the politically and economically prudent rather than divorcing with economic questions or trivialising them.
Published on Oct 25, 2024 04:56 PM IST
US elections: Predictions and politics
On a visit to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, we uncover an ancient item of divination that was used to predict the future of powerful rulers
Published on Oct 24, 2024 08:00 AM IST
Kiran Mehta
India-Canada ties will remain frozen for the remainder of PM Trudeau’s term
Canada, in recent times, has consumed as much, if not more, bandwidth in India than Pakistan, and the situation is far from showing any improvement
Published on Oct 22, 2024 08:00 AM IST
Ecostani | Indian monsoon getting longer, hotter and less predictable
The IPCC has warned of intensification of rainfall by more than 20% and exponential surges in heat waves and cyclone events in the Indian sub-continent.
Published on Oct 21, 2024 07:55 PM IST
In UP’s Bahraich, Ghazi Miyan and Suhel Deo duel over narratives
Hindus too seek boons and blessings at Ghazi Miyan’s grave in Bahraich, apparently unbothered by the myth
Published on Oct 17, 2024 07:12 PM IST
New finance goal should be $1 trillion annually, says top climate expert
The economic losses from extreme weather events in India are staggering, with a significant portion of these losses being uninsured.
Published on Oct 16, 2024 07:40 PM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Kosi river system’s contribution to Mt Everest’s increasing height
Himalayas have a network of underground water systems that emerge on the surface in form of springs, which provide six times more water than glaciers and snow
Published on Oct 15, 2024 07:00 AM IST
Why a 19th-century Naga human skull is more than just of human interest
The Naga skull features attached animal horns and is appealing to collectors interested in anthropology and tribal cultures
Updated on Oct 15, 2024 02:42 PM IST
Alice Yhoshü
Posthumous use of cryopreserved semen: Landmark decision on reproductive rights
Justice Singh’s ruling provides relief and closure to the parents who wished to honour their son's legacy and contributes to an evolving legal landscape
Published on Oct 13, 2024 08:15 AM IST
View: Haryana, J&K election results mark return of PM Modi's mojo
The revitalisation of the BJP means that Opposition fight in forthcoming Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Delhi elections has suddenly got tough
Published on Oct 11, 2024 07:06 PM IST
HistoriCity | Marathi: Power and politics of a language
Krushnaji Pandurang Kulkarni, author of Marathi Bhasha Udgam Va Vikas, claims that all Prakrit languages have helped in their own way to produce Marathi
Published on Oct 09, 2024 06:01 PM IST
‘Safeguard against questions’: Experts as Assamese gets classical language tag
There’s jubilation across Assam with many terming the move by the Centre as a safeguard against questions about the language’s distinctive identity.
Published on Oct 05, 2024 07:46 PM IST
Terms of Trade | Turbulent geopolitics calls for serious economics
The war in Europe and West Asia has opposite hypocrisies on part of the western countries with a fundamental asymmetry between the rhetoric and tangible support
Published on Oct 04, 2024 05:46 PM IST
Kathmandu’s record rainfall has cross-border implications
It was the same late-monsoon cloudburst that affected the first two days of the Kanpur Test between India and Bangladesh.
Published on Oct 04, 2024 05:32 PM IST
Short Stream | Daadhi blends comedy and commentary on newsroom madness
Prashant Pandey’s film on TV news and identity politics is a winning combination of humour, pathos and satire
Published on Oct 02, 2024 06:15 PM IST
Historicity | Haryana, where myth and history mingled to make for epic battles
Haryana came into being as an offshoot of the 1960s movement for an independent state of Punjab that was led by Sikh religious leader, Tara Singh
Published on Oct 01, 2024 07:59 PM IST
Tensions in the Middle East will Test India’s balancing Act in the region
With a neighbourhood in turmoil, an aggressive China, and pressure of Russia-Ukraine war, the last thing Delhi would like to have is conflict in the Middle East
Published on Sep 30, 2024 08:00 AM IST