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A highlight after PM's visit: Indonesia’s model of inclusion is a lesson for all

Published on Jul 13, 2026 06:48 am IST

The coexistence of Islam, democracy, and pluralism in Indonesia is based on concepts such as Ummatan Wasatan, a Quranic term.(AFP)

The many portents of growing inequality

Income inequality is rising in India, leading to exasperation among the middle class.(Unsplash/ Representational)

Published on Jul 13, 2026 06:40 am IST

India’s service sector needs a new measure

Today, services contribute about 52.9% of Gross Value Added (GVA), employ nearly 30% of the country’s workforce.(Bloomberg)

Published on Jul 13, 2026 06:36 am IST

Why did Siya say yes to murder?

Siya couldn’t be bothered to talk to her parents because she thought it easier to pass off murder as an accident. She and Chetan would have succeeded had it not been for the alertness of the Pune police. (ANI)

Published on Jul 12, 2026 09:40 pm IST

Donigers of the world are wrong about Hinduism

In evolving over millennia, instead of congealing into a brittle set of absolutes, Hinduism fully enabled both diversity of opinion and local variations. (Shutterstock)

Published on Jul 12, 2026 06:48 am IST

The delight Wenger’s has been for Delhi for 100 years

Wenger's is in Block A in the Inner Circle of Connaught Place.(Photo: HT Files)

Published on Jul 12, 2026 06:44 am IST

To Antariksh station and beyond: ISRO shows how tech maturity accumulates

A domestically designed semi-cryogenic engine shows that India’s propulsion science has matured — engine by engine, test by test — to match the demands of an ambitious exploration programme for decades to come.(Shutterstock)

Published on Jul 12, 2026 06:43 am IST

The case for a law against marital rape

A four-kilometre-long saree was embroidered with thousands of signatures supporting the removal of the marital rape exception.(X/ @TheSafecityApp)

Updated on Jul 12, 2026 06:36 am IST

Plantation drives matter only if the trees survive

In a politically-driven system like India’s, afforestation requires both political restraint and political courage. (Representational Image/Shutterstock)

Updated on Jul 11, 2026 06:20 pm IST

How the US soared to the heights of dangerous greatness

As fireworks burst above the US’ vast and richly peopled expanses, it is worth recalling that clarity and honesty about human nature have been its elixir.(AFP)

Published on Jul 11, 2026 05:43 pm IST

India’s imperative to reclaim music therapy

India possesses the world’s most scientifically grounded tradition of sound-based healing.

Updated on Jul 11, 2026 06:20 pm IST

Mis-selling regulations need a lot more teeth

Acknowledging that merely getting a customer to sign a form does not constitute explicit consent is a step forward by RBI(HT Archive)

Published on Jul 10, 2026 10:48 am IST

Fatty liver disease is India’s silent epidemic

In India, pooled estimates suggest fatty liver disease may affect around 38% of adults, that is over 100 million people. (Unsplash)

Updated on Jul 10, 2026 07:29 am IST

Monsoons may fail us, wastewater will not

Unlike rainfall, a city’s wastewater supply does not typically depend on the monsoon.(Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times/ Representative)

Published on Jul 10, 2026 06:25 am IST

How long before India’s permanent UNSC seat?

With the paralysis of UNSC decision-making, there is realisation that reform is the only way to reclaim the UN’s role in world affairs.(Shutterstock)

Published on Jul 09, 2026 08:35 am IST

DPDP Act: Trojan horse for State overreach

When the DPDP Act comes into full effect in May 2027, over a billion citizens will have rights to know who holds their data, to correct it, and to delete it. (Representational image)

Published on Jul 09, 2026 08:33 am IST

DPDP Act is a suraksha kawach for data privacy

Critics argue that Section 36 is broadly worded and could enable mass surveillance.(Gemini)

Published on Jul 09, 2026 08:33 am IST

Films like Satluj strengthen India’s democratic core

Satluj is not only about the State power, it is primarily about conscience and character.(Sutlej movie poster)

Published on Jul 08, 2026 07:42 am IST

Key questions that Andaman and Nicobar LG must answer

The Shompen did not even participate in the proceedings where their rights to the forests were settled; yet, permission was granted for diversion in their name.(Unsplash/ Representative)

Published on Jul 08, 2026 07:40 am IST

Pakistan's Indus entreaties to the West hold little water

For India, the logical course is to keep the treaty in abeyance until the conditions that sustained it are restored. (PTI/ Representative)

Published on Jul 08, 2026 07:39 am IST

The health care data that matters to households

Every taxpayer has a stake in knowing whether increased government spending is translating in services.
(Shutterstock)

Published on Jul 07, 2026 06:53 am IST

Australia balm for India’s fuel-fertiliser-forex pains

File: Farmers sprinkle fertiliser over crops on the outskirts of Amritsar. (AFP)

Published on Jul 07, 2026 06:36 am IST

Questioning Ram Mandir theft is a dharmic duty

Any controversy surrounding donations to the Ram Mandir, whether ultimately substantiated or disproved, cannot therefore be reduced to an accounting dispute.(ANI Video Grab)

Published on Jul 07, 2026 06:33 am IST

The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: How Taj transformed a London hotel into a luxury icon

St James Court, a prestigious London hotel, was once in disarray but transformed by the Taj Group. (St James Court)

Published on Jul 06, 2026 09:30 am IST

Restoring trust after Ram Temple theft controversy

Shri Ram Temple, Ayodhya

Updated on Jul 06, 2026 08:12 am IST

Don’t read too much into Bangladesh PM’s China visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Foreign Minister Wang Yi attend a meeting with Bangladesh's Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China Friday, June 26, 2026.(TINGSHU WANG/Pool Reuters via AP)

Updated on Jul 06, 2026 08:11 am IST

Pakistan's Asim Munir marshals his successes, for now

What should bother Munir is that his international success has likely peaked. Whether it plateaus or troughs from here needs to be seen. (Reuters)

Updated on Jul 06, 2026 08:10 am IST

Every parents’ worst nightmare

Representative picture

Published on Jul 06, 2026 08:00 am IST

Lost in translation: How India speaks English

We speak far more literally. We describe what we have to say, we search out specific adjectives that convey our meaning and perhaps this is why in the process we use too many and usually all of the superlative sort. (Photo for representation)(Unsplash)

Published on Jul 05, 2026 07:55 am IST

‘Survival is a daily act…’: Indian women farmers’ long wait for visibility

As men have migrated to cities for employment, it’s women who are left to manage farms, livestock, and household food systems. (PTI)

Updated on Jul 05, 2026 07:49 am IST

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