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The INDIA bloc is running out of easy options

Updated on Jun 08, 2026 08:40 pm IST

There was no coordination, no meeting, no common agenda or concerted effort to corner the government, so much so that commitments to conduct regular meetings of the bloc — in Parliament and outside — were two of the five resolutions adopted at Monday’s meeting. (Arvind yadav/HT Photo)

Resetting New Delhi’s Kathmandu connection

The new Nepalese leadership has signalled that it wants to engage with India without any baggage of the past and on a more equal footing, with the focus squarely on speeding up the development of the country. (@DrSJaishankar)

Published on Jun 07, 2026 09:31 pm IST

Better divorced than suffering

The bench acknowledged that courts should ordinarily strive to preserve the institution of marriage, but drew an important distinction between the principle and individual interests, especially when bound in a relationship that had ceased to exist in any meaningful sense. (HT Archive)

Published on Jun 07, 2026 09:31 pm IST

Economy is hurt, not sinking

RBI’s latest growth and inflation projections for the economy for 2026-27 stand at 6.6% and 5.1%. That entails a downgrade of 1.1 percentage points in growth and 3 percentage point increase for inflation. (HT Archive)

Updated on Jun 05, 2026 08:38 pm IST

Beyond TMC crisis, a test for satraps

The desertions may be seen as the latest in a series of failures for the anti-defection law. (PTI)

Published on Jun 04, 2026 09:09 pm IST

Can the Aravallis be saved now?

The Aravallis have been notionally under judicial protection since 1985; four decades of hearings have not prevented the loss of 31 hillocks across 3,000 sites, or resolved the basic question of what the range legally comprises. (HT Archive)

Updated on Jun 04, 2026 09:09 pm IST

Impunity of disaster compensations

In disaster after disaster, victims get sops in the name of compensation instead of any systemic changes or infrastructural overhauls. Worse still, the alacrity with which the compensation is announced goes missing at the time of disbursement. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

Published on Jun 03, 2026 08:53 pm IST

A tough road ahead for DKS

Shivakumar will not only have to push the pedal on policy and governance but also deepen the party’s inroads among his own community of Vokkaligas. (PTI)

Published on Jun 03, 2026 08:53 pm IST

Serena Williams and sports comebacks

Why return to the sport after staying away from it for four years, post her two-decade domination?Maybe it’s unfinished business. (AFP)

Published on Jun 02, 2026 08:28 pm IST

Girls are doing the heavy lifting

Expenditure on women’s education is still seen as an indulgence. Out of all women going abroad to study in elite institutions, only a third do it for STEM. (HT Archive)

Updated on Jun 02, 2026 08:28 pm IST

In Punjab polls, huge stakes for Opposition

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Published on Jun 01, 2026 09:39 pm IST

In Punjab polls, huge stakes for Opposition

In a volatile state where the 2021 farm law protests fundamentally reshaped politics, the local body polls are a virtual semi-final for the assembly elections just months away. (PTI)

Published on Jun 01, 2026 09:17 pm IST

Invisible, illegal buildings

Building collapses, along with fires, cause more deaths than any other disaster in Delhi. Staying invisible to regulators in broad daylight, hundreds of unauthorised colonies and urban villages are dotted with structures that flout rules. (PTI)

Updated on Jun 01, 2026 09:17 pm IST

Implementation key to faster-bail framework

The decision comes against the backdrop of rising pretrial detention cases that are clogging India’s prison systems amid complaints of judicial delays, especially in cases involving political causes or anti-terror laws. (HT Archive)

Published on May 31, 2026 08:37 pm IST

Larger message in NFHS numbers

On some reproductive health outcomes, such as institutionalised deliveries, the success is stellar — from less than 40% in NFHS-1 to 90% in NFHS-6. (HT Archive)

Updated on May 31, 2026 08:37 pm IST

A textbook case of failure

Why CBSE chose to persist with the rushed timeline is yet to be adequately explained. As the controversy grew with each new disclosure, the board’s response followed the same templates: defend the decision, describe the scale of failure as within acceptable parameters, or simply deny the existence of a problem. (HT Archive)

Published on May 29, 2026 11:15 pm IST

US moonshot in the new space race

The Moon’s resources, from water ice that could fuel deep-space missions to rare minerals, add a dimension the 1960s race never had. (NASA via Reuters)

Published on May 28, 2026 07:57 pm IST

The Congress’s limited win

DK Shivakumar has spent years as the party’s main troubleshooter, poll strategist and financier — a role he has excelled in. Now, he’s stepping into the most public-facing role of his career. (PTI)

Published on May 28, 2026 07:57 pm IST

Two leaves and nine lives, AIADMK stays in the ring

Just as a meltdown appeared inevitable, the divided AIADMK leadership has agreed to sail together and survive the storm. (ANI)

Published on May 27, 2026 08:10 pm IST

SIR clears a legal hurdle

The fate of 2.71 million people disenfranchised by the process in Bengal — a dubious first since independence — still hangs in the balance. For no fault of theirs, these people have been stripped of a right only due to the paucity of time and a face-off between ECI and the then Bengal government. (PTI)

Published on May 27, 2026 08:10 pm IST

Lessons India’s education authorities need to learn

IF the student community has to face anxiety, lost chances, and a waste of its energy, resources and time with frequent regulatory failures, it isn’t just their future that is in crisis, but that of the entire nation. (ANI)

Published on May 26, 2026 08:23 pm IST

Restatement of the Quad vision

Though Japan and Australia publicly lauded the US’s commitment to the Quad framework, the truth is the grouping has struggled to agree on the holding of a leaders’ summit in India for well over a year. (@DrSJaishankar X/ANI)

Updated on May 26, 2026 08:23 pm IST

Cracking down on illegal sand mining

Sand mining often exceeds the river’s natural replenishment by several multiples, threatening banks with collapse while groundwater tables in surrounding areas plummet and animal and avian habitats are destroyed. (HT Archive)

Published on May 25, 2026 08:47 pm IST

The meltdown in West Bengal

With 42 Lok Sabha seats and 16 Rajya Sabha seats, Bengal can return an impressive haul for the BJP that holds 208 of the 294 assembly seats. (PTI)

Updated on May 25, 2026 08:48 pm IST

WFI on the mat in battle with Vinesh

The HC’s order is important from the perspective that it shows how federations can’t bully athletes. But at the same time, it must be remembered that sport is a meritocracy (PTI)

Updated on May 24, 2026 08:21 pm IST

Riding out a time of turbulence

The Indian side also forcefully took up the issue of energy supply disruptions that were caused by the US and Israel’s war against Iran, especially as New Delhi appears to be preparing for a looming oil and gas crisis (AFP)

Updated on May 24, 2026 08:21 pm IST

Keep politics out of citizenship

The law of the land and due process must take precedence over politics, and courts must make the final determination before a person is declared an infiltrator. Similarly, it is the courts, not the police or other law enforcement agencies, which are competent and empowered to decide whether a person is an Indian citizen. (HT Archive)

Updated on May 22, 2026 08:18 pm IST

Beyond ecology vs economy binary

Science tells us that the Himalayas are growing mountains that are prone to quakes and landslides. The climate crisis is manifest in the most destructive ways here. (HT Archive)

Updated on May 21, 2026 08:49 pm IST

The case for affordable housing in India’s cities

In metros, land costs make up 40-50% of the project cost, making housing highly capital-intensive. Chasing profits, private builders go after mid- and high-end housing. (Reuters)

Updated on May 21, 2026 08:48 pm IST

The distance between actor Vijay & CM Vijay

The TVK founder has always been an ally of the Eelam cause. This Sunday, Vijay mourned the victims of Mullivaikkal, the last stand of the Tamil Eelam Movement in 2009 in northern Sri Lanka, and Prabhakaran, who was killed on May 18 that year (PTI)

Published on May 20, 2026 08:26 pm IST

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