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Setting out the Budget agenda

Published on Dec 25, 2024 14:54 IST

New Delhi, India - Feb. 1, 2023: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Ministers of State Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad and Pankaj Chaudhary and officials poses for photographs outside the Finance Ministry ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget 2023-24 at North Block in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. (Photo by Ajay Aggarwal/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Detention policy is a double-edged sword

Ghaziabad India - December 22 2024: School children going to school in light rain in Ghaziabad , India on Monday, Decemberr 22 2024. (Photo bySakib Ali /Hindustan Times)

Updated on Dec 25, 2024 14:54 IST

The Benegal imprint on Indian cinema

**EDS: FILE PHOTO** Mumbai: In this June 14, 2024 file photo, filmmaker Shyam Benegal during the release of a special postal cover to mark Film Heritage Foundation's 10th anniversary, in Mumbai. Benegal passes away at the age of 90. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) (PTI12_23_2024_000397B) (PTI)

Updated on Dec 24, 2024 15:29 IST

Pulls of domestic politics in Dhaka

Bangladesh former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina checks her watch as she waits for the official opening time to cast her vote in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) (AP)

Published on Dec 24, 2024 15:29 IST

Forest survey misses the wood for the trees

An Indian giant squirrel rests on a tree branch in the tribal village of Banagudi in Nilgiris district, India, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) (AP)

Published on Dec 23, 2024 15:30 IST

Making friends in the Gulf region

Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kuwait City, Kuwait, December 22, 2024. KUNA/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES (via REUTERS)

Published on Dec 23, 2024 15:30 IST

Ways to make our roads accident free

Good design, effective laws, and zero-tolerance of violations can change human behaviour for the better (X.com/@DriveSmart_IN)

Published on Dec 22, 2024 15:18 IST

Towards a simple and rational GST

GST is no longer the Good and Simple Tax it was touted to be. The window for the rationalisation of the tax slabs (currently four) has been extended, and it isn’t clear whether this will even happen (FinMinIndia-X)

Published on Dec 22, 2024 15:11 IST

Not in the name of Ambedkar

Bengaluru, Dec 19 (ANII): Photos of Dr BR Ambedkar has been placed inside Karnataka Assembly to condemn the Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remark in Rajya Sabha over BR Ambedkar, in Bengaluru on Thursday. (ANI Photo) (Congress-X)

Published on Dec 20, 2024 14:59 IST

Dealing with the Dragon

Beijing, Dec 19 (ANI): Indian Special Representative and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval with Chinese Special Representative, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Office Wang Yi at the 23rd meeting of the Special Representatives on the China-India Boundary Question, in Beijing on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) (India in China - X)

Updated on Dec 19, 2024 15:42 IST

Oscars are no yardstick to judge Indian cinema

Laapataa Ladies

Updated on Dec 19, 2024 15:42 IST

Ashwin, match-winner & innovator for the ages

TOPSHOT - This picture taken on December 1, 2024 shows India's spin bowler Ravichandran Ashwin arriving to attend a cricket warm-up session at Manuka Oval in Canberra. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP) (AFP)

Published on Dec 18, 2024 15:06 IST

Raucous debate, lost opportunity

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks during the Constitution debate in the Rajya Sabha at the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI)

Updated on Dec 18, 2024 15:05 IST

When Colombo comes calling

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during a meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI12_16_2024_000391A) (PTI)

Updated on Dec 17, 2024 15:42 IST

Ministerial blues haunt Mahayuti

Nagpur, Dec 15 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis addresses a press conference ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the ministers of the Mahayuti alliance government, in Nagpur on Sunday. Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar are also present. (ANI Photo) (Snehal Sontakke)

Updated on Dec 17, 2024 15:42 IST

Wah Ustad! A global musician from India

(FILES) Indian musician, percussionist and tabla exponent Zakir Hussain performs during a concert at the Indian Music Experience (IME), the country’s first interactive music museum, in Bangalore on July 27, 2019. (Photo by Manjunath KIRAN / AFP) (AFP)

Published on Dec 16, 2024 14:46 IST

The gains of going it alone

New Delhi, India - Dec. 12, 2024: Aam Aadmi Party National Convener Arvind Kejriwal Announces <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2,100 Per Month For Women Ahead Of Delhi Assembly Polls during a function at AAP Headquarters in the presence of Delhi CM Atishi , in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, December 12, 2024. (Photo by Vipin Kumar/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Dec 16, 2024 14:46 IST

Winter, Budget reins on rate cut

A more aggressive fiscal consolidation could nudge it to adopt a more supportive role vis-a-vis growth (Hindustan Times)

Published on Dec 15, 2024 15:41 IST

A coming of age for Indian chess

Singapore: India's D Gukesh during the Closing Ceremony of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2024, in Singapore, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh on Thursday became the youngest world chess champion at 18 years after beating Ding Liren of China. (FIDE/Eng Chin An via PTI Photo) (PTI)

Published on Dec 13, 2024 17:05 IST

Nudging government to conserve wetlands

Pulwama: Migratory birds at a wetland in Pampore area of Pulwama district of south Kashmir, Monday, Dec. 3, 2024. (PTI Photo/S Irfan) (PTI)

Updated on Dec 12, 2024 15:21 IST

Supreme Court draws the line

Supreme Court of India (Mohd. Zakir/HT file photo)

Updated on Dec 12, 2024 15:21 IST

Targeting the RS chairperson

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar conducts proceedings in the House during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (PTI Photo (PTI)

Updated on Dec 11, 2024 15:00 IST

A timely push for the digital rupee

Published on Dec 11, 2024 15:00 IST

New RBI guv must keep macro picture in sight

Sanjay Malhotra speaks during the 67th Foundation Day of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in New Delhi, India December 4, 2024. India's Press Information Bureau/Handout via REUTERS (via REUTERS)

Updated on Dec 11, 2024 01:06 IST

Mending Delhi’s ties with Dhaka

Dhaka: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri with Chief Adviser of Bangladesh Muhammad Yunus during a meeting, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI)

Updated on Dec 10, 2024 15:00 IST

Speech that doesn’t befit a judge’s office

The judiciary has helped this Republic defy the odds and thrive. Its majesty is undermined by sectarianism and hate speech (Pexels)

Updated on Dec 9, 2024 15:01 IST

On the road to Damascus

A sign reading 'Syria I love Damascus' is on display outside a bakery in Neukolln district in Berlin, Germany December 9, 2024. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner (REUTERS)

Updated on Dec 9, 2024 14:59 IST

The new AAP with old non-AAP faces

New Delhi: AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal's supporters during his ‘padyatra’ in Karol Bagh area ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) (PTI)

Published on Dec 8, 2024 16:46 IST

Slow and steady on China front

Indian and Chinese army greet each other along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near Karakoram pass in Ladakh on October 31, 2024, on the occasion of Diwali. Chinese troops greeted Indian soldiers and exchanged sweets on October 31 at two points along their contested border to mark a major Indian festival, army sources said, a week after leaders of the Asian rivals held their first bilateral meeting in five years. (Photo by Indian Army / AFP) (AFP)

Published on Dec 8, 2024 16:46 IST

Stalled demand, sluggish growth

Mumbai: Security personnal outside the Reserve Bank of India headquarters, in Mumbai, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. The RBI on Friday raised the inflation projection for current fiscal year to 4.8 per cent from 4.5 per cent with Governor Shaktikanta Das saying lingering food price pressures are likely to keep headline inflation elevated in the December quarter. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) (PTI)

Updated on Dec 6, 2024 15:24 IST

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