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The messaging in Uttarakhand’s UCC

Updated on Jan 29, 2025 15:04 IST
Dehradun: In this image by @pushkardhami on Jan. 27, 2025, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami at an event to announce the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), in Dehradun, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (@pushkardhami via PTI Photo)(PTI01_27_2025_000088B) (@pushkardhami)

Tread carefully on the Himalayas

Shimla: Snow-covered Himalayas mountain range, seen from Shimla, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI02_09_2024_000167A)(PTI12_30_2024_000217A) (PTI)
Updated on Jan 27, 2025 14:51 IST

Closure in the 26/11 attacks

It is necessary that Rana , like Kasab, is made to stand trial in an Indian court and held accountable for his role in the crime (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Jan 27, 2025 04:28 IST

Spare the H-1B visa programme

TH-1B is a key (although not as key as it once was) pillar of the business model of the IT industry in India. / AFP PHOTO / OZAN KOSE (AFP)
Updated on Jan 23, 2025 14:48 IST

Stop stonewalling talks on Indus treaty

The Indus Waters Treaty is undoubtedly the most durable agreement between the South Asian rivals (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore)(PTI01_27_2023_000054A) (PTI)
Published on Jan 22, 2025 14:38 IST

Hurting culture with litigation

Husain, who has worked with the Ramayana and Mahabharata traditions on the advice of socialist leader Rammanohar Lohia, is hardly disrespectful to his subjects in his works
Updated on Jan 22, 2025 14:38 IST

Trump-shaped climate disaster

Homes reduced to rubble by the Palisades Fire are seen in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 18, 2025. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (AFP)
Updated on Jan 22, 2025 02:58 IST

Rethinking women’s education in Kabul

(FILES) Afghan female students studying health studies walk along a street in Kabul on December 3, 2024. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP) (AFP)
Updated on Jan 22, 2025 03:00 IST

The bovine beliefs of a man of science

Veezhinathan Kamakoti
Published on Jan 20, 2025 15:04 IST

Engaging with President Trump

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a service at St. John's Church on the inauguration day of his second Presidential term in Washington, U.S. January 20, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (REUTERS)
Published on Jan 20, 2025 15:04 IST

For Tejashwi, Lalu legacy is a mixed bag

Lalu Prasad was seen as uncompromising in furthering one of the two major strands of post-1980s national politics, Mandal, and opposing the other, Mandir. However, his legacy also includes a period in Bihar politics that was characterised by corruption, general lawlessness, and the collapse of the State and its institutions. (Photo by Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times)
Published on Jan 19, 2025 14:30 IST

AI challenge to electoral process

Deepfakes are a unique and evolving problem that needs a more dynamic solution (Getty Images)
Published on Jan 19, 2025 14:26 IST

Side-stepping NEET issues

Srinagar: Medical students from Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar, holding placards take part in a silent protest against the reduction of Open Merit (OM) seats in postgraduate admissions under the NEET PG framework, in Srinagar, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI)
Published on Jan 17, 2025 15:03 IST

The prospect of peace in Gaza

Destroyed buildings by Israeli bombardments as seen inside the Gaza Strip from southern Israel, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) (AP)
Published on Jan 16, 2025 15:48 IST

Russian roulette for Indian jobseekers

It is unclear how many are currently serving in the Russian army or are with units engaged in the fighting with Ukraine. Some reports have suggested a handful of Indians have been reluctant to give up their jobs in the Russian military, perhaps because of the pressure to recoup the huge amounts they paid to recruitment agents. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) (AP)
Published on Jan 15, 2025 14:37 IST

The meat of the obesity problem

A man uses measuring tape on his waist in California on Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/JoNel Aleccia) (AP)
Updated on Jan 15, 2025 14:37 IST

When Establishment memorialises Orwell

This photo, provided by The Royal Mint on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, shows a portrait of George Orwell and a new £2 coin. (The Royal Mint/PinPep via AP) (AP)
Updated on Jan 14, 2025 14:51 IST

Worry over a falling rupee

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The Indian Rupee logo is seen inside the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) headquarters in Mumbai, India, December 6, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo/File Photo (REUTERS)
Published on Jan 14, 2025 14:50 IST

Good fences for good neighbours

A Border Security Force (BSF) official walks into a Border Outpost (BOP), a self-contained defence outpost situated near the India-Bangladesh international border in Petrapole, India, October 16, 2024. REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary (REUTERS)
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 14:46 IST

Why the House must debate CAG reports

CAG reports are not mere audits of public expenses meant for the archives. The government is mandated to present them before the assembly, where they need to be discussed to ensure that public funds are spent in the right manner and for the right objectives
Published on Jan 13, 2025 14:46 IST

Boiling seas and scorched land

(FILES) A man is seen in front of smoke rising from an illegally lit fire on a maize field that borders a rainforest reserve, in Sinop, Mato Grosso state, Brazil, on August 9, 2020. . (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP) (AFP)
Updated on Jan 12, 2025 18:14 IST

Ensure justice to queer people

New Delhi, India - Sept. 6, 2018: The Activists and Supporters of Article 377 in the Supreme Court Verdict on Article 377 at Supreme Court Campus in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, September 6, 2018. (Photo by Sushil Kumar/ Hindustan Times) (Sushil Kumar/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jan 10, 2025 16:51 IST

Battle for Delhi splits INDIA bloc

New Delhi, Jan 07 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Atishi with Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh addresses a press conference after the announcement of Delhi Assembly Election dates, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Photo/Amit Sharma) (Amit Sharma)
Updated on Jan 9, 2025 15:23 IST