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Rekindle the animal spirits

Women shop for Christmas decorations at a roadside market in Ahmedabad, India, December 24, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave (REUTERS)
Updated on Jan 8, 2025 14:49 IST

Bruised Delhi heads to polls

New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party supporters cheer during the celebration of the party's victory in the Maharashtra Assembly election, at party headquarters in New Delhi on Saturday. (ANI Photo) (Modi website)
Published on Jan 7, 2025 14:51 IST

Early steps to digital dignity

Last week, the government released draft rules that will operationalise the digital privacy law passed in 2023. The rules, on which the public can give feedback till February 18, represent an ambitious attempt to protect the country’s 800 million-plus internet users. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP) / To go with 'India-Wedding-Detective', FOCUS by Aishwarya KUMAR (AFP)
Updated on Jan 6, 2025 15:15 IST

Connecting the NCR with public transport

New Delhi, India- December 24, 2024: Metro Rail service in the chilly morning with light fog amid rising air pollution near the Samachar apartment, in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, December 24, 2024. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times)
Published on Jan 6, 2025 15:15 IST

New pain points on China border

India must remain as clear-eyed as it is being in its approach to the rapprochement with China (AFP/Indian Army)
Published on Jan 5, 2025 15:17 IST

No end to farm economy unease

Jalandhar, Dec 30 (ANI): Farmers raise slogans during a sit-in protest for the 'Punjab Bandh' call given by the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) and the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) in support of Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been holding a hunger strike for more than a month over various demands, in Jalandhar on Monday. (ANI Photo) (Sunny Sehgal)
Updated on Jan 3, 2025 14:58 IST

Filling the gaps in school education

Ghaziabad India - December 26 2024: Ghaziabad School children at Ghaziabad Kavi Nagar Primary School in Ghaziabad , India on Thursday, Decemberr 26 2024. (Photo by Sakib Ali /Hindustan Times)
Published on Jan 2, 2025 16:55 IST

The battle to beat the heat

Shimla: Flames billow out after a fire broke out in a forest near residential area, in Shimla, on Sunday night, May 26, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI)
Updated on Jan 2, 2025 16:54 IST

The unsettled debate about Covid origins

People walk on a pedestrian street in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province on December 22, 2024, ahead of the fifth anniversary of China confirming its first death from the Covid-19 coronavirus. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) (AFP)
Published on Jan 1, 2025 15:54 IST

In Manipur, the search for peace

Imphal: Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh addresses a press conference, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI)
Updated on Jan 1, 2025 15:54 IST

Signalling a maturing space ecosystem

Sriharikota [Andhra Pradesh], Dec 31 (ANI): Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launches Polar Satellite Launch vehicle (PSLV-C60) with two Space Docking Experiment (SpaDex) satellites and 24 other innovative payloads into orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), in Sriharikota on Monday. (ANI Photo) (PIB- X)
Published on Dec 31, 2024 14:32 IST

Optimism, with a dose of caution

Puri, Dec 31 (ANI): Sand artist Manas Kumar Sahoo makes a sand art wishing New Year 2025, at Puri beach in Puri on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) (Prahlad Mahato)
Updated on Dec 31, 2024 14:31 IST

Preparing for the Trump disruption

President-elect Donald Trump holds hands with Melania Trump after speaking to supporters at the Palm Beach County Convention Center during an election night watch party, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) (AP)
Published on Dec 30, 2024 14:45 IST

An emblem for the India story

**EDS: FILE PHOTO** Tokyo: In this Oct. 24, 2010 file photo, then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in Tokyo, Japan. Singh passed away on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, at the age of 92. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma) (PTI)
Updated on Dec 27, 2024 15:35 IST

MT was a master of the word and screen

17 July 1991 - MT Vasudevan Nair, Writer - HT Photo by Sanjay Sharma.
Published on Dec 26, 2024 15:07 IST

Taliban lesson for Islamabad

Afghan victims injured in a Pakistani air strike, receive medical treatment at a hospital in Sharan, capital of Paktika province on December 25, 2024, a day after the attack. Pakistan air strikes in an eastern border region of Afghanistan killed 46 civilians, the Taliban government said December 25, whilst a Pakistan security official said the bombardment had targeted "terrorist hideouts". (Photo by AFP) (AFP)
Updated on Dec 26, 2024 15:07 IST

Setting out the Budget agenda

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)
Published 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

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