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The Commonwealth Games’ irrelevance

Published on Oct 23, 2024 15:00 IST
The state of the CWG begs a much larger question: Is it time to bury the Commonwealth Games, once and for all?

In J&K, peace in the crosshairs

Kashmir, India - October. 21, 2024: People carry the body of Doctor Shanawaz Dar during his funeral proession at Nadigam village in Budgam, some 20 kilometers from Srinagar,21 October 2024. (Photo By Waseem Andrabi /Hindustan Times)--
Published on Oct 22, 2024 15:35 IST

North-South politics in population debate

Chennai: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu addresses the media with DMK President MK Stalin at latter's residence in Chennai, Friday,Nov09.2018. (PTI Photo) (PTI)
Published on Oct 22, 2024 15:35 IST

The politics of SC sub-quotas

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini
Published on Oct 20, 2024 18:37 IST

Sinwar death is a pivot for ending the war

Motorbikes drive past a banner of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza on Wednesday, in front of the British Embassy in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Published on Oct 20, 2024 18:37 IST

Citizenship and its discontents

New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): A view of the Supreme Court building, the apex judicial body of India, in New Delhi (ANI Photo) (Sanjay Sharma)
Updated on Oct 18, 2024 15:35 IST

A beginning in Islamabad

This handout photograph taken on October 16, 2024 and released by Pakistan's Press Information Department (PID) shows Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (C front) posing for a group picture with the heads of the delegate members during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, in Islamabad. The SCO comprises China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus -- with 16 more countries affiliated as observers or "dialogue partners". (Photo by Pakistan's Press Information Department (PID) / AFP) (AFP)
Published on Oct 17, 2024 15:30 IST

Chill in Ottawa and New Delhi

A man stands in the lawns outside the Canadian High Commission, in New Delhi on October 15, 2024. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP) (AFP)
Published on Oct 15, 2024 15:10 IST

Challenges before CM Omar Abdullah

Jammu and Kashmir, Oct 14 (ANI): JKNC Vice President Omar Abdullah receives the letter from Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, inviting him to form the next government in J&K, on Monday. (ANI Photo) (Omar Abdullah- X)
Published on Oct 15, 2024 15:10 IST

India’s gesture, Pakistan’s turn

A policeman stands guard at the Red Zone near a venue on the eve of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Islamabad on October 14, 2024. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP) (AFP)
Updated on Oct 14, 2024 14:58 IST

Calling for action to save the planet

In this photograph taken on October 1, 2024, a tiger rests under a tree at the Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur district of India's Rajasthan state. (Photo by Peter MARTELL / AFP) (AFP)
Published on Oct 14, 2024 14:58 IST

Balance laws with rights

**EDS: FILE PHOTO** Nagpur: In this Friday, Dec 25, 2015 file photo, former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba arrives at the Nagpur Central Jail. Saibaba died at a state-run hospital in Hyderabad due to health-related complications on Saturday, merely seven months after he was acquitted in a case of alleged links with Maoists after 10 years in prison. (PTI Photo) (PTI10_12_2024_000422A) *** Local Caption ***
Published on Oct 13, 2024 18:59 IST

A Nobel reminder of the peril of nukes

Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Nihon Hidankyo) co-chair Toshiyuki Mimaki, who survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters on the following day of Nihon Hidankyo winning the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, in Hiroshima, western Japan, October 12, 2024.  REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Published on Oct 13, 2024 18:59 IST

Mending ties, making friends

New Delhi, Oct 07 (ANI): Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu meets President Droupadi Murmu ahead of the banquet dinner in his honour, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Monday. (ANI Photo) (President of India - X)
Published on Oct 11, 2024 15:44 IST

Clearing the air on abetment provision

The Supreme Court has brought much-needed clarity on the provision of abetment of suicide, which is often misused,. (Photo by Sonu Mehta/ Hindustan Times) (Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)
Published on Oct 10, 2024 15:46 IST

Dominant parties and niche brands

Srinagar, Oct 09: (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party supporters gather to celebrate the party's win in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections, at Farooq Abdullah's residence in Srinagar on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) (Mohammad Amin War)
Published on Oct 9, 2024 15:16 IST

Haryana win points to BJP’s resilience

Kurukshetra: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini greets supporters after winning the Assembly elections from Ladwa constituency, at Ladwa, in Kurukshetra district, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI)
Published on Oct 8, 2024 15:52 IST

A new chapter begins in J&K

Kashmir, India - October. 08, 2024: Supporters of National Conference (NC) celebrate outside the counting center in Srinagar,on 08 October 2024. (Photo By Waseem Andrabi /Hindustan Times)--
Published on Oct 8, 2024 15:51 IST

Rice export and its discontents

FILE PHOTO: Workers weigh and pack paddy bags at Sitapur market, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India October 20, 2023. REUTERS/Rajendra Jadhav/File Photo (REUTERS)
Updated on Oct 7, 2024 15:27 IST

A war that can have no winners

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli air strike that targeted a neighbourhood in Beirut's southern suburbs on October 6, 2024. Israel unleashed intense strikes targeting Hezbollah on October 6, almost a year since the attack by Palestinian Hamas militants that sparked the war in Gaza. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP)
Published on Oct 6, 2024 18:29 IST

Curing prisons of caste prejudice

The bench said caste-based assignments of labour, such as assigning menial tasks like cleaning and sweeping to marginalised castes while reserving cooking for higher castes, is a violation of Articles 14 and 15 of the Constitution
Updated on Oct 6, 2024 18:28 IST

Importance of Haryana polls

Rohtak: Polling officials carry EVM and other election material as they leave for their respective polling stations on the eve of the Haryana Assembly elections, in Rohtak, Haryana, Friday, Oct 4, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI10_04_2024_000200A) (PTI)
Updated on Oct 4, 2024 15:33 IST

Going ahead for Swachh Bharat

Navi Mumbai, India - Oct. 2, 2024:A clean-up drive was organised at the Mini Sea Shore, on the occasion of Swachh Bharat Divas along with DIG CRPF & Fortis Hiranandani Hospital at Vashi Mini Sea Shore in Navi Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. (Photo by Bachchan Kumar/ HT PHOTO) (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Oct 3, 2024 15:27 IST

In J&K polls, a win for democracy

Jammu, Oct 01 (ANI): Voters wait in a queue to cast their votes for the final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, at a polling station, in Jammu on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) (Shanky Rathore)
Updated on Oct 2, 2024 15:03 IST