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Waiting for the voters to turn up

Published on May 06, 2024 09:21 pm IST
Polling officials collect VVPATs and other voting materials ahead of the Karnataka assembly elections, at Veterinary College distribution centre in Bengaluru on Tuesday. (PTI)

West needs to bear its climate funding duty

This development undermines faith in the West’s commitment to meaningful efforts to limit the warming fallout (Representative file image)
Published on May 06, 2024 09:21 pm IST

Poll shadow over onions

Unless farmers as a class, across crops and regions, accept reforms and also demand a fair deal from the government, things won’t change.
Published on May 05, 2024 11:02 pm IST

Rohith Vemula report misses trees for the forest

The probe report is remarkable for its insensitive approach to the caste question in the Rohith Vemula case. (Hindustan Times)
Published on May 05, 2024 11:02 pm IST

State in retreat, chaos in Imphal

Prayers being offered at the Wall of Remembrance in Churachandpur district of Manipur on Friday (HT Photo/Sourced)
Published on May 03, 2024 11:00 pm IST

Restive campuses hold a mirror to Washington

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 02: California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers clear a pro-Palestinian encampment as a police helicopter flies after dispersal orders were given at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus, on May 2, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. The camp was declared �unlawful� by the university and more than 100 protestors who refused to leave were detained during the operation. Pro-Palestinian encampments have sprung up at college campuses around the country with some protestors calling for schools to divest from Israeli interests amid the ongoing war in Gaza. Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP)
Published on May 03, 2024 02:56 am IST

GST’s new peak should spur tweak

goods and services tax (GST)
Updated on May 03, 2024 01:18 am IST

Reading caste in inequality debate

An enumerator staff marks a house during a caste-based census in Bihar in 2023. (HT Photo)
Published on May 01, 2024 09:05 pm IST

Does India’s T20 WC squad lack vision?

MS Dhoni and Joginder Sharma were part of the winning T20 World Cup side in 2007(Twitter)
Published on May 01, 2024 09:04 pm IST

Farm resilience is key to managing climate crisis

Sustained gains in shifting away from water-intensive crops need to be demonstrated to farmers(Pic for representation)
Published on Apr 30, 2024 11:27 pm IST

Lessons from the Revanna episode

The Prajwal Revanna episode is a symptom of the culture of impunity that prevails in Indian politics (HT)
Published on Apr 30, 2024 11:20 pm IST

Dousing the summer fire in Uttarakhand

Forest fire raging in Ranibagh area of Uttarakhand’s Nainital district on Saturday night.(HT_PRINT)
Published on Apr 29, 2024 11:02 pm IST

When arithmetic trips chemistry

New Delhi, - April 29, 2024: Former Delhi Pradesh Congress President Arvinder Singh Lovely during his interview at his residence in New Delhi, , on Monday, April 29, 2024. (Photo by Arvind Yadav/ Hindustan Times)(Hindustan Times)
Published on Apr 29, 2024 11:02 pm IST

Fight the rising tide of hunger

Volunteers deliver food to families, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip April 22, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY(REUTERS)
Published on Apr 28, 2024 10:53 pm IST

EVMs win the day in the court

Though the Court has unambiguously settled the matter in favour of EVMs, there is a need to reflect on the rising scepticism regarding the integrity of the election process. (HT)
Published on Apr 28, 2024 10:46 pm IST

Trivialising the equality debate

India is not at a stage in its economic transformation where it can prioritise redistribution over growth.. (Shutterstock)
Published on Apr 26, 2024 09:54 pm IST

Rwanda Bill ignores history, isn’t humane

(FILES) Migrants travel in an inflatable boat across the English Channel, bound for Dover on the south coast of England. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on April 22, 2024, promised to begin deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda in coming months as part of a plan to deter arrivals that has sparked controversy.
Published on Apr 25, 2024 11:16 pm IST

Federal voices in national politics

Bengaluru, Mar 29 (ANI): Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Vijayendra Yediyurappa along with Janata Dal (Secular) chief HD Deve Gowda, former state CMs B. S. Yediyurappa, HD Kumaraswamy, BS Bommai, BJP Karnataka incharge Radha Mohan Das hold hands at the Coordination Committee Meeting organised by BJP and JD(S) leaders ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, in Bengaluru on Friday. (ANI Photo)(hd kumaraswamy-X)
Published on Apr 25, 2024 11:12 pm IST

Avoid ban on exports, tap farm opportunity

Agri-exports in the April-February 2023-24 period fell by just under 9% over the corresponding period in 2022-23 (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
Published on Apr 24, 2024 09:12 pm IST

Missing in the campaign heat

IMD declares it a heat wave when the day temperature touches 40 degrees Celsius and it is at least 4.5 degrees above the climatic normal. (Representative Image)
Published on Apr 24, 2024 08:55 pm IST

The importance of Karnataka

Channapatna: AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge with Karnataka Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar during a public meeting in support of party candidate D.K. Suresh for Lok Sabha elections, in Channapatna, Monday, April 22, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI04_22_2024_000143B)(PTI)
Published on Apr 23, 2024 09:07 pm IST

A champion plots his moves on the board

Grandmaster D. Gukesh of India(PTI)
Published on Apr 23, 2024 09:04 pm IST

Vinesh’s defiance of body, mind and time

**EDS: IMAGE VIA @geeta_phogat** Jaipur: Asian Games gold medallist Vinesh Phogat during her match at the Senior National Wrestling Championships, in Jaipur, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. Vinesh Phogat clinched the 55kg gold medal in the event. (PTI Photo)
(PTI02_04_2024_000440B)(PTI)
Published on Apr 22, 2024 11:04 pm IST

A push for FCI modernisation

FCI, a state-owned corporation through which 70% of federal food subsidies are routed, is critical for the country’s food security as it procures millions of tonnes of farm produce at federally fixed minimum support prices (HT File)
Published on Apr 22, 2024 10:59 pm IST

A pro-Beijing vote in Malé

Maldives' President Mohamed Muizzu (centre) along with his supporters in Male. (AFP)
Published on Apr 22, 2024 09:11 pm IST

Direct tax rally is a welcome trend

 FY24 is the first time when PIT collections will be larger than corporate taxes. What is one to make of the ongoing bull run in direct taxes, especially in PIT?
Published on Apr 22, 2024 09:09 pm IST

Pursuit of peace in the shadow of war

An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel on April 14. (REUTERS/File)
Published on Apr 19, 2024 11:50 pm IST

No more Himalayan blunders, please

The 2013 floods washed away 16 km trek from the Kedarnath shrine to Gaurikund. It affected 9 million people in five districts, mostly in Rudraprayag where Kedarnath is situated.(HT File Photo)
Published on Apr 18, 2024 09:50 pm IST

Political carnival, fest of democracy

Election staff check the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) at a polling station, ahead of the first phase of the election, in Bikaner, Rajasthan, India, April 18, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Published on Apr 18, 2024 09:40 pm IST

In Tamil Nadu, a clash of visions

Coimbatore, Mar 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a roadshow in Coimbatore on Monday. Tamil Nadu BJP chief K. Annamalai and Union Minister L. Murugan are seen. (ANI Photo)(Narendra Modi Twitter)
Published on Apr 17, 2024 09:50 pm IST
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