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Political carnival, fest of democracy

Published on Apr 18, 2024 16:10 IST
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

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)
Published on Apr 17, 2024 16:20 IST

Shrinking footprint of the Congress party

Congress flags waves at rallies
Published on Apr 16, 2024 15:47 IST

Why monsoon rainfall matters

According to IMD’s forecast for the 2024 southwest monsoon, rainfall is expected at 106% of its long-period average or LPA, with a model error of ±5%. (HT FILE PHOTO)
Published on Apr 16, 2024 15:47 IST

Speaking politics through manifesto

Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases the BJP election manifesto in New Delhi on Sunday. (ANI Photo)
Published on Apr 15, 2024 15:38 IST

Rising spectre of war in West Asia

This video grab shows explosions lighting up Jerusalem sky during Iranian attack on Israel.
Published on Apr 14, 2024 18:15 IST

Leader in jail, party in crisis

AAP leaders Sanjay Singh, Gopal Rai, Sandeep Pathak and Pankaj Gupta during a Press conference in New Delhi on Monday (PTI)
Published on Apr 12, 2024 17:33 IST

America’s tough talk on trade balance

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits the Beijing Confucian Temple and the Imperial College at Guozijian with U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns in Beijing, China April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Florence Lo
Published on Apr 11, 2024 15:57 IST

Diplomacy with a defence angle

Defence attachés in friendly nations such as Russia and the US are involved in efforts to acquire new weapons systems and also facilitate military-to-military cooperation.(ANI Photo)
Published on Apr 11, 2024 15:46 IST

Balancing privacy and voters’ rights

When read alongside the electoral bonds judgment, where the top court upheld the citizen’s right to know about political funding of parties, Tuesday’s verdict shows that the jurisprudence on striking a balance between transparent elections and shielding the right to privacy is still evolving (Representative Photo/HT Files)
Published on Apr 10, 2024 15:29 IST

Seat deals in an unsettled polity

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole and NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar during a Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) press conference, in Mumbai, Tuesday, April 9, 2024.  (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)(PTI04_09_2024_RPT065B)
Published on Apr 10, 2024 15:27 IST

Law in service of climate battles

The Supreme Court of India. (File photo.)
Published on Apr 9, 2024 16:25 IST

On abortion, Trump pivots to expediency

Abortion rights should be left up to US states to decide, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on April 8, 2024, effectively rejecting a national abortion ban after months of mixed signals on one of the November election's most contentious issues. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP)
Published on Apr 9, 2024 16:17 IST

Battling the doping challenge in sports

Out of 4,064 samples collected from Indian athletes, 127 individuals tested positive for banned substances, constituting 3.26% of the sample size.
Published on Apr 8, 2024 15:18 IST

Understanding bull run in BSE

Mumbai: People move past a digital screen at the facade of the BSE during the presentation of the Interim Budget 2024 in Parliament by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in Mumbai, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.  (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) (PTI02_01_2024_000217A)
Published on Apr 8, 2024 15:17 IST

Manifesto that banks on State

Hyderabad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and others release the party’s manifesto ‘Nyay Patra’ during a public meeting (Jana Jatara), ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha election, in Hyderabad, Saturday, April 6, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI04_06_2024_000342B) (PTI)
Published on Apr 7, 2024 18:18 IST

Both dovish and hawkish

The current growth momentum of the economy has given some policy buffer to RBI in keeping interest rates high and (potentially) erring on the side of caution.
Published on Apr 5, 2024 18:19 IST

In Kashmir seats, friends turn foes

Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti
Published on Apr 4, 2024 15:48 IST

Why DC and Beijing want stability

US President Joe Biden (R) and China's President Xi Jinping.
Published on Apr 3, 2024 15:41 IST

Miracle claims can’t drive medical care

A hoarding with an image of Baba Ramdev inside a Patanjali store in Ahmedabad. (Reuters)
Published on Apr 3, 2024 15:29 IST

Battling the summer heat

As spring recedes, the temperatures have inched past the 40°C mark in several regions and many parts of the southern peninsula are already struggling with unprecedented water crises.  (HT PHOTO)
Published on Apr 2, 2024 15:48 IST

It’s a battle of narratives

(From left) NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Punjab chief minister and AAP leader Bhagwant Mann; and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah at the Ramlila Maidan on Sunday. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo\)
Published on Apr 1, 2024 15:45 IST

Katchatheevu politics is a slippery slope

Katchatheevu island, Sri Lanka (Image: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sri Lanka)
Published on Apr 1, 2024 15:45 IST