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Balancing privacy and voters’ rights

Published on Apr 10, 2024 15:29 IST
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)

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

Talking peace with Moscow

External affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar meets Ukraine foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba in New Delhi on Friday. (S Jaishankar X)
Published on Apr 1, 2024 02:34 IST

Battle for seats in Maharashtra

The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has finalised a seat-sharing agreement for 39 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray will decide on remaining nine seats (HT PHOTO)
Published on Mar 29, 2024 17:57 IST

Addressing the jobs challenge

New Delhi, India - Feb. 16, 2018: Candidates apply for jobs at 'Job Fair' organized by Directorate of Employment, Delhi Government at Tyagraj Sports Complex in New Delhi, India, on Friday, February 16, 2018. (Photo by Sanchit Khanna/ Hindustan Times) (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)
Published on Mar 28, 2024 16:05 IST

Old Punjab allies take new paths

Mansa: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Sukhbir Singh Badal during a road show ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, in Mansa, Punjab, Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI03_27_2024_000208A) *** Local Caption ***
Published on Mar 27, 2024 16:48 IST

TB challenge needs a multi-focal approach

Non-lung TB is another challenging facet of India’s TB burden.  (HT PHOTO)
Published on Mar 27, 2024 16:47 IST

Engage with Ladakh’s sense of alienation

FILE PHOTO: India's Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint along a highway leading to Ladakh, at Gagangeer in Kashmir's Ganderbal district June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail/File Photo (REUTERS)
Published on Mar 26, 2024 16:03 IST

Heed UN call for ceasefire

The United Nations Security Council meets on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at the UN headquarters in New York on March 25, 2024. After more than five months of war, the UN Security Council for the first time passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The United States, Israel's ally which vetoed previous drafts, abstained. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)
Published on Mar 26, 2024 15:30 IST

Challenges of a global baby bust

The gradual pushing of brakes on population growth has resulted from two key factors.
Published on Mar 26, 2024 02:50 IST

The battle against tech monopolies

This photo combo of images shows logos for Apple, Meta, Google and Amazon.  (AP Photo)
Published on Mar 26, 2024 02:43 IST

After the terror strike in Moscow

People light candles in memory of the victims of the terrorist attack in Moscow, in the center of in the center of Simferopol, in Russian-held Crimea on Friday.
Published on Mar 25, 2024 18:01 IST

BJD-BJP tie-up slips on Odisha goals

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik. The BJD isn't ready to accede to the BJP's demand for 14 of the state's 21 Lok Sabha seats.
Published on Mar 25, 2024 18:00 IST