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Questions on Amritpal saga

Amritpal Singh, who is accused of secessionist activities, spreading communal disharmony and attacking police officers, and charged under the National Security Act, should now be tried to the fullest extent of the law after a transparent and rigorous probe.
Published on Apr 23, 2023 14:06 IST

SMA rules must be reconsidered

While hearing a clutch of petitions demanding legal recognition of same-sex marriage, a five-judge Constitution bench said the notice regime was based on patriarchy and laid them open for “invasion by the society”. (Amal KS/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 21, 2023 14:04 IST

Resolve the judges appointment logjam

The Supreme Court. (ANI)
Published on Apr 20, 2023 13:25 IST

Battling bias on IIT campuses

IIT Bombay. (HT photo)
Published on Apr 20, 2023 13:23 IST

Atiq killing needs a transparent probe

Forensic team members search for evidence at the spot where gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf Ahmad were shot dead by unidentified assailants, Prayagraj, April 15, 2023 (AFP)
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 13:43 IST

A challenge and an opportunity

People walk through the Sadar Bazaar in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. India has overtaken China as the world’s most populous nation, according to UN data released on April 19. Prashanth Vishwanathan/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 13:40 IST

Haryana must learn to value the Aravallis

The Aravallis are key to the wellbeing of the National Capital Region’s 64 million residents in more ways than one.
Published on Apr 18, 2023 14:22 IST

Will quota push help the Opposition?

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called for a caste census and proportionate reservation.
Published on Apr 18, 2023 14:17 IST

Heat tragedy holds lessons

At a time when heat waves are predicted to soar in India — the World Bank estimates that India could become one of the first places in the world to experience heat waves that break the human survivability limit — adaptation must happen urgently. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 17, 2023 13:56 IST

End the culture of impunity in sport

Wrestler Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat speak during a protest against the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) and its chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, New Delhi (ANI)
Updated on Apr 17, 2023 13:48 IST

In UP, a blow to law and order

The very public murder of a very public criminal in a very public place has shown that when it comes to India’s most-populous and politically important state, the more things change, the more they remain the same. (ANI)
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 14:51 IST

Towards a new affirmative pact

BR Ambedkar reminded them that the topsoil of democracy in India rested on a bed of deep inequity and, therefore, political democracy would never be enough in the absence of social democracy — where people of various backgrounds, castes, classes and faiths could creditably aspire to the same opportunities without bias. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 13:48 IST

A new round of Naga talks is encouraging

New Delhi was clear that neither was possible, but kept the door open for a compromise – allowing the NSCN (Isak-Muivah) to operate informally in some regions.
Published on Apr 13, 2023 13:28 IST

What inflation data suggests

The extent of this crisis will depend on two key factors, one external and one internal.
Published on Apr 13, 2023 13:25 IST

What drama in K’taka reveals

Interestingly, Karnataka is perhaps the only state in the country where the party has consciously avoided corruption as a campaign issue (PTI)
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 13:06 IST

Take a stern stance with unruly flyers

There’s no room for boors anywhere — least of all in the skies.
Published on Apr 11, 2023 12:40 IST

What’s normal for monsoon?

A poor monsoon can depress farm produce and rural spending, crimp production and fuel food inflation, besides wreaking havoc with harvest rates and farm jobs.
Published on Apr 11, 2023 12:36 IST

Another crisis for Congress

The discord between Mr Gehlot and Mr Pilot is not new. The two leaders have been locked in public spats over the years, and after the 2018 win in the state elections, both pitched for the chief ministership (REUTERS)
Updated on Apr 10, 2023 15:35 IST

Strengthening the federal set-up

On the policy front, the Centre’s flagship welfare programmes — which the BJP has used effectively in generating electoral advantage and nurturing a constituency of labharthis — are tightly controlled by the Union and often sit in the state’s or concurrent domain (such as health). (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 9, 2023 13:52 IST

Shield curricula from ideology

Such controversies, unfortunately, are not new in India, where pedagogy and politics often find themselves entwined (SUNIL GHOSH/HT)
Updated on Apr 7, 2023 15:31 IST

A pragmatic move by RBI

And at a time when rapid rate tightening — the interest rate has gone up by 2.5 percentage points since May — has especially pinched retail borrowers, the pause should provide some relief.
Published on Apr 6, 2023 14:04 IST

On Arunachal, China provokes yet again

This plan was apparent with the repeated border incursion attempts and skirmishes along the frontier, but has been made clearer now.
Published on Apr 6, 2023 14:01 IST

Safeguarding media freedom

The court’s judgment is a watershed moment in shielding the media from State excesses. It is now up to the authorities, political class and society to ingest, imbibe and implement these tenets. (Sanjay Sharma/HT)
Updated on Apr 5, 2023 14:32 IST