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Tackling graft in a federal system

Updated on Apr 4, 2023 14:23 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being presented with a memento by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director-General Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, New Delhi (Jitender Gupta)

Learn from Ram Navami clashes

In Bihar, Sasaram and Nalanda districts were rocked by stone pelting and clashes, prompting the government to shut down internet services and educational institutions. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 3, 2023 15:16 IST

Oppn needs a new social justice plank

At the first national conference of the All India Federation for Social Justice, an initiative of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), members of 19 Opposition parties came together on a common platform to discuss ways to take their efforts forward (Samir Jana/HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 3, 2023 13:21 IST

The X factor of fiscal year 23-24

Kharif crops, such as paddy, are sown during the onset of the monsoon season around the month of June and harvested at the end of this season during the months of September and October. (HT File Photo)
Published on Apr 2, 2023 15:15 IST

How to hold Big Tech to account

The bill seeks to expand the scope of penalties by taking into account an offending enterprise’s global turnover, not just the value of the business it does in India.
Published on Mar 31, 2023 14:30 IST

How to tackle hate speech

The Supreme Court. (ANI)
Published on Mar 30, 2023 13:02 IST

On Covid, India has no need to worry yet

The current version of the coronavirus most widely found, XBB.1.16, surged from 3% in early February to 65% in mid-March.
Published on Mar 29, 2023 14:47 IST

In Karnataka, 3 factors at play

Polarisation is an old fault line in the coastal regions of the state, a region which the BJP swept in 2018 and which its state chief NK Kateel has kept simmering with comments on interfaith marriages and Tipu Sultan’s legacy.
Updated on Mar 29, 2023 14:43 IST

It’s advantage EPS in battle for AIADMK

If Mr Palaniswami emerges as the undisputed leader of his party, he will have his hands full in trying to steer the AIADMK to a position of strength
Published on Mar 28, 2023 13:46 IST

Understanding the heat better

New policies will have to be put in place for the 231 million workers who must work outdoors.
Published on Mar 28, 2023 13:43 IST

The tremendous early potential of WPL

Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals by seven wickets to clinch the WPL 2023 title at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.
Published on Mar 27, 2023 17:59 IST

Safeguard the rights of interfaith couples

This case is likely to stoke a raging row over interfaith marriage and conversion after the Kerala ‘love jihad’ controversy.
Published on Mar 26, 2023 15:52 IST

Lessons from the US bank crisis

Bailing out banks by pumping in liquidity defeats the very purpose of monetary tightening by raising interest rates.
Updated on Mar 26, 2023 15:50 IST

Khalistani groups overreach in the US

The turn to violence punctures any moral high ground Khalistani groups may have hoped to claim within the US polity.
Published on Mar 23, 2023 14:35 IST

Uphold dignity in death penalty

This debate has played out at various levels across the world, but which, in India, has been muted. (PTI)
Updated on Mar 22, 2023 14:21 IST

Xi-Putin talks hint at new tests for India

Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands during a signing ceremony following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21, 2023 (AFP)
Published on Mar 22, 2023 14:08 IST

India’s best friend in Asia

If the late Shinzo Abe engineered a paradigm shift by placing India at the centre of its engagement in the region, Fumio Kishida has taken it forward, as seen in the Japanese PM’s visit to India this week.
Published on Mar 21, 2023 13:47 IST

A climate wake-up call for the world

The report’s narrative is clear: Humans are altering the climate and natural systems in unprecedented ways.
Published on Mar 21, 2023 13:45 IST

Attack the roots of radicalisation

Police and Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel conduct a flag march, Amritsar. March 19, 2023 (Raminder Pal Singh)
Updated on Mar 20, 2023 13:15 IST

Upholding openness in judicial hearings

A bench of the apex court led by CJI said that it needed to put an end to the “sealed cover practice” because it was contrary to the basic process of fair justice. The CJI further said that he was personally averse to the practice and underlined that there needed to be transparency. (Sanjay Sharma)
Published on Mar 20, 2023 13:03 IST

Securing State’s digital assets

Government’s plans to beef up cybersecurity with private sector help is encouraging. But decisions and interventions must move fast, and the cybersecurity police is now key (Shutterstock)
Updated on Mar 19, 2023 15:25 IST

Building a third front won’t be easy

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee with Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav, Kolkata, March 17 (PTI)
Updated on Mar 19, 2023 14:51 IST

Unpacking India’s latest trade data

If the trend in merchandise exports continues it will hurt certain sections of the Indian economy.
Published on Mar 16, 2023 13:51 IST