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    In Punjab polls, huge stakes for Opposition

    editorials
    Published on Jun 1, 2026 16:09 IST
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    In Punjab polls, huge stakes for Opposition

    In a volatile state where the 2021 farm law protests fundamentally reshaped politics, the local body polls are a virtual semi-final for the assembly elections just months away. (PTI)
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    Published on Jun 1, 2026 15:47 IST

    Invisible, illegal buildings

    Building collapses, along with fires, cause more deaths than any other disaster in Delhi. Staying invisible to regulators in broad daylight, hundreds of unauthorised colonies and urban villages are dotted with structures that flout rules. (PTI)
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    Updated on Jun 1, 2026 15:47 IST

    Implementation key to faster-bail framework

    The decision comes against the backdrop of rising pretrial detention cases that are clogging India’s prison systems amid complaints of judicial delays, especially in cases involving political causes or anti-terror laws. (HT Archive)
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    Published on May 31, 2026 15:07 IST

    Larger message in NFHS numbers

    On some reproductive health outcomes, such as institutionalised deliveries, the success is stellar — from less than 40% in NFHS-1 to 90% in NFHS-6. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Updated on May 31, 2026 15:07 IST

    A textbook case of failure

    Why CBSE chose to persist with the rushed timeline is yet to be adequately explained. As the controversy grew with each new disclosure, the board’s response followed the same templates: defend the decision, describe the scale of failure as within acceptable parameters, or simply deny the existence of a problem. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on May 29, 2026 17:45 IST

    US moonshot in the new space race

    The Moon’s resources, from water ice that could fuel deep-space missions to rare minerals, add a dimension the 1960s race never had. (NASA via Reuters)
    editorials
    Published on May 28, 2026 14:27 IST

    The Congress’s limited win

    DK Shivakumar has spent years as the party’s main troubleshooter, poll strategist and financier — a role he has excelled in. Now, he’s stepping into the most public-facing role of his career. (PTI)
    editorials
    Published on May 28, 2026 14:27 IST

    Two leaves and nine lives, AIADMK stays in the ring

    Just as a meltdown appeared inevitable, the divided AIADMK leadership has agreed to sail together and survive the storm. (ANI)
    editorials
    Published on May 27, 2026 14:40 IST

    SIR clears a legal hurdle

    The fate of 2.71 million people disenfranchised by the process in Bengal — a dubious first since independence — still hangs in the balance. For no fault of theirs, these people have been stripped of a right only due to the paucity of time and a face-off between ECI and the then Bengal government. (PTI)
    editorials
    Published on May 27, 2026 14:40 IST

    Lessons India’s education authorities need to learn

    IF the student community has to face anxiety, lost chances, and a waste of its energy, resources and time with frequent regulatory failures, it isn’t just their future that is in crisis, but that of the entire nation. (ANI)
    editorials
    Published on May 26, 2026 14:53 IST

    Restatement of the Quad vision

    Though Japan and Australia publicly lauded the US’s commitment to the Quad framework, the truth is the grouping has struggled to agree on the holding of a leaders’ summit in India for well over a year. (@DrSJaishankar X/ANI)
    editorials
    Updated on May 26, 2026 14:53 IST

    Cracking down on illegal sand mining

    Sand mining often exceeds the river’s natural replenishment by several multiples, threatening banks with collapse while groundwater tables in surrounding areas plummet and animal and avian habitats are destroyed. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Published on May 25, 2026 15:17 IST

    The meltdown in West Bengal

    With 42 Lok Sabha seats and 16 Rajya Sabha seats, Bengal can return an impressive haul for the BJP that holds 208 of the 294 assembly seats. (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on May 25, 2026 15:18 IST

    WFI on the mat in battle with Vinesh

    The HC’s order is important from the perspective that it shows how federations can’t bully athletes. But at the same time, it must be remembered that sport is a meritocracy (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on May 24, 2026 14:51 IST

    Riding out a time of turbulence

    The Indian side also forcefully took up the issue of energy supply disruptions that were caused by the US and Israel’s war against Iran, especially as New Delhi appears to be preparing for a looming oil and gas crisis (AFP)
    editorials
    Updated on May 24, 2026 14:51 IST

    Keep politics out of citizenship

    The law of the land and due process must take precedence over politics, and courts must make the final determination before a person is declared an infiltrator. Similarly, it is the courts, not the police or other law enforcement agencies, which are competent and empowered to decide whether a person is an Indian citizen. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Updated on May 22, 2026 14:48 IST

    Beyond ecology vs economy binary

    Science tells us that the Himalayas are growing mountains that are prone to quakes and landslides. The climate crisis is manifest in the most destructive ways here. (HT Archive)
    editorials
    Updated on May 21, 2026 15:19 IST

    The case for affordable housing in India’s cities

    In metros, land costs make up 40-50% of the project cost, making housing highly capital-intensive. Chasing profits, private builders go after mid- and high-end housing. (Reuters)
    editorials
    Updated on May 21, 2026 15:18 IST

    The distance between actor Vijay & CM Vijay

    The TVK founder has always been an ally of the Eelam cause. This Sunday, Vijay mourned the victims of Mullivaikkal, the last stand of the Tamil Eelam Movement in 2009 in northern Sri Lanka, and Prabhakaran, who was killed on May 18 that year (PTI)
    editorials
    Published on May 20, 2026 14:56 IST

    Reimagine Brics for present times

    A broad consensus on most of the contested issues — such as West Asia and Ukraine — may appear difficult at the outset, but Brics at least offers a platform where nations are talking. (Reuters)
    editorials
    Published on May 20, 2026 14:56 IST

    Clearing the air on right to bail

    The top court’s thrust on the importance of bail even under anti-terror laws has the potential to effect a structural shift in judicial doctrine that privileges the right to a fair trial over prolonged pretrial detention. (HT Archive)
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    Published on May 19, 2026 15:07 IST

    A Nordic-Indian push for a low-carbon world

    The partnerships — Green Transition with Sweden and Green Strategic with Norway — by themselves are statements of ambition on leveraging the two Nordic countries’ capabilities in green technology and India’s scale and talent for sustainable development. (Bloomberg)
    editorials
    Published on May 19, 2026 15:07 IST

    Global lessons from Ebola emergency

    Pandemic preparedness, until recently a bipartisan baseline, has become a partisan project. The erosion of trust in public health expertise is such that measles — once eradicated by vaccines in the developed world — has made a comeback. (Reuters)
    editorials
    Published on May 18, 2026 15:11 IST

    Wake-up call from Ukraine

    There are no ceasefire proposals on the table. Both Moscow and Kyiv are willing to bleed each other rather than negotiate territorial claims. In the absence of any external push towards peace-making, closure is unlikely in this war. (AP)
    editorials
    Updated on May 18, 2026 15:11 IST

    Testing times for social amity

    The 1991 Places of Worship Act — which locks the religious character of any place of worship as it existed on August 15, 1947, except the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site — is as good as dead. (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on May 17, 2026 15:44 IST

    Safeguarding past gains in a decade of disasters

    Rise in deficit and debt levels, a cutback in development aid from the advanced countries as the US bails out and Europe pivots to guns over bread, tightening liquidity conditions because of central bank action due to high inflation, are some factors which have made life very difficult for the most vulnerable countries and people in the Global South (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
    editorials
    Published on May 17, 2026 15:43 IST

    When Trump and Xi met

    Trump’s 30-Minute Statement Sparks Questions: Did Xi Outplay Him In Beijing Meet? | Watch, China, US
    editorials
    Published on May 15, 2026 15:36 IST

    Oil casts a shadow on WPI inflation

    Is the government prepared to hold retail fuel prices as long as crude prices stay high? What prevents it from raising retail prices? Is it the hope that voluntary rationalisation of fuel consumption will ease demand and the fiscal burden? (Bloomberg)
    editorials
    Published on May 14, 2026 15:02 IST

    A small big win for democracy

    VD Satheesan ticks many boxes. He will be the first Kerala CM born in the post-Independence era. He is the first from his family to join politics and contest elections. He rose from the grassroots, served for nearly a quarter century as a legislator and led the victorious UDF campaign. (PTI)
    editorials
    Updated on May 14, 2026 15:02 IST
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