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State schools need our urgent attention

A significant challenge is the learning loss due to the pandemic and the extended closure of schools. 
Published on Mar 15, 2022 13:11 IST

What the hijab decision entails

Students walk back home after being denied entry with hijab at a college in Shivamogga on February 28.
Published on Mar 15, 2022 13:04 IST

Expanding the vaccination net

The health ministry should also ensure India’s genome surveillance network continues to operate so as to identify potential variants of concern early. And the health and home ministries should standardise the response to flare-ups to ensure minimal disruption of key activities, including business and education. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Mar 14, 2022 15:19 IST

On China, Delhi must be alert

In this photograph provided by the Indian Army, army officers of India and China hold a meeting at Pangong lake region in Ladakh on the India-China border on February. 10, 2021 (AP)
Updated on Mar 13, 2022 14:02 IST

PM Modi shifts focus to Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad, March 11, 2022 (AFP)
Updated on Mar 12, 2022 02:56 IST

End the culture of resort politics

The sight of legislators or candidates being packed off in buses to luxury resorts where they are held under the surveillance of senior leaders may have become commonplace but it doesn’t stop the trend from being any less harmful to the health of our democracy. (Deepak Sharma/HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 9, 2022 13:14 IST

For the women vote, go beyond tokenism

Women are courted as prospective voters but not given adequate space as candidates. 
Published on Mar 8, 2022 14:14 IST

Dealing with a weaker rupee

When crude prices go up significantly, India’s import bill also goes up in a big way, which, in turn, generates pressure on the rupee. 
Published on Mar 8, 2022 14:11 IST

Ensure safety of civilians

Alexandra, 12, holds her sister Esyea, 6, who cries as she waves at her mother Irina, while members of the Jewish community of Odessa board a bus to flee Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Odessa, Ukraine, March 7, 2022 (REUTERS)
Updated on Mar 7, 2022 13:25 IST

Empower women informal workers

The impact of Covid-19 on India’s economy has been crippling, but the burden has not been equally distributed. Women workers have been hit the hardest because the majority (91%) work in the informal sector, characterised by lower paying and less secure jobs, income volatility, and the lack of a robust social safety net. (Sameer Sehgal/HTPhoto)
Updated on Mar 7, 2022 13:27 IST

Assembly polls: Key takeaways

A polling officer carries an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and other election material, a day before the seventh and last phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, March 6, 2022 (PTI)
Updated on Mar 6, 2022 14:00 IST

Why Shane Warne was an iconic player

Warne’s 708 wickets—only Sri Lankan spin great Muttiah Muralitharan with 800 has more—in 145 Tests places him on the highest rung of cricket. To the player with a blond mop of hair and a laidback beachgoer image that was embellished by his colourful life outside the game, goes the credit of reviving the difficult art of bowling leg spin. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Mar 6, 2022 14:01 IST

Go beyond the quota rhetoric

The Supreme Court, for the third time, rejected Maharashtra’s plea to allow reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in local body polls. 
Published on Mar 4, 2022 17:02 IST

India should nurture women’s cricket

Women’s cricket is neglected in India — cricket’s epicentre in terms of popularity and finances. 
Updated on Mar 3, 2022 14:04 IST

A new pole in Indian politics

This kind of pro-people governance, PM Modi said, was the solution to caste politics. 
Published on Mar 3, 2022 14:00 IST

Two years of Covid: India’s report card

It is when things seem most normal, like they are now, that the country must focus on proper disease and variant surveillance. 
Published on Mar 2, 2022 13:48 IST

Biden defines his presidency

Mr Biden was acutely conscious that voters will eventually judge him on domestic issues. 
Published on Mar 2, 2022 13:45 IST

War cloud over the economy

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and its economic effects, could not have come at a worse time for the world and for India. 
Published on Mar 1, 2022 13:31 IST

India should stick to its stand on Ukraine

India’s immediate priority remains the safety and evacuation of its nationals in Ukraine. 
Published on Feb 28, 2022 13:47 IST

The climate crisis worsens

India has been facing the brunt of the climate crisis for years now. 
Updated on Feb 28, 2022 13:52 IST

Covid-19 booster shots are a must

Given the level of vaccination — 77.9% of Indians aged 15 or above have been fully vaccinated, and 17.1% are partly vaccinated — and the fact that Omicron infected (or re-infected) just about everybody in the cities, it is unlikely India will ever see that kind of situation again (ANI)
Updated on Feb 27, 2022 15:35 IST

Russia: India is in a tough spot

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for an immediate end to violence and a return to diplomatic negotiations by all sides. 
Published on Feb 25, 2022 13:17 IST