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Let private firms hire as they want

Updated on Feb 23, 2022 14:56 IST
Jobs, or the lack of them, after all, is a pressing issue, although election results, or even the focus of campaigns, seems to suggest that they are not yet a make-or-break one. (Yogendra Kumar/HT PHOTO)

Ukraine: Putin turns up heat

A resident watches a live broadcast of Vladimir Putin, Russia's President, as he delivers an address, on a television in Moscow, Russia, February. 22, 2022. (Bloomberg)
Updated on Feb 22, 2022 13:58 IST

NSE saga: Too many unanswered questions

In this case, as well as the one concerning ICICI Bank and its former CEO, it is clear that the boards allowed unprecedented leeway to rockstar CEOs, and there’s probably a lesson in that too. (MINT)
Updated on Feb 22, 2022 13:59 IST

A shot in the arm for electric vehicles

Recently, Delhi said that State-run offices will have charging infrastructure and released EV charging guidelines for malls. 
Published on Feb 21, 2022 13:34 IST

A tinder box of communalism

Citizens hold placards and candles in support of the hijab-wearing students, Bengaluru, February 19, 2022. 
Published on Feb 21, 2022 13:24 IST

Moscow must step back

A Ukrainian service member listens to artillery shots standing in a trench on a position at the line of separation between Ukraine-held territory and rebel-held territory near Zolote, Ukraine, February 19, 2022 (AP)
Updated on Feb 20, 2022 14:51 IST

Protect LGBT people from violence, bias

India has decriminalised homosexuality, confirmed the rights of transpersons and enacted a law for their welfare, but social and official acceptance of these communities remains indifferent. (Satyabrata Tripathy/HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 20, 2022 14:55 IST

Covid-19: Normalcy is within reach

Women walk past a graffiti in New Delhi, February 7, 2022 (REUTERS)
Updated on Feb 18, 2022 14:22 IST

Challenges for a federal front

KCR’s forays come as the BJP emerges as the principal Opposition party in Telangana. 
Published on Feb 17, 2022 13:05 IST

Six months of Taliban rule

A boy sits next to food supplies during a distribution of humanitarian aid for poor families, Kabul, Afghanistan, February 16, 2022. (AP)
Updated on Feb 16, 2022 13:40 IST

IPL auction: Indian players shine bright

It was no wonder that young wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan was the most expensive buy with five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) spending  <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>15.25 crore for him.
Published on Feb 15, 2022 13:21 IST

The app ban is a good first step

The risk of surveillance and espionage from software and hardware products that originate in China has been a concern the world over.&nbsp;
Published on Feb 15, 2022 13:18 IST

Review rejection of film on gay soldier

India decriminalised homosexual relations four years ago. In its judgment, the Supreme Court said history owed an apology to the community. (AFP)
Updated on Feb 14, 2022 15:25 IST

State polls enter a crucial phase

Voters standing in the queue to cast their votes at a polling booth, Junta House, Panaji, February 14, 2022 (ANI)
Updated on Feb 14, 2022 15:27 IST

Needed: A gender-inclusive police force

Women entered India’s police force in 1938. Yet, their progress in the force has been excruciatingly slow.&nbsp;
Published on Feb 13, 2022 12:39 IST

New Delhi truly embraces Quad

India’s increased cooperation with Quad is understandable given external affairs minister S Jaishankar’s frequent remonstrations that the multilateral system isn’t working as it should.
Published on Feb 13, 2022 12:37 IST

An exit, and a dire warning

Mr Chopra ends his letter with a warning: “Nature… neither forgets nor forgives such willful wrongs inflicted on her treasures”.&nbsp;
Published on Feb 11, 2022 15:41 IST

Growth push over inflation

Retail inflation in December was 5.6%. RBI expects an average of 5.3% in 2021-22 (5.7% in the current quarter), falling sharply to 4.5% in 2022-23. (REUTERS)
Updated on Feb 10, 2022 12:23 IST

What March 10 will reveal

Conversely, a good showing by the Opposition – even if it doesn’t win – will buoy regional parties to claim the mantle of the BJP’s chief adversary from the Congress.&nbsp;
Published on Feb 9, 2022 14:27 IST

Decoding the UP manifestoes

Lucknow, India – February 08, 2022: Home minister Amit Shah, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union minister Anurag Thakur, state BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh, deputy chief ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma release Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) manifesto, Lucknow, February 8, 2022 (Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times)
Updated on Feb 8, 2022 15:10 IST

What Channi’s anointment signals

Even before Rahul Gandhi’s formal announcement at the Ludhiana rally this past Sunday, incumbent Channi’s naming was a foregone conclusion, unlike his unexpected elevation in September last when he replaced Captain Amarinder Singh as the first Dalit chief minister in Punjab’s political history. (Keshav Singh/HTPhoto)
Updated on Feb 8, 2022 15:08 IST

JNU: An urgent need for reconciliation

File photo of JNU administrative building.
Published on Feb 7, 2022 13:59 IST

Across India, Omicron ebbs

The study found no differences between monkeys receiving a conventional booster or one specifically targeting the Omicron variant
Published on Feb 7, 2022 13:56 IST

The CM-Governor clash in Bengal

The clash underlines the unfortunate politicisation of Raj Bhavans and the erosion in Centre-state relations.&nbsp;
Published on Feb 6, 2022 15:05 IST

Her voice is her legacy

The singular responsibility of any artiste is to bring joy.&nbsp;
Published on Feb 6, 2022 14:55 IST