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The fall of Afghanistan

Updated on Aug 16, 2021 11:19 IST
Taliban forces patrol a street in Herat, Afghanistan, on August 14. (Reuters)

An ambitious climate blueprint

The PM also announced that Indian Railways has targeted becoming a net-zero carbon emitter by 2030 (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 15, 2021 15:03 IST

From 75 to 100, India’s future

As is the right of the head of the government, PM Modi sought to highlight the improvement in governance in the past seven years, with a focus on welfare delivery (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 15, 2021 15:02 IST

When companies exercise control

Representational image. (Shutterstock)
Updated on Aug 13, 2021 11:06 IST

The outcome of the Monsoon Session

A view of the Rajya Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on Wednesday, August 11. (PTI)
Updated on Aug 12, 2021 12:39 IST

A new Afghan war

Taliban fighters stand guard at a checkpoint in Kunduz city, northern Afghanistan, August. 9, 2021. The militants have ramped up their push across much of Afghanistan in recent weeks, turning their guns on provincial capitals after taking district after district and large swaths of land in the mostly rural countryside (AP)
Updated on Aug 12, 2021 04:55 IST

The SC takes on abuse of power

By pointing to the need for public and timely disclosure of criminal antecedents, quick disposal of cases, and instituting checks to ensure that political interference does not lead to erosion of law, the court is seeking to ensure a healthier democracy. (HT Archive)
Updated on Aug 10, 2021 14:29 IST

When the political class unites

The amendment will restore the power of states to draw and maintain their own list. And in that respect, the bill is necessary. The Centre cannot be the sole authority in determining backwardness, especially when there are widespread local variations. A caste group in one state may, due to historical reasons of backwardness, classify as OBC but not in another. (HT Archive)
Published on Aug 9, 2021 14:31 IST

Tokyo 2020: A new era begins

Neeraj Chopra, a truly gifted athlete who has made the nation proud, also got lucky in some ways. He was spotted early, at 16, by a great coach; he had time to build on the fundamentals, and was then carefully nurtured by a succession of great coaches. (Getty Images)
Updated on Aug 8, 2021 13:30 IST

There will be more floods. Be prepared

An aerial view of the flood-affected area, Shivpuri, August 8, 2021 (ANI)
Updated on Aug 8, 2021 13:26 IST

Reward champions, men and women

Indian players react after losing 1-2 against Argentina during women's field hockey semifinal match, at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo on August 4. (PTI)
Updated on Aug 6, 2021 12:57 IST

The intersection of caste and gender

Azad Samaj Party Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad at a protest against the rape and murder of a nine-year-old Dalit girl at Old Nangal Rai Village, Delhi, on Tuesday. (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 5, 2021 13:39 IST

August 5: The incomplete Kashmir story

National Conference President and MP Farooq Abdullah, former CM Omar Abdullah and People’s Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone at the residence of PDP president and former CM Mehbooba Mufti during a meeting in Srinagar on October 24, 2020. (File photo)
Updated on Aug 4, 2021 14:03 IST

A show of Opposition unity

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Opposition leaders from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha during a breakfast meeting at Constitution Club, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI)
Published on Aug 4, 2021 11:09 IST

Nitish Kumar ups the ante

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. (HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 3, 2021 12:53 IST

The politics of disruptions

SAD leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal along with BSP leaders stages a protest against farm laws, at Parliament in New Delhi on Monday. (ANI)
Updated on Aug 2, 2021 13:27 IST

Vaccines are working

Till Saturday night, India had fully vaccinated only 10.8% of its adult population (PTI)
Updated on Aug 2, 2021 06:28 IST

Mr Blinken pays a visit

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. (REUTERS)
Updated on Jul 29, 2021 15:35 IST

The Supreme Court is right on begging

Let the SC’s observations mark a new conversation on begging, and how to improve the lives of India’s destitute (Arvind Yadav/HT PHOTO)
Published on Jul 28, 2021 11:28 IST

Time to break the stalemate

The Opposition has now demanded that unless there is a full discussion in both Houses on Pegasus and an enquiry, it won’t allow Parliament to run (AFP)
Published on Jul 28, 2021 11:22 IST