Editors Pick

Published on Feb 19, 2025 08:16 AM IST

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Passengers jostle at Patna railway station to catch a train to Prayagraj for Mahakumbh.(Santosh Kumar/HT Photo)

Number Theory: Has spring arrived early this year?

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People enjoy the sun at Vasudev Ghat in New Delhi on Monday.(Raj K Raj/HT Photo)

Updated on Feb 18, 2025 08:26 AM IST

ByAbhishek Jha

Problematics | Siblings who bowl and bat

Four brother-sister pairs play some matches and score some runs. Who is whose sibling, and who scores how much in how many matches?

Updated on Feb 17, 2025 12:35 PM IST

Number Theory: Cleaner fuel may have added to global temperature spike

The shift, Hansen et al argue, only underlines the need for doubling down on efforts to mitigate global warming before it reaches a point of no return

Updated on Feb 17, 2025 10:05 AM IST

ByAbhishek Jha

What the rise of bubble tea says about British high streets

A sugar rush from foreign students

Bubble tea is a blend of milk, tea, fruit and tapioca pearls.(Freepik)

Published on Feb 16, 2025 08:00 AM IST

The Economist

Number Theory: How hyperlocal were the 2025 Delhi assembly elections?

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BJP supporters celebrate the Delhi election results on February 8.(Arvind Yadav/ HT Photo)

Published on Feb 13, 2025 08:23 AM IST

The Michelin Guide is no longer the only tastemaker in town

How is it adapting to changing eating habits?

World's best restaurant noma with three Michelin stars (AFP)

Published on Feb 13, 2025 08:00 AM IST

The Economist

Number Theory: Indians 2% of illegal immigrants in US — Trends in 3 charts

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A mother and child look at the US military plane deporting Indian immigrants as it lands in Amritsar earlier this month. (REUTERS)

Published on Feb 12, 2025 08:46 AM IST

Number Theory: How did Muslims vote in Delhi this time?

This is not an insignificant share. How did they vote in these elections?

Updated on Feb 11, 2025 06:36 PM IST

Number Theory: How Kejriwal’s New Delhi loss puts AAP’s debacle in perspective

In many ways, Kejriwal’s defeat, only puts the AAP’s larger predicament in perspective

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal addresses a press conference, in this file photo.

Updated on Feb 10, 2025 08:58 AM IST

ByAbhishek Jha, Roshan Kishore

Problematics | Superhero fact and fiction

Which one(s) among Superman, Batman and Robin tell(s) the truth, and which one(s) lie?

Updated on Feb 10, 2025 08:31 AM IST

Number Theory: Three key takeaways from the Capital verdict

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the BJP HQ after the party won the Delhi assembly election on Saturday.(PTI)

Updated on Feb 09, 2025 08:38 AM IST

Number Theory: Four things which will decide Delhi results

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Will the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) come to power for the third consecutive time in the Union territory, or will the BJP dislodge AAP?(HT Photo/Sanjeev Verma)

Updated on Feb 07, 2025 06:45 PM IST

ByAbhishek Jha, Roshan Kishore, New Delhi

Number Theory: After Delhi, Bihar next in India's diverse poll arena

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar (left).(ANI)

Updated on Feb 06, 2025 08:33 AM IST

Number Theory: The Indian economy — Equality, sentiment and growth realities

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Published on Feb 04, 2025 08:23 AM IST

Problematics | Dinner with Oscar non-winners

Here’s an Einstein puzzle that celebrates Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin, Marilyn Monroe among 15 legends who never won an Oscar during their lifetimes.

Published on Feb 03, 2025 04:05 PM IST

Number Theory: The rise and rise of India’s income tax collections

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Published on Feb 03, 2025 09:27 AM IST

ByRoshan Kishore, Auhona Mukherjee

Number Theory: Three things to watch out for in today's Budget

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Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman with MoS Pankaj Chaudhary and the full budget 2025-26 team in New Delhi on Friday.(PTI)

Updated on Feb 01, 2025 09:01 AM IST

ByRoshan Kishore, Auhona Mukherjee

Number Theory: The state of the markets before the Budget

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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the halwa ceremony to mark the commencement of the final stage of preparations for Interim Union Budget 2024 in New Delhi on January 24. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 31, 2025 10:51 AM IST

Number Theory: Three charts that put Budget 2025-26 in perspective

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Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman carrying the Budget tablet wrapped in a traditional 'Bahi Khata' style pouch in Parliament.( (ANI Photo))

Published on Jan 30, 2025 08:33 AM IST

Number Theory: Can the GPU-neocloud party go on forever?

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Updated on Jan 29, 2025 08:28 AM IST

Problematics | The truth about drinking

Two habitual liars and a truthful friend get drunk in a bar. Who drinks what?

Updated on Jan 27, 2025 10:14 AM IST

Number Theory: Going after skilled Indian workers in the US may backfire

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US President Donald Trump holds up an executive order after signing it in Washington on Tuesday.(AP)

Updated on Jan 22, 2025 08:58 AM IST

Number Theory: Indispensable yet invisible — What India’s tribal farmers need

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A farmer carries vegetables on his head during a foggy day in Kolkata.(Photo by Samir Jana/ Hindustan Times)

Published on Jan 21, 2025 08:58 AM IST

BySourindra Mohan Ghosh, Nivedita Sharma

Problematics | Cubic calendar

Two cubes, a little larger than ludo dice, carry some digits that you can see and some that you cannot. What are the ones you cannot see?

Published on Jan 20, 2025 02:29 PM IST

Number Theory: How much of the world does the US fund?

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Published on Jan 20, 2025 08:45 AM IST

Number Theory: How much of the world does the US fund?

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Outgoing US President Joe Biden (right) with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington.(REUTERS)

Published on Jan 17, 2025 08:34 AM IST

Number Theory: Why Congress cannot decide what to do with AAP

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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi (left) with Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal.(PTI File Photo)

Published on Jan 16, 2025 09:03 AM IST

Number Theory: Demand, welfare, growth — The Budget’s trilemma

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Updated on Jan 15, 2025 09:07 AM IST

Number Theory: $70 billion of reserves gone in 14 weeks

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Published on Jan 14, 2025 09:03 AM IST