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Review: The Meat Market by Mashiul Alam

A snapshot of Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Shutterstock)
Updated on Aug 20, 2026 12:06 IST

Trump Taps Dr. Heidi Overton to Lead FDA

Dr. Heidi Overton
Published on Aug 20, 2026 09:30 IST

Death penalty by any method is still death

The Supreme Court has now rejected a petition challenging the constitutional validity of hanging on the grounds that it violates the right to a dignified death protected under Article 21, maintaining that the process causes no greater pain than any other known method and avoids “barbarity, torture and degradation”. (HT Archive)
Published on Aug 19, 2026 14:32 IST

Broken trust in temple fraud

Any scandal connected to the Ram Temple insults millions of people whose faith is tied to the shrine. The SIT report should pave the way for deeper investigation and introspection, not be used as a fig leaf to elide responsibility. (AFP/Press Information Bureau (PIB))
Published on Aug 19, 2026 14:31 IST

Does AI stop children from learning?

After six months, pupils using AI saw their average homework score rise by 18% across all subjects. The time they took to complete each assignment fell from an average of 64 minutes to 45. But come exam time, the same students scored 20% below their classmates who had not called on AI’s help.
Published on Aug 19, 2026 13:59 IST

The Key to Pharma M&A: Never Shopping Hungry

AstraZeneca shares plunged after a report that it had explored a merger with Bristol Myers.
Published on Aug 19, 2026 10:16 IST

The world can’t get enough of Panem

Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy in Sunrise on the Reaping (Courtesy Lionsgate)
Updated on Aug 19, 2026 07:46 IST

The time for an NTA self-review has passed

The future of millions of students is at stake. The government must revamp NTA and put in place external auditors and independent monitoring. (Praful Gangurde/HT Photo)
Published on Aug 18, 2026 15:44 IST

Brace for the El Niño disruption

What makes monsoon rainfall, and its El Niño connection more critical is the fact that this can generate headwinds for agricultural production beyond the kharif (summer) cropping season too. (Bloomberg)
Updated on Aug 18, 2026 15:43 IST

Trump’s Iran War Gordian Knot

The White House seems to have settled on a campaign of economic pressure, a pause of sorts until after the Nov. 3 U.S. midterm elections or the new year.
Published on Aug 18, 2026 10:03 IST