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A ‘liberating' feeling: Travel as antidote to our exaggerated problems

Updated on Jul 05, 2026 07:29 am IST

In Bellagio, an Indian may see snatches of home — minus the pressure-cooker whistles.(Unsplash)

Rohit Vemula to Payal Tadvi: Lessons in discrimination, from India’s classrooms

To honour the promise BR Ambedkar made in the Constitution will require a new compact for our marginalised students, and an honest reckoning with their social realities. (Photo: HT Archives)

Published on Jul 05, 2026 06:59 am IST

Copy-paste allegations erode Competition Commission of India's credibility

CCI’s recurring controversies stem from two deeper institutional weaknesses. (Photo for representation)(REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 04, 2026 03:57 pm IST

Sanae Takaichi’s visit heralds a new India-Japan era

**EDS: THIRD PARTY IMAGE** In this image posted on July 3, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi play traditional drums before an informal dinner hosted at the Prime Minister's official residence, in New Delhi.(@PressSec_JP)

Published on Jul 04, 2026 07:35 am IST

Siya, Twisha & the wages of society’s focus on marriage

Siya Goyal, 20, is in jail on allegations of conspiring with her supposed romantic partner, Chetan Chaudhary, in the death of her fiancé, Ketan Agarwal. (Photo credit: ANI)

Published on Jul 04, 2026 07:33 am IST

India's next pharmaceutical revolution

Indian companies are beginning to invest in the riskiest part of pharmaceutical science: discovering entirely new medicines.(Representative Image/AFP)

Published on Jul 03, 2026 07:23 am IST

The data questions the Meta-CRED deal raises

The Meta-CRED transaction is not evidence that India’s privacy law has failed, write Tarun Kumar and Ashish Bharadwaj

Updated on Jul 03, 2026 07:22 am IST

Don’t allow Israel to ‘pinkwash’ genocide

Interestingly, the movement to secure the rights of LGBTQ people is being instrumentalised to cover up its mass killing of Palestinians. ([Photo credit: AFP])

Published on Jul 03, 2026 07:20 am IST

India must ride the next AI wave, not chase past ones

Without Indian data, Indian AI will be foreign AI wearing Indian clothes. It needs datasets drawn from India, and grounded in Indian realities(Reuters)

Published on Jul 03, 2026 07:18 am IST

Borrowing to survive, as wages fail to rise; the working class walks a tightrope

Given wages (after inflationary erosion is accounted for) have not grown across livelihoods, households have been forced to meet consumption expenses through borrowings. (Photo for representation)(Pexel)

Published on Jul 02, 2026 07:05 am IST

Understanding the changing strategic logic of the Indo-Pacific

India provides one of the clearest illustrations. The Indo-Pacific framework elevated New Delhi as a central pillar of a wider balancing coalition.(PTI)

Updated on Jul 02, 2026 07:10 am IST

The collegium system is flawed but necessary

The Supreme Court collegium recommended multiple elevations to the Court, taking it closer to its now sanctioned strength of 38.(HT_PRINT)

Updated on Jul 02, 2026 06:57 am IST

Terms of Trade | A fine imbalance

People walk along the seafront during sunset in Mumbai on May 25, 2026. (AFP FILE)

Published on Jul 01, 2026 05:26 pm IST

India’s role in fostering convergence within G7

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s participation this year was India’s 13th and his seventh in a row since 2019, when France invited India to the G7 Biarritz Summit. (AFP File)

Published on Jul 01, 2026 06:36 am IST

Who is ‘Honourable’ in the Indian republic? High Court order sparks a question

The Allahabad High Court's recent order sparked debate after it raised an unusual question: who can rightfully be addressed as 'Honourable'?

Published on Jul 01, 2026 06:34 am IST

Strait of Hormuz crisis underlined India’s energy resilience

If India builds a clean, reliable and increasingly domestic energy system, future geopolitical crises will no longer threaten its growth.(Image: Shutterstock)

Published on Jul 01, 2026 06:31 am IST

Climate action needs cash. Where is it?

In her article, Ria Sinha argues that the Bonn Climate Conference showed that climate finance remains the biggest challenge in global climate negotiations.(Representative)

Published on Jun 30, 2026 06:39 am IST

The Economist’s India column, ‘Ashoka', is condescending

A June 21 article argued that Delhi has long been India's intellectual capital, citing its concentration of leading thinkers and scholars. (For representation only)

Published on Jun 30, 2026 06:31 am IST

Not just an economic issue: Labour codes must adjust society’s moral compass

Unemployment, insecure work and non-decent working conditions should not merely be treated as macroeconomic inefficiencies.(HT Archive)

Published on Jun 30, 2026 06:28 am IST

The Taste by Vir Sanghvi: The culture of queuing up outside a restaurant

It’s a restaurant's choice to allow queues outside. But it does tell you something about how they regard their customers. (Pexels)

Published on Jun 29, 2026 01:38 pm IST

Why didn’t she just say no?

Siya told the police she was unhappy about her impending arranged marriage with Ketan Agarwal

Published on Jun 29, 2026 08:00 am IST

Resting at Stonewall Inn on the path to LGBT rights

The rainbow Pride flag flies at the Stonewall National Monument on April 13, 2026, in New York City. The Trump administration announced Monday that it has agreed to continue flying the rainbow-colored flag over the monument, which commemorates historical events in LGBTQ+ history. The Stonewall Inn was the site of a protest in the 1960s that gave rise to the gay liberation movement. (Getty Images via AFP)

Updated on Jun 29, 2026 06:41 am IST

Play. It prepares us for learning and life

Writing as UNICEF Regional Ambassador for South Asia, Tendulkar expresses concern that children today have fewer opportunities to play because of shrinking open spaces, increasing academic pressure and growing screen time.(Representative)

Updated on Jun 29, 2026 06:39 am IST

A do-or-die moment for regional parties

The contest between the Samajwadi Party and the BJP-led alliance in Uttar Pradesh will be quite interesting to watch. (Photo credit: ANI)

Updated on Jun 29, 2026 06:38 am IST

Windfall for Pakistan from the peace deal

We in India tend to dismiss Shehbaz Sharif and Asim Munir as messengers, not mediators. That’s unfair.(AFP)

Updated on Jun 28, 2026 07:41 am IST

Iron injection boost to maternal health in UP

According to NFHS-5, nearly 57% of women aged 15–49 years in India are anaemic, while in Uttar Pradesh, more than half the women of reproductive age continue to suffer from the condition.(Representative/ Unsplash)

Updated on Jun 28, 2026 07:40 am IST

If only Afghan women were men, we’d care more

By treating the Taliban as the true sons of the Afghan soil, most countries, including India, have condemned the daughters of the same soil. (AFP)

Updated on Jun 28, 2026 07:36 am IST

The Manika Batra dispute is not only about her

The debate is not about whether Manika Batra is good enough to represent India. She clearly is. The real question is whether a rigid interpretation of those criteria serves the broader purpose for which they were created. (PTI FILE)

Updated on Jun 28, 2026 07:35 am IST

Beyond the elixir claims, testosterone’s real role

Low testosterone is not just a sexual problem. It is associated with reduced muscle mass, increased body fat, lower bone density, fatigue, depressed mood, reduced concentration and a higher risk of osteoporosis and fragility fractures in men. (Representative)

Updated on Jun 27, 2026 06:59 am IST

Hawkers deserve support, not brutal eviction drives

A view of the Dum Dum station area after an eviction drive against hawkers, in Kolkata last month.(ANI)

Updated on Jun 27, 2026 06:58 am IST

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