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Mind The Gap: How Jemimah Rodrigues found her groove

Published on Nov 03, 2025 07:00 am IST

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Time for US and India to restore ambition in ties

The two nations have a track record of overcoming differences through mutually respectful dialogue in private (AP)

Published on Nov 02, 2025 08:33 pm IST

India’s reforms moment in science and technology

Countries around the world have found ways to give domestic technologies preferential access to their markets, allowing their companies to hone their products to perfection before taking on the world (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Published on Nov 02, 2025 08:28 pm IST

The message in toxic air, monsoon deluge

In 2022, air pollution killed 1.72 million people in India — 38% higher than the number in 2010 (Naveen Shamra)

Published on Nov 02, 2025 08:24 pm IST

Truth to power, told through cinema

That a filmmaker can share her vision, at odds with the State, without fear of reproach or retribution is a privilege that many have squandered unthinkingly (REUTERS)

Published on Nov 02, 2025 06:21 pm IST

Leisure as time for intellectual renewal

Writing allowed Nehru to step outside the immediacy of politics. (HT Archive)

Published on Nov 01, 2025 09:58 pm IST

Ode to November and memories of autumn

Fall, as it’s called in New England, is perhaps the most colourful season of the year. The trees are clothed in shades of ochre, rust, magenta, auburn and deep green set against their own rich brown. (Getty Images via AFP)

Published on Nov 01, 2025 09:58 pm IST

Assault on Aussie cricketers: Accepting women’s equal right to space

India’s abysmal ranking on women’s safety in various surveys is hardly a secret: Ninth most dangerous by World Population Review’s 2024 Women Danger Index ; four out of 10 women feel unsafe in the 2025 National Annual Report and Index (NARI) on women’s safety. (HT Archive)

Published on Nov 01, 2025 09:58 pm IST

Ritwik Ghatak Birth Centenary: Cloud-capped star, auteur of Partition

Ghatak knew every aspect of filmmaking, including camera operation and the optics, and was an accomplished actor both on stage and screen — his role as Neelkanth Bagchi in his last film Jukti Takko Aar Gappo is considered to be so pure and pristine. (HT Archive)

Published on Nov 01, 2025 09:58 pm IST

Census of India needs teachers, but schools do even more

Teachers are meant to teach, not administer State’s logistical operations. The right to education is not a symbolic promise; it is a constitutional guarantee. (HT Archive)

Published on Oct 31, 2025 09:25 pm IST

In Sivakumar’s story, the best and worst of India

The normalisation of bribery for basic services is the staggering and inconvenient truth of this horrible incident. Nearly everyone has been in a Sivakumar-like situation or knows someone who has. (HT Archive)

Published on Oct 31, 2025 09:25 pm IST

Opportunity for India in US shift in nuclear policy

There are important reasons for India to assure itself that it has a thermonuclear weapon that works, because it has also made a defensive “no-first-use” nuclear pledge. (HT Archive)

Published on Oct 31, 2025 09:25 pm IST

Remembering 1984: A year of trauma, tragedy

The Sikhs have, by and large, recovered. Their hard-working nature and never-say-die spirit have prevailed. Putting aside the trauma of 1984, they are building the nation. (HT Archive)

Published on Oct 30, 2025 09:01 pm IST

Sardar Patel’s 150th birth anniversary: A life in service of the nation

One of the most striking symbols of Modi’s reverence for Patel stands tall on the banks of the Narmada in Gujarat — the Statue of Unity. (HT Archive)

Published on Oct 30, 2025 09:01 pm IST

Case for controlling India’s digital future: looking beyond WhatsApp & Meta

When a foreign company holds the keys to your country’s communication, sovereignty becomes a slogan. (REUTERS)

Published on Oct 30, 2025 09:01 pm IST

Saudi Arabia and the world: Learning from Riyadh’s realism in foreign policy

Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy doctrine mirrors its energy policy: Maintain multiple outlets, reduce dependency on any single channel, and convert engagement into bargaining power. (AFP)

Published on Oct 29, 2025 09:10 pm IST

Smart, multiple alliances can be India’s new path

India has also positioned itself as a development partner to the Global South, offering not only aid and investment but a model of inclusive growth rooted in democratic practice. (AFP)

Published on Oct 29, 2025 09:10 pm IST

AI Content regulation in India: When labelling norms are ineffective

India’s fledgling steps to regulate AI are welcome, as these break the inertia. (Shutterstock)

Published on Oct 29, 2025 09:09 pm IST

In Bihar, voters are not fixated on caste alone

Even as caste is fully present, it is clearly caste-plus that is driving political mobilisation in Bihar. (HT Archive)

Published on Oct 28, 2025 08:34 pm IST

What ails the Bretton Woods institutions

Critics have long argued that IMF and World Bank prescriptions often reflect a one-size-fits-all approach. (Bloomberg)

Published on Oct 28, 2025 08:34 pm IST

Whose America is it? In US, Indians face the heat

The Indian American community has risen in political influence too. With six members of Congress, numerous statewide officeholders, and even a former vice president of Indian descent, Indian Americans are more visible than ever before. (AFP)

Published on Oct 28, 2025 08:34 pm IST

Science in India: investing for co-creation, co-existence

The drivers for research efforts would clearly depend on right values influencing the research translation and adoption of resultant technologies in a manner that empowers all while exploits none (HT Photo)

Published on Oct 27, 2025 09:05 pm IST

How international law sees the Taliban regime

Even if the Taliban regime were to escape the jus cogens test, there is arguably a strong argument against recognising it. (AFP)

Published on Oct 27, 2025 09:05 pm IST

India and US: India must negotiate a favourable FTA for giving up Russian oil

The key criterion for India’s decision on buying Russian oil should not be whether it is done under US pressure or not. (REUTERS)

Published on Oct 27, 2025 09:05 pm IST

National Learning Wallet: India’s Next Digital Revolution

For decades, the way we prove what we know has barely changed. Degrees sit in drawers and gather dust. Employers still chase signatures and stamps. (HT Archive)

Published on Oct 27, 2025 07:30 pm IST

Tales of transformation, pathway to Viksit Bharat

In an increasingly protectionist global environment, strengthening our domestic food processing capacity is a national security priority.

Published on Oct 26, 2025 08:56 pm IST

What NCRB data says about the nature of crime in India

A larger police presence, especially in crime-prone areas, can help reduce violence against women (Parwaz Khan /HT PHOTO)

Updated on Oct 26, 2025 08:56 pm IST

Waiting for Bihar’s moment in the sun

Bihar also has 1.06 million active self-help groups. Through these, 14.5 million women are carving their individual stories of financial success

Published on Oct 26, 2025 08:55 pm IST

Stairway to enhancing social privilege, prestige

The degree now is a signifier of distinction to be displayed. (HT Archive)

Published on Oct 25, 2025 10:29 pm IST

The works of Krishnan Srinivasan: Mr Marco and Ms Deb, solving crimes in Kolkata

I suspect Kris is rather fond of Michael Marco. Although he doesn’t dominate the plot and tends to hover in the background, Kris’s affection for his creation is unmistakable. (Wikimedia Commons)

Published on Oct 25, 2025 10:28 pm IST

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