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How Delhi Gymkhana closure will hit India's image, writes ex-IPS Azad | Opinion

Delhi Gymkhana Club in New Delhi has been served a notice to vacate by June 5.

Updated 70 days ago

Long shadow of public health’s colonial legacy

The medical services of the Armed Forces trace directly to the colonial Indian Medical Service — primarily designed to safeguard British troops. Its origin dates back to the formation of the Bengal Medical Service in 1763. (HT Archive)

Published 144 days ago

Kerala woman confronts UK tourists over 'colonial loot', video goes viral

The British travellers described the exchange as “one of the most awkward moments” of their trip to India.

Updated 274 days ago

‘English did not rule India’: Elon Musk amplifies bizzare post, faces outrage

The Tesla billionaire shared the post by replying with a “thinking face” emoji. (Image: AFP/@StefanMolyneux via X)

Published 304 days ago

Where do teachers’ freedom on how to teach stop?

Teacher (Hindustan Times (PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))

Published 389 days ago

HT This Day: October 22, 1954 -- Agreement signed on transfer of French enclaves to India

HT This Day: October 22, 1954 -- Agreement signed on transfer of French enclaves to India (HT)

Published 651 days ago

Independence Day 2024: Take this quiz to check your knowledge of our history

August 15 is always a reminder for us to pay our respects and reminiscence the bravery of our freedom fighters who made it possible to free our country from 200 years of colonial rule.

Published 718 days ago

From Kottayam to Kolkata, on the trail of the planter’s chair

Sarita Sundar and Rachel Lee check out planter's chairs at an antique store in Kochi.

Published 796 days ago

CM Siddaramaiah takes dig at BJP at event to commemorate freedom fighter Rayanna

CM Siddaramaiah takes dig at BJP at event to commemorate freedom fighter Rayanna

Published 918 days ago

Shadow of colonial policing on crime bills

The Bills are a reversion to the colonial police that Kirpal Dhillon wrote about, the police force that is supportive of the ruler. (Shutterstock)

Published 953 days ago

Navigating unity between Malaysia and Indonesia

Malaysia - Indonesia Relations

Published 1008 days ago

The conundrum of the Kunbi–Maratha identity

Members of Maratha Kranti Morcha staged a protest at the district collectorate over the police lathi charge on those seeking reservation at Jalna. (KALPESH NUKTE/HT)

Updated 1035 days ago

Essay: The myth of French blackness

Cars burn after a march for Nahel on Thursday, June 29, 2023 in Nanterre, outside Paris. The killing of 17-year-old Nahel during a traffic check on Tuesday, captured on video, shocked the country and stirred up long-simmering tensions between young people and police in housing projects and other disadvantaged neighbourhoods in France. After more than 3,400 arrests and signs that the violence is now abating, France is once again facing a reckoning. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Updated 1078 days ago

Oldest preserved globe, the Behaim, reveals dark side of human exploration

The Behaim Globe is also known as the Erdapfel.

Published 1084 days ago

Frontline functionaries in India: The absent policy

Colonial era

Published 1211 days ago

A room with a view: Inside Manchester’s new South Asia Gallery

I Beg You to Define Me (2018), a 7-ft-tall self-portrait by Azraa Motala, a British Muslim woman of South Asian descent. (Image courtesy Manchester Museum)

Updated 1088 days ago

'Aren't awed by the royal family': Former colonies conflicted over the Queen

A portrait of Britain's late Queen Elizabeth II.

Published 1422 days ago

Why language needs to be decolonized

A poster depicting racist stereotypes in South America

Published 1492 days ago

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