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    Colonial Rule News

    How Britain handed Hong Kong to China in 1997, and what followed

    Former Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa attends the funeral of Cheng Yu-tung, founder of Hong Kong property group New World Development, in Hong Kong, China October 13, 2016.
    Ht Explainers
    Updated 32 days ago

    New York, New Jersey declare August 15 as 'India Independence Day'

    The proclamations were issued ahead of India’s 80th Independence Day, underscoring the country’s independence journey and the shared democratic values between India and the United States.
    World News
    Updated 60 days ago

    WW-2 link & astrologer's warning: How Aug 15 was chosen as India's I-Day

    Louis Mountbatten, the last viceroy of India under colonial rule, during an address. Dr Rajendra Prasad is seated on the left.
    Ht Explainers
    Published 61 days ago

    Tricolour aboard ISS as Russian cosmonauts wish India on Independence Day

    The message also highlighted the connection between India's Independence Day and another significant milestone in space history.
    India News
    Published 62 days ago

    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.
    India News
    Updated 139 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)
    Opinion
    Published 213 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.
    Trending
    Updated 343 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)
    India News
    Published 373 days ago

    Where do teachers’ freedom on how to teach stop?

    Teacher (Hindustan Times (PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))
    Ht Insight
    Published 458 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)
    India News
    Published 720 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.
    Education
    Published 787 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.
    Lifestyle
    Published 865 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
    Cities
    Published 987 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)
    Opinion
    Published 1023 days ago

    Navigating unity between Malaysia and Indonesia

    Malaysia - Indonesia Relations
    Ht Insight
    Published 1077 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)
    Cities
    Updated 1104 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)
    Books
    Updated 1147 days ago

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

    The Behaim Globe is also known as the Erdapfel.
    Lifestyle
    Published 1153 days ago

    Frontline functionaries in India: The absent policy

    Colonial era
    Ht Insight
    Published 1280 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)
    Lifestyle
    Updated 1157 days ago

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

    A portrait of Britain's late Queen Elizabeth II.
    World News
    Published 1491 days ago

    Why language needs to be decolonized

    A poster depicting racist stereotypes in South America
    Lifestyle
    Published 1561 days ago
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