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Red, white and the blues: Kashyap Kompella writes on the American Dream at 250

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As unions and worker protections weakened from the 1980s on, the massive US economy grew around the working classes rather than for them. (Above) Norman Rockwell’s Freedom from Want (1943). (Wikimedia)
Updated on Jul 03, 2026 10:22 pm IST

True tribute to Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’ lies in upholding equality, patriotism: Himachal g overnor

True tribute to Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’ lies in upholding equality, patriotism: Himachal g overnor
Published on Jun 07, 2026 06:00 pm IST

How households shape gender equality outcomes

Gender Equality
Published on May 28, 2026 04:25 pm IST

Undefeated: Why Vinesh Phogat will not back down

Vinesh Phogat speaks to media after being disallowed from competing by the WFI in the National Open Ranking Tournament.
Published on May 18, 2026 08:00 am IST

Indian mission in London marks 136th Ambedkar Jayanti

Indian mission in London marks 136th Ambedkar Jayanti
Published on Apr 16, 2026 03:11 pm IST

A giant leap—for women in power

Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen
Published on Apr 13, 2026 10:00 am IST

Mind The Gap: And so it begins…

Fear and loathing, but also resistance
Published on Apr 06, 2026 08:00 am IST

R-Day 2026: How people on Delhi's streets see Constitution in everyday lives

Images of people in Delhi as they speak to HT about what rights mean to them in everyday life.
Updated on Jan 26, 2026 05:43 pm IST

PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi pay tributes to BR Ambedkar on Mahaparinirvana Diwas

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Rahul Gandhi, Kiren Rijiju and other senior leaders on Mahaparinirvana Diwas honoured Dr BR Ambedkar.
Published on Dec 06, 2025 09:40 am IST

Making India’s judicial language free of prejudices

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Job titles often suggest caste functions and carry prejudices rooted in notions of ritual pollution. Renaming them is, thus, a step towards making the judiciary prejudice-free. (HT Archive)
Published on Nov 24, 2025 09:32 pm IST

Society elevators: The great class divide

"Assigning gig workers a separate lift is a far more nuanced issue that goes beyond class divide," says Advocate Akash Krishna Sharma
Published on Nov 01, 2025 02:54 pm IST

Arkansas governor dubbed ‘racist’ for letting Black cheerleaders stand in rain

Screengrab from the viral video.
Published on Sept 08, 2025 08:08 pm IST

Celebrating love and equality

Drag performance by Lush Monsoon, also known as Aishwarya Ayushmaan.
Published on Sept 06, 2025 10:13 pm IST

Boston Pride Parade For the People 2025: Date, time, route and where to watch

Boston's Pride Parade on June 14, 2025, will honor the LGBTQ+ community with a vibrant procession and festival. (Photo by Blake FAGAN / AFP)
Published on Jun 14, 2025 06:11 pm IST

‘Equality and representation go hand in hand’: CJI Bhushan R Gavai

Chief Justice of India Bhushan R Gavai. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jun 11, 2025 09:14 am IST

Why is Walmart boycott happening in US and what items are being snubbed?

Walmart stated in late 2024 that it will no longer be included in the Human Rights Campaign's annual benchmark index, a reflection of its DEI practices
Updated on Apr 06, 2025 12:06 am IST

Gender parity: Gap between intent and implementation

State-crafted advancements are often undermined by inconsistent implementation and societal attitudes (PTI)
Published on Mar 13, 2025 08:32 pm IST

International Women's Day protests demand equal rights and an end to discrimination, sexual violence

International Women's Day protests demand equal rights and an end to discrimination, sexual violence
Published on Mar 09, 2025 01:00 am IST

Are women freer in free India?: An essay by Begum Hamid Ali from the HT archives

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At a protest in Madras in 1945. Women emerged from their homes in large numbers to participate in the Swadeshi movement, which acted as a turning point in this respect, in India. (Wikimedia)
Updated on Jan 25, 2025 12:20 am IST

Equality above all: A call for women’s liberation

The constitution was framed over a period of three years, during the tumult of the Partition.
Updated on Dec 01, 2024 03:49 pm IST

Equality above all: A call for women’s liberation

Equality above all: A call for women’s liberation
Updated on Nov 30, 2024 08:26 am IST

The lodestar of We, the people

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Continuing incidents of social violence — centred on caste, faith, gender, and wealth — suggest that the ideals of the Constitution are far from being realised. But blame not the document for our failure, hold those responsible for its implementation accountable
Updated on Nov 29, 2024 05:31 pm IST

India’s founding document sparked a social revolution

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BR Ambedkar and Rajendra Prasad, two of the stalwarts of the Constituent Assembly. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Nov 29, 2024 05:22 pm IST

Viral video: Amritsar men serve banana milkshake at langar, internet reacts

A viral video from Amritsar showed Sikh men serving banana milkshake at a unique langar event.
Published on Oct 20, 2024 07:24 pm IST

NYT faces heat for portraying Hezbollah's Nasrallah as champion of ‘equality’

Hassan Nasrallah, head of the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah, carried out multiple horrifying attacks on Jews worldwide because he wanted destruction of the Jewish state.
Published on Sept 30, 2024 07:39 pm IST

Right to equality guarantees factual not formal equality, individual can be treated as class:SC

Right to equality guarantees factual not formal equality, individual can be treated as class:SC
Published on Aug 01, 2024 07:28 pm IST

Melania Trump raises $1.4m in GOP fundraiser at NYC Trump Tower penthouse

Melania Trump raises $1.4m in one night at GOP fundraiser
Published on Jul 10, 2024 06:10 pm IST

Hajj 2024: Significance behind sacred Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia

Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Hajj 2024: Significance behind sacred Muslim pilgrimage to Kaaba at Mecca in Saudi Arabia
Published on Jun 12, 2024 04:21 pm IST

Need to neutralise anti-national elements, narratives: V-P Jagdeep Dhankhar

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar being felicitated during the 71st convocation of Panjab University, in Chandigarh, Thursday. (PTI)
Updated on Mar 08, 2024 09:02 am IST