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Reforming civil services is key to improving delivery

If the Indian State is to meet 21st-century needs, it will need an ample supply of fresh thinking and knowledgeable personnel.

UPSC civil services exam
Published on Jun 03, 2024 10:04 PM IST

Essay: Ayodhya and the end of the Hindu imagination

The most magical thing about the Ramayana is that it has the capacity to enter our personal lives, dreams and nightmares. But will that continue to be possible now that a single official version has been enshrined?

Devotees throng the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple on the first day after the Pran Pratishtha ceremony, in Ayodhya on January 23, 2024. (ANI)
Updated on Feb 07, 2024 08:10 AM IST
BySaikat Majumdar

Trade Fair is back in bigger & better avatar at Pragati Maidan in Delhi

The 42nd India International Trade Fair has opened today with more than 3,500 exhibitors celebrating the rich heritage of India's crafts and handloom.

Cultural performances will be staged at Open Amphitheatre near Hall 2 and 5 of Pragati Maidan. (For representational purposes only)(Photo: Gokul VS/HT)
Updated on Nov 14, 2023 01:34 PM IST
ByManvi Singh

Terms of Trade | Lessons from a Maoist balladeer’s state funeral

Maoist ideologue Gummadi Vittal Rao's death is a reminder of a time of feudal violence. Why do we not see such radical political figures/movements today?

People in large numbers take part in the funeral procession of late folk singer Gummadi Vittal Rao, popularly known as Gaddar, in Hyderabad on Monday. (ANI Photo)(Mohammed Aleemuddin)
Published on Aug 11, 2023 09:07 AM IST

Hema Malini says ‘sorry’ after being trolled for Bihu tweet

Hema Malini on Friday apologised for a tweet in which she said Bihu is Bihar's festival.

Hema Malini. (AFP)
Published on Apr 14, 2023 01:52 PM IST

Outside India, India’s battles may intensify

Every major social and political divide in India is manifesting itself on foreign shores. This will intensify, ironically enough, at a time of resurgent nationalism

Indian diplomacy will have to walk a fine line in intervening when the interests of the Indian State are at stake, and staying out when the Indian diaspora is having debates that have nothing to do with the State. (AP)
Published on Mar 28, 2023 07:25 PM IST

Sustain the Naga peace talks | HT Editorial

The perils of prolonged talks are visible. Break the stalemate

RN Ravi, the key interlocutor for the Naga talks and now Nagaland’s governor, expressed the State’s exasperation at the operation of a parallel regime when he criticised “armed gangs”.(PTI)
Updated on Aug 26, 2020 07:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By

HTLS 2019: Conversations for a better tomorrow

Getting politics, the economy, and the environment right will lead India to a bright future

It must strive to improve the lives of each citizen. And it must give a sense of belonging to all citizens, irrespective of their religion, region, caste and gender. This will keep India united, harmonious and just.(Subhendu Ghosh)
Updated on Dec 06, 2019 05:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By

After UK, Germany issues advisory against travel to J-K

The state government has advised the Amarnath Yatra pilgrims and tourists to leave the valley keeping in view of the “latest intelligence inputs of terror threats”.

Travel to the Kashmir area, including Srinagar, is not advised, it said.(HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 03, 2019 08:33 PM IST
New Delhi | ByIndo Asian News Service

The NDA must pull back on the citizenship amendment bill

The basic principle of the constitutional order on which the Indian State runs is there shall be no discrimination on the basis of religion. By prioritising people from certain religions - primarily Hindus - and explicitly excluding one particular community - Muslims - the amendment appears to legitimise the idea that India is fundamentally a Hindu State.

Family members of the 855 martyrs of Assam agitation hold the mementos, gifted to them by the incumbent BJP-led state government, outside the Deputy Commissioner Kamrup (Metro) office, Guwahati, January 30, 2019. They want to return them in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016(PTI)
Updated on Feb 03, 2019 05:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By

What 2018 taught us about how not to reform the Indian State

As India heads to the polls, 2019 is likely to witness renewed promises, across party lines, of “maximum governance”. But achieving this goal will require the new government to resist the impulse for seeking quick fixes and confront head on the limitations of the current reform imagination.

India has historically been a centralised State. But the early rhetoric adopted by the Modi government of co-operative federalism and the adoption of the 14th Finance Commission indicated the possibility of a new phase of decentralisation. In 2018, however, the pendulum slowly swung back toward centralisation.(HT Photo)
Updated on Jan 09, 2019 07:31 AM IST
ByYamini Aiyar

Review: Bastar Dispatches by Narendra

Researcher Narendra’s book brings to life one of the fascinating tribal communities of India and the world

On the road in Chhattisgarh.(HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 12, 2018 10:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByRahul Jayaram
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