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Nation builders? No, just unpaid women workers

What is the value of a woman who makes no monetary contribution to a family but nonetheless provides it with free labour, asks Namita Bhandare
Updated on Jun 21, 2026 06:51 am IST

Bald Eagle stamps commemorate America's 250th birthday and conservation efforts

Uncle Sam, a 25-year-old bald eagle, sits on his perch in front of a U.S. flag before the Extreme Raptors Show at the Permian Basin Fair in the Ector County Coliseum fairgrounds in Odessa, Texas,
Updated on May 14, 2026 10:34 am IST

Kartavya Path: Glimpses from the prep for Republic Day parade at India Gate

Days ahead of January 26, the mornings at Kartavya Path begin with a clarion call, bringing the contingents in perfect alignment.
Published on Jan 10, 2025 06:02 pm IST

Flying colours: How national flags took shape

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Former African colonies, at independence, have typically drawn from the three colours used in Ethiopia’s flag since the 1800s. Why Ethiopia? Because, apart from a five-year occupation by Mussolini’s Italy, it has never been colonised. (Wikimedia)
Updated on Aug 17, 2024 04:58 pm IST

‘Let them resign’: Supreme Court dismisses plea against competency test for teachers in Bihar

The Supreme Court remarked that teachers help build the nation and should be open to upgrading their skills or willing to quit. (ANI)
Updated on Jun 28, 2024 06:44 am IST

Bhagwat discusses expansion, other issues at RSS camp

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat arriving at the venue of the event in Gorakhpur on June 13. (Sourced)
Updated on Jun 14, 2024 05:18 am IST

President Droupadi Murmu to address the nation on eve of 75th Republic Day

President Droupadi Murmu.
Updated on Jan 25, 2024 05:33 pm IST

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Shankaracharya row; what next for stock market?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (File)
Published on Jan 17, 2024 06:22 pm IST

RSS chief says Bharat’s progress tied to religion; urges unity for cow protection

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat at Nagla Chandrabhan in Mathura on Tuesday. (HT Photo)
Published on Nov 28, 2023 09:44 pm IST

Director Vivek Agnihotri launches his latest book in Lucknow

Agnihotri at the launch of his latest book in Lucknow on Sunday (Sourced)
Updated on Oct 09, 2023 06:46 am IST

PM Modi to dedicate IIT Jodhpur to the nation tomorrow

PM Modi to dedicate IIT Jodhpur to the nation tomorrow
Published on Oct 04, 2023 02:02 pm IST

Drones look for hideouts as Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag operation enters Day 6

Security personnel on their way to the encounter site in Garol, Kokernag, in Anantnag district. (Waseem Andrabi /HT)
Published on Sept 19, 2023 03:22 am IST

Any move to rename nation against the constitution, says Kerala CM

The chief minister said the move was part of attempts to sabotage the country’s heterogeneity and urged the public to resist such measures. (CM's Twitter account)
Updated on Sept 07, 2023 02:20 am IST

‘Lot could be saved’: Anurag Thakur on benefits of imposing one nation, one poll

Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur
Published on Sept 04, 2023 04:35 pm IST

Bridging hearts is as important as ending the curse of poverty

Workers give finishing touches to an Indian flag at a workshop ahead of the Republic Day, in Mumbai on Wednesday. (HT PHOTO)
Published on Aug 14, 2023 12:26 am IST

President Murmu to address nation on eve of Independence Day

President Droupadi Murmu
Published on Aug 13, 2023 10:08 pm IST

PM Modi to inaugurate Gujarat's first Greenfield International Airport today

Newly-built Greenfield Airport ahead of its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Published on Jul 27, 2023 01:22 pm IST

PM Modi calls Manipur incident shameful; assures strict action against culprits

The video of the disrobed women being paraded surfaced on social media on Wednesday fanning fresh tensions. (AFP image)
Updated on Jul 20, 2023 12:16 pm IST

UCC not in interest of nation: SAD to law commission

Party president Sukhbir Singh Badal said that SAD is the oldest political party in the country which upholds multi-religious, multi-cultural and multi-lingual traditions, with India as a federal entity.
Updated on Jul 15, 2023 01:16 am IST

INTACH seeks heritage status for oldest railway station of Odisha at Paralakhemund

INTACH, Odisha chapter convener has written a letter to railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. (Parala Rail | Twitter)
Updated on May 09, 2023 01:35 pm IST

Work towards eliminating terrorism, Rajnath Singh tells SCO member states

Defence minister Rajnath Singh. (ANI)
Updated on Apr 28, 2023 02:55 pm IST

Mann Ki Baat, a tool for building a healthy India

I remember the PM interacting with the beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat, who expressed gratitude for making quality health care affordable. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 26, 2023 06:59 pm IST

Haryana: 500 police recruits pass out of Bhondsi training centre

Haryana Police commandos performing during the Passing out Parade of the first batch of Naval Commando join Haryana Police, at RTC Bhondsi, in Gurugram on Wednesday. (ANI)
Updated on Apr 20, 2023 02:42 am IST

Sunrays: Remembering Sathya Sai on Aradhana Day

As April 24, Aradhana Day, draws closer, memories of the Mahasamadhi of my beloved guru, Sri Sathya Sai Baba are rekindled. (HT File)
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 03:08 am IST

Twin suicides at Mantralaya trigger crowd-thinning measures

Mumbai, India - March 16, 2020: Visitors waiting outside Mantralaya after they were denied entry due to Coronavirus Preventive measure, in Mumbai, India, on Monday, March 16, 2020. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT) (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 01:15 am IST

After Azad’s remark, BJP asks Rahul Gandhi to reveal who he met abroad

BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad. (File Photo)
Updated on Apr 10, 2023 04:29 pm IST

INS Vikrant receives historic bell of first warship from former Navy vice chief

The first INS Vikrant carrier (above) was decommissioned in 1997 and the new indigenous INS Vikrant was commissioned by Prime minister Narendra Modi in Kochi on September 2, 2022. (Twitter/INS Vikrant)
Updated on Apr 10, 2023 11:31 am IST

Former Congress leader C R Kesavan joins BJP

CR Kesavan was welcomed to the BJP by Union minister K Singh and the party’s chief spokesperson Anil Baluni in Delhi on Saturday. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 03:58 pm IST

Budget session ends with blame game over logjam

Parliament of India. (Mohd Zakir/HT File Photo)
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 06:06 am IST

Resolution in US House to designate April 14 as National Sikh Day

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives to designate April 14 as National Sikh Day in a bid to honour and celebrate the important role played by the Sikh community in strengthening and inspiring the people of the United States.
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 01:25 am IST