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Social media addiction: Economic Survey calls for age-based online curbs

The proposal targets an “intensely digital environment” where near-universal access has shifted the challenge from connectivity to behavioural health.

Updated on Jan 30, 2026, 6:26 AM IST

‘Oh s***’: Last words from cockpit as jet carrying Ajit Pawar fell

Ajit Pawar, NCP chief and Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister, died in a tragic plane crash this morning while he was flying from Mumbai to Baramati.

Updated on Jan 29, 2026, 3:23 PM IST

India-EU free trade deal explained: Once signed, duties on 90% exports to go

Both sides described the deal as forward-looking and mutually beneficial.

Updated on Jan 29, 2026, 11:15 AM IST

India, EU trade pact to be very important geopolitical stabiliser: Antonio Costa

European Council Antonio Luis Santos da Costa during interview with Hindustan Times, in New Delhi, India, on Monday, January 26, 2026. (Photo by Arvind Yadav / Hindustan Times) (HT Photo/Arvind Yadav)

Updated on Jan 26, 2026, 8:46 PM IST

Mark Tully's baritone, prose beamed India's triumphs, tribulations to the world

Mark Tully. (X@HardeepSPuri)

Published on Jan 26, 2026, 7:17 AM IST

Dim the lights: Versova is Mumbai’s new live entertainment hub

Venues at the forefront of this creative revolution are the 224-seater Veda Kunba auditorium, once a moribund cavity in the CINTAA performing artistes’ association premises; Mukti Manch (100 seats); Rangshila Theatre (in pic) (100 seats); and Chaubara (65 seats). (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Published on Jan 25, 2026, 5:40 AM IST

Pawar legacy at political crossroads

Ajit Pawar and Sharad Pawar in October 2018. The NCP, founded by Sharad Pawar in 1999, split into two factions in 2023. (HT file photo.)

Updated on Jan 24, 2026, 7:02 AM IST

Safety vs speed: Artificial general intelligence divide at Davos

CEOs of DeepMind and Anthropic, Demis Hassabis (left) and Dario Amodei, at a talk during the WEF meeting on January 20. REUTERS

Published on Jan 23, 2026, 7:57 AM IST

IIT-Madras to begin work on ramjet tech to boost range of army’s rocket arsenal

Integrating air-breathing ramjet engines into Russian-origin BM-21 Grad and the locally made Pinaka rocket launcher systems is expected to double their range. (PTI)

Published on Jan 22, 2026, 5:56 AM IST

India must seize the moment for health reforms: Lancet editor Richard Horton

Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet medical journal. (Getty Images)

Updated on Jan 21, 2026, 3:56 PM IST

What ails Indian sport events? Shoddy standards, lack of humility, disinterest

Maintenance staff clean 'bird droppings' during an India Open game in New Delhi. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 20, 2026, 6:12 AM IST

Why the third stage in ISRO rockets is tricky

ISRO's PSLV-C62 carrying the EOS-N1 lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh last Monday,

Updated on Jan 19, 2026, 5:37 PM IST

118% rise in caste-based bias in varsities since 2019: UGC data

A candle light protest march in Delhi following the death of Rohith Vemula

Updated on Jan 18, 2026, 6:07 AM IST

10 years on, how Vemula’s death forced policy shifts

Rohith Vemula, a PHD student, died by suicide at the University of Hyderabad following months of caste discrimination. (Hindustan Times)

Published on Jan 17, 2026, 6:00 AM IST

Naga lobbying back in US spotlight

Lobbyist Grace Collins has said her activities include seeking American involvement in and support for the Nagalim movement by lobbying Congress and the Trump administration for greater support. (LinkedIn)

Updated on Jan 16, 2026, 5:56 AM IST

Single Directive to 17A: A long-drawn case

The Supreme Court (ANI)

Published on Jan 15, 2026, 5:26 AM IST

Justice Swaminathan, a lamp-lighting order and a fiery row

Justice GR Swaminathan (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jan 14, 2026, 5:41 AM IST

Identity fault lines, growth goals shape battle for India’s richest civic body

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray during a joint rally ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) election, in Mumbai. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 13, 2026, 2:26 PM IST

An exhibition that forces Mumbai to look at what it throws away

Mumbai, India - Jan. 11, 2026: Author Saumya Roy, during a conversation at Priyasri Art Gallery, Kathiwada City House, as part of Mumbai Gallery Weekend, ahead of the exhibition “Necropolis of Remains” inspired by Roy’s book Mountain Tales in Mumbai, India, on Sunday, January 11, 2026. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times) (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

Published on Jan 12, 2026, 6:10 AM IST

‘Nothing easy about it’ as India face depleted NZ in ODIs

Rohit Sharma bats during a practice session ahead of the first ODI. (AP)

Updated on Jan 10, 2026, 10:18 PM IST

Can data centres produce drinking water?

If we extract water from air, it is replenished within 8-9 days. It’s a massive potential for a planet which is fast coming under water stress thanks to the climate crisis. (Bloomberg)

Published on Jan 10, 2026, 5:02 AM IST

Madhav Gadgil: Green warrior, and a lasting conservation legacy

Madhav Gadgil (HT PHOTO)

Updated on Jan 9, 2026, 11:34 AM IST

In Bengal, a battle over who gets counted

People during hearings under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, at a centre in Balurghat, West Bengal on January 2. (PTI)

Published on Jan 8, 2026, 6:06 AM IST

Sheikh Hasina’s niece Tulip Siddiq may sue Bangladesh’s anti-corruption body

Tulip Siddiq (left) and former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina. (AP)

Updated on Jan 7, 2026, 9:09 AM IST

‘Different footing’: Why Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam were denied bail by SC

According to the bench, the FIR and successive charge sheets consistently portray Khalid and Imam as ideological drivers and coordinators of the alleged plot, operating at the level of planning, mobilisation and strategic direction from December 2019 onwards, immediately after the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Updated on Jan 6, 2026, 9:46 AM IST

Venezuela’s vast oil reserves: Key questions

The country has the largest proven reserves in the world, with 303.221 billion barrels. REUTERS

Published on Jan 5, 2026, 12:07 PM IST

Leaders bet on ‘parivarvad’ for winning civic elections

Leaders bet on ‘parivarvad’ for winning civic elections

Published on Jan 4, 2026, 6:28 AM IST

Bitter harvest: The rise of bad loans in the agriculture sector

Workers plant paddy in the fields in Wayanad district of Kerala. (Representational image)

Updated on Jan 3, 2026, 12:34 PM IST

Succinct to expansive, SC verdicts in 2025 spanned varying lengths

The Supreme Court of India.

Published on Jan 2, 2026, 4:20 AM IST

Quota can’t bar candidate from merit selection in unreserved category: SC

By clarifying that merit cannot be subordinated to labels, the ruling reinforces the constitutional balance between affirmative action and open competition, and is likely to guide adjudication of disputes pertaining to recruitment processes across public services in the years ahead. (Representational image)

Published on Dec 30, 2025, 4:52 AM IST

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