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Making the Capital’s EV policy women-friendly

Delhi’s EV policy must increase women’s uptake of E2Ws by including an incremental higher purchase subsidy — on top of the general purchase subsidy — for the first 10,000 women with certain eligibility criteria. (Shutterstock)
Published on May 16, 2026, 7:08 PM IST

Some very personal frames of Raghu Rai

The entire world then became the sanctum sanctorum of a sacred space, a pictorial temple, whose key was the lens of his camera. (PTI)
Published on May 16, 2026, 7:08 PM IST

Living austerely in this world riven by conflict

Fuel and chemical fertilisers were high on the list of things that were obviously already under strained supply and likely to turn very soon very short in stock. That we must use them without wasting them was sound and essential advice coming from the PM. (Reuters)
Published on May 16, 2026, 7:08 PM IST

Nation and its largest religious minority

If Viksit Bharat is to be achieved, India cannot afford for its 200 million Muslims to become the country’s forgotten minority. Remember, even if you deliberately try to make them unseen and unheard, they’ll always be there. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)
Published on May 16, 2026, 7:08 PM IST

Out of the margins: Dalit bahujan in Indian cinema

Even international masterpieces such as Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi chose to bypass the ideological friction between Ambedkar and Gandhi, effectively archiving the anti-caste struggle as a footnote. (Getty Images)
Published on May 15, 2026, 9:06 PM IST

When the exam room is an oven

If a child scoring in the 60th percentile took the same test at 40°C instead of 30°C, the heat alone could lower their effective performance to the 40th percentile. In our system, where a few marks determine admission to professional colleges, half a standard deviation is all the difference in securing a college admission. (HT Archive)
Updated on May 14, 2026, 11:31 PM IST

West Bengal and the politics of memory

The perceived rise in anti-Hindu sentiment in Bangladesh, along with the BJP’s high-voltage campaign against atrocities against Bangladesh’s Hindus, appears to have had a major impact on the electoral behaviour of Hindu refugee communities from Bangladesh. (PTI)
Published on May 14, 2026, 8:31 PM IST

Ride out inflation with patience and prudence

It is only a matter of time before the higher fuel costs are passed on and begin to affect households. (Bloomberg)
Updated on May 14, 2026, 8:31 PM IST