Sign in

us top news

PAGE 22

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 13:38 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 13:38 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 18:01 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 15:01 IST