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MP: As baton is passed, Mohan Yadav tries to leave behind Shivraj legacy
Updated on Apr 27, 2025 04:05 PM IST
Mohan Yadav was appointed as CM of Madhya Pradesh in December 2023, replacing Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who had been CM for 16 years
Bagan add youth league title to ISL double
After ISL double, Mohun Bagan clinch U-21 Reliance Foundation Development League with a 3-0 victory over Classic FA
Updated on Apr 14, 2025 09:37 PM IST
Indian Open: Colsaerts, early leader after a late career boost
The seasoned Belgian had almost given up his pro golf last year until a revival at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship revived his joy of playing
Published on Mar 27, 2025 08:07 PM IST
Grand Strategy: What India should do in a Taiwan military contingency
A forcible reunification of Taiwan by China will have serious geopolitical implications for Asian balance of power and for India
Updated on Mar 24, 2025 02:32 PM IST
Long-term warming close to crossing 1.5°C Paris accord threshold: UN body
HT reported on March 14 that the world could cross the 1.5 degrees C long-term global warming threshold by September 2029 if current warming trend continues
Published on Mar 19, 2025 06:09 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Terms of Trade: History is finally catching up with economics
The liberal geopolitical order has outlived its economic utility. India should draw the right lessons from Sino-US competition that’s reshaping geo-economics
Published on Mar 05, 2025 04:45 PM IST
Is Ticketmaster a monopoly?
Perhaps—but the legal bar to an antitrust case against the company is high
Published on Mar 03, 2025 08:00 AM IST
The Economist
Weather Bee: How heavy is the snowfall in the hills?
Almost all of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh received at least 7.5 mm precipitation on February 28
Published on Mar 01, 2025 01:18 PM IST
Short Stream | Zoya: A silent rebellion wrapped in a tragic love story
Sayantan Mukherjee’s ‘Zoya’ is a visually rich film about class, love, and tragic alienation, with actor Nitanshi Goel of ‘Laapata Ladies’ fame in the lead
Published on Mar 01, 2025 08:00 AM IST
Do bans on smartphones in schools improve mental health?
What the early evidence suggests about the effect on students
Published on Mar 01, 2025 08:00 AM IST
The Economist
Grand Strategy: Three strongmen and the world order, 80 years apart
If the great power consensus remains between Russia and the US, India may have little to worry about. But, if it includes China, it could be a cause for concern
Updated on Feb 25, 2025 05:54 PM IST
History not on beleaguered Arvind Kejriwal’s side for political revival
The first party to challenge Congress’ political hegemony was Swatantra founded by C Rajagopalachari in 1959.
Published on Feb 18, 2025 08:00 AM IST
Decoding the look and feel of a Sabya
Sabyasachi Mukherjee’s brand has turned 25. A new India has emerged in these years, and the fashion designer is an intrinsic part of that story
Updated on Feb 17, 2025 10:31 PM IST
Fear of losing kin, culture fuel local opposition to fencing Myanmar border
India and Myanmar share a 1643-km long border in four states of northeast-Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh.
Published on Feb 11, 2025 08:14 PM IST
Alice YhoshüThomas NgangomUtpal Parashar
Why your portfolio is less diversified than you might think
The most important idea in modern finance has become maddeningly hard to implement
Published on Feb 11, 2025 08:00 AM IST
The Economist
Many governments talk about cutting regulation but few manage to
Yet radical deregulation is often a big boost to growth
Published on Feb 08, 2025 08:00 AM IST
The Economist
HistoriCity | A brief, morbid history of death, dying and moksha at Prayag
The earliest historical reference to people dying by suicide at the Sangam or confluence of the Yamuna and Ganga is by Chinese traveller Xuanzang.
Updated on Feb 04, 2025 08:23 PM IST
Slice of Mumbai hand craftsmanship at Vatican Apostolic Library
An exhibition titled Il Viaggio (En Route) commissioned by the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana features works by global artists as well as Indian craftspersons.
Published on Feb 04, 2025 07:06 PM IST
Dhamini Ratnam
Short Stream | An ode to the anxious teenage soul
A reflective and humorous 2D animation story about social anxiety and teenage interiority by Kolkata-based SRFTI graduate Subarna Dash
Published on Feb 01, 2025 08:00 AM IST
From temples to trade routes: The Indo-Indonesian civilisational bond
India and Indonesia’s historical links go beyond geography, weaving together centuries of trade, religion, and cultural exchange
Published on Jan 29, 2025 08:31 PM IST
Keeping up with UP: Can Congress-SP quota card breach the Sanatan narrative?
The Congress moves in untested territory as they have not been the first choice of Other Backward Classes (OBCs)
Updated on Jan 26, 2025 04:06 PM IST
Sunita Aron
Lalu empowers Tejashwi in a bid to prevent rifts, splits and heartburn in RJD
The party moved a resolution at its national executive meeting, authorising Lalu's younger son to make decisions on distributing party tickets along with Lalu.
Published on Jan 22, 2025 05:48 PM IST
Maha Kumbh: When Victorian morality collided with Naga Sadhu rituals
While the British colonial rule had banned nudity, it was not easy to enforce it within the arena of a religious festival like the Kumbh
Updated on Jan 22, 2025 08:44 AM IST
G Venu: Notating 1,300 classical dance gestures, one mudra, one rasa at a time
Here’s why Sakuntalam, Venu’s Kutiyattam piece, is as central to contemporary India as it is to classical dance
Updated on Jan 14, 2025 01:35 PM IST
Dhamini Ratnam
Grand Strategy | India’s Afghan policy must avoid extremes
There is no shame in engaging the Taliban, however reprehensible the Taliban may be and however immoral that might look to some people.
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 08:25 PM IST
Lohri: A mother and son ballad beyond machismo and peasant rebellion
Lohri is celebrated in Sindh, Rajasthan, Punjab-Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Delhi and has now spread to other areas as well.
Updated on Jan 13, 2025 04:48 PM IST
The year of the ‘sakhi’
Three films by Indian writer-directors travelled far and wide in 2024. They share one standout quality: Camaraderie among women as acts of resistance
Updated on Jan 01, 2025 08:56 PM IST
Bobby Beauty Parlour: The finishing line of childhood
Two friends working in a claustrophobic beauty parlour on the hottest day of the year face a life-changing arrival, a departure, freedom, and fear
Published on Jan 01, 2025 06:08 PM IST
Geopolitical pressures trump Delhi’s minority concerns in the neighbourhood
India's neighbourhood policy has undergone a seismic shift, prioritising strategic alliances over the well-being of minorities linked to it.
Published on Dec 30, 2024 07:21 PM IST
Interview: Sridhar Rajagopalan on fixing India’s education landscape
Sridhar Rajagopalan, Chief Learning Officer at Educational Initiatives and a veteran in India’s education sector reflects on the rise and fall of Byju’s
Updated on Dec 30, 2024 03:26 PM IST