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Bangladesh’s interim government faces an uphill battle

Analysis

Published on Aug 20, 2024 08:25 AM IST

While the interim government represents hope for many, financial difficulties and a history of failed reforms cast doubt on its ability to bring about change.

Bangladesh’s interim government’s head Muhammad Yunus (AFP Photo)

BySmruti S Pattanaik

Iran’s revival of strategic patience amid slow-burn ceasefire negotiations

Iran can symbolically retaliate with sufficient elements of escalation control or let the pressure from its rhetoric act as an instrument of coercion

An Iranian man, carrying a Palestinian flag, walks to attend the funeral ceremony of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard who were killed in an assassination blamed on Israel on Wednesday, at Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) Sq. in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)(AP)

Analysis

Published on Aug 20, 2024 08:15 AM IST

ByBashir Ali Abbas

Ecostani | Two years of Project Cheetah: More pitfalls than success

If released in the wild, the cheetahs may not be able to compete with close to 80 wild leopards in Kuno, a native flagship predator ranked above cheetah.

The last two years have shown that the big cats have adapted to wet and humid climate conditions (Representational image)(HT_PRINT)

Analysis

Published on Aug 20, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByChetan Chauhan

Nepal raises concern over attacks on Hindu and Buddhist minorities

In recent days, Nepal’s border guards have intercepted Bangladeshis trying to sneak in through the porous Nepal-India border, though the numbers are small.

West Bengal, Jul 20 (ANI): Students arrive in India from Bangladesh after immigration clearance amid a countrywide protest (ANI Photo)(ANI)

Analysis

Published on Aug 19, 2024 06:34 PM IST

ByAkhilesh Upadhyay

Rape, outrage, and the legal system: Tracing the evolution of India's rape laws

Rape laws in India have evolved in response to public outcry and civil society movements.

Medical students and residents protesting the Kolkata rape and murder of trainee doctor (PTI Photo)

Analysis

Published on Aug 18, 2024 08:29 AM IST

ByParijata Bhardwaj

Delhi’s Red Fort: A monument of power, rebellion, and independence

Delhi’s Red Fort has always been a stage for politics, sometimes bloody, at other times petty. Its history hides layers of drama, both tragic and monumental.

Diwan-i-Aam of the Red Fort as painted by Ghulam Ali Khan between circa 1852 and circa 1854(Ghulam Ali Khan/Wikimedia Commons)

Analysis

Published on Aug 17, 2024 08:56 PM IST

ByValay Singh

Hasina govt’s collapse could reshape refugee dynamics around Chittagong Tracts

The political shift in Bangladesh offers a window is opportunity to India to settle shared anxieties over refugee crossings and border security.

Cooch Behar: Bangladeshi nationals assemble close to the Sitalkuchi fenced land border in Cooch Behar in their bid to crossover to India. (PTI Photo)(PTI)

Analysis

Published on Aug 17, 2024 09:00 AM IST

ByAngshuman Choudhury

Hijab row: Indirect discrimination at the centre of the ongoing legal tangle

The petitioners, three female Muslim students, had approached the apex court challenging the judgment of a division bench of the Bombay high court in June

The restriction on wearing hijab is of constitutional significance as it is violative of Article 19(1)(a), the right to freedom of speech and expression and Article 25(1), which guarantees that every person shall have freedom of conscience and the right to profess, practice and propagate religion(HT_PRINT)

Analysis

Published on Aug 16, 2024 06:16 PM IST

ByAvanti Deshpande

Urban Agenda | Why India needs to update and digitise its urban land records

A NITI Aayog report says having accurate cadastral maps and clarity about property rights are important for successful planning.

A repository of land ownership records will be created, which is practically missing in many urban and peri-urban areas(Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)

Analysis

Published on Aug 16, 2024 08:30 AM IST

BySoumya Chatterjee

From oasis to forsaken: Where did Delhi’s water bodies go?

Increasing urban flooding in the capital is linked to the disappearance of water bodies, escalating risks to livelihood and infrastructure, explain experts

Relentless urban expansion and high demand for land have led to the rapid development and encroachment on Delhi's water bodies and wetlands, causing many to go “missing

Analysis

Published on Aug 16, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByBadri Chatterjee

Andhra Pradesh: Strategic alignments, Centre's push help BJP expand in the state

BJP sees a need to grow out of TDP’s shadow to strengthen itself. It has gained in popularity but has to brush off the image that it is under Naidu’s control

The sudden rise in popularity of the BJP has surprised leaders( AFP)

Analysis

Published on Aug 15, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByDeepika Amirapu

Former ISI chief’s arrest a likely warning to ex-PM Imran Khan’s allies

Reports said Hameed had continued to provide advice and counsel to Khan after taking premature retirement from the army

General Faiz Hameed, the former chief of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (File Photo)

Analysis

Published on Aug 14, 2024 06:30 PM IST

ByRezaul H Laskar

Wayanad landslides: Rehabilitating, compensating victims pose challenges

What is needed is a law that defines compensation for losses resulting from natural disasters as a right rather than an act of sympathy or charity, experts say.

Wayanad, Aug 04 (ANI): The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel conduct a search and rescue operation for the fifth consecutive day after a devastating landslide hit hilly villages triggered by heavy rainfall, in Wayanad on Sunday. (ANI Photo)(NDRF Arakkonam-X )

Analysis

Published on Aug 14, 2024 09:15 AM IST

ByK A Shaji

Explained: Surat police and magistrate’s contempt of Supreme Court order

What is anticipatory bail, and what does it signify in the criminal legal process? How did the arrest lead to contempt of the Supreme Court’s order?

An anticipatory bail protects a person fearing arrest for a non-bailable offence against arrest when the court is convinced the arrest is not necessary or justified (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Analysis

Published on Aug 14, 2024 08:30 AM IST

ByShrutika Pandey

Cabinet resolution against creamy layer is against the spirit of reservation

The influential tribals from hill states Himachal, Jammu and northeast have cornered most benefits under ST reservation at the cost of poorer tribals.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a delegation of BJP SC/ST MPs in New Delhi on August 9.(X/@BJPSTMORCHA)

Analysis

Published on Aug 13, 2024 07:35 PM IST

ByChetan Chauhan

Can the Reserve Bank of India rein in food inflation?

The RBI governor has reiterated his commitment to bring down food inflation. Economists are questioning whether monetary policy is the right tool to do so

Mumbai, India - September 01, 2021: Hawkers sell fruits and vegetables. (Photo by Vijay Bate/HT Photo) (HT PHOTO)

Analysis

Published on Aug 13, 2024 08:30 AM IST

ByRohit Inani

Terms of inclusion: Exclusion and authoritarianism in Bangladesh

The bonhomie between nationalism and tyranny is not new to Bangladesh, nor indeed to the region.

Students chant slogans as they protest to demand accountability and trial against Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina, near Dhaka University on August 12.(AFP)

Analysis

Published on Aug 12, 2024 11:08 PM IST

ByTanweer Fazal

Bareilly murders: India’s grisly tryst with serial killers

Kuldeep Gangwar is the latest entrant in the list of Indian serial killers. They remain as symbols of evil but also a source of morbid fascination.

Analysis

Published on Aug 12, 2024 08:03 PM IST

ByAnirban Bhattacharyya

Behind the yatra: A strategic campaign to revamp Ajit Pawar's political image

Ajit Pawar has launched the Jan Sanman Yatra as he attempts to rebuild his political image ahead of the 2024 Maharashtra assembly elections

Mumbai, India – July 09, 2024: Maharashtra DCM Ajit Pawar, along with NCP (Ajit Pawar) faction leader Praful Patel, offering prayer at Siddhivinayak Temple, in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, July 09, 2024. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)(HT_PRINT)

Analysis

Published on Aug 12, 2024 09:00 AM IST

ByShailesh Gaikwad

From arrests to trials to judgments: A look at the track record of the ED

The Supreme Court has raised concerns over the ED's low conviction rate. The court's remarks come amid criticism of the agency's targeting of opposition leaders

The ED is a statutory body created by the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). (HT Photo)

Analysis

Published on Aug 11, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByParijata Bhardwaj

HistoriCity | Dhaka: At the crossroads of revolution

The exploitative taxation policies of the East India Company led to a degradation of peasantry and Dhaka’s development was ignored at the cost of Calcutta.

Analysis

Published on Aug 10, 2024 09:00 AM IST

ByValay Singh

Tim Walz: Kamala Harris’ Midwest bet

Within the Democratic Party, there may have been stronger consensus around Governor Josh Shapiro, given Pennsylvania’s critical importance to the Democrats

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz hold a campaign event in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S., August 7, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo(REUTERS)

Analysis

Published on Aug 10, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByVivek Mishra

The debate continues over ‘creamy layer’ in India’s reservation system

The SC judgment permitting sub-classification within SCs, while aiming to address internal disparities, has certain advantages as well as disadvantages.

The judgment permitting sub-classification within SCs, while aiming to address internal disparities, has certain advantages as well as disadvantages. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Analysis

Published on Aug 09, 2024 08:00 AM IST

BySanya Singh

Shades of grey in the Olympics gender row

The recent boxing match between Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Italy’s Angela Carini has sparked a heated debate on gender. Here are the many sides of the story

Algeria's Imane Khelif, celebrates after defeating Hungary's Anna Hamori in their women's 66kg quarterfinal boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/John Locher)(AP)

Analysis

Published on Aug 09, 2024 07:30 AM IST

ByKiran Mehta

Eye on the Middle East | In the Middle East, Moscow hedges in the shadow of war

Russia’s principal interest lies in restricting the level of regional conflict to manageable levels, rather than ending it.

A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidential office shows Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) meeting with Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, in Tehran, on August 5, 2024.(AFP)

Analysis

Published on Aug 08, 2024 09:22 PM IST

ByBashir Ali Abbas

Should Kerala rethink its monoculture practices?

As Wayanad faces devastating landslides, it's time for Kerala to reconsider its monoculture plantations.

Analysis

Published on Aug 08, 2024 07:33 PM IST

ByLaasya Shekhar

The economic challenges faced by Bangladesh amid its political churn

Bangladesh’s economy is confronted with two core challenges: high inflation and weak macro-economic stability

Garment workers break for lunch during work hours, in Dhaka on July 24, 2024. Garment factories and banks reopened in Bangladesh on July 24 after authorities eased a curfew imposed to contain deadly clashes sparked by student protests over civil service employment quotas. (Photo by Maruf Hasan / AFP)

Analysis

Published on Aug 07, 2024 08:00 AM IST

BySayema Haque Bidisha

What Sheikh Hasina’s downfall means for security in Northeast India

India must remain diplomatically agile and open-minded if it wants to keep its Northeast secure and peaceful.

Members of India's Border Security Force (BSF) escort Indian students, who study in Bangladesh, after they crossed over at the Akhaura check post of the India-Bangladesh border in the northeastern Indian state of Tripura, following protests against government job quotas in Bangladesh, July 20, 2024. REUTERS/Jayanta Dey(REUTERS)

Analysis

Published on Aug 06, 2024 06:16 PM IST

ByAngshuman Choudhury

Thousands of stone quarries in Kerala are adding to environmental woes

Study reports have confirmed that the state has 5924 functioning stone quarries, but only 529 have obtained permission from the state's mining department.

The landslides in Wayanad have killed over 350 people and rendered 6,759 people homeless. (ANI Photo) (ANI )

Analysis

Published on Aug 06, 2024 09:00 AM IST

ByK A Shaji

BJP, Congress and their allies get ready for bypoll battle in Assam

Five MLAs, two from the ruling BJP, one each from allies AGP and UPPL and one from opposition Congress won in the Lok Sabha polls

Guwahati, Aug 04 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma addresses the State Executive meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati on Sunday. Assam BJP President Bhabesh Kalita, Union Minister Pabitra Margherita also seen. (ANI Photo)(Pitamber Newar)

Analysis

Published on Aug 06, 2024 08:30 AM IST

ByUtpal Parashar

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While the interim government represents hope for many, financial difficulties and a history of failed reforms cast doubt on its ability to bring about change.

Iran can symbolically retaliate with sufficient elements of escalation control or let the pressure from its rhetoric act as an instrument of coercion

If released in the wild, the cheetahs may not be able to compete with close to 80 wild leopards in Kuno, a native flagship predator ranked above cheetah.

In recent days, Nepal’s border guards have intercepted Bangladeshis trying to sneak in through the porous Nepal-India border, though the numbers are small.

Rape laws in India have evolved in response to public outcry and civil society movements.

Delhi’s Red Fort has always been a stage for politics, sometimes bloody, at other times petty. Its history hides layers of drama, both tragic and monumental.

The political shift in Bangladesh offers a window is opportunity to India to settle shared anxieties over refugee crossings and border security.

The petitioners, three female Muslim students, had approached the apex court challenging the judgment of a division bench of the Bombay high court in June

A NITI Aayog report says having accurate cadastral maps and clarity about property rights are important for successful planning.

Increasing urban flooding in the capital is linked to the disappearance of water bodies, escalating risks to livelihood and infrastructure, explain experts

BJP sees a need to grow out of TDP’s shadow to strengthen itself. It has gained in popularity but has to brush off the image that it is under Naidu’s control

Reports said Hameed had continued to provide advice and counsel to Khan after taking premature retirement from the army

What is needed is a law that defines compensation for losses resulting from natural disasters as a right rather than an act of sympathy or charity, experts say.

What is anticipatory bail, and what does it signify in the criminal legal process? How did the arrest lead to contempt of the Supreme Court’s order?

The influential tribals from hill states Himachal, Jammu and northeast have cornered most benefits under ST reservation at the cost of poorer tribals.

The RBI governor has reiterated his commitment to bring down food inflation. Economists are questioning whether monetary policy is the right tool to do so

The bonhomie between nationalism and tyranny is not new to Bangladesh, nor indeed to the region.

Kuldeep Gangwar is the latest entrant in the list of Indian serial killers. They remain as symbols of evil but also a source of morbid fascination.

Ajit Pawar has launched the Jan Sanman Yatra as he attempts to rebuild his political image ahead of the 2024 Maharashtra assembly elections

The Supreme Court has raised concerns over the ED's low conviction rate. The court's remarks come amid criticism of the agency's targeting of opposition leaders

The exploitative taxation policies of the East India Company led to a degradation of peasantry and Dhaka’s development was ignored at the cost of Calcutta.

Within the Democratic Party, there may have been stronger consensus around Governor Josh Shapiro, given Pennsylvania’s critical importance to the Democrats

The SC judgment permitting sub-classification within SCs, while aiming to address internal disparities, has certain advantages as well as disadvantages.

The recent boxing match between Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Italy’s Angela Carini has sparked a heated debate on gender. Here are the many sides of the story

Russia’s principal interest lies in restricting the level of regional conflict to manageable levels, rather than ending it.

As Wayanad faces devastating landslides, it's time for Kerala to reconsider its monoculture plantations.

Bangladesh’s economy is confronted with two core challenges: high inflation and weak macro-economic stability

India must remain diplomatically agile and open-minded if it wants to keep its Northeast secure and peaceful.

Study reports have confirmed that the state has 5924 functioning stone quarries, but only 529 have obtained permission from the state's mining department.

Five MLAs, two from the ruling BJP, one each from allies AGP and UPPL and one from opposition Congress won in the Lok Sabha polls

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