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Understanding the Supreme Court’s stance on the right to a speedy trial

Analysis

Published on Jul 08, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Historical rulings have reinforced this right, aimed at mandating swift justice to prevent undue incarceration.

The significant delay in the completion of trials is one of the most serious concerns facing India’s justice system (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

ByAvanti Deshpande

Challenges and opportunities in Delhi-Doha ties

While the India-Qatar relationship has seen significant growth, ties between the two countries are marked by complexities and challenges.

Doha, June 30 (ANI): EAM S. Jaishankar meets Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani in Doha on Sunday. (ANI Photo) (S Jaishankar X)

Analysis

Published on Jul 07, 2024 09:00 AM IST

ByBashir Ali Abbas

Behind the lingering spectre of the President’s Rule in Manipur

Despite the severe ethnic violence and governance issues in Manipur, the Modi government has opted for alternative measures over the President’s Rule

FILE PHOTO: Security personnel stand guard in front of their armoured vehicle outside a polling station during a rerun voting at 11 polling stations, in Imphal, Manipur, India, April 22, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo(REUTERS)

Analysis

Published on Jul 07, 2024 08:15 AM IST

ByAngshuman Choudhury

Priyanka Gandhi's candidature in Wayanad could strengthen the Cong's position

Congress banks on Priyanka Gandhi's campaign efforts to reclaim key seats in Kerala's by-elections, amid strong competition from BJP and CPM.

(IMAGE VIA @priyankagandhi**) Rae Bareli: In this Tuesday, June 11, 2024 file image, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addresses a public meeting, in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. (PTI Photo)(PTI)

Analysis

Published on Jul 06, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByDeepika Amirapu

Justice Chandru Report and the fight against caste-based discrimination

Jurist K Chandru, the one-person commission appointed to look into the Nanguneri incident of caste violence, inspired the 2021 Tamil movie, Jai Bhim.

Tamil Nadu still witnesses the persistent prevalence of caste-based discrimination and dislikes with a caste-based sense of pride carried over from generation to generation. (Representative Image/HT Photo)

Analysis

Published on Jul 06, 2024 12:57 AM IST

ByK A Shaji

A look at the new law brought in to check cheating in exams

Section 10 of the new bill specifies imprisonment for five to 10 years and a ₹1 crore fine, significantly higher than those under the earlier 1998 act.

New Delhi: Members of various student organisations stage a protest against the National Testing Agency (NTA) over the alleged irregularities in NEET-UG exams 2024, at Janter Manter, in New Delhi, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)(PTI)

Analysis

Published on Jul 05, 2024 12:32 AM IST

BySanya Singh

From Medha Patkar to Rahul Gandhi: A look at key defamation cases

Several politicians, activists and journalists have been at the centre of high-profile defamation cases.

On July 3, the Calcutta High Court adjourned the defamation suit filed by West Bengal Governor Ananda Bose against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other Trinamool Congress Leaders. (PTI)

Analysis

Published on Jul 04, 2024 11:57 PM IST

ByParijata Bhardwaj

Battery swapping: The key to India’s e-bus adoption strategy

Separating batteries from buses would enable swapping operators to own the batteries instead of the bus owner, dramatically reducing the bus' capital cost

E-bus in Ghaziabad. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)(HT_PRINT)

Analysis

Published on Jul 04, 2024 07:30 AM IST

ByBhaumik Gowande

Naga women enter urban local bodies of the state after a long, hard struggle

In November last year, the state assembly passed a fresh municipal bill with the mandatory one-third reservation of seats for women in local bodies.

Naga women arrive to cast their votes in Chedema village, in the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)(AP)

Analysis

Published on Jul 03, 2024 11:39 PM IST

ByAlice Yhoshü

Assam: Police crackdown on a syndicate-run cyber frauds in Morigaon

Until May this year, police had seized 7688 fake sim cards, over 250 PAN cards, 175 mobile phones, 300 ATM cards and around 200 chequebooks

Police have arrested over 200 youths from the Morigaon district in just over a year for their alleged involvement in hundreds of online bank frauds.(Morigaon Police/X)

Analysis

Published on Jul 03, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByBiswa Kalyan Purkayastha

Why is 'atheist' DMK government organising a global conference on Lord Murugan?

The unusual event has triggered different interpretations with different interest groups looking at it differently

A large statue of Lord Murugan is illuminated as devotees climb the steps to Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on February 9, 2017. (Lai Seng Sin / REUTERS)

Analysis

Published on Jul 03, 2024 07:30 AM IST

ByK A Shaji

Climate change and tourist rush pose challenges to pristine glacial-clad Kinnaur

Unexpected rainfall, heavy traffic jams in summer and plastic pollution plague the once pristine and remote parts of Himachal Pradesh

Kinnaur: Election officials arrive at Tashigang, the world's highest polling station, on the eve of the last phase of Lok Sabha polls, in Kinnaur district, Friday, May 31, 2024. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) (PTI)

Analysis

Published on Jul 02, 2024 08:30 AM IST

ByChetan Chauhan

Eye on the Middle East | How China-Saudi defence ties are evolving

With a fresh Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in place between both states since 2022, Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 is also aligned with China’s BRI.

China’s Defence Minister Dong Jun (right) with his Saudi counterpart Prince Khalid bin Salman on June 25(Photo: X/@modgovksa)

Analysis

Published on Jul 02, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByBashir Ali Abbas

Space: The final (legal) frontier

Can countries stake a claim on the moon? Can countries place their weapons in space? Shedding light on the treaties that govern our activities, beyond Earth

Given the immense potential of space, can wars actually be fought in space? Can weapons be deployed on celestial bodies?(Pixabay)

Analysis

Published on Jul 02, 2024 07:00 AM IST

ByKiran Mehta

Karnataka Congress’ internecine strife spills out into the open

Seven of the nine seats the party won in the state are from Kalyana Karnataka, the region to which Mallikarjun Kharge belongs

Congress' newly elected MP from Wayanad and Raebareli Rahul Gandhi holds a meeting with party leaders at the Congress Bhavan in Bengaluru on Friday. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and State Dy CM DK Shivakumar also seen. (ANI)(HT_PRINT)

Analysis

Published on Jul 01, 2024 11:41 PM IST

ByDeepika Amirapu

The present and future of sustainable cooling in Delhi

According to the Multiple Indicator Survey (2020-2021), 32% of Delhi's 35,46,200 households have access to air conditioners, amounting to 11,34,784 households.

Air conditioners installed at a building near Jhandewalan, in New Delhi (Photo by Biplov Bhuyan/ Hindustan Times)

Analysis

Published on Jul 01, 2024 11:13 PM IST

ByParidhi Badgotri

Kissa Kursi Ka, Sarpatta, Yamagola: A look at movies that took on the Emergency

Actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut is the latest in the line of filmmakers who have something to say about a “black chapter” in India’s history

Arya and Pasupathy in Sarpatta Parambarai. A number of films made in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil have explored the Emergency and its aftermath — some as recent as Pa Ranjith’s Sarpatta Parambarai (2021), a period sports drama set in 1975, which explores the world of boxing in north Madras in the 1970s.

Analysis

Published on Jul 01, 2024 04:07 PM IST

ByAnushree Majumdar

In Mumu Shelley, a heartwarming tale of finding connections in unexpected places

How two women, worlds and ages apart from each other, hang out on a night they are forced to spend together in this funny, absurdist tale

A still from Mumu Shelley(Batul Mukhtiar / Orange Peel Films)

Analysis

Published on Jul 01, 2024 08:00 AM IST

BySanjukta Sharma

HistoriCity | Delhi’s place of pride in the gay rights movement in India

As this year’s pride month draws to a close let’s look back at the history of legal battles fought over the now-decriminalised Section 377

Eight years of legal battle ended with cries of joy and disbelief among gay activists and their allies across the country. (Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP File)

Analysis

Published on Jun 30, 2024 10:22 PM IST

ByValay Singh

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy reignites debate over prohibition in Tamil Nadu

Historian AK Perumal recalled that prohibition was a key campaign issue in the first general election held to the Madras legislative assembly in 1937

Kallakurichi: Relatives mourn near the mortal remains of people who died after consuming spurious liquor, in Kallakurichi, Friday, June 21, 2024. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar) (PTI)

Analysis

Published on Jun 30, 2024 08:15 AM IST

ByK A Shaji

Unprecedented Hajj heat: Mercury spikes 2.5 degree Celsius above previous record

Scientists call it an ‘uncommon event’; heatwaves driven by human-induced climate change with a minor role in natural variability

(FILES) Muslim pilgrims use umbrellas to shade themselves from the sun as they arrive at the base of Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the annual hajj pilgrimage on June 15, 2024. Saudi Arabia said on June 23 that more than 1,300 faithful died during the hajj pilgrimage which took place during intense heat, and that most of the deceased did not have official permits. (Photo by Fadel SENNA / AFP)(AFP)

Analysis

Published on Jun 30, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByBadri Chatterjee

Tracing the historical evolution of the Enemy Agents Ordinance, 1948

Primary criticism against the act is that existing legislations are equipped to handle relevant issues

Reasi: Security personnel during a search operation after a bus carrying pilgrims was ambushed by terrorists, in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, Monday, June 10, 2024. At least 9 people were killed and 33 others suffered injuries in the terror attack on the bus, according to officials. (PTI Photo) (PTI)

Analysis

Published on Jun 30, 2024 07:00 AM IST

ByParijata Bhardwaj

Once a powerful regional force, the SAD is now a shadow of its former self

The political journey ahead will not be easy for the Akali party chief particularly when a few leaders have expressed dissent.

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal

Analysis

Published on Jun 29, 2024 07:59 PM IST

ByGurpreet Singh Nibber

Delhi: A heat island deep in water

The monsoon chaos in Delhi raises serious questions about the relevance of existing disaster management plans, building bylaws and the city’s drainage system.

People and vehicles stuck on a waterlogged road near Sarai Kale Khan after heavy rain in Delhi on Friday. (PTI)(HT_PRINT)

Analysis

Published on Jun 29, 2024 07:12 PM IST

ByAK Jain

India’s fraying garment industry needs a stitch in time under Modi 3.0

PM Modi’s government wants to beat China in garment exports. But India’s fast fashion factory dreams are unravelling as it sheds global market share.

Fast fashion is a low-margin industry with a complex production process, and one indicator could determine manufacturing success. (Sanjeev Verma/HT Photo)

Analysis

Published on Jun 29, 2024 07:00 AM IST

ByRohit Inani

Road from Kerala to Keralam laid over a path of cultural identity, politics

Cultural discrepancies are coming to the fore in Kerala only now, and the name change signals the transition of cultural expression from one class to another.

The seemingly elementary correction of renaming the southern state of Kerala to its native name ‘Keralam’ by the state assembly has many undertones (PTI)(HT_PRINT)

Analysis

Published on Jun 28, 2024 08:15 AM IST

ByDeepika Amirapu

Arundhati Roy in India: An oxymoron of democracy

Roy has been a flag waver of dissent in the country. She has been an unrelenting critic of the Modi administration and its impact on India's democratic fabric

New Delhi: In this Thursday, Aug 30, 2018 file photo, writer and activist Arundhati Roy at a press conference, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore)(HT_PRINT)

Analysis

Published on Jun 28, 2024 07:30 AM IST

BySuvrat Arora

In Assam, unwarranted killings, forced evictions sully wildlife conservation

Assam government must understand that no wildlife conservation programme can succeed if it alienates agrarian communities that are part of the natural ecosystem

Morigaon: One-horned rhinoceroses graze amid rains at the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, in Morigaon district of Assam, Sunday, June 16, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI06_16_2024_000138B)(PTI)

Analysis

Published on Jun 28, 2024 07:00 AM IST

ByAngshuman Choudhury

Patna HC judgment on reservation and its implications on future quota policies

The principle of a 50% limit on quota is based on the idea of balancing the demand for social equity without undermining the principles of merit and equity

Analysis

Published on Jun 27, 2024 08:00 AM IST

BySanya Singh

Ruling Mahayuti back to the drawing table in its bid to retain power in state

The challenge before the Mahayuti is to win back voters, find a solution to the alienation of Marathas and prevent voting for the MVA by Dalits and Muslims.

In the Lok Sabha elections, the ruling Mahayuti alliance won 17 out of 48 seats while the opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) won 30 seats. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))

Analysis

Published on Jun 27, 2024 08:00 AM IST

ByShailesh Gaikwad

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Historical rulings have reinforced this right, aimed at mandating swift justice to prevent undue incarceration.

While the India-Qatar relationship has seen significant growth, ties between the two countries are marked by complexities and challenges.

Despite the severe ethnic violence and governance issues in Manipur, the Modi government has opted for alternative measures over the President’s Rule

Congress banks on Priyanka Gandhi's campaign efforts to reclaim key seats in Kerala's by-elections, amid strong competition from BJP and CPM.

Jurist K Chandru, the one-person commission appointed to look into the Nanguneri incident of caste violence, inspired the 2021 Tamil movie, Jai Bhim.

Section 10 of the new bill specifies imprisonment for five to 10 years and a ₹1 crore fine, significantly higher than those under the earlier 1998 act.

Several politicians, activists and journalists have been at the centre of high-profile defamation cases.

Separating batteries from buses would enable swapping operators to own the batteries instead of the bus owner, dramatically reducing the bus' capital cost

In November last year, the state assembly passed a fresh municipal bill with the mandatory one-third reservation of seats for women in local bodies.

Until May this year, police had seized 7688 fake sim cards, over 250 PAN cards, 175 mobile phones, 300 ATM cards and around 200 chequebooks

The unusual event has triggered different interpretations with different interest groups looking at it differently

Unexpected rainfall, heavy traffic jams in summer and plastic pollution plague the once pristine and remote parts of Himachal Pradesh

With a fresh Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in place between both states since 2022, Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 is also aligned with China’s BRI.

Can countries stake a claim on the moon? Can countries place their weapons in space? Shedding light on the treaties that govern our activities, beyond Earth

Seven of the nine seats the party won in the state are from Kalyana Karnataka, the region to which Mallikarjun Kharge belongs

According to the Multiple Indicator Survey (2020-2021), 32% of Delhi's 35,46,200 households have access to air conditioners, amounting to 11,34,784 households.

Actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut is the latest in the line of filmmakers who have something to say about a “black chapter” in India’s history

How two women, worlds and ages apart from each other, hang out on a night they are forced to spend together in this funny, absurdist tale

As this year’s pride month draws to a close let’s look back at the history of legal battles fought over the now-decriminalised Section 377

Historian AK Perumal recalled that prohibition was a key campaign issue in the first general election held to the Madras legislative assembly in 1937

Scientists call it an ‘uncommon event’; heatwaves driven by human-induced climate change with a minor role in natural variability

Primary criticism against the act is that existing legislations are equipped to handle relevant issues

The political journey ahead will not be easy for the Akali party chief particularly when a few leaders have expressed dissent.

The monsoon chaos in Delhi raises serious questions about the relevance of existing disaster management plans, building bylaws and the city’s drainage system.

PM Modi’s government wants to beat China in garment exports. But India’s fast fashion factory dreams are unravelling as it sheds global market share.

Cultural discrepancies are coming to the fore in Kerala only now, and the name change signals the transition of cultural expression from one class to another.

Roy has been a flag waver of dissent in the country. She has been an unrelenting critic of the Modi administration and its impact on India's democratic fabric

Assam government must understand that no wildlife conservation programme can succeed if it alienates agrarian communities that are part of the natural ecosystem

The principle of a 50% limit on quota is based on the idea of balancing the demand for social equity without undermining the principles of merit and equity

The challenge before the Mahayuti is to win back voters, find a solution to the alienation of Marathas and prevent voting for the MVA by Dalits and Muslims.

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