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Export boom aids businesses, not farmers
In the financial year ended March 2021, the country exported farm produce worth nearly $42 billion, a growth of about 18%, on the back of a rise in global commodity prices, official statistics show.
Over 800k migrants left Delhi after lockdown announced: Govt
Between April 19, when the lockdown was imposed to arrest a crushing fourth wave of infections, and May 14, 807,032 passengers took buses from three interstate bus terminals (ISBTs) in Delhi to go to other states.
Updated on May 22, 2021 09:19 AM IST
Sweta Goswami, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Play a song for me: If Wknd had to pick 5 Dylan albums, it would be these
Behind every beautiful thing: Also check out 10 Dylan covers that HT’s editor-in-chief R Sukumar thinks are up there.
Hey, Mister Tambourine Man: The Dylan you don’t know
Ads for lingerie, secret wives, a little rap, a giant spider and a scathing wit. Dylan has a sneaky, secret, playful and commercial side. Take a look.
Updated on May 21, 2021 09:50 PM IST
The Band beyond description: How Dylan’s ensemble chorus found its voice
They dug deep into the roots of rock music and blended that with country, folk, R&B and soul, to create a sound that was exclusively theirs.
Updated on May 21, 2021 09:37 PM IST
Bob Dylan and the Bauls, an India story
See how the wandering minstrels of Bengal forged a lasting connection with the bard. He even visited Kolkata in 1990 to attend a wedding in the family.
Updated on May 21, 2021 08:46 PM IST
Shamik Bag
The fans, they are un-changing. A tribute to Bob Dylan at 80
His work is at once timely and timeless. Indian followers of Dylan’s work discuss what makes him stand apart all these years later.
Updated on May 21, 2021 10:46 PM IST
Dipankar De Sarkar
A century on, the same current flows along the banks: Poonam Saxena
Stark echoes of today ring out in the writings of poet Suryakant Tripathi Nirala, who lost so many loved ones to the influenza pandemic.
Updated on May 21, 2021 08:12 PM IST
Battling a new epidemic
India’s endemic health care issues have now led to a rise in black fungus cases. Both the pandemic, and now the epidemic, have shown the acute harm caused by endemic problems
Updated on May 22, 2021 09:18 AM IST
HT Editorial
How can we solve Indian cricket's massive pay gap between men and women?
Former India cricketer Snehal Pradhan on why equal pay is not as easy as it sounds and the importance of building a better ecosystem for women players.
Updated on May 21, 2021 06:56 PM IST
Snehal Pradhan
Atletico's La Liga fight, Liverpool's Europe scramble & Messi's fate
All that's at stake on the last weekend of the European football season and what we've learnt this season.
Updated on May 21, 2021 06:58 PM IST
Bhargab Sarmah
How Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination changed the politics of Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
The LTTE had orchestrated the assassination to avenge Gandhi’s decision to send the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) to intervene in the country between 1987 and 1990 during its three-decade long civil war
Updated on May 22, 2021 02:32 PM IST
Divya Chandrababu
For leaders of corporate America, it is personal
US corporates have altogether pledged or already sent $400 million aid in cash or kind, in addition to the $100 million worth of assistance by the Joe Biden administration
Updated on May 21, 2021 04:25 PM IST
Yashwant Raj
India’s worst offshore disaster was avoidable
Systemic inefficiencies, multiplicity of agencies, and violation of safety protocols led to the P-305 tragedy
Updated on May 21, 2021 04:00 PM IST
C Uday Bhaskar
The adoption process is distinct. Frame leave policies accordingly
The sporadic, isolated and ill-advised legislations around adoption confirm once again that our lawmakers neither understand adoption nor the needs of families in adoption. Here is why
Updated on May 21, 2021 04:00 PM IST
Avinash Kumar and Payal Kapoor
Rajiv Gandhi’s simplicity was his strength — and his failing
If alive, he would have been 77 today and arguably, much better equipped with the age and experience that he lacked when providence foisted on him the highest political executive office of the land, where he was an uneasy occupant
Published on May 21, 2021 03:21 PM IST
Vinod Sharma
On Covid, why the Centre needs a communication strategy
The government’s disdain towards large sections of Indian mainstream media, which several of the ruling party’s leaders sees as associated with the old Congress “ecosystem” and disparagingly refer to as “Lutyens’ Media”, is well-known
Updated on May 22, 2021 09:42 AM IST
Sandip Ghose
Purple parity at a party: The Wknd Puzzle by Dilip D’Souza
Forget musical chairs and passing the pillow. It’s time to try something new. At this bash, you must guess the colour of your hat.
Updated on May 21, 2021 02:05 PM IST
By Dilip D’Souza
How high courts intervened in Covid-19 management in India
During the second wave of Covid-19 infections, which has devastated patients and families across India, there is a somewhat unlikely institution that has been active, even proactive, in the realm of Covid management — India’s various high courts
Updated on May 21, 2021 11:35 AM IST
Is the Ranji route still good to get green light for India?
The most successful domestic coach in recent years gave the example to highlight the sway IPL holds over Ranji Trophy, the bread and butter of every domestic cricket till the T20 league was launched in 2008.
Updated on May 21, 2021 08:14 AM IST
Sanjjeev K Samyal, Mumbai
How different regions are faring in Covid-19 vaccination
According to population projections made for March 2021 by the National Commission on Population, this translates to a total of around 14 doses per 100 population, with 10.7% of the population having received at least the first dose and 3% having received both doses.
Updated on May 21, 2021 07:13 AM IST
Abhishek Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Cyber attacks on critical infrastructure: Is India ready?
Last week’s cyber attack crippled one of the largest pipelines in US, Colonial Pipeline. This was a case of ransomware attack, where hackers usually threaten to block the system or publish the targeted company or victim’s confidential data, unless a ransom is paid
Updated on May 20, 2021 06:16 PM IST
Sameer Patil
Mirwaiz Maulana Farooq—A champion of Kashmiriyat
Mirwaiz Maulana Farooq was the spiritual leader of the Muslims of the Kashmir Valley. He was a great preacher and religious scholar, whose services in the educational and social upliftment of Kashmiris are recalled with respect
Updated on May 20, 2021 06:10 PM IST
Kulbir Krishan
A broken polity, a ghost State
The devastating second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has caused an unfortunate and avoidable catastrophe
Updated on May 20, 2021 05:37 PM IST
Abhinav Prakash Singh
30 years later, the life and legacy of Rajiv Gandhi
He had seen both his grandfather and mother as PMs and grown up in a political home — yet he maintained a distinct professional identity as a pilot and attempted to live a regular urban upper middle class life, till his brother, Sanjay Gandhi’s air crash altered the trajectory of his family and Indian politics
Updated on May 20, 2021 05:28 PM IST
HT Editorial
In Myanmar, a coup-induced crisis
Nearly 15,000 people from Myanmar have entered India since February, a Mizoram government official told Reuters on Tuesday
Updated on May 20, 2021 05:21 PM IST
HT Editorial
Rising cases, overstretched health infra: TN struggles to battle 2nd Covid wave
While the Covid-19 curve is dropping in several pockets of the country, the outbreak in Tamil Nadu is the fastest rising among India’s 20 most populous regions. But the real cause of concern for the state is the rate at which these infections are rising
Updated on May 20, 2021 12:06 PM IST
Divya Chandrababu
The Sushil Kumar I knew
In 2012, this writer spent months with the double Olympic medallist while working on a book on wrestling. This is what it was like
Updated on May 20, 2021 11:37 AM IST
Rudraneil Sengupta
2021 could be the best year for Unicorns
Unicorn companies are described as a privately held startup company with a valuation of over $1 billion. The term was first popularised by venture capitalist Aileen Lee in 2013 to describe rare technology startups that were valued at more than $1 billion
Updated on May 20, 2021 11:04 AM IST
Vineet Sachdev
Has Messi played his last game for Barcelona at Camp Nou?
He has again notched up excellent numbers but there’s little to suggest that seasons of discontent are over.
Updated on May 19, 2021 10:45 PM IST
Bhargab Sarmah