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China, the world’s top steel producer warns of ‘severe’ industry crisis

An employee works next to molten iron at a steel mill of Dongbei Special Steel in Dalian, Liaoning province, China. (Stringer/REUTERS)
Updated on Aug 17, 2024 07:03 PM IST

Taslima Nasreen's strong reaction to Sheikh Hasina's exit from Bangladesh

Author Taslima Nasreen
Updated on Aug 06, 2024 02:16 PM IST

Jaishankar briefs all-party meeting on Bangladesh, assures border situation ‘not alarming’

EAM S Jaishankar briefing an all-party meeting on Tuesday on the Bangladesh crisis. (Photo from X)
Updated on Aug 06, 2024 06:47 PM IST

AUKUS to boost Pacific deterrence sooner than expected, report finds

AUKUS to boost Pacific deterrence sooner than expected, report finds
Published on Jul 29, 2024 06:04 PM IST

Weather Bee| July's sudden warming surge leads to the warmest day globally on re

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A cyclist rides towards a thermometer that reads 45 degrees Celsius on a street of Seville on July 23, 2024. July 21, 2024 was the hottest day ever registered globally, according to preliminary data published on July 23, 2024 by the EU's climate monitor. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said the global average surface air temperature on July 21 was 17.09 degrees Celsius, a fraction above the previous record set in 2023. (Photo by CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP)
Published on Jul 26, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Moderating politics in the age of extremes

FILE PHOTO: Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures with a bloodied face while he is assisted by U.S. Secret Service personnel after he was shot in the right ear during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo (REUTERS)
Published on Jul 15, 2024 09:02 PM IST

In US, Nato at 75 grapples with internal and external crisis

A Nato summit attendee walks through the Walter E Washington Convention Center in Washington, on Tuesday. (AP)
Published on Jul 09, 2024 09:31 PM IST

Record 120 million people forcibly displaced by war, violence globally: UN

At the end of last year, 117.3 million people were displaced, UNHCR said in a report.
Published on Jun 13, 2024 08:42 AM IST

Royal family ‘needs a shake-up’ after ‘losing' Harry and Meghan, expert says

Royal family ‘needs a shake-up’ after ‘losing Prince Harry and Meghan Markle,’ an expert has said (Photo by Kola SULAIMON / AFP)
Published on Jun 02, 2024 12:16 PM IST

From despair to dynamism: Time to reinvent Punjab

Manpreet Singh Badal
Updated on May 26, 2024 08:10 AM IST

Protest in Tripura over fuel crisis; CM writes to Centre

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Published on May 10, 2024 06:14 PM IST

Haryana: Another JJP MLA revolts, says he’s backing Khattar

JJP MLA Ram Nivas Surjakhera, a legislator from Narwana, met Khattar at his residence in Karnal with his supporters to announce the decision and said, “National interest is above party”. (HT Photo)
Updated on May 07, 2024 08:44 AM IST

At least 9 dead, dozens treated in Texas capital after spike in opioid overdoses

Preliminary testing showed that all nine people who died had traces of fentanyl in their system and the majority had other drugs present too
Published on May 02, 2024 02:42 AM IST

Dousing the summer fire in Uttarakhand

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Forest fire raging in Ranibagh area of Uttarakhand’s Nainital district on Saturday night.
Published on Apr 29, 2024 11:02 PM IST

In the shadow of war, Gaza women battle on

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Palestinian women react as they sit on the rubble of a residential building housing their apartments, following an Israeli raid, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, April 18, 2024. REUTERS/Doaa Rouqa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Published on Apr 27, 2024 10:08 PM IST

Back from Delhi, Sukhu, Pratibha put up united face

Central Congress leaders, including Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, met CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, state chief Pratibha Singh and deputy CM Mukesh Agnihotri on Sunday (HT File)
Published on Apr 08, 2024 10:45 PM IST

Decision not to contest polls taken after spadework: Pratibha Singh

Even as the chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government is struggling to overcome the crisis triggered after the rebellion cost it a Rajya Sabha seat, Pradesh Congress president Pratibha Singh’s refusal to contest Lok Sabha elections from Mandi has not augured well. (File Photo)
Updated on Mar 22, 2024 05:44 AM IST

Royal Family Update: Has BBC logo turned black?

A screenshot of BBC's X account
Updated on Mar 18, 2024 10:56 AM IST

When food is turned into a weapon of war

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Israel-Hamas War: Israeli soldiers stand next to tanks at a position in Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip as smoke billows over the Gaza Strip after Israeli bombardment.
Published on Mar 16, 2024 10:06 PM IST

‘Electoral offences’: Independent MLA, Cong rebel’s father fail to appear before police

Independent MLA from Hamirpur Ashish Sharma (in pic), and Rakesh Sharma, the father of rebel Congress MLA Chaitanya Sharma, failed to appear before the police station West Boileuagnaj. (HT File Photo)
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 05:08 AM IST

Paris Olympics: India stare at boxing crisis after Bernard Dunne's resignation

India failed to win a single quota from Busto Arsizio, Italy, with eight boxers crashing out in opening rounds
Published on Mar 14, 2024 11:11 PM IST

HT Picks; New Reads

On the reading list this week is a book on the status of Gorkhas in India today, a poetry anthology, and a volume that looks at how India’s digital revolution can open its market (HT Team)
Updated on Mar 08, 2024 10:39 PM IST

Vikramaditya meets rebel MLAs, sparks unease in Congress camp

Vikramaditya Singh (HT File)
Updated on Mar 02, 2024 05:50 AM IST

Sukhu averts crisis after speaker suspends rebels

Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu presides over a cabinet meeting with Congress MLAs, in Shimla on Thursday. (ANI)
Published on Feb 29, 2024 11:30 PM IST

Himachal: Congress observers recommend retaining Sukhu as CM till LS elections

Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu with Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar, who was one of the observers, during a meeting in Shimla on Wednesday. (PTI Photo)
Updated on Feb 29, 2024 03:36 PM IST

US, Qatar hope for Israel-Hamas truce within days

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Published on Feb 28, 2024 02:33 AM IST

Canada’s extension of ban on foreign real estate buyers labelled political, not practical

Canada’s move to keep foreigners out of its property market for two more years will do little to alleviate acute housing shortages, as non-residents were never the main driver fuelling property demand, economists and realtors say. (Representational Image/HT File)
Published on Feb 27, 2024 10:56 PM IST

Surat diamond industry stares at crisis as US bans import of Russian roughs

India directly exports over a third of its polished diamonds to the US and EU countries. (File)
Published on Feb 14, 2024 01:17 PM IST

Did UN workers participate in the October 7th attacks?

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Hamas attacks Israel: On the morning of October 7, the Palestinian militant group Hamas executed a significant attack on Israel, notable for its unprecedented scale and scope. 
Published on Feb 03, 2024 08:00 AM IST