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HT Picks; New Reads
On the reading list this week is an autobiographical book that blends personal anecdote with social commentary, a novel about Parsis that presents the community’s rituals, piquant language, and eccentricities, and a manifesto that dares the reader to transform idealism into action and make the world a better place
Published on Apr 11, 2025 08:27 PM IST
HT Team
Social Security provides crucial update on identity proofing for payments
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has issued an important update about identity proofing for payments.
Published on Apr 09, 2025 01:20 PM IST
Are you the chameleon in your relationship? Therapist lists 5 signs to watch out
Learning to love your partner without sacrificing your sense of self is important. Here's what you need to know.
Updated on Mar 27, 2025 12:30 PM IST
Book Review: The Persians portrays Iran's rich history with dense prose
Author Sanam Mahloudji’s novel offers rich commentary on the identity and effects of the Iranian Revolution, but its demanding prose may turn off some readers.
Published on Mar 07, 2025 02:25 PM IST
Aadrika Sominder
Marathi is more than a language, it's an emotion say Punekars
On International Mother Language Day today, we speak to Punekars about their beloved mother tongue, Marathi, and why they take pride in
Published on Feb 22, 2025 12:29 AM IST
Abigail banerji
Review: The Continents Between by Bani Basu
First published nearly four decades ago in the original Bangla, this complex novel that traverses an expansive canvas of time and place, is striking for how urgently relevant it still feels
Published on Nov 06, 2024 07:44 PM IST
How false memories influence our sense of self and collective experience
Memory shapes our identity through both real and false recollections. False memories can feel just as authentic as true experiences.
Published on Sep 24, 2024 05:51 PM IST
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HT Picks; New Reads
On the reading list this week is a collection of essays that sheds light on the complex fabric of identity in Northeast India, a tribute to poet and author Keki N Daruwalla, and writings by Auschwitz survivor Viktor Frankl on how to find meaning and fulfilment
Updated on Aug 16, 2024 10:37 PM IST
HT Team
Note what you’d expect: A photobook zooms in on Meghalaya’s indie musicians
See how photographer Anurag Banerjee’s search for home and identity led him to explore the struggles, songs and universal experiences of these artists.
Updated on Jul 26, 2024 02:40 PM IST
HT Picks; New Reads
On the reading list this week is an intimate portrait of a city with a troubled past and an unsettled present, a book of tales from the Mahabharata that delivers instructions on life, death and everything in between, and a volume that presenting a lesser known aspect of Indian art history
Published on Jul 19, 2024 07:40 PM IST
HT Team
Capturing curriculum to sculpt young minds
All schools are passionate about shaping young minds. Popular ideas and ideologies actively use schools to intellectually sculpt young minds
Updated on Jun 19, 2024 02:20 AM IST
Review: Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
A novel that chalks out the protagonist’s identity crisis to minutely observe Iranian-American angst and dissonance in ideas of nationhood
Updated on May 31, 2024 07:17 PM IST
Rahul Singh
What June 4 will tell us about India
The verdict will reveal what voters think of Narendra Modi, the depth of a Hindu political identity, and the nature of economic sentiment
Published on May 28, 2024 09:33 PM IST
‘Will vote for a society free of bias where all can coexist peacefully’
18 million people will vote for the first time in 2024. In a series, HT looks at their issues, hopes, grouses
Updated on May 24, 2024 07:24 AM IST
Shun silence, protect Jammu and Kashmir’s identity, Mehbooba Mufti urges voters
Mehbooba Mufti’s younger colleague and the party’s Srinagar constituency candidate, Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, meanwhile, urged youth to use their vote as a referendum
Updated on Apr 21, 2024 06:50 AM IST
Ashiq Hussain, Srinagar
HistoriCity | Mysore's logo is a new city's nod at its old, complex history
Beyond the tiger claw and the Mysore sandal soap, the city's history is filled with the symbols of good governance, wars and anti-colonial pride
Published on Apr 05, 2024 11:35 PM IST
Valay Singh
Patna rape-murder: Cops make first arrest, say case cracked
On January 9, one of the two girls was found dead in a field at Hinduni village while another was found lying unconscious nearby.
Published on Jan 12, 2024 09:21 PM IST
Avinash Kumar, Patna
Parliament security breach: Karnataka Speaker urges MLAs to scrutinize visitors
Security has been beefed up on the premises of the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha and stringent procedures are being followed to issue passes for visitors
Updated on Dec 15, 2023 08:39 AM IST
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HT Picks; New Reads
On the reading list this week is a book that attempts to highlight what has gone wrong with India’s polity and society, another that looks at Bangladesh and asks important questions about the nature of identity, religion, and the idea of “home”, and a public intellectual’s moving narrative of his personal and professional journey
Updated on Dec 02, 2023 10:04 AM IST
HT Team
Review: Fahmida Riaz: The Iconic Iconoclast by Subodh Lal
An illuminating new book presents Urdu poet Fahmida Riaz’s stirring attempts to seek an identity in a world of male desire
Published on Nov 30, 2023 06:44 PM IST
Shafey kidwai
Woman found dead in fountain on Indirapuram high-rise premises, police rule it suicide
Police said they were alerted about the body on Saturday morning even though the death had taken place the previous evening, as deduced from the CCTV footage of the complex.
Published on Nov 25, 2023 10:17 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Ghaziabad
CJI says world 'confronted with questions about ethical treatment' of AI
Justice Chandrachud said that liberty allows an individual to make choices for oneself and change the course of life
Published on Nov 25, 2023 04:59 PM IST
Hate is twice cursed, mercy twice blessed
Jews know the pain of losing a home. Jews know what it is like to never be able to return to one
Published on Nov 18, 2023 12:44 PM IST
Ugandan woman gets 6 months in jail for overstaying
A Ugandan woman in Navi Mumbai has been sentenced to 6 months in jail for overstaying in the country and using a false identity. She will be deported after serving her sentence.
Updated on Nov 03, 2023 07:30 AM IST
Just Like That | Rethinking tradition vs modernity debate
Madan Mohan Malviya was a stalwart in the Congress who had the courage of conviction to take a radically different stand.
Published on Oct 22, 2023 10:11 AM IST
Hasan Minhaj, writers, and the fabrication of truth
Comedian Hasan Minhaj has been accused of fabricating incidents from his life on his shows, leading to questions about the morality of his actions
Updated on Sep 22, 2023 08:42 PM IST
Farzana Versey
Listicle: 10 books to read before their stories hit the screen
Tales of valour, non-fiction work, love stories and everything that’s getting the movie or series treatment soon
Updated on Sep 15, 2023 05:05 PM IST
Urvee Modwel
Man who withdrew cash for online fraudster held in Faridabad
Faridabad police arrest man involved in online frauds and thefts, who acted as a conduit for a fraud mastermind. Motorbike, cash, and ATM cards seized. Raid planned on mastermind's house. Case registered against both under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code and Arms Act.
Updated on Aug 24, 2023 11:05 PM IST
Building a new and inclusive Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh's road to progress placed the people at its core by enabling, uplifting, and empowering them through innovative strategies
Published on Aug 15, 2023 09:12 PM IST
Wife neither appendage, adjunct to husband: Delhi HC
The court made the observation while directing a man to vacate his tenanted shop proposed to be used by the married daughters of a landlord
Updated on Jul 11, 2023 12:10 AM IST