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Ranjan Srivastava leads HT’s coverage from Bhopal. He has spent more than two decades in journalism in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, covering political and other affairs. For the past 16 years, he has been working in Madhya Pradesh.

Articles by Ranjan

ICJ ruling on Israel should spur a rethink in the West

This case adds to the already momentous pressure on Israel to comply with its international law obligations.

This photograph shows a general view of the courtroom during a non-binding ruling on the legal consequences of the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on July 19, 2024. (Photo by Lina Selg / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (AFP)
Published on Jul 31, 2024 08:42 PM IST

MP: Self-reliant cow shelters yet to take off as mismanagement claims grow

As per the census, the number of stray cattle which include calves, cows and bulls stood at 853971 in 2019, thus 95% increase as compared to that of 2012 census

The project is yet to take off despite the BJP government having allocated <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>250 crore annually for building and running cow shelters across the state (HT Photo)
Published on Jul 24, 2024 09:10 PM IST
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Assessing the impact of the climate crisis on public health & nutrition security

This paper has been authored by Shweta Khandelwal, Pooja Arora, Snigdha Ranjan, Shoba Suri, ORF.

Health care (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)
Published on Jul 24, 2024 03:40 PM IST
ByShweta Khandelwal, Pooja Arora, Snigdha Ranjan, Shoba Suri

Prioritising women-led development in India’s Budget

This article is authored by Ranjana Kumari, director, Centre for Social Research, New Delhi.

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds up a folder with the Government of India's logo as she leaves her office to present the federal budget in the parliament, ahead of the nation's general election, in New Delhi, India, February 1, 2024. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo/File Photo(REUTERS)
Published on Jul 22, 2024 03:45 PM IST

Nuances of Doda terror strike and the way forward

“We have lost too many soldiers in J&K: 3598 to be precise (since the year 2000) and the sole driving force behind their supreme sacrifice has been patriotism.”

Doda: An Army personnel stands guard at a forest area near the encounter site, in Desa village of Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Four Army personnel, including a captain, were killed in a terrorist encounter in the area on Monday night. (PTI Photo) (PTI)
Published on Jul 17, 2024 09:04 PM IST

Number Theory: Is Congress really parasitic? Here’s what numbers show

In head-to-head comparison, the BJP has had a lead over the Congress in every Lok Sabha election since 1989, except 1991 and 2009.

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi (left) and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.(HT Photo)
Published on Jul 08, 2024 08:50 AM IST

GCCs are tapping Gen AI to unlock new growth frontiers

This article is authored by Shiv Ranjan, head of technology management & transformation, Sun Life Global Solutions.

AI (Artificial Intelligence) REUTERS/Aly Song/(REUTERS)
Published on Jul 06, 2024 12:03 PM IST

Number Theory: Can CPI (M) recover from its Kerala debacle?

While the LDF has enjoyed a vote share premium in assembly elections in the past too, this dominance reached a new high in the 2021 assembly elections.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan (ANI)
Published on Jul 03, 2024 09:19 AM IST

Number Theory: Can RJD win back its dominance in Bihar?

This is last of a two-part series which looks at RJD’s political predicament in Bihar. The first part explained the 2024 results in Bihar from RJD’s perspective

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. (Santosh Kumar/ HT Photo)
Published on Jun 28, 2024 10:30 AM IST

The indispensability of revival of political process in J&K

Many J&K watchers suggest that elections should be held before the grant of statehood, drawing an analogy with the Constitutional status of Delhi.

Women stand in a queue at a polling station to cast their ballot during the first phase of voting of India's general elections in Jammu, some 230 Kms from Srinagar on April 19, 2024. (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP)(AFP)
Published on Jun 26, 2024 06:52 PM IST

Number Theory: What do the 2024 results mean for the RJD in Bihar?

This is first of a two-part series which looks at RJD’s political predicament in Bihar. The second part will look at past election results in Bihar.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.(ANI Photo)
Published on Jun 24, 2024 08:14 AM IST

India must engage closely with global legal systems

As a nation that seeks to shape international affairs, India should engage closely with specific international law developments based on its national interests.

Gavel for judge, law and order (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Jun 19, 2024 02:20 AM IST

Fiscal transfers from the Union to states and health care in India

This article is authored by Janak Raj, Rahul Ranjan, Vrinda Gupta and Aakanksha Shrawan, scholars, CSEP.

Health care (Photo:Fortis Healthcare)
Published on Jun 18, 2024 09:00 AM IST
By, Rahul Ranjan, Vrinda Gupta, Aakanksha Shrawan

Reasi terror act — Asking the correct questions is critical

Anchors, analysts and politicians harped on the role of Pakistan in the attack. However, such inferences have become repetitive with a shelf life of a few days

The bus carrying the Hindu pilgrims ambushed by gunmen in Kashmir, is pictured in Reasi on June 10, 2024. Soldiers in India-administered Kashmir carried out a large-scale manhunt on June 10, the government said, a day after nine Hindu pilgrims were killed in one of the deadliest recent attacks on civilians, around an hour before Hindu-nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in for a third term in the capital New Delhi on June 9 evening. (Photo by AFP)(AFP)
Published on Jun 11, 2024 07:41 PM IST

Number Theory: How do the 2024 victory margins compare with past elections?

The 2024 results have taken India back to the era of coalition governments with no single party having a majority of its own

Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrates after NDA alliance wins majority in LS polls
Updated on Jun 08, 2024 12:23 PM IST

How INDIA bloc constituents fared in LS polls

The member parties of the alliance failed to reach a seat-sharing arrangement mainly in the states of West Bengal, Kerala, and Punjab

How INDIA bloc constituents fared in LS polls
Updated on Jun 06, 2024 08:37 AM IST

How Akhilesh, not Tejashwi, won Mandal battle

Mandal vs Kamandal battle in UP and Bihar shifts in 2024. NDA dominates Bihar but faces major loss in UP. Charts explain the divergence.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav in Kannauj on May 7. (ANI)
Updated on Jun 05, 2024 04:11 AM IST
By, , ​new Delhi

How Congress regained prominence in Punjab

To be sure, the Congress’s performance can also be ascribed to its ability to win back its vote share in selected pockets of the state

Amrinder Singh Raja Warring of Congress celebrates his victory in Ludhiana with party workers on Tuesday. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)
Updated on Jun 05, 2024 08:20 AM IST

Explaining Cong’s bittersweet result in K’taka LS polls

The Congress added eight seats to its 2019 tally but the results are a let down from the party’s massive assembly election victory in May 2023

Explaining Cong’s bittersweet result in K’taka LS polls
Updated on Jun 05, 2024 07:56 AM IST

How did the Congress bounce back in Punjab?

In 2022, AAP won a three-fourth majority in assembly elections in Punjab. Congress, which was in power in the state, was reduced to a seat share of just 23%

 (Representative Photo)
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 11:25 PM IST

Underlying threads behind BJP’s 2019, 2024 election results

Most exit polls have predicted a third term for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a rally in Jadavpur on May 28. (BJP)
Updated on Jun 02, 2024 01:10 AM IST

Highest number of intra-alliance fights for both camps in phase 7

There are overall 92 candidates from INDIA in this phase, with intra-alliance conflicts in 29 of 57 PCs

The seventh and final phase of polling for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will take place today, June 1, across 57 PCs in seven states and the UT of Chandigarh
Updated on Jun 01, 2024 07:58 AM IST

Number Theory: Decoding BJP’s political fortunes in Uttar Pradesh in 5 charts

BJP is the only political party in Uttar Pradesh to have crossed the 30% vote share threshold since the 1990s.

A child holds a placard depicting PM Modi and the BJP election symbol during a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh.(PTI Photo)
Published on May 31, 2024 07:56 AM IST

Number Theory: SAD and its importance in Punjab's poll contest

The SAD fought the 2022 assembly elections on its own after walking out of the National Democratic Alliance on the issues of three contentious farm laws.

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal.
Published on May 28, 2024 07:47 AM IST

Decoding the diverging INDIA, NDA alliance equations in latest phase

The single biggest source of intra-alliance conflicts for INDIA bloc is the lack of a formal seat-sharing deal.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in Phulpur on May 19.
Updated on May 25, 2024 04:31 AM IST

Kashmir’s yearning for Democracy

Having witnessed the sense of trust shown by the Kashmiris in democracy, it shall be pertinent for New Delhi to reinforce this success.

Kashmir, India - May. 13, 2024: Voters queue up to cast their votes at a polling station during the fourth phase of voting in Lok Sabha elections in Pulwama district,on 13 May 2024.(Photo By Waseem Andrabi /Hindustan Times)--
Published on May 24, 2024 09:32 PM IST

INDIA bloc wants to steal reservation of backward classes: Amit Shah in Bihar

Shah also hit out at the Congress party and Mamata Banerjee for their approach to reservations, alleging that they sought to dilute the benefits meant for backward castes

Union home minister Amit Shah addressed a rally in Bihar on Friday (Twitter/@BJP4Bihar)
Updated on May 24, 2024 05:17 PM IST
ByPrashant Ranjan

Number Theory: Can Congress stage a comeback in Haryana?

The BJP’s vote share in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in Haryana was a massive 58%, the second highest in the history of the state.

For representational purposes only. (HT File Photo)
Updated on May 24, 2024 09:08 AM IST

BJP expels Pawan Singh

The Bhojpuri actor is contesting Lok Sabha elections from Karakat seat in Bihar as an Independent candidate against BJP’s wishes.

Bhojpuri singer and actor Pawan Singh. (HT)
Published on May 22, 2024 09:49 PM IST
ByPrashant Ranjan, Ara

BJP expels Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh for contesting against NDA candidate

Pawan Singh is contesting against NDA’s official candidate Upendra Kushwaha from Bihar’s Karakat Lok Sabha constituency

Pawan Singh (File)
Updated on May 22, 2024 01:20 PM IST
ByPrashant Ranjan
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