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Keir Starmer, Reform UK and Britain’s populist paradox

A country ripe for the radical right is on course to elect a centrist who wants a quieter politics

Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer is seen.(AFP)
Published on Mar 19, 2024 08:00 AM IST
The Economist

Ahead of Paris, Marin shows she is a force to be reckoned with

The last five years have been tough for the Spaniard but the All England triumph showed the tide may finally be turning

Carolina Marin celebrates on the podium.(AFP)
Updated on Mar 18, 2024 11:13 PM IST
By, New Delhi

The right to dissent is the lifeline of democracy

A recent Supreme Court order underscores why free speech matters for empowerment of the individual and the health of democratic societies

The Supreme Court. (ANI)
Published on Mar 18, 2024 09:50 PM IST

Admiral who defended the nation and Constitution

Admiral Laxminarayan Ramdas made a difference wherever he was. His leadership shone regardless of the arena he was in.

Admiral Laxminarayan Ramdas was awarded a Vir Chakra for bravery in the 1971 war with Pakistan (PTI)(HT_PRINT)
Published on Mar 18, 2024 09:49 PM IST

Amended surrogacy law doesn’t go the full distance

While logical, the amendment still does not go far enough because even now at least one donor gamete has to be from the commissioning parents

The regulation of surrogacy and surrogacy clinics and also providing a legally sound set of safeguards for all parties, i.e. the commissioning parent/s, the surrogates and the children born of such arrangements was urgent(Getty Images/File Photo)
Published on Mar 18, 2024 09:44 PM IST

A popular twist to women’s cricket

The success of WPL means much for the sport itself in India

RCB players celebrate their win in the WPL-T20 final match against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium(PTI)
Published on Mar 18, 2024 09:11 PM IST
ByHT Editorial

Zero tolerance for mob violence

Communal targeting of foreign students in Gujarat University should not go unpunished

Five foreign national students suffered severe injuries following a late-night brawl at the Gujarat University campus (Video screengrab)
Published on Mar 18, 2024 09:10 PM IST
ByHT Editorial

A Delhi-Tokyo-Seoul trilateral in the making

A New Delhi-Seoul-Tokyo trilateral collaboration provides a flexible and dynamic framework for adapting to emerging challenges and opportunities.

Tokyo, Mar 8 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar meets with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in Tokyo on Friday. (ANI Photo)(Dr. S. Jaishankar-X)
Published on Mar 18, 2024 08:06 AM IST
By, Pratnashree Basu

A needed reform for digital competition

The Digital Competition Act must not prevent genuine competitive advances, but companies must realise their innovation can’t be geared towards monopoly.

The 2002 Competition Act’s ex-post approach—the regulator acts when abuse of dominance occurs—was adequate for the earlier, almost exclusively physical markets.(AFP)
Published on Mar 18, 2024 08:06 AM IST
ByHT Editorial

Iran rethinks its role as a regional troublemaker

The Islamic Republic is preoccupied with its transition to a new generation of leaders

FILE PHOTO: An Iranian flag is pictured near a missile during a military drill, with the participation of Iran’s Air Defense units, Iran October 19, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo(VIA REUTERS)
Published on Mar 18, 2024 08:00 AM IST
The Economist

BJP’s new pitch for South India

Governance with an emphasis on battling corruption may be the theme of the NDA’s campaign in the Opposition’s backyard

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu in Palnadu on Sunday. (PTI)(HT_PRINT)
Published on Mar 18, 2024 02:45 AM IST
ByHT Editorial

The political message in electoral bonds findings

On March 14, the ECI made public the data on electoral bonds it received from State Bank of India. Can this cause a political storm?

The electoral bonds data was released on Thursday
Published on Mar 18, 2024 02:41 AM IST

Another Lok Sabha election nears with change in the air

The Kovind panel has proposed simultaneous polls. Any such change should factor in all possible consequences so that intention and outcome are in harmony

The Kovind panel noted that simultaneous elections “will fundamentally transform the electoral process and overall governance.
Updated on Mar 18, 2024 04:22 AM IST

How IPL, the game changer, keeps on giving

In IPL, all is well for all, all the time. Player sensex is at an all-time high after Hardik Pandya's move to Mumbai Indians, writes Amrit Mathur.

Player sensex is at an all-time high after Hardik Pandya's move to Mumbai In(AFP)
Published on Mar 17, 2024 09:41 PM IST
ByAmrit Mathur, New Delhi

Bengaluru's water crisis: The geography of the problem

In the short term, the water table and lakes will fill up and the taps will flow again. But the city, situated on an elevation, needs effective urban planning

The water crisis in Bangalore is more severe on the outskirts of the city(AFP)
Published on Mar 17, 2024 05:55 PM IST

Ecostani | CAA rules notified days before polls announcement is a clear sign

Most people who entered India legally before December 31, 2014, would get citizenship in pre-CAA rules. Only those who came illegally gain from the new law

In a light moment, women protesters hold up a large stuffed teddy bear during a protest against the CAA, NRC and NPR at Shaheen Bagh on February 13, 2020.(Sanchit Khanna / HT Photo)
Published on Mar 17, 2024 05:30 PM IST

Santiago Martin's run-ins with the law in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala

“Every story has two sides… Santiago Martin is one of the most generous persons to step up for good causes,” goes a note on Martin Charitable Trust's website

 Santiago Martin became the single largest political donor in the country after his firm, Future Gaming and Hotel Services Private Limited, went on an electoral bond-buying spree in 2019. (HT)
Published on Mar 17, 2024 05:13 PM IST

Here's how to make sure funding for elections doesn't lead to corruption

In 2015, the Law Commission submitted a report suggesting electoral reforms, which included an audit of political funding of all parties by CAG accountants

Seizure of money is common before elections, and the only way to curb it is by bringing in accountability and transparency in political funding (PTI)
Updated on Mar 17, 2024 05:02 PM IST

Mary Quant launched the clothes that made the Sixties swing

The fashion designer who broke all the rules died on April 13th, aged 93

At the start of her career Mary Quant, too, spent hours on her bedsit floor pinning and cutting.(Nationaal Archief/Jack de Nijs for Anefo/ Wikimedia Commons)
Published on Mar 17, 2024 08:06 AM IST
The Economist

Just Like That | Finding divine beauty in the spring symphony of Semal trees

There is a spiritual connection between the beauty and the divine, embodied by the resplendent Semal tree as it heralds the arrival of spring in New Delhi

The Semal tree's (Bombax Ceiba) blossoms take your breath away as spring commences. (Mayank Singh)(HT_PRINT)
Published on Mar 17, 2024 08:00 AM IST

On election eve, a tale of two BJPs 20 years apart

Not since the Congress in its heyday in the 1960s has one party dominated the national political landscape the way the BJP has.

India�s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) waves to his supporters from atop a vehicle during a road show as part of Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) election campaign ahead of national elections in Hyderabad on March 15, 2024. (Photo by Noah SEELAM / AFP)(AFP)
Published on Mar 16, 2024 11:34 PM IST

Allies in tussle: CPI-ML-Liberation demands its due from Lalu’s RJD

The RJD and its ally, the Communist Party (ML-Liberation) share a love-hate relationship and nowhere is this more visible than during seat-sharing talks

Patna, Mar 11 (ANI): Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Rabri Devi and party leaders Abdul Bari Siddiqui, Syed Faisal Ali, CPI-ML leader Shashi Yadav file their nomination papers for the upcoming State MLC elections in the presence of RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and others, in Patna on Monday. (ANI Photo)(Pappi Sharma)
Published on Mar 16, 2024 10:43 PM IST

When food is turned into a weapon of war

The capital power of the apartheid Israeli aggression is a blow not just to the people of Gaza, but to the very values of liberty, fraternity and justice.

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.(AFP)
Published on Mar 16, 2024 10:06 PM IST

Electoral bonds case casts SBI in a bad light

“The bank I knew would never have behaved the way SBI did last week. Its staff would have shrivelled at the rebuke from the Supreme Court.”

SBI is the sole authorised bank by the government to sell and redeem electoral bonds.
Published on Mar 16, 2024 10:00 PM IST

Why the climate fight matters to women more

Famine and food insecurity are all negative by-products of climate crises that will adversely affect women, girls and other marginalised communities first

Residents of Pumula East township walk home after fetching water from a well, as temperatures soar during an El Nino-related heatwave and drought affecting a large part of the country, in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe March 7, 2024. REUTERS/KB Mpofu(REUTERS)
Published on Mar 16, 2024 09:50 PM IST

Book Box | Mary Beard spills the tea (and rose petals) on Roman emperors

From power plays to poolside passion, this classics don reveals what we can learn from Roman history

Mary Beard (Author)
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 08:40 PM IST

How Amul’s entry into South India is causing a churn in the cooperative industry

State milk cooperatives have fostered a no-competition spirit among each other. Now, the Gujarat-based milk procurer has caused a stir as it enters the South

Congress alleging that the ruling BJP is trying entry of Gujarat-based milk cooperative Amul to “strangulate” Nandini (ANI)
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 10:56 PM IST

After 10 years of vending law, are hawkers leading a better life?

Their working lives were legalised 10 years ago and PM SVANidhi addressed their challenges directly in 2020, but are India’s urban street vendors better off?

While street vendors and activists acknowledged the positive impact of this scheme, they said that their livelihoods are far from secure as they continue to be under constant threat of eviction (Photo by Raju Shinde)  
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 11:21 PM IST

They are playing their own tune: Charles Assisi on Gen Z

Gen Z is criticised for being hyper-consumers who opt to fit in rather than rebel, but they're often simply trying to make the most of the world they inherited.

At a Taylor Swift concert in Australia. Through music and lyrics, fandom and TikTok, this generation has found new ways to mobilise, protest, reframe narratives. (Getty Images)
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 08:01 PM IST

Grime-fighting: Swetha Sivakumar on the art of kitchen clean-up

Whether it’s breakfast in a skillet or meat slow-cooked in a pan, clean-up is easier if one knows exactly how to woo stubborn proteins and oil away from metal.

 (Adobe Stock)
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 07:27 PM IST
BySwetha Sivakumar
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