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Legend has it: See how amateur cartographers reflect clients’ stories in maps

Personalised charts weave tales into the gridlines: An air force officer’s career, a walk two friends took to school, the position of the stars on a given day.

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Updated on Aug 03, 2023 02:33 PM IST
BySukanya Datta

A carpet-bombing at Cannes: Anupama Chopra writes in from the festival

There was so much of India, and cinema, to celebrate. Sadly, Chopra says, many Indians present were there just to celebrate themselves.

‘The India story of the year, for me, was actor Sunny Leone, who wasn’t there just to glitter but went to Cannes with a film, Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy,’ Chopra says. (Photo courtesy Film Companion)
Updated on Aug 03, 2023 02:30 PM IST

Mastering the meet-cute: New hacks emerge in India’s dating landscape

Users are seeking transparency and efficiency with alcohol-free meets, amusement-park trips, bike rides, stand-up gigs and a lot more simple honesty.

In the action-driven rom-com The Lost City (2022), the unlikely pair of Channing Tatum and Sandra Bullock find themselves drawn together amid chaos. What makes the search for love so tricky, relationship counsellors say, is that so much relies on chance, online and in the offline world.
Updated on Aug 03, 2023 02:29 PM IST

Development cooperation towards the SDGs: The India model

This article is authored by Malancha Chakrabarty.

To achieve SDGs, world governments must focus on urgent transformative action and evidence-based approaches on a global scale. (Shutterstock)
Published on May 27, 2023 01:51 PM IST
ByHindustan Times

A swing and a hit: How the Spider-Verse is expanding

He started out a rare teen superhero, battling trauma. There’s now a universe of Spider-Man avatars. The new film features an Indian version created years ago.

(From bottom left) Frames from ...Into The SpiderVerse (2018); the 2004 ...India comic series; Electro in the 2014 film; Uncle Ben and Aunt May in the 2002 film; Doctor Octopus and Green Goblin; Pavitr Prabhakar as seen in the upcoming film; the first issue of the standalone comic. (Images: Sharad Devarajan, Marvel, Shutterstock)
Updated on Aug 03, 2023 02:16 PM IST
ByK Narayanan

In UP's Bundelkhand, Jal Jeevan Mission lends lifeline to parched citizens

Jal Jeevan Mission aims to bring drinking water to all rural households in India by 2024. In the Bundelkhand region, the programme has been successful.

Parameswaran Iyer, executive director-designate, World Bank, drinking water from a tap in a Bundelkhand village on Feb 27. (Sourced)(HT_PRINT)
Updated on May 27, 2023 08:55 PM IST
By, Banda/jhansi/lalitpur

French Open: Can Swiatek-Rybakina-Sabalenka fill rivalry vacuum?

The three arrive at Roland Garros with the most titles and most impressive win-loss record on the tour this season.

Elena Rybakina; Aryna Sabalenka; Iga Swiatek
Published on May 26, 2023 10:17 PM IST
ByRutvick Mehta, Mumbai

Young Africans are logging in and clocking on

The internet creates new kinds of work, but patterns of inequality persist

Africans are drawn to the work by the flexibility and pay; others because they cannot find a conventional job(AFP file photo)
Published on May 26, 2023 09:45 PM IST
The Economist

How racing drones are used as improvised missiles in Ukraine

They are light, fast and cheap

A Ukrainian military drone team called Angry Birds claims to carry out half a dozen racing-drone attacks a day. How important could these improvised weapons become?(HT File)
Published on May 26, 2023 09:39 PM IST
The Economist

Could the 14th Amendment fix America’s debt-ceiling debacle?

A constitutional workaround is plausible—but a deal would be better

What if a deal remains elusive for Biden?(REUTERS)
Published on May 26, 2023 09:31 PM IST
The Economist

Terms of Trade | BJP's hegemony without dominance

Large parts of India’s population do not find the BJP’s political imagery selling the PM as the perfect amalgamation as repulsive as the left-liberal voices do

The political imagery of the prime minister inaugurating the new parliament must be seen along with various other images of him signifying a rejuvenation of the Indian state under the current government’s tenur(ANI Photo/Ayush Sharma)
Updated on Jun 15, 2023 10:07 PM IST

The webs we weave: How Spidey science holds up in the real world

What would happen if a genetically engineered spider bit a human being? Could Spider-Man really do everything a spider can? The science isn’t all baloney.

At least 40% of Spidey’s surface area would need to be covered in seta (tiny hair-like structures that help geckos climb), if he wanted to carry his human frame up a vertical wall, scientists at the University of Cambridge concluded in a study.
Updated on Aug 03, 2023 02:18 PM IST
ByNatasha Rego

Tour the world of Spider-Man games, memes and TV shows

Since he was introduced in 1962, as part of the Amazing Fantasy comics series, the superhero has spawned a universe of spin-offs and retellings.

The screenshot from the 1960s animated Spider-Man series that has been immortalised as a meme, and inspires a scene in the ...Across the Spider-Verse film out on June 2.
Updated on May 27, 2023 12:53 PM IST
ByNatasha Rego

‘We had Spider-Man celebrate Diwali, swing from Gateway of India’

Sharad Devarajan, 48, co-created Pavitr Prabhakar, the Indian Spider-Man, in 2004. Stan Lee greeted the comic with a smile that warmed the room, he says.

‘Prabhakar is an Indian boy growing up in Mumbai and dealing with local problems and challenges,’ Devarajan says. (Image courtesy Sharad Devarajan)
Updated on Aug 03, 2023 02:20 PM IST
ByK Narayanan

In Nehru’s death, a precedent for rectitude was set

The transition of power after Jawaharlal Nehru’s death on May 27, 1964, was momentous. This was possible as those who led the process were egoless leaders

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, then in the Rajya Sabha, said with Nehru gone “The sun has set; we will now have to find our way about with the aid of starlight”. An effulgent orb sun had indeed set but the night that followed gave us the starlight of duty to guide us through the dark (HT photo)
Updated on May 26, 2023 08:28 PM IST

As new House opens, spare a moment for wrestlers’ stir

The wrestlers plan to organise a women’s mahapanchayat on the same day the new Parliament is officially declared open. This might be a mistake.

Protesting wrestlers Sangeeta Phogat, Sakshi Malik ,Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia pay a visit at Rajghat , New Delhi, May 18, 2023 (Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times)
Updated on May 26, 2023 08:20 PM IST

Why the Pacific islands are key

The islands sit on vital sea routes and might hold the key in the battle for the Indo-Pacific. Countering China is, therefore, crucial

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 3rd Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) Summit at Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea (PIB)
Updated on May 26, 2023 08:31 PM IST
ByHT Editorial

Freewheeling women

Can we reimagine ways in which the humble bicycle can improve mobility for older women?

India’s heaving metropolises are simply not designed for women. The focus on multi-lane highways and flyovers ignores women—and the differently abled and elderly. The metro rail does provide a speedy commute; what’s lacking is last-mile connectivity and affordability (HT PHOTO)
Updated on May 26, 2023 08:19 PM IST

Jingle all the way: Meet the Indian whose art is on South Africa’s 5-rand coin

Sujay Sanan’s drawing of a southern right whale and calf was recently selected for the coin. The way it happened was straight out of a movie, he says.

‘It is definitely a life goal to leave a mark behind as an artist. I feel privileged to be able to do it in this way,’ says Sanan, 39. (Oliver K)
Updated on Aug 03, 2023 02:11 PM IST
ByShireen Quadri

Drama aside, Ravindra Jadeja stands out as CSK's MVP in IPL 2023

The CSK all-rounder has appeared agitated of late, but that hasn’t stopped him from making a big impact

Chennai Super Kings' Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings Twitter)
Updated on May 29, 2023 09:43 AM IST
By, Mumbai

Review: Banaras Talkies by Satya Vyas

Banaras Talkies, a fast-paced novel about law undergraduates in a university hostel, captures the humor, camaraderie, and challenges of student life.

Students at the BHU campus that’s the setting for Banaras Talkies. (Raj K Raj/HT PHOTO)
Updated on May 26, 2023 04:52 PM IST
BySudhirendar Sharma

New challenges in the Indian IT industry: Employer-employee changing dynamics

This article is authored by Vineet Nayar, founder chairman, Sampark Foundation and former vice chairman and CEO, HCL Technologies.

Information technology(Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay )
Published on May 26, 2023 10:52 AM IST
ByHindustan Times

China not responding to US requests for open lines of communication: Pentagon

The US administration has consistently maintained that it wishes to have open lines of communication with China.

Chinese maritime law enforcement fleet led by a patrol and rescue vessel Haixun 06 patrols during a joint patrol operation in the central and northern waters of the Taiwan Straits, in Fujian province.(Reuters)
Updated on May 27, 2023 08:57 PM IST

'BJP has no answer for Chhattisgarh model': Bhupesh Baghel to HT

Chhattisgarh chief minister says that central agencies were pressuring people to “take his name” and implicate him

Chief minister Bhupesh Baghel said that ever since the raids started in 2020, all ED and IT officers who come to Chhattisgarh for raids pressurise people to take my name (HT)
Updated on May 26, 2023 03:17 PM IST

Number theory: Green energy overturns investment gap, needs to cover lost ground

The world is expected to invest $1.74 trillion (2022 prices) in clean energy in 2023, 1.7 times the money which will go in fossil fuel investments.

Storing energy at lower prices is one of the central challenges in making things such as solar energy economically viable.(AP)
Updated on May 26, 2023 03:55 PM IST

Damaged machines, fund crisis: Why Delhi’s open gyms pose an injury hazard

The MCD now plans to appoint a private company to take care of annual preventive maintenance, replacement and repair work under the project.

Open gym equipment in poor condition at West Patel Nagar’s Rock Garden, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Sanjeev Verma/HT)
Updated on May 26, 2023 03:20 PM IST

Use data, technology to safeguard environment

Protests have broken out at Barsu, in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district, over a proposed refinery project

Villagers of Barsu and Solgaon of Rajapur taluka in Ratnagiri district of Konkan region stage a protest against the upcoming oil refinery project, in Ratnagiri, India, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. (HT Photo)
Updated on May 26, 2023 05:10 PM IST

Keep India’s delicate federal balance intact

Dual control of the IAS is at the heart of the federal structure. The Delhi ordinance challenges it. It can create fissures between Centre, states

Sardar Patel’s logic for the IAS was powerful, which would ensure adequate state representation in policy decisions taken by the Union(HT Archive)
Updated on May 26, 2023 05:09 PM IST

In the Pacific islands, an Indian counter to China

The calls for India to “emerge as a third power” are significant, given that G20 presidency is committed for being a bridge builder in a polarised global order

As China and America vie for influence, an endorsement by the Pacific Island countries for India is a testament to the incremental gains made by New Delhi as a development partner(AP)
Updated on May 26, 2023 05:08 PM IST

Towards better prisons in India

The new model prison act takes some strides in resolving problems. Now it’s up to the states

Issues plaguing India’s prisons are festering corruption that allows criminal syndicates to run behind bars, overcrowding due to undertrials packed in colonial-era structures, and understaffing of many big jails(For Representation)
Updated on May 26, 2023 05:07 PM IST
ByHT Editorial
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