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Tensions in the Middle East will Test India’s balancing Act in the region

Published on Sep 30, 2024 08:00 AM IST

People hold pictures of Lebanon's Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, during a symbolic funeral in Baghdad, Iraq, September 29, 2024. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani

Explained: SC's order on using the correct terminology for child pornography

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Language is important, and it matters even more so in statutes, judicial orders, and judgments. Public perception of crime and victimisation often hinges on how it is described by courts and the media.

Published on Sep 27, 2024 09:00 AM IST

Police stations and custodial violence: A look at the trends

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Police brutality and custodial torture despite their shocking nature have been normalised in India (Representative Image/PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra)

Published on Sep 26, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Anger and conspiracies loom large over the experimental community of Auroville

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Visitors stand near the Matri Mandir, an edifice of spiritual significance for practitioners of integral yoga, in Auroville near Pondicherry on April 9, 2022. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP) (AFP)

Published on Sep 26, 2024 09:18 AM IST

A century later, the mystery of Mohenjo-daro or the Mound of the Dead endures

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Excavation work at Rakhigarhi, an Indus Valley Civilisation site in Haryana. (Saumya Khandelwal/ HT Archive)

Published on Sep 25, 2024 06:47 PM IST

Reviving shallow aquifers: Part of the solution to India's urban water crisis

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New Delhi: A child waits to collect water from a municipality tanker, at Chanakyapuri area in New Delhi, Thursday, June, 6, 2024. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh)

Published on Sep 25, 2024 05:56 PM IST

Pir Panjal elections: ST status for Pahadis overshadows development issues

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Poonch: Security officials leave for their designated polling stations ahead of the second phase of J & K Assembly polls, in Mendhar area of Poonch, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI09_24_2024_000037B)

Published on Sep 25, 2024 08:00 AM IST

How Tirumala's laddu became the temple's sacred offering

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Tirumala Laddu, which received the geographical identification (GI) tag in 2009, has been popular among devotees since the 20th century

Published on Sep 23, 2024 08:30 AM IST

Eye on the Middle East | The India-Iran bilateral and a test of patience

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Ali Khamenei (Reuters)

Published on Sep 23, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Northeastern View | Is Northeast India in Southeast Asia?

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FILE PHOTO: A liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) delivery truck drives along India's Tezpur-Tawang highway which runs to the Chinese border, in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh May 29, 2012./File Photo

Published on Sep 22, 2024 08:15 AM IST

Where the Indian legal system stands on solitary confinement in prison

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As per Section 31 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, solitary confinement shall only be imposed as a disciplinary measure of last resort, for a maximum of 14 days, and if recommended by a medical officer. (Getty Images/Vetta)

Published on Sep 22, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Kolkata rape and murder: Citizens attack, abuse policemen in disturbing trend

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Police officers from various police stations across Kolkata told HT that policemen working on the streets either alone or with a handful of colleagues seem to have become targets of the public outrage (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra)

Updated on Sep 21, 2024 07:24 PM IST

J&K polls: A shaky Opposition could offset BJP’s tricky set of challenges

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Anantnag: Voters show their voting slips as they wait to cast votes at a polling station during the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, in Anantnag district of J&K, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI09_18_2024_000229A)

Published on Sep 21, 2024 08:53 AM IST

US elections: Guns in a new era of political violence

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A delegate wearing a US-themed cap reading "God, Guns and (Republican presidential candidate and former US president Donald) Trump" arrives on the opening day of the Reform UK 2024 annual Party Conference in Birmingham on September 20, 2024. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP)

Published on Sep 21, 2024 08:15 AM IST

Karnataka: Congress in disarray as state leaders wait for central leadership

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Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress leaders stage a 'Raj Bhavan Chalo' march in protest against the central government over the sanction granted by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to investigate and prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment scam, in Bengaluru, Saturday, Aug 31, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI08_31_2024_000069B)

Published on Sep 20, 2024 08:15 AM IST

Bengaluru: Language as a marker of identity in a city that embraced migrants

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The animosity in Bengaluru is predominantly directed at the imposition of Hindi, rather than toward migrants speaking Telugu, Tamil, or northeastern languages (ANI)

Published on Sep 20, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Farmers on camera

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A still from Farming the Revolution by Nishtha Jain

Published on Sep 20, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Legally Speaking | Tracing the journey of women in law in India

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Lawyers outside the Supreme Court.

Published on Sep 20, 2024 07:30 AM IST

India is electrifying but what about the charging points?

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The availability of fast chargers, and interoperability will be critical to creating a reliable public charging network (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Published on Sep 19, 2024 04:29 PM IST

A year after PM Trudeau’s allegations, mistrust blights India, Canada ties

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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 16, 2024. REUTERS/Blair Gable

Published on Sep 18, 2024 05:38 PM IST

Winter crop stubble burning in North India: A matter beyond the fields

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A farmer burns crop stubble in Punjab. (HT Photo)

Published on Sep 18, 2024 09:00 AM IST

Adding to the troubled waters of Karnataka-Tamil Nadu Cauvery river dispute

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Tiruchirappalli [Tamil Nadu], Aug 02 (ANI): Water released in Cauvery River from Mettur reaches Mukkombu Dam, in Tiruchirappalli on Friday. (ANI Photo)

Published on Sep 18, 2024 08:15 AM IST

Why Nagaland government’s decision to modify ILP rules has angered locals

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In February, the influential Naga Students' Federation (NSF) demanded that the state government reintroduce the regime in the three districts, fearing an influx of illegal immigrants.(Representative file photo)

Published on Sep 18, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Independent candidates to play key part in Kashmir election

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Kashmir, India - September. 12, 2024: Baramulla Member of Parliament and leader of Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) Sheikh Abdul Rashid, also known as Engineer Rashid, during a assembly election rally at Baramulla some 55 kilometers (34 miles) north of Srinagar,on September 12, 2024.(Photo By Waseem Andrabi /Hindustan Times)--

Published on Sep 17, 2024 08:00 AM IST

As India-UAE ties wax and wax, a nuclear star on the horizon

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, talks to Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan upon his arrival in New Delhi, India, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Published on Sep 17, 2024 12:14 PM IST

Port Blair, now known as Sri Vijaya Puram, India’s strategic beacon on the seas

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The Cellular Jail in Port Blair. (File Photo)

Published on Sep 17, 2024 07:00 AM IST

Subhadra Yojana was critical in BJP’s victory, but doubts remain on feasibility

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi would handover the first tranche of Subhadra Yojana to women at a function in Bhubaneswar on September 17, his birthday. (File Photo)

Published on Sep 16, 2024 06:44 PM IST

Explained: The Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 and providing rural justice in India

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The implementation of the Gram Nyayalayas Act has been inconsistent and inadequate

Published on Sep 15, 2024 09:00 AM IST

Navigating federalism and prioritising workers in planned gig worker legislation

The planned Bill presents a unique opportunity to open the black box surrounding gig work platforms. (Shutterstock)

Published on Sep 15, 2024 08:30 AM IST

Legally Speaking | Turbulence for Netflix’s IC-814 as it runs into legal trouble

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A still from the web series 'IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack'. (PTI)

Published on Sep 14, 2024 10:33 AM IST

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