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Tales of transformation, pathway to Viksit Bharat

Tales of transformation, pathway to Viksit Bharat

A revolution in agro-processing is turning farmers in the arid parts of Karnataka into entrepreneurs, converting blocks into manufacturing hubs

yesterday 20

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Hindustantimes Editorial

Waiting for Bihar’s moment in the sun

Waiting for Bihar’s moment in the sun

Will the leaders who rant about roti aur rozgaar (bread and employment) undertake a constructive approach once they win the elections?

yesterday 10

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Shashi Shekhar

What NCRB data says about the nature of crime in India

What NCRB data says about the nature of crime in India

An alarming aspect of crime in India would be the rising graph of cybercrime — twice as many reported in 2023 compared to 2022

yesterday 10

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Rk Raghavan

Durgapur rape case: Don’t blame women for the violence they suffer

Durgapur rape case: Don’t blame women for the violence they suffer

Violence against women is systemic and structural, perpetuated by the patriarchal society we live in

previous day 20

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Lalita Panicker

India’s growth pursuit: Lessons to learn from China’s story

India’s growth pursuit: Lessons to learn from China’s story

Fixing basics such as education and health care was the key to Beijing’s rise, apart from building its manufacturing prowess and competing for...

previous day 10

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Hindustantimes Editorial

The works of Krishnan Srinivasan: Mr Marco and Ms Deb, solving crimes in Kolkata

The works of Krishnan Srinivasan: Mr Marco and Ms Deb, solving crimes in Kolkata

Michael Marco is not dissimilar to the great detectives of fiction like Sherlock Holmes, or Perry Mason. He’s a most unusual but rather appealing...

previous day 10

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Karan Thapar

Stairway to enhancing social privilege, prestige

Stairway to enhancing social privilege, prestige

The authority of a degree is derived less from what was learned than from what it signals. Provocatively speaking, it’s the same as being “married...

previous day 10

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Nishtha Gautam

Asrani & the trap of the Bollywood stereotype

Asrani & the trap of the Bollywood stereotype

If we choose to remember an actor for a specific role/dialogue from one film, it says something about our viewing of an actor’s body of work

saturday 20

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Kunal Ray

Viksit Bharat vision needs to have room for animals

Viksit Bharat vision needs to have room for animals

The absence of a coherent, cross-government policy lens on animals creates familiar State-capacity problems at the frontline

saturday 2

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Kp Krishnan

India’s monsoon bounty and signs of a looming crisis

India’s monsoon bounty and signs of a looming crisis

The interconnected degradation of land and water accentuated by the climate crisis poses an existential threat to India’s food security. It needs...

saturday 10

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Ananda Banerjee

Medical misinformation: how constitutional populism undermines scientific temper

Medical misinformation: how constitutional populism undermines scientific temper

Citizens are urged to cultivate scientific temper, but the State undermines that duty through weak regulation and contradictory policy signals

24.10.2025 20

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Hindustantimes Editorial

A Bihar puzzle the BJP waits to solve

A Bihar puzzle the BJP waits to solve

In the end, the 2025 Bihar election will be about the party’s ability to shield its allies even as it outgrows them

24.10.2025 3

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Rahul Verma

GST Rate Restructuring: a bargain for the tourism sector

GST Rate Restructuring: a bargain for the tourism sector

For India, where tourism is a powerful vehicle for regional equity, affordable mobility is economic empowerment

24.10.2025 30

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Hindustantimes Editorial

India and the world: The ‘self’ pivot in Indian diplomacy

India and the world: The ‘self’ pivot in Indian diplomacy

Self-reliance, self-protection, and self-confidence seem to outline New Delhi’s approach to contemporary world politics

23.10.2025 1

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Sreeram Chaulia

The private sector can help address India’s urban flooding woes

The private sector can help address India’s urban flooding woes

Urban centres that power India’s economy are now routinely drowning under their own weight — victims of poor planning and climate complacency

23.10.2025 2

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Aparna Roy

Refugees in India: Rohingya case points to legal vacuum

Refugees in India: Rohingya case points to legal vacuum

Although many Rohingya persons hold UNHCR-issued identity cards, they face significant legal challenges due to this absence of a formal protection...

23.10.2025 2

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Insiyah Vahanvaty