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Road from Kerala to Keralam laid over a path of cultural identity, politics

Published on Jun 28, 2024 08:15 AM IST

The seemingly elementary correction of renaming the southern state of Kerala to its native name ‘Keralam’ by the state assembly has many undertones (PTI)

Arundhati Roy in India: An oxymoron of democracy

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New Delhi: In this Thursday, Aug 30, 2018 file photo, writer and activist Arundhati Roy at a press conference, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore)

Published on Jun 28, 2024 07:30 AM IST

In Assam, unwarranted killings, forced evictions sully wildlife conservation

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Morigaon: One-horned rhinoceroses graze amid rains at the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, in Morigaon district of Assam, Sunday, June 16, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI06_16_2024_000138B)

Published on Jun 28, 2024 07:00 AM IST

Patna HC judgment on reservation and its implications on future quota policies

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Patna high court

Published on Jun 27, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Ruling Mahayuti back to the drawing table in its bid to retain power in state

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In the Lok Sabha elections, the ruling Mahayuti alliance won 17 out of 48 seats while the opposition Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) won 30 seats. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))

Published on Jun 27, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Continuity in ‘neighbourhood first’ policy evident in Modi 3.0

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This handout photograph taken and released on June 22, 2024 by the Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) shows India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shaking hands with Bangladesh's counterpart Sheikh Hasina (L) after receiving her at the Presidential Palace Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on June 22, 2024. (Photo by PIB / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Published on Jun 27, 2024 07:00 AM IST

Taliban laud cricket team’s success but where are the women, question activists

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Afghan cricket fans celebrate their team's victory during the men's T20 World Cup cricket match between Afghanistan and Bangladesh, in the city of Khost province eastern of Afghanistan, Tuesday, June. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Saifullah Zahir)

Published on Jun 26, 2024 09:24 PM IST

With two ministers from Telangana in Cabinet, the BJP's focus on the state

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Hyderabad, Jun 21 (ANI): Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary Bandi Sanjay Kumar and others wave to the supporters during a roadshow after assuming charge as Ministers, in Hyderabad on Thursday. (ANI Photo)

Published on Jun 26, 2024 07:00 AM IST

Explained: The Post Office Act, 2023 and concerns about privacy infringement

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Mumbai, India - April 4, 2024:Postal dept, while dealing with correspondence in India at GPO, in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, April 4, 2024. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 07:00 PM IST

Julian Assange's guilty plea signals the end of a years-long legal saga

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange looks out a plane window as he approaches Bangkok airport for layover, according to the post by Wikileaks on X, in this picture released to social media on June 25, 2024. Wikileaks via X/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Updated on Jun 25, 2024 05:57 PM IST

Justice robbed by mobs: Blasphemy in Pakistan

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Women and children look at a spot where a Muslim mob lynched and burned a man over allegations that he had desecrated Islam's holy book, the Quran, in Madyan in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Friday, June 21, 2024. The attackers also torched a police station which had held the man in Madyan and burned police vehicles parked there, according to local police official Rahim Ullah. (AP Photo/Naveed Ali)

Published on Jun 25, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Why Putin and Kim Jong-un’s alliance has sparked concerns in the West

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FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un exchange documents during a signing ceremony of the new partnership in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 19, 2024. Kim and Putin signed a major defense deal that observers worry could embolden Kim to direct more provocations at South Korea. (Kristina Kormilitsyna, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Published on Jun 25, 2024 08:00 AM IST

Cal HC ruling for 1% reservation to trans persons is move in right direction

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The recent judgement of the single judge of the Calcutta high court in Mrinal Barik v State of West Bengal case is significant.

Updated on Jun 24, 2024 11:35 PM IST

Explained: Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act

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Patna, Bihar, India -June .18, 2024: Aspirants standing in queue for entering an examination centre to appear in the UGC NET exams at A.N. College in Patna, Bihar, India, Tuesday,18, 2024.(Photo by Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times)

Published on Jun 24, 2024 05:48 PM IST

Eye on the Middle East | Drones and deterrence in the Israel-Hezbollah dynamic

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An Israeli fighter jet releases flares, and a drone is seen from Rafah, Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kreem Hana)

Published on Jun 23, 2024 10:00 AM IST

How an ancient Buddhist vihara became a multicultural centre of learning

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A view of the ruins of Nalanda in the ancient kingdom of Magadha, now Bihar. (Parwaz Khan /HT PHOTO)

Published on Jun 26, 2024 12:43 PM IST

In TN, where people who cannot afford expensive IMFL turn to bootleg alcohol

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Relatives mourn near the mortal remains of people who died after consuming spurious liquor in Kallakurichi in Tamil Nadu on Friday. (PTI)

Published on Jun 23, 2024 12:00 AM IST

Yemen's powerful tribal leaders are key to jailed Nimisha Priya's release

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Nimisha Priya, a nurse from Kerala, was sentenced to death by the trial court in Sana’a, Yemen, in 2020, for murdering a Yemeni man. (File)

Published on Jun 21, 2024 09:15 PM IST

India’s anti-conversion laws and related court judgments through the decades

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New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): A view of the Supreme Court building, the apex judicial body of India, in New Delhi. (ANI Photo) (Sanjay Sharma)

Published on Jun 20, 2024 11:42 PM IST

₹500 crore sea view mansion built by Jagan Reddy govt in focus under TDP rule

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The construction of a mansion in the ecologically sensitive Rushikonda hill, Visakhapatnam. (HT photo)

Published on Jun 20, 2024 11:34 PM IST

“High level” review on Manipur shows that New Delhi wants to take back control

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**EDS: IMAGE VIA @HMOIndia** New Delhi: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah chairs a high-level meeting to review the security situation of Manipur, in New Delhi, Monday, June 17, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI06_17_2024_000324B)

Published on Jun 20, 2024 09:35 PM IST

London to Calcutta on a hippie bus: Around (part of) the world in £85

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In 1956, the first bus set out from London

Updated on Jun 20, 2024 07:15 PM IST

The challenges before Priyanka Gandhi in Kerala's hilly Wayanad constituency

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Wayanad, Apr 24 (ANI): Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. (ANI Photo)

Published on Jun 19, 2024 07:24 PM IST

The curious case of the sanction against Arundhati Roy

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**EDS: FILE PHOTO** New Delhi: Writer and activist Arundhati Roy. (PTI Photo)(PTI06_18_2024_000277B)

Published on Jun 19, 2024 07:00 PM IST

The BJP’s ‘look south’ policy sees a dozen southern ministers in Cabinet

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New Delhi, India. 10th June 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs first cabinet meeting after forming new government at South Block, in New Delhi on Monday. also seen. (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 18, 2024 09:27 PM IST

Exercising mercy as a Constitutional duty: What is the law?

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While the act of pardon may initially appear as a personal gesture of mercy, its placement within the constitutional framework demands some form of oversight (Representative Photo)

Published on Jun 18, 2024 08:06 PM IST

Knives out in Tamil Nadu BJP over poll debacle

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As far as the BJP was concerned, Annamalai remained the best choice to wrest Coimbatore (PTI)

Published on Jun 18, 2024 07:05 AM IST

Eye on the Middle East | The BRICS has cemented its position on Israel

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BRICS member nations

Published on Jun 16, 2024 04:47 PM IST

What next for BJP in West Bengal

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered an electoral blow in West Bengal

Published on Jun 16, 2024 09:49 AM IST

The two conflicts in Northeast India that the new NDA govt should prioritise

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Army personnel patrol an area in Manipur

Published on Jun 14, 2024 09:00 AM IST