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The meltdown in West Bengal

India, May 26 -- The results of the byelection in south Bengal's Falta seat brought fresh humiliation for the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and boosted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a region that was... Read More


The engineer of human souls in the age of AI

India, May 26 -- I have had the privilege of working with some of the world's leading thinkers and futurists, especially Ray Kurzweil and Peter Diamandis, who had asked me to lead the faculty at Singu... Read More


Cracking down on illegal sand mining

India, May 26 -- Illegal sand-mining at the Chambal's banks has become emblematic of a problem that several rivers in India now face. As HT reported on Monday, the bleak state of the National Chambal ... Read More


Weaponising privacy to curtail the right to know

India, May 26 -- Five separate public interest challenges to the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act now await the attention of a five-judge bench at the Supreme Court. Their resolution will d... Read More


In UP, the invocation of Dalit icons before polls

India, May 26 -- One of the most effective ways of leveraging caste in Indian politics is by appealing to community identity and pride. Community identity and pride, in turn, are consolidated by the i... Read More


Maha draws up Rs.365-cr medical tourism policy

MUMBAI, May 26 -- Seeking to position the state as a global medical tourism destination, the Maharashtra government has chalked out its Medical Tourism or Medical Value Travel Policy targeting foreign... Read More


Father-son duo held in Bareilly in multi-crore racket

Meerut, May 26 -- Police in Bareilly district unearthed a large racket involving fraudulent car loans obtained through forged documents. The Baradari Police Station police arrested a father-son duo al... Read More


Wife, her sister and their lovers kill man over affair

Meerut, May 26 -- A 30-year-old man was allegedly tortured and killed by his wife, her sister, and their respective lovers in a conspiracy driven by the illicit affair and a property dispute, in Morad... Read More


'Unannounced power cuts throwing spanner in Meerut businesses'

Meerut, May 26 -- Electricity-related problems continue to plague Meerut and adjoining rural areas, with traders now warning of a severe impact on businesses and industrial production. On Monday, a de... Read More


Creating obstruction on roads by offering namaz inappropriate: Pathak

Meerut, May 26 -- Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak during his visit to Sambhal district on Monday, said offering namaz on roads creates obstruction and all religious activities shoul... Read More