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Cracking down on illegal sand mining

India, May 25 -- 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


The meltdown in West Bengal

India, May 25 -- 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


WFI on the mat in battle with Vinesh

India, May 25 -- The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has refused to mend its ways and the Delhi High Court, after concluding that the selection policy was unfair, cleared the way for Vinesh Phogat... Read More


WFI on the mat in battle with Vinesh

India, May 24 -- The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has refused to mend its ways and the Delhi High Court, after concluding that the selection policy was unfair, cleared the way for Vinesh Phogat... Read More


Riding out a time of turbulence

India, May 24 -- US secretary of state Marco Rubio's visit to India should be seen as another step by the two countries to put their relationship back on an even keel after a particularly rough patch ... Read More


Beyond ecology vs economy binary

India, May 21 -- The Centre's submission in the Supreme Court that no new hydroelectric projects will be permitted in the upper reaches of the Ganga in Uttarakhand makes for interesting reading. The r... Read More


The case for affordable housing in India's cities

India, May 21 -- The UN-Habitat's World Cities Report 2026 paints a concerning picture of housing. Nearly 40% - approximately 3.4 billion - of people are currently affected by a housing crisis, with h... Read More


The distance between actor Vijay & CM Vijay

India, May 20 -- On May 4, actor-politician C Joseph Vijay stormed the political box office in Tamil Nadu. Vijay's win seemingly marked a rupture with the Dravidian politics that dominated the state f... Read More


Reimagine Brics for present times

India, May 20 -- The confirmation from Moscow that President Vladimir Putin will attend the Brics summit in New Delhi in September raises the profile of the event. Chinese President Xi Jinping is also... Read More


Clearing the air on right to bail

India, May 19 -- The Supreme Court's unusual criticism of its own judgment denying bail to former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid and activist Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi rio... Read More