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A textbook case of failure

India, May 29 -- When Class 12 results for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) were declared on May 13, the pass percentage was at its lowest in seven years. Some explained the drop as the... Read More


US moonshot in the new space race

India, May 28 -- NASA administrator Jared Isaacman's announcement this week that the agency will begin building a permanent moon base - with near-monthly robotic landings from 2027 and astronauts pote... Read More


The Congress's limited win

India, May 28 -- The much-anticipated transition of power in Karnataka must be a red-letter day for the Congress leadership, which has finally managed to stave off a brewing rebellion in a state after... Read More


Two leaves and nine lives, AIADMK stays in the ring

India, May 27 -- The AIADMK is a political party with nine lives. Since its formation in 1972, this outfit that traces its roots to the Dravidian Movement has survived splits to stay in the race for o... Read More


SIR clears a legal hurdle

India, May 27 -- After the special intensive revision (SIR) was concluded in 13 states and Union Territories, elections conducted in five provinces and 58.6 million names deleted from the rolls, the v... Read More


Lessons India's education authorities need to learn

India, May 26 -- The Supreme Court's anguished observation about education authorities "failing to learn lessons" comes in the context of the recent National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) quest... Read More


Restatement of the Quad vision

India, May 26 -- India and the other members of the Quad grouping will walk away from the foreign ministers' meeting in New Delhi reassured about the commitment of the US to the Indo-Pacific project, ... Read More


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