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Grand Alliance’s failure holds a mirror to the RJD

Grand Alliance’s failure holds a mirror to the RJD

The hard truth is that the RJD was defeated by its own complacency long before it was defeated at the booth

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Rahul Verma

Bihar’s political chess master and his moves

Bihar’s political chess master and his moves

Nitish Kumar understands the board and his game well: He plays to his strength, strategises at multiple levels, and consolidates his core vote

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Shashi Shekhar

India-Bhutan: Reiterating old ties in a new context

India-Bhutan: Reiterating old ties in a new context

PM Modi’s recent visit to the mountain nation visit was intended to address the new dynamics of a changing Bhutan

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Harsh V Pant

Bihar elections: Looking beyond the Mandal versus Kamandal paradigm

Bihar elections: Looking beyond the Mandal versus Kamandal paradigm

The Bihar verdict marks the culmination of an old political feud and signals the arrival of a new politics based on smart management of multi-caste...

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Hindustantimes Editorial

India’s war films: Of nationalism and the stories we tell

India’s war films: Of nationalism and the stories we tell

Why do films based on wars become a big deal in countries like India? A simple answer is because wars are a big deal. Everywhere and across time

yesterday 10

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Nishtha Gautam

Trump and the BBC: Misreporting triggers a crisis

Trump and the BBC: Misreporting triggers a crisis

At multiple levels, the BBC has let itself down — editorially, managerially, even, presentationally

yesterday 10

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Karan Thapar

Missing women in the assemblies, Parliament

Missing women in the assemblies, Parliament

In politics, the arithmetic is clear: If you’re not going to field women candidates, you’re not going to get women legislators

yesterday 10

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Namita Bhandare

Short Stream | ‘My Hate Letter To Cycles And/Or Self-Harm’ by Harsh Vardhan Kuma

Short Stream | ‘My Hate Letter To Cycles And/Or Self-Harm’ by Harsh Vardhan Kuma

An experimental probe into family dysfunction, patriarchy in black and white

yesterday 10

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Sanjukta Sharma

Never-ending wait for Bihar’s transformation

Never-ending wait for Bihar’s transformation

The 2025 election unfolded as a layered verdict. On the surface, it reflected gratitude toward Nitish Kumar, a “Thank You” moment magnified by...

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Hindustantimes Editorial

Bihar election verdict offers lessons for political princelings

Bihar election verdict offers lessons for political princelings

This victory is a result of the BJP’s organisational and strategic ability and Amit Shah’s strategic depth

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Shashi Shekhar

Coral depletion to epidemics: How environmental collapse fuelled Ebola outbreak

Coral depletion to epidemics: How environmental collapse fuelled Ebola outbreak

Ebola’s legacy reveals an uncomfortable truth: environmental sustainability is not just conservation, it is disease prevention.

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Hindustantimes Editorial

Air pollution in Delhi-NCR: The right way to talk about it

Air pollution in Delhi-NCR: The right way to talk about it

The science has been clear for years: Pollution is cutting our lives short. So, what’s missing is not information; it’s the right storytelling

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Hindustantimes Editorial

Lesson from past epidemics: The front lines of public health are not hospitals

Lesson from past epidemics: The front lines of public health are not hospitals

The story of coral depletion and Ebola is not one of coincidence, but connection.

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Hindustantimes Editorial

Why India’s judiciary needs to defend free speech

Why India’s judiciary needs to defend free speech

It is not the task of the State or the courts to force individuals to say or think the “right” or desirable things

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Gautam Bhatia

Connecting the dots in the Red Fort car blast

Connecting the dots in the Red Fort car blast

The network of radicals behind the incident raises many questions

friday 5

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Tara Kartha

In the Nithari case, an indictment of procedural deficiencies

In the Nithari case, an indictment of procedural deficiencies

The Nithari acquittals are symptomatic of a deeper malaise afflicting India’s criminal investigation machinery. At every level, the system failed

13.11.2025 9

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Utkarsh Anand

Next-generation ESG reforms in India through smart proteins and animal welfare

Next-generation ESG reforms in India through smart proteins and animal welfare

India has been a global pioneer in sustainability. Yet, ESG frameworks today largely overlook protein’s role in our food system

13.11.2025 10

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Hindustantimes Editorial

2025 Booker Prize: Szalay’s fiction builds on the melancholy of Europe

2025 Booker Prize: Szalay’s fiction builds on the melancholy of Europe

The story of Flesh, Szalay’s Booker winner, is told in a linear mode with no quirks and turns. It follows the old realist pattern of beginning,...

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Damodar Prasad