How Covid-19 invisibilises concerns of women, girls

The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic has cut across all sections of society, but while we are all facing the same storm, the boats we sail...

Modi 2.0: Successes, defects and a challenge

In the first year of his second term in office, Narendra Modi has seen tremendous political and ideological success. But this period has also led...

Two NASA astronauts climb aboard SpaceX rocket for historic flight

Despite more storms in the forecast, two NASA astronauts climbed into their capsule Saturday for a second attempt at a history-making ride into...

10 big takeaways from Centre’s ‘Unlock 1’ relaxations

The home ministry on Saturday evening extended the lockdown till June 30, but only for containment zones. It also allowed the states to decide...

Madhya Pradesh CM Chouhan says lockdown till June 15 to fight Covid-19

Madhya Pradesh became the first state to extend lockdown till June 15, even as the fourth phase of nationwide shutdown officially ends tomorrow....

PM Modi expected to give glimpses of lockdown 5.0 on Mann ki Baat tomorrow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation through his Mann ki Baat address on Sunday, May 30 while the country prepares to transition...

Centre flags 145 districts as potential Covid-19 hotspots

The central government has identified 145 new districts, mostly rural, that have reported Covid-19 infections over the past three weeks and warned...

Two test positive for Covid-19 at MEA, staff goes into self-quarantine

At least two persons working at the headquarters of the Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in the national capital have tested coronavirus...

As govt relaxes lockdown, decision to reopen schools, colleges in July

Schools and colleges which have been shut for over two months now will be opened after consultations with States and Union Territories in the...

‘Making daughter-in-law do house work not unusual’: Kerala High Court

Pushing a daughter-in-law to do household chores is “not something unusual”, the Kerala High Court observed last week, allowing a plea for...

Centre may announce 2nd stimulus to increase demand after lockdown is lifted

The government may unveil another stimulus package of fiscal, monetary and policy measures to boost demand in the economy after the nationwide...

Delhi govt four steps ahead of coronavirus, says CM Kejriwal

There is nothing to be scared of, underlined Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, stressing that the state government is four steps ahead of the...

Air India’s Moscow-bound plane called back as team finds pilot is Covid-19 +ve

An Air India’s Delhi-Moscow Airbus A-320 Neo (VT-EXR) flight was forced to return midway after ground team realised that the pilot was...

‘PM has bridged development gap of last 60 years in 6 years’, says JP Nadda

Prime Minster Narendra Modi’s policies have bridged the development gap of the last 60 years in the six years since he has assumed power,...

With highest single-day spike of 7,964 cases, India’s Covid-19 tally crosses 1.73 lakh

India on Saturday reported 7,964 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and 265 deaths in the last 24 hours, in another highest single-day...

From Article 370 to CAA to Covid-19: What PM Modi said in letter to citizens

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written a letter to the nation listing his government’s achievements during his second term and said the...

Covid-19: What you need to know today

What proportion of India’s population is infected with Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease? What proportion of tests return...

Lockdown extended in containment zones till June 30: MHA

The Centre on Saturday extended the lockdown in containment zones till June 30 and said economic activities can restart in a phased manner outside...

The solicitor general is wrong on migrant workers, writes Barkha Dutt

I suppose, by the solicitor general (SG)’s definition, I am a prophet of doom. I was astonished to read some of his words before the Supreme Court....

LIVE: India records highest single-day spike of 7,964 Covid-19 cases, 265 deaths

Dialogue with China is on, says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Ladakh standoff

India and China are talking to each other at military and diplomatic levels to resolve the Ladakh standoff, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on...

Lockdown 5.0: These 13 cities will see stricter rules, more monitoring

India’s exit strategy from the fourth phase of the lockdown scheduled to end on Sunday could see new guidelines and comparatively stricter ones for...

Donald Trump announced US is cutting ties with WHO. Here’s why

The United States will end its relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO) over the world body’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic,...

‘A year of historic firsts for Indians’: PM Modi in letter to citizens

My fellow Indian, This day last year began a golden chapter in the history of Indian democracy. It was after several decades that the people of the...

Lockdown 5.0: Mall, restaurants, hotels, religious places can reopen from June 8

The government has allowed the reopening of shopping malls, hotels, restaurants and other hospitality services along with the places of religious...

Covid-19: Decoding the Delhi spike | HT Editorial

On Thursday, Delhi recorded 1,024 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). It conducted 7,615 tests. And it had a positivity rate of 13.4%. The...

US president Donald Trump announces he is terminating US ties with the WHO

United States President Donald Trump announces he is terminating US ties with the World Health Organization. Trump was addressing a press...

In Donald Trump’s order to raise bar for social media giants, China is the ammo

US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed off on an executive order that seeks to restrict protection to social media companies and underlines...

Massive traffic jam on Delhi-Gurugram route after Haryana seals border

A massive traffic jam was seen on the road connecting Delhi and Gurugram on Friday morning, a day after the Haryana government decided to seal the...

In Lockdown 5.0, states ask for curbs only in containment zones

With lockdown 4.0 drawing to an end on May 31, state governments are considering, if central guidelines allow, the imposition of restrictions only...

India’s Covid-19 tally tops 1.65 lakh with highest single-day spike of 7,466 cases

India on Friday reported 7,467 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours in the highest single-day surge, taking the...

PM Modi had no conversation with Trump over border standoff with China: Officials

There has been no recent contact between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, people familiar with the developments said....

Committed to peace, says Chinese defence ministry in 1st remark on Ladakh standoff

The situation on the India-China border is “stable and controllable”, the Chinese defence ministry has said in its first comments on the...

‘Government must come clean’: Rahul Gandhi on LAC tension

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that the government must come clean on the border face-off between India and China along the Line of Actual...

LIVE: India’s Covid-19 tally tops 1.65 lakh with highest single-day spike of 7,467 cases

Ajit Jogi, first chief minister of Chhattisgarh, dies at 74

Ajit Jogi, who served as the first chief minister of Chhattisgarh after the formation of the state, died at 74 on Friday. According to a statement...

PM Modi, Amit Shah in huddle over lockdown strategy amid rising Covid-19 cases

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah are in a huddle over the way forward as the fourth phase of lockdown ends this week. The...

Another Covid-19 case involving Parliament staff, office floor sealed

An officer posted at the secretariat of the Upper House of Parliament or Rajya Sabha tested positive for coronavirus disease Covid-19, officials...

Covid-19: What you need to know today

How many migrants have moved back home during the lockdown? The Solicitor General of India says 9.1 million across India; Uttar Pradesh says it has...

Decoding the India-Nepal dispute

Things are not looking good in the Himalayas. And it’s not just because of India’s longstanding border dispute with China and recent skirmishes...

India can recover from the recession. Here is a plan | Analysis

The ~20 lakh crore package announced by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on May 12 will help energise the micro, small and medium enterprises...

Pressing the reset button in times of the coronavirus pandemic

When “touch” becomes taboo and life-sustaining “breath” brings with it risk to life, humanity is living on the edge. Living in the times of...

Build a society that respects individual choice

K’s parents prided themselves on being educated and liberal and yet, when he told them he was gay, he remembers his mother saying: “You don’t...

Earthquake of 4.6 magnitude jolts Haryana, tremors felt in Delhi

Strong tremors jolted Delhi and adjoining areas on Friday evening with the national capital residents forced to stay indoors amid the coronavirus...

Delhi govt issues home isolation norms as Covid-19 cases breach 17,000-mark

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday suggested a slew of measures for home isolation of coronavirus positive patients in an attempt to...

At 4.2%, GDP growth in 2019-20 hits 11-year low

Growth in the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019-20 hit a 11-year low of 4.2 per cent, the government announced on Friday. The economic growth...

Karnataka sees biggest single-day spike with 248 new Covid-19 cases

With 248 new Covid-19 positive cases being registered on Friday, Karnataka again witnessed its biggest single-day spike in coronavirus cases....

Public transit use likely to fall sharply after lockdown: Study

Fewer residents of the National Capital Region will use public transport over the next six months for fear of contracting Covid-19, and many will...

Pak condemns Ram Temple construction, gets a stinging comeback from India

India on Thursday responded sharply to the Imran Khan government condemning resumption of construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya earlier this...

A shrinking GDP could curtail govt’s ability to help the poor

On May 22, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das said the Covid-19 pandemic will likely lead to a contraction in India’s gross...

Another big spike of over 6,500 Covid-19 cases in India, nearly 200 dead in 24 hours

The number of cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Thursday reached 1,58,333 after 6,566 new infections were reported across the country...

Respite from heatwave from today, rainfall, thunderstorm likely in parts of India

The maximum temperatures are likely to recede from Thursday in north India, which is reeling under a severe heatwave, the Indian Meteorological...

1 lakh Indians to be brought back by end of Vande Bharat phase 2 mission: MEA

Close to one lakh Indians stranded abroad will be brought back home by the end of second phase two of Vande Bharat Mission. The mission ends on...

How Kerala is planning to tackle Covid’s third phase

Kerala has the dubious distinction of reporting the first three cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in India. But the state government...

Speaking for migrant workers | HT Editorial

The Supreme Court (SC) has finally spoken on the “problems and miseries of migrant workers”. On Thursday, after extensively hearing the government...

Globally, a ripe moment for India, writes Baijayant ‘Jay’ Panda

Twenty years ago, as a new Member of Parliament participating in international Track-II events, two themes made a big impression on me. The first...

Karnataka suspends all transport from 5 states to stem Covid-19 spread

Karnataka on Thursday announced that it was suspending arrivals of flights, trains and vehicles from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya...

Car with explosives found in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama, NIA team at spot

Pulwama’s 60-kg car bomb seized by cops could be Lashkar-Jaish joint op

A car packed with 60 kg explosives was intercepted in an late night operation by a joint team of security forces in South Kashmir’s Pulwama...

Centre steps in after locust attack spreads to 5 states

Centre has pitched in to help states battling an attack by the desert locusts. The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Wednesday...

Ensure free travel for stranded migrants going home, orders Supreme Court

India is right to be firm on China | HT Editorial

India has signalled it will not back down at any of the border confrontations it has with China. Presumably, this means that the Narendra Modi...

No end to tense Ladakh standoff in sight as India, China hold ground

There has been no change in the ground situation or lowering of guard by either sides at the four standoff points between Indian and Chinese troops...

‘India has seen migrants’ pain but BJP has not’: Sonia Gandhi

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday spotlighted how the country is witnessing a “dard ka manzar (immense pain)” as migrant workers are...

Documenting the story of India’s migrant distress | Analysis

Ever since the lockdown began, stories of migrant workers have haunted the country. These stories of suffering and hardship have become the face of...

The end of autonomy for Hong Kong | HT Editorial

China seems to have begun consolidating its territorial claims on its periphery and the first victim will be an autonomous Hong Kong. The...

Home Minister Amit Shah speaks to all CMs,seeks views on lockdown extension

Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to all chief ministers on Thursday, and sought their views on extension of the ongoing nationwide lockdown...

Engaged with China to resolve border row peacefully: India on Trump’s offer to mediate

India on Wednesday said it was engaged with China to resolve the border issue while reacting to US President Donald Trump’s offer to mediate...

91 lakh migrants moved till date: Centre tells Supreme Court

The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it has moved 91 lakh migrant workers till date, further adding that over 80 percent of those...

‘On China border row, New Delhi won’t compromise on national security’: MEA

India on Thursday said it is engaged with China at the diplomatic and military levels to end a border standoff involving thousands of troops even...

‘Parties involved to decide’: UN on Trump’s offer to mediate to ease LAC tension

The United Nations has urged restraint from both India and China amid the tension along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Reacting to US President...

4 furnaces down, this Delhi crematorium sends bodies back to hospital

Inside the Covid-19 mortuary of the Lok Nayak Hospital, there are 108 bodies. All 80 storage racks are full and there are 28 bodies on the floor,...

Nepal puts on hold constitution amendment for new map that had upset India

A constitutional amendment pushed hard by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to alter Nepal’s map has been put on hold, people familiar with the...

A blueprint to make local Indian brands truly global

Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, on May 12, said, “Today it is the need of the hour that India should play a big role in the global supply...

Covid-19 brings fresh challenges for Maharashtra’s MVA govt

The Uddhav Thackeray-led government in Maharashtra is feeling the heat over the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the rise in the number of...

‘Migrants sent in trains at random to politically disturb me’: CM Mamata

The Centre is sending millions of migrant workers back to Bengal in trains at random to politically disturb her as Covid-19 cases are spiking in...

Out of India’s 24-hour Covid-19 total, one-third in Maharashtra: State tally

It was another day of spike for India in Covid-19 cases, which took the nationwide tally to over 1.5 lakh on Wednesday. According to the Union...

In Wuhan, swab samples are being mixed to carry out quick group tests

Chinese health authorities in Wuhan carried out mixed testing of nose or throat swabs of residents to check for Covid-19 so that millions of...

Needed: A fellowship of countries to fight Covid-19 | Opinion

“One ring to rule them all, One ring to find them, One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them”. In JRR Tolkien’s story Lord of the...

‘Are in big numbers, there will be difficulty’: Union minister on migrants

The Indian government is ready to provide migrant workers with trains, said union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, adding “itni badi sankhya hai...

Army chief Gen Naravane presides over commanders’ conference; Chinese aggression in LAC on agenda

Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane is presiding over the Commanders’ Conference that began on Wednesday. During the three-day meeting, the...

India China standoff explained: Bridge over troubled waters

India has matched the China army’s deployment in terms of troops, capacity and resources in eastern Ladakh that is witnessing four simultaneous...

Donald Trump’s mediation tweet is part of growing anti-China juggernaut

President Donal Trump on Wednesday said he has offered to arbitrate the India-China border dispute in what is being seen as move that will irk...

PM Modi’s ‘Doklam team’ back in action to stand up to China in Ladakh

India has pushed in high altitude warfare troops with support elements to the eastern Ladakh theatre to counter Chinese People’s Liberation Army...

Political tussle intensifies in worst-affected Maharashtra

Ravaged by the coronavirus disease, Maharashtra, which has seen the most number of cases and deaths on account of Covid-19, witnessed a political...

‘Do your CMs not listen to you?’: Union minister to Rahul Gandhi on lockdown

If lockdown is no solution, why did your state governments imposed it in the first place, asked Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to Rahul Gandhi,...

Donald Trump offers to mediate ‘raging’ India-China border dispute

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday waded into the tense border standoff between India and China, saying he was “ready, willing and able to...

‘Do not let differences overshadow relations’: China’s India envoy on ties

The two nations pose no threat to each other, stressed Chinese envoy in India Sun Weidong on Wednesday amid face-off between New Delhi and Beijing...

When US threatened to leave WHO | Opinion

United States (US) President Donald Trump recently suspended financial support to the World Health Organization (WHO) and has threatened to quit...

In Maharashtra, focus on the pandemic

Ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, Maharashtra has plunged into political uncertainty. Two separate developments have taken place. The first is a...