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The new data bill will mark a paradigm shift

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Published on Aug 07, 2023 10:10 PM IST

Digital Personal Data Protection Bill was passed in Lok Sabha on Monday

In Nuh clashes lurk old patterns of sectarianism

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After the communal violence in Nuh, Rapid Action Force (RAF) has been deployed in sector-57 near Tigra Village to maintain law & order, in Gurugram, India, on Sunday. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)

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Published on Aug 08, 2023 06:03 AM IST

An echo of licence raj in laptop import curbs

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Import restrictions are placed on smart TVs and mobile phones

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Published on Aug 07, 2023 10:10 PM IST

Keeping up with UP | The divide and the invisible silver lining

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Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised on Pasmanda (meaning backwards or ‘left behind’ in Persian) Muslims at the party’s Hyderabad meeting in July 2022, the BJP in UP has attempted to woo them with representation in local bodies. (Photo by Santosh Kumar / Hindustan Times/ Representational)

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Published on Aug 07, 2023 06:52 PM IST

A remarkable foray into contemporary India

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The stories in the book start in the year 1980, when Indira Gandhi regained the premiership she had lost in 1977, and close with the end of Manmohan Singh’s second ministry, (File)

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Published on Aug 07, 2023 08:22 AM IST

J&K has built a fresh development lexicon

People have freedom to live the way they want. That to me is the fundamental change driving the Union Territory (PTI)

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Published on Aug 07, 2023 08:03 AM IST

A lasting solution for Manipur is important

The entire country, and the people who live in Manipur, are looking forward to a long term solution.

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Published on Aug 07, 2023 08:23 AM IST

India’s green regulation has entered a new era

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Vagaries in climate patterns are sparking wildly varying extreme weather that has not only exacted a wrenching human cost, but a punishing economic one as well. (AFP)

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Published on Aug 05, 2023 11:07 PM IST

Politicians can’t stomp on constitutional rights

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Doesn’t the CM know that unless he can change the Constitution, he cannot make parental consent mandatory in love marriages?(Twitter Photo)

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Published on Aug 05, 2023 11:07 PM IST

Can industrialisation and inclusivity coexist?

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In India, the poorest of the poor live in the forests and are dependent on them for their livelihood. (HT file)

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Published on Aug 05, 2023 11:07 PM IST

The public and private life of marriage in India

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In the Indian subcontinent, marriage still remains an all-weather industry — worth ₹3.68 lakh crore at last estimate, according to a report by KPMG (Getty Images)

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Published on Aug 05, 2023 11:07 PM IST

Just Like That: Unforgettable stories from State banquets

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In deference to Indira Gandhi's fast, Ceaușescu, in his imperious way, immediately announced that the banquet was over.

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Published on Aug 05, 2023 08:52 PM IST

Rising air pollution shows need for localized climate action in the Northeast

In March this year, Guwahati, the largest metropolis in India’s northeast region, found itself in the global list of 100 most polluted cities, as well as in the list of 10 most polluted cities in Asia (HT File)

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Published on Aug 05, 2023 01:05 PM IST

How the Japanese overcame the US' soft power and preserved cultural liberty

A Japanese flag flutters atop the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo

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Published on Aug 05, 2023 01:05 PM IST

Inside Manipur’s battle zones, the State is missing

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Paramilitary personnel stand guard as people stage a protest against the mass burial of Kuki-Zomi people killed in Manipur's ethnic violence, in Imphal on Thursday. (ANI Photo)

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Published on Aug 04, 2023 10:25 PM IST

The long saga of the data bill holds crucial lessons

The 2023 data bill expanded ministerial power on implementation “as may be prescribed”, provided vague and perpetual exemptions, without a regulatory authority for enforcement

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Published on Aug 05, 2023 12:05 AM IST

Keep politics out of the fight for women’s safety

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Members of tribal community hold placards and gestures during protest over violence against women and for peace in the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur, in New Delhi on August 3.

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Published on Aug 04, 2023 09:50 PM IST

Dwelling in the ‘Anthroposea’

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Mumbai’s sea, like other seas, is an “Anthroposea”: It is made up not just of water, tides, and non-human biota, but also of the matter and metabolic waste of its more than fifteen million human (and nonhuman) residents.

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Published on Aug 04, 2023 02:42 PM IST

Terms of Trade | Sectarian politics and its statistical hubris

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Paramilitary personnel stand guard in Haryana's Nuh as curfew is imposed. On Monday, large-scale violence erupted after a religious procession led by myriad Hindu groups passed through a Muslim-dominated town in the Nuh district of Haryana.

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Published on Aug 04, 2023 09:08 AM IST

India’s tiger project is at a fork in the road

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Poaching remains one of the biggest threats to tigers. 30% of India’s tiger population — more than 1,000 animals — are outside the protection of reserves (PTI)

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Published on Aug 03, 2023 10:53 PM IST

India must prepare for a conflict over Taiwan

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Flags of India and Taiwan

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Published on Aug 04, 2023 02:00 AM IST

A peaceful India free of disturbances is taking the global centre stage

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India is truly coming of age as a strong nation. (HT PHOTO)

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Published on Aug 03, 2023 10:53 PM IST

Cause and effect l Winter is here, but it's not enough

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An aerial view of the 200-foot-tall (60-meter-tall) front of the Getz Ice Shelf with cracks, in Antarctica, in this 2016 handout image.

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Published on Aug 03, 2023 09:19 AM IST

Urban job schemes can recharge our cities and fight deep inequalities

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Clearly, urban employment programmes are an idea whose time has come.

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Published on Aug 02, 2023 10:06 PM IST

Bhima Koregaon bail curbs State impunity

Supreme Court of India (File Photo)

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Published on Aug 03, 2023 12:47 AM IST

Exercise caution on plans to expand Brics

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India is cagey about Brics’ expansion which lets China gain the upper hand in decision-making and agenda-setting.

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Published on Aug 02, 2023 10:20 PM IST

Distantly Close | Can BJP rebuild its dented pro-women image?

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The BJP’s outreach to women has been dented due to issues ranging from Manipur to the WFI chief Brijbhushan Singh

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Published on Aug 02, 2023 06:34 PM IST

Urban Planning | Our cities are in shambles. What can we do about it?

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The Beas river washed away buildings on the riverbank in Mandi and other places in Himachal Pradesh. This is a prime example of bad planning and ineffective bylaws.

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Published on Aug 02, 2023 04:02 PM IST

Biden’s presidency is transformative

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US President Joe Biden.

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Published on Aug 01, 2023 09:41 PM IST

Forest bill poses a threat to hard-earned safeguards

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The Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill was cleared in the Lok Sabha despite concerns.

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Published on Aug 01, 2023 09:41 PM IST

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