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Old mistakes, new defeats

India, March 18 -- The Opposition's shocking losses in the Rajya Sabha polls in Odisha and Bihar, and its narrow victory in Haryana - if losing nine votes and winning by just one, after suffering both... Read More


Equity must underpin energy transition policy

India, March 18 -- The 70 million citizens of India's national capital region (NCR) and its abutting districts frequently choke on air pollution. It's not just the visible, seasonal phenomenon caused ... Read More


When hospitals become fire hazards

India, March 18 -- The Odisha government lost little time in announcing a judicial probe into the fire at SCB Medical College and Hospital on Monday that killed 12 and left 14 with serious injuries, a... Read More


Purges in China's PLA and Xi's tightening grip

India, March 18 -- The annual legislative sessions of the Chinese People's Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People's Congress (NPC) - known as the "two sessions" concluded on March 12.... Read More


New bill marks a regressive turn in transgender rights

India, March 18 -- The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, introduced in the Lok Sabha, proposes to limit the definition of transgender person, undoing years of activism, ... Read More


court convicts Man in '23 kerala doc murder case

Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 -- Kerala court on Tuesday convicted a man charged in the sensational murder of Dr Vandana Das in a taluk hospital in May 2023. The accused was found guilty by the Kollam ... Read More


Uttam Nagar residents plan to leave for Eid

New Delhi, March 18 -- Several Muslim families living in Uttam Nagar's Hastsal village, who HT spoke to on Tuesday, said they were planning to leave the locality until the situation normalises, ahead ... Read More


UP teacher duped in Meta CEO's name

KANPUR, March 18 -- She thought she was talking to Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook. By the time Alison Weems, a retired teacher from Chakeri, realised the deception, Rs.1.57 crore had vanished from her ac... Read More


Jio may file for IPO soon, targets$120 bn valuation

Mumbai, March 18 -- Jio Platforms, the telecom and digital arm of Reliance Industries, is close to finalizing its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) and is expected to file the IPO papers with the ca... Read More


Ex-India player Rajnish Mishra guiding UP hockey talent

LUCKNOW, March 18 -- A sharp whistle at the Mohd Shahid Synthetic Hockey Stadium informs residents living around the stadium in Lucknow's Gomti Nagar every morning that they will soon hear the sound o... Read More