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Hindustan Times Patna
Interns assemble!
We've got tips from top-bosses and low-rung flunkies on how to land the best gigs, hold on to them, stay sane and rise up
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June 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
‘Books keep a life alive across generations’
On memory, cinema and reconstructing the life of his uncle, whose only film, 27 Down (1974), continues to have an impact
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June 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Grasping the nature of modern warfare
Kartik Bommakanti’s India and Network-Centric Warfare analyses the capabilities of the Indian armed forces when it comes to cyber, electronic, space and quantum technologies and the integration of AI
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June 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Habibi, come to Dubai
Despite the conflict in the Middle East, Dubai is doing well. Locals have already made one new luxury hotel their own. Soon, foreign tourists will too
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June 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Just say bone appétit
Is this cake for you or for the dog? As pet food goes gourmet, it’s getting harder to tell
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June 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
India can play a bigger role in a shifting G7
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi's visit to Evian to attend the G7 Summit as a Special Guest of French President Emmanuel Macron is an opportunity for reflection.
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June 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
When search is history
Can you scroll back in time to a web that was simpler? These 10 platforms remind us why we love the internet
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June 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The many voices of Manto
Though they evoke revulsion, depictions of violence also occasionally convey moral decay and force one to confront the existence of unthinkable realities.
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June 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Folly of looking at a neighbour with borrowed lenses
Allowing the Chinese firsthand exposure to India’s intellectual currents is irreplaceable for understanding each other better
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June 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Valuing women’s household work
It has been a struggle to merely get the problem recognised; solving it will be an even bigger struggle
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June 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
What the youth think of India’s foreign policy
One of the most consequential shifts in India's foreign policy discourse over the past decade has been the emergence of a more overtly people-centric orientation.
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June 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
How waste can help meet India's fertiliser needs
In 1884, the year Tokyo completed its first modern sewer network, Bombay’s municipal commissioners were debating whether to extend water drainage to its native quarters.
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June 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Is digital India ready for Anthropic's Mythos era?
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) evolves, so do the anxieties around it.
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June 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The politics of shade in our unequal cities
As Indian cities heat up, cooling equity will need investing in shaded public infrastructure — bus stops, markets, pedestrian pathways, schools and health centres. It will also need labour protection for workers on the frontline of heat exposure
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June 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The cost of the US's Iran gambit
US messages about peace talks sound identical to declarations of war. It is very difficult to negotiate peace with bombs
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June 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
More than a BIT of a challenge for India
In the past couple of years, India signed bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with a few countries — most prominently, with Israel and the UAE.
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June 11, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Indian middle class's gains in the last 12 years
More money in the pocket, better infrastructure, and the digital transformation have fuelled even larger aspirations — allowing a confident, better-served citizenry to demand more
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June 11, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Accountability down the sewers
No country can claim to be modern while standing on the backs of invisible workers risking their lives in sewers
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June 11, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
BITs need not be only a bitter pill for India
In the last 36 months, New Delhi has inked or upgraded over half a dozen free trade agreements (FTAs), with the UAE, Australia, European Free Trade Association, or EFTA (comprising Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein), New Zealand, Oman, the UK and EU.
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June 11, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
From discovery of India to trust in Bharat
Aspirations of and scrutiny by the people have gone up exponentially compared to Nehru’s times. Modi’s success lies in having measured up to these and sustaining a bond of trust with the people
4 min |
June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
India’s politics in the last 12 years
Opposition parties have found it difficult to match Modi’s appeal, BJP’s relentless groundwork and identity politics
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June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Raising minimum wages limits workers' choice
After the Karnataka government notified new minimum wages for 83 types of employment late-May, with upto 60% increases in some cases, employer unions have approached the courts challenging the notification.
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June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
H-1B visa is a measure of American politics
Last year, US President Donald Trump sought to gut the H-1B visa programme by raising its application fees tenfold to $1,00,000 — more than the median wage for H-1B workers in 2024.
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June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
When preventive health check-ups do more harm
Every day, people are exhorted to undergo “preventive” health check-ups. These come in the form of executive check-ups, prevention “camps”, and bundled packs which promise more tests for less money.
3 min |
June 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Uphill run for INDIA bloc
It has to focus on common messaging, pooling of resources and stop one-upmanship
2 min |
June 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
When world leaders speak like academics
It is rare to see new academic theories permeate into the vocabulary of world leaders. That is precisely what has happened with “active non-alignment” (ANA), an idea propagated by Chilean practitioners Jorge Heine, Carlos Fortin, and Carlos Ominami.
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June 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
MARKETS HIT 2-MONTH LOW ON OIL SURGE, ASIA SELLOFF
Indian shares fell on Monday, tracking a sharp selloff across Asian markets, while crude prices spiked due to an escalation of the Middle East conflict.
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June 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
No mother should lose her life in childbirth
Every safe pregnancy is a reflection of a nation’s commitment to its women. In a country with nearly 2.9 crore pregnancies annually, ensuring safe motherhood at scale requires robust health systems, sustained political commitment, timely interventions, and equitable access to quality health care services.
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June 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
India's hill stations need legal personhood
Instead of relying on overstretched bureaucracies or politically influenced departments, a hill station’s legal voice must come from a permanent, independent Guardian Council
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June 09, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
FROM SARDAR SAROVAR TO SMART CITIES: GUJARAT POWERS INDIA'S GROWTH AND PROGRESS
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes 12 years in office on May 26, 2026, his tenure reflects a sustained focus on economic growth, welfare delivery, infrastructure development and enhancing India’s global standing, under the vision of a developed and self-reliant nation
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