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When cricket becomes war minus the shooting
This column is not about cricket.
3 min |
February 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Proof of life
How many times have we squinted at curly letters, or clicked on squares with a traffic light just to prove: 'I'm not a robot'? Since 2000, CAPTCHA has been the trusty internet gatekeeper, evolving from distorted text to image grids, audio prompts, mini games. Over the past decade, this test has been slipping into the background. Take a look at how we created a form of invisible surveillance, who gets left out at the gate, and how we're inadvertently teaching the machine to see and think like us
4 min |
February 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
OpenAI flagged Canada mass shooting suspect 8 months ago
OpenAI flagged and banned the suspect in one of Canada’s worst-ever mass shootings for violating ChatGPT’s usage policy June last year, without referring her to police, Bloomberg reported.
1 min |
February 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
ASK AVIATION MIN TO RESIGN TILL BARAMATI CRASH PROBE IS OVER, ROHIT URGES PM
MUMBAI: NCP (SP) general secretary and MLA Rohit Pawar on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding that civil aviation minister K Ram Mohan Naidu be asked to resign from the Union government till the inquiry into the January 28 plane crash that killed Ajit Pawar is completed.
1 min |
February 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
If clocks do not stop on Sundays, life too shouldn't
Senior citizens may not see Sundays as fun given how difficult it is to avail essential services on a holiday. So, why not have a shift system for all Sundays and holidays so that no service is shut down. A robust weekend/holiday cadre can also address the case of unemployment
5 min |
February 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
88 nations, bodies sign New Delhi declaration
Adoption of Al declaration
1 min |
February 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Nuh's women get a voice against domestic violence
The last Engender column looked at how community radio proved transformative for women’s lives in Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh.
2 min |
February 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Indian-origin lawyer at centre of top court verdict against Trump
At the centre of the landmark US Supreme Court verdict striking down President Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs is an Indian-origin lawyer who argued before America’s highest court about the illegality of the levies.
2 min |
February 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
What Japan has meant to India, through a lens of history
‘apan has resoundingly elected asits first-ever female prime minister, an iron-willed conservative witha fondness for heavy metal and fast cars.
4 min |
February 21, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Viewing level: Expert
All art demands something of you. These 10 works called for our sweat, tears and fears - no art gallery needed
2 min |
February 21, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Riding high on hope, waiting for deliverance
Despite the deluge of optimism in Dhaka following the BNP’s win, Bangladesh’s political economy remains unchanged. This poses its own risks
4 min |
February 21, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
How India scripted its renewables growth story
In 2024, Nirmal Das Swami, a farmer in Rajasthan, began harvesting the power of the sun.
2 min |
February 21, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Fashion's final boss
Tarun Tahiliani was there when Indian fashion was born. He's why you wishlist corset lehengas and leather bandhgalas. And 30 years on, he's excited about the future (but wary of Gen Z). Here's the OG: Sharp, tireless, unafraid
4 min |
February 21, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Wrap up the debate
Re-gifting isn't lazy or tacky. It means that the gift was meant for you all along. Why hate on a good present's backstory?
3 min |
February 21, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Snacc shutdown exposes brutal ultra-fast food math
Swiggy’s decision to shut down its standalone 10-minute food-delivery app Snace underscores the steep financial hurdles of ultra-fast food fulfillment, a format that remains difficult to scale even with simplified operations.
2 min |
February 21, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Heated flavour rivalries
Honey has gone sweet-spicy (swicy). Salty olives are crashing sugary desserts (swalty). There’s fricy too. What's going on?
3 min |
February 21, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
More than just a fiscal problem
Freebies are the palliative politicians offer to tide over economic asymmetry. Statesmanship, not grandstanding, should guide the debate on it
2 min |
February 21, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Time to see a shrink
Ozempic and Mounjaro have slimmed down celebrities. Once they hit the mass market, they'll eat away at Big Food, Big Sugar and Big Alcohol sales too
4 min |
February 21, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
There’s a Make in India twist in New Delhi-Paris ties
French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi share a strong personal chemistry.
3 min |
February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Assurances for a shared AI future
The New Delhi Frontier Commitments Framework is progressive and ambitious in its intent to ensure access and equity in AI
2 min |
February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
RBI checks on mis-selling will likely fail their purpose
The central bank's regulations do not go far enough to be effective on the ground. They need to be deeply prescriptive
4 min |
February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Why the UK wants to partner with India’s AI innovators
In the last 18 months, the UK artificial intelligence (AI) sector has raised around £100 billion worth of private investment.
3 min |
February 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
India must lead Al on its own terms
The competition will not be won by those who build the largest models, but by those who design intelligence that works under real-world constraints and solve consequential problems. This is where India’s strengths lie
4 min |
February 18, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Missing the forest for the trees
Environmental risks in the Great Nicobar project deserved more attention from NGT
2 min |
February 18, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
GOLDMAN PLANS TO REMOVE DEI CRITERIA FOR BOARD: REPORT
Goldman Sachs Group is planning to remove diversity criteria from factors considered in identifying potential board candidates, the Wall Street Journal reported.
1 min |
February 18, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
A Swedish corner in the EU-India trade deal
At a time when the global economy is being reshaped by geopolitical uncertainty, climate imperatives, and shifting supply chains, the conclusion of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union (EU) is both timely and consequential.
3 min |
February 18, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
The BNP has its task cut out in Bangladesh
Months of speculation have finally been put to rest after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which was out of power for nearly two decades, won office in Dhaka in the recent parliamentary elections.
3 min |
February 18, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
UK’s new rules could put VPN age limits, end doomscrolling
The UK Government announced a crackdown on vile illegal content created by Artificial Intelligence, saying it will move swiftly to close a legal loophole and force all AI chatbot providers to comply with illegal content duties under the “Online Safety Act” or face consequences for breaking law, ANI reported.
1 min |
February 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
UP to invoke hate crime charge in 2021 assault of Muslim man
The Uttar Pradesh government has agreed to invoke hate crime offences against the accused nearly five years Delhi man alleged that he was tortured, abused, and humiliated over his Muslim identity.
1 min |
February 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Retd soldier kills wife, son; dies by suicide
A 52-year-old retired soldier alleged shot dead his 40-year-old wife and 16-year-old son following a domestic row before dying by suicide by jumping in front of a moving train in Sen Pashchim Para in Kanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, on Monday morning, police officers said.
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