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Hindustan Times Patna
The switch India doesn’t hold
A single US directive took Anthropic’s most capable models offline everywhere. India should read it as a warning, not an inconvenience
2 min |
June 15, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Abuse of India's elderly population must stop
The growing trend of abuse and the projected rise in the share of the elderly in the country’s population portend serious threats. The ambit of policy needs to be broadened to prevent this
4 min |
June 15, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
More firms likely to enter chip mfg biz: Vaishnaw
New companies are likely to invest in India to manufacture memory chips while existing investors will scale up production to address the demand-supply gap in the segment, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in an interview to PTI.
2 min |
June 15, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Noida Airport’s promises and portents at take-off
Connectivity is the make-or-break factor in this age of multimodal transport.
3 min |
June 15, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
India needs China-style social discipline for progress
I was on my fourth visit to China recently. But it was the first occasion when I stayed in the country for five consecutive nights.
4 min |
June 15, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Don’t mistake transient authority for destiny
Watching the spectacle of Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee’s defeat in the recent West Bengal assembly elections, I could not but ruminate on the ephemeral nature of power, the inevitability of its decline, and the agile loyalties of followers.
3 min |
June 14, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Reel of fortune
Young fishermen from Tamil Nadu are turning content creators, offering viewers a front-row seat to life along the coast. There are snippets of trawlers laden with squid and anchovies, frenzied auctions, the world of deep-sea fishing without modern tools, storms weathered, and meals cooked on deck. Hop aboard
3 min |
June 14, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Hues that girl?
For an actor who acted in 23 films before she died aged 36, Marilyn Monroe's name is enough to draw the crowds — and the sponsors — even today, 64 years after her demise. She also remains a muse unlike any other.
2 min |
June 14, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
On a slide quest
It is a night sometime in the mid-1960s, Greenwich Village, New York City.
3 min |
June 14, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
TMC split: The morality of lawmakers is a rarity
What is the relationship between a Member of Parliament (MP) or a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) and his or her constituents? Are they just representatives or is there a deeper moral bond that’s often forgotten?
2 min |
June 14, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Unsunk hero
Anam’s new novel, Uprising, is set in a fictionalised version of a real-world ‘floating brothel’ in Bangladesh. In the book, resistance is brewing in this forgotten corner of the world. Through the lives of women shaped by poverty, violence and a hungry sea, Anam explores what it can take to sustain such a fight to be free. Revolution has shaped her own life, says the daughter of freedom fighters. ‘I want to tell people, if those facing the worst cruelties can find a way to rebel, then anyone can’
4 min |
June 14, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
A worrying trend amidst UP women's health gains
When development and health indicators for women in Uttar Pradesh look up, it is cause for celebration since it is a bellwether for all of India.
2 min |
June 14, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Flair play
Who doesn't love a bit of magic on the football field? Swaying hips, sudden turns, unpredictable footwork. Who will bring such creativity to this World Cup?
2 min |
June 14, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
A West-created myth of the uncivil Indian
India need not prove faultlessness; it must reject the lie that its faults are uniquely Indian. Civic sense is not a birthmark. Our families, schools, cities, laws and institutions must inculcate it
4 min |
June 14, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Joy division: Not the spouse's job
Love can do many things. A good partner can be a support, a comfort, help keep the spark alive. They can share in your happiness. What they cannot do is be solely responsible for it
2 min |
June 14, 2026
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
3 min |
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
2 min |
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
3 min |
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
5 min |
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
3 min |
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.
3 min |
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
3 min |
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.
3 min |
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
4 min |
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
2 min |
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.
2 min |
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.
4 min |
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.
3 min |
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
4 min |
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
2 min |