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A zest for life
An Accidental Lawyer, the autobiography of former Attorney General KK Venugopal, provides insights into an array of events that shaped contemporary India
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May 16, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
IT firms shift to fixed, outcome-based pricing as AI rises
India’s largest information technology (IT) services companies including Infosys Ltd and Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp are getting more work contracts based on fixed prices and outcomes as the use of AI-driven automation tools increases.
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May 15, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
West Bengal and the politics of memory
The ongoing post-mortem of the Bengal election results has brought out two key factors that played a decisive role— Hindu consolidation and anti-incumbency.
4 min |
May 15, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
A small big win for democracy
Congress high command bows to public pressure to pick VD Satheesan as Kerala CM
2 min |
May 15, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
UK health minister resigns, calls for Starmer's ouster
Labour's Wes Streeting resigned as health minister on Thursday to call for a leadership contest to oust Keir Starmer, accusing the British prime minister of overseeing political drift and forcing others to take the blame for his government's failings.
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May 15, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Walkability: Cornerstone of future-ready urbanism
Walking is the most universal form of mobility.
3 min |
May 15, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Singapore Airlines profit drops 57% in FY26 on Air India losses
Singapore Airlines Group on Thursday reported a 57.4% decline in net profit at SGD 1.184 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2026, mainly due to the absence of a prior-year one-off accounting gain related to the Vistara merger, and Air India losses.
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May 15, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Why India must curb gold buys, outward remittances
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent call for conserving foreign exchange reserves — through measures such as avoiding gold purchases, reducing fuel consumption by working from home and deferring foreign travel — came against the backdrop of the fragility marking the current global economic order.
3 min |
May 14, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The US must shed its Pakistan-China bifocals
US President Donald Trump’s visit to China during May 14-16 is the talk of strategic circles at the moment. This comes at a time when China’s “iron brother” Pakistan is playing mediator in the American war against Iran.
2 min |
May 14, 2026
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Mitigating pain from the war
Managing the economic fallout of the war calls for, among other things, clear communication to the market to assuage investor sentiment
2 min |
May 14, 2026
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TURKEY, QATAR MAY JOIN SAUDI DEFENCE PACT, SIGNALS PAK
Pakistan has indicated that Turkey and Qatar may join the nuclear-armed nation’s mutual defence cooperation pact with Saudi Arabia as the US-Iran war reshapes security alignment in the Middle East and South Asia.
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May 14, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Reading the tea leaves on the Xi-Trump meet
US President Donald Trump will arrive in Beijing on May 14 for a two-day meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping—the first visit by a sitting US president in nearly a decade.
4 min |
May 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Hantavirus outbreak and the anxieties of our times
The outbreak calls for monitoring and coordinated response — not panic. It is also a reminder to continue investing in strong disease surveillance, laboratory capacity, and timely communication
4 min |
May 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
An unacceptable breach of faith
For the second time in three years, NTA is embroiled in an NEET paper leak row. This calls for long-term reform
2 min |
May 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
'Iran parked its planes at Pak airbases to escape US strikes’
Pakistan's role as amediator in the US-Iran conflict faced scrutiny on Tuesday after a report in CBS news citing US officials stated that Islamabad may be harbouring Iranian military aircraft, shielding them from US strikes during the US-Iran war.
1 min |
May 13, 2026
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India & Iran: Partners in an uncertain world
Relations between Iran and India are rooted in thousands of years of historical, cultural, and civilisational ties.
3 min |
May 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Under-fire Starmer vows to prove ‘doubters’ wrong
Embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer came out fighting on Monda vowing to prove his “doubter: wrong as he sought to quell a growing threat to his leadership following disastrous election results.
2 min |
May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Lab to life shift for innovation in India
Bharat's innovation story is no longer emerging — it is axiomatic, defined by a unique fusion of demographic prowess, digital infrastructure, and an unyielding spirit of ingenuity.
4 min |
May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
What the Iran conflict says about US power
The US-Israel war against Iran shows that overwhelming military and economic power no longer guarantee control.
3 min |
May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
A calibrated demand deflation
The PM's advice on consumption reflects the economic pain inflicted by the war in West Asia
2 min |
May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Seeking synthesising generalists in Al age
Coaching factories have killed the infrastructure that enabled multi- dimensional intellectual development. India must rebuild, deliberately and at scale, the competitive public culture that trained its brightest minds to become highly accomplished generalists
4 min |
May 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
NTPC eyes ₹56K-cr nuclear bet in Bihar
State-run NTPC
1 min |
May 11, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Sports goods makers hit by rising input costs
India’s goods and equipment manufacturing industry, largely concentrated in Punjab’s Jalandhar and Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut, is facing mounting cost pressures as the US-Iran war pushes up prices of petrochemical-based raw materials.
2 min |
May 11, 2026
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Blowing the whistle in Chennai
Vijay's ascendancy marks the end of the Dravidian duopoly in Tamil Nadu politics
2 min |
May 11, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
World deprived of Ibn barrels of oil over past 2 mths: Aramco
The world has been deprived of about 1 billion barrels of oil over the past two months and even if energy flows resume it will take time for the system to return to normal, the chief executive of Saudi oil giant said on Sunday.
1 min |
May 11, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
From Somnath to Sindoor, the spirit of resurgent India
The reconstruction and consecration of the magnificent Somnath Temple 75 years ago marked a defining moment in the resurgence of India’s civilisational glory and reaffirmed its resilience and determination, which are at the core of Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s Viksit Bharat 2047 mission.
3 min |
May 11, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
What the assembly poll results say about the BJP
Recently, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi participated in the swearing-in ceremony in two states.
3 min |
May 11, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
What Xi-Trump meet holds for New Delhi
India has benefited from US-China contradictions over the past decade. That's changing
3 min |
May 11, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Rue breakers
Songs of regret are unravelling the emotion's many layers: doodles I'd undo, drinking games, errors in the mirror. Read on; hit play
2 min |
May 10, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Recollecting legends and lores about India’s forces
Amongst my fondest memories are evenings spent on the terrace of our old farm in Chhatarpur, listening to Daddy reminisce about his days in the army as he sipped his first drink.
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