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Hindustan Times Patna
Reimagine Brics for present times
The bloc has the potential not only to articulate concerns of the Global South but also to steer the world through the current chaos
2 min |
May 21, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Searching for Bengal’s civilisational signature
On a tiny island in the Baltic Sea, with the cool winds of the peaceful sea brushing against my face, I found myself thinking of home. Of Bengal. Of India. Of history. And of the irony of time itself.
3 min |
May 21, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Build the narrative on Kalpakkam’s success
India’s Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam recently achieved criticality. Most western newsrooms filed it as a minor energy story. They missed the point entirely.
3 min |
May 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Thailand cuts visa-free stays to curb crime involving foreigners
Thailand is drastically cutting the length of visa-free stays for tourists from more than 90 countries in an effort to curb crime involving foreign nationals, officials said on Tuesday.
1 min |
May 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
In defence of the rupee: Lessons from 2013 crisis
The rupee is once again under siege. The trigger this time is the Iran conflict which has sharply escalated global crude prices.
4 min |
May 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Deaths in Congo rise to 134 as outbreak spreads
{ EBOLA } MORE THAN 500 SUSPECTED CASES
1 min |
May 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
New land-transfer norms to aid public asset monetisation
Standardized valuation, identification of surplus land and norms for the transfer, exchange, lease and commercial sale of land are among the key features of a new framework that the Centre has put in place to unlock public land assets under the second phase of the ₹6.7 lakh crore National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP 2.0), two government officials said.
1 min |
May 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Clearing the air on right to bail
Supreme Court has done well to remind everyone that bail is the rule and jail the exception, including in UAPA cases
2 min |
May 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Delhi’s new hierarchy of friendship in West Asia
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s eighth visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was short but salient.
4 min |
May 20, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Wake-up call from Ukraine
The Moscow drone death shines light on a war that has been obscured by the Iran conflict
2 min |
May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
TCS asks managers to place 5% staff in lowest band
A month after completing its biggest retrenchment exercise, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) asked managers to classify roughly 5% of employees in the company’s lowest performance band during the latest appraisal cycle, according to an internal email reviewed by Mint and confirmed by an executive.
2 min |
May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The Hormuz crisis: A view from Rome
Since the outbreak of the war between Iran and the US, Italy has acted together with its European partners, the G7 and multilateral organisations to promote a cessation of hostilities, ensure the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and restore stability in West Asia.
4 min |
May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Beyond Cannes, enduring legacy of ‘Amma Ariyan’
Iconoclast director John Abraham's Amma Ariyan (Report to Mother/Malayalam/1986) was screened at Cannes 2026 in its new avatar, a restored 4k version, to a packed house on Sunday.
3 min |
May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Shaping a new era of industrial cooperation
The approaches of India and Sweden reflect a broader belief that climate action can create jobs, expand opportunity, strengthen energy security and improve lives
3 min |
May 19, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Gems, jewellery exports fall 9% in April
India's gems and jewellery exports declined by 9.07% at $2,226.45 million (₹20,825.01 crore) in April following the West Asia conflict, the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council said.
1 min |
May 18, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Persevering through times of war, scarcity
‘Freedom can never be taken for granted. It always requires awareness, strength and austerity. I invite all of you to whatever religion or party or group you may belong to as comrades in this great struggle that has been forced upon us. I have full faith in our people and in the cause and in the future of our country,’ Prime Minister (PM) Jawaharlal Nehru said in a speech broadcast by All India Radio on October 22, 1962.
3 min |
May 18, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Why India and the Global South need open-source AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a technology that is adaptable for many purposes, fed with human linguistic and other behavioural data that is scraped from the immense datasphere existing in the web.
3 min |
May 18, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Big power diplomacy on display in Beijing
Trump's China visit has been hailed in both capitals. Behind the bonhomie, readouts reveal two nations pursuing parallel paths for dominance
4 min |
May 18, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Testing times for social amity
Madhya Pradesh court verdict will influence other disputes involving places of worship
2 min |
May 18, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Centre mulls FASTags for toll-exempt vehicles
The Centre is developing a separate category of FASTags for toll-exempt vehicles as part of its nationwide rollout of barrier-free highway tolling under the Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) regime, according to two people aware of the matter.
2 min |
May 18, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
4 of Indian-origin held in kidnapping, extortion case
Canadian police arrested four Indian-origin persons from Calgary, Alberta, and are looking for a fifth in connection with a kidnapping incident related to extortion, Calgary police service (CPS) on Friday said.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Some very personal frames of Raghu Rai
For Raghu Rai, the camera was his life, but through it, it was also his way of teaching people the art of living.
3 min |
May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
How far have we come?
{ ECONOMICS OF EXCLUSION } POLITICS, PROSPERITY, LOVE
2 min |
May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Iran to announce Hormuz mechanism, collect fees
Iran has prepared a mechanism to manage traffic through the Strait of Hormuz along a designated route that will be unveiled soon, the head of the Iranian parliament's national security committee Ebrahim Azizi said on Saturday.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Making the Capital's EV policy women-friendly
With the Prime Minister calling for reducing fuel usage to offset the impact of the war in West Asia, this might be an opportune moment to look at alternatives with a focus on women.
2 min |
May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Living austerely in this world riven by conflict
Spending, investing, and planning in mega terms for India to develop is one thing; reckless splurging, with scant regard for the natural environment thrown into the process, is another. We must make our choices carefully
5 min |
May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Cockroaches remark directed at fake degree holders, CJI clarifies
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Saturday maintained that his oral observations a day earlier, referring to some people as “cockroaches” and “parasites”, were not directed at the youth of the country but at individuals who had entered professions such as law and media using “fake and bogus degrees”.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
US, Nigeria claim killing of IS 2nd-in-command
A senior Islamic State group leader, described as “the most active terrorist in the world”, has been killed in a joint operation by US and Nigerian forces in the west African country, the two countries’ presidents said.
1 min |
May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Nation and its largest religious minority
Are we witnessing the steady marginalisation of Indian Muslims?
3 min |
May 17, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Feat accompli
This is an era of athletes tearing through records. What's next, in a world where the word impossible is fast losing meaning?
2 min |