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How institutions build credibility and sustain it
Institutions endure, but their character is shaped by those who lead them, and those leaders are shaped by the circumstances of their appointment
5 min |
April 26, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Women’s rage finds a voice and vocabulary
You couldn’t have missed it — the outpouring of women’s anger across India this month.
2 min |
April 26, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
First-word problems
What did the earliest writers write about? A new book explores letters about kings, pleas for help from a bereft mother, manuals on how to banish ghosts, as well as poems and fictional tales, classroom exercises and ancient doodles - all dating to before 1500 BCE
3 min |
April 26, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Six appeal: On IPL and the era of boundary hunters
IN A DIFFERENT LEAGUE
3 min |
April 26, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The deferred FCRA bill calls for a quiet burial
It'sa paradox — to put it mildly — that justas the Bharatiya Janata Party was doing its best to reach out to Christian voters in Kerala, its government in Delhi tried to pass the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill.
3 min |
April 26, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The fever news channels catch on counting day
‘Kya lagta hai, kaun aayega iss baar?’
3 min |
April 26, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
It's blooming time
The body as a site of insurgency.
4 min |
April 26, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Prose and cons of a beloved city
Allahabad has changed over and over. In her memoir, Mamta Kalia writes of the city she knew, one of ease, informality, literary genius
3 min |
April 26, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Bill for 3-year H-1B pause introduced in US Congress
A group of Republican lawmakers has introduced a bill in the US Congress for a three-year pause to the HI-B visa programme, contending that it has been hijacked to replace American workers with cheap foreign labour.
1 min |
April 26, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The many moods of Thundercat
BASS TO THE FUTURE
3 min |
April 26, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Shaheedi on the Sutlej
The white colonial bungalows of Ferozepur cantonment gleam in the late spring sunlight.
3 min |
April 25, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Looking like a vow
Every guest is now a VVIP at the great Indian wedding. See how planners are levelling up
3 min |
April 25, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
‘Life abroad feels like it doesn’t have enough salt in it’
On the interconnected stories that make up his novel, and his bond with Pakistan
2 min |
April 25, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
WEST BENGAL BEYOND PARTY POLITICS
HT's editors offer a book recommendation every Saturday, which provides history, context, and helps understand recent news events
1 min |
April 25, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
SAIL wins court block on steel antitrust investigation
An Indian court has put an antitrust investigation into state-run Steel Authority of India (SAIL) on hold after the company challenged the Indian watchdog for procedural lapses, according to court records and the company’s legal filings.
1 min |
April 25, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Try this idyll worship
Maldives-level chill. Goa-level prices. And quick flights too. Krabi in Thailand is the perfect vacation loophole amid global tensions and the falling rupee
4 min |
April 25, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Warrior turns killer in the age of non-contact wars
A characteristic of contemporary wars is that the ethics of fighting are increasingly receding to the background.
3 min |
April 25, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Drawing the line on insults
A repost isn’t an endorsement, but friends do not amplify critical posts about each other. The Trump White House needs to taper down on gratuitous messages targetting India
2 min |
April 25, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Deregulation in focus, the bet is on entrepreneurs
The big reform aims to free Indian industry from needless, time consuming, and complex regulation. Regulation will have to become trust-based
4 min |
April 25, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Forty years after disaster, lessons about nuclear safety
On Sunday, April 26, Ukraine and the world will mark 40 years since the Chornobyl disaster — the worst accidentiin the history of civilian nuclear power.
4 min |
April 25, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The Dey has just begun
Bassists are not supposed to be the main character. Mohini Dey didn’t get that memo. At 30, she’s composed for Dhurandhar, jammed with Willow Smith and AR Rahman. Chris Martin thinks her riffs are sick. How did she become the coolest person in the room?
4 min |
April 25, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
How Parsis behave when no one is watching
Ribald humour, odd characters, and the eccentric Parsi tongue mark out Berjis Desai’s Navsari Tales as an apt account of a distinct way of life
3 min |
April 25, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Whose side are you on?
The henchman, the unhinged mom, the survivor, the tech support. These 10 supporting characters have our heart
1 min |
April 25, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Oops, you missed a spot
There’s a serum for every pore, an acid for every bump, a new body part to be embarrassed about. Why is beauty so cruel?
2 min |
April 25, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
PARIS AIRPORTS' OPERATOR CUTS STAKE IN GMR IN $1 BILLION DEAL
ADP, the operator of the main Paris airports, agreed to sell up to 7.3% of GMR Airports Ltd as part of a deal worth as much as €924 million ($1.08 billion).
1 min |
April 25, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Shadow over Bengal polls
A messy SIR has left many disenfranchised, raising questions about conduct of the election
2 min |
April 24, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Renewing the missing spirit of multilateralism
Multilateralism is not easy, but it is indispensable for meeting the world’s greatest challenges.
3 min |
April 24, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Amid the global churn, flying into turbulence
Over the past few weeks, several news reports have detailed the position in which SpiceJet finds itself.
3 min |
April 24, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Indian police: Everyone’s favourite punching bag
The Supreme Court passed directions for police reforms in 2006. The directions have not been implemented, but it is the police, and even bureaucrats, who face the flak
4 min |
April 24, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Making health care affordable
The government must expand public health care network as well as insurance coverage
2 min |