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Hindustan Times Patna
Walking the talk on empowering women
In a few days from now, Parliament will convene for a special session — to take up amendments to the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam that will bring 33% reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies into force from the 2029 general elections.
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April 15, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The message in Viktor Orban’s defeat
When American far-Right ideologue and former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon called Hungary's Viktor Orban “Trump before Trump”, it was to evoke Orban’s success in drawing popular support as a deeply conservative, authoritarian leader of a European nation.
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April 14, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
A Delhi template for the electrification of transport
Why Delhi’s new EV policy draft is what Indian states need
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April 14, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
India’s retail inflation rises to 3.4% in March
India’s headline retail inflation rose to 3.4% in March 2026, from 3.2% in February, according to data released by the National Statistics Office ‘on Monday.
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April 14, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Babasaheb in our times
Everyone wants a share of his legacy, but how much of his liberal vision guides their politics?
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April 14, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Blockade of Iran ports risks expanding war to high seas
The US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz imposed after talks with Iran collapsed over the weekend has raised the risk of widening a war now entering its seventh week, lifted oil prices and increased the prospect of further economic pain around the globe.
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April 14, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
India’s many New Years reflect ancient knowledge
I am delighted to extend my traditional New Year greetings to all in India and around the world on the occasions of Baisakhi, Rongali Bihu, Maha Bishuba Pana Sankranti, Poila Boishakh, Vishu, and Puthandu, which reflect the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.
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April 14, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Air India’s continuing saga of turbulence
Campbell Wilson's recent resignation as Air India chief executive officer (CEO) can be seen as an admission of the failure to turn the airline around.
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April 14, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The window to negotiate peace
Though inconclusive, the US-Iran talks have opened up the space to settle differences
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April 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
How Pakistan became the host for Iran-US parleys
The Islamabad talks between the US and Iran to end the war have failed.
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April 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
After Artemis II, the Moon is back in focus
The Moon has become strategically and scientifically invaluable. It is emerging as a pristine, fiscally viable scientific stage
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April 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Talks have failed, but diplomacy stays alive
There are multiple reasons for the failure of the US-Iran talks in Islamabad.
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April 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
TCS payouts to Tata Sons fall on AI, acquisitions
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd’s (TCS) shareholder payouts to its parent Tata Sons have shown a fluctuating but broadly downward trend in recent years, potentially constraining the holding company’s ability to fund its capital-intensive businesses.
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April 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
How Indian art braved two wars, one pandemic
Vaccine king Cyrus Poonawalla bagged Raja Ravi Varma’s Yashoda & Krishna with a ₹167.2 crore bid on 1 April, setting a new record and proving that modern Indian art retains its shine even in the backdrop of uncertainty and war.
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April 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The Will (Shakespeare) in our world, of our time
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
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April 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
UK pauses plan to cede Chagos over US oppn
Britain's government said on Saturday it had put on hold its deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands— home to the US-British Diego Garcia air base — which has been criticised by US President Donald Trump.
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April 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
A sway with words
here is a moment near the end of Baz Luhrmann’s EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, released in February, in which Bono's voice arrives over the closing credits like a man leaning in to settle something.
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April 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
A critic in Tel Aviv in the time of Israel’s war
I’m not generally given to admiring people.
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April 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Giving women their due in law-making
On newspaper front page ads, the BJP is listing its various accomplishments for women, from clean water to toilets and homes.
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April 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Surface tension
It’s hard enough to make love work without placing on it impossible constraints. Why fret over looks, height, assets, when it is kindness that is the rare gift and goodness that will last?
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April 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Artemis 2’s journey around the Moon ends with splashdown in Pacific Ocean
{ ASTRONAUTS RETURN HOME
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April 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Claw and order
What does it mean to not have to rely too heavily on winter wear in Ladakh? In an unseasonably warm March, Rohini Nilekani tracks lynxes, blue sheep and big cats as they climb higher into the mountains - and seeks, hopes for and finds the Shaan or ghost of the mountains, the famously elusive snow leopard
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April 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
A rare winner in the war on Iran is China
Strategically, Beijing benefits from a war that has weakened American firepower. Energy disruptions will boost demand for China's clean-tech exports
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April 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Grim fairytales
The 33-year-old Dutch artist started her career inspired by the idea of art for all.
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April 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Race against the machine
THE F1 QUESTION
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April 12, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Heavy on the drip
Poet-core is in. So is colour. Big men, it’s your moment to shine. Here’s the plus-size guide to rocking this year’s runway trends
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April 11, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
'I absorbed vast amounts of shame as a child'
On legacies, how global events impact individuals, and on her novel being longlisted for the Women's Prize
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April 11, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Lost in narratives, a true picture of Bengal's growth
As another round of assembly elections in West Bengal approaches, discussions around the state of its economy have inevitably resurfaced.
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April 11, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
Animal or just GOAT?
The internet has adopted an orphan monkey, shipped gay penguins, and watched a runaway capybara live its best life. These 10 viral animals got us right in the feels
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April 11, 2026
Hindustan Times Patna
The man with the courage to hope against history
Vijay Goel’s Atal Bihari Vajpayee: The Eternal Statesman highlights the former Prime Minister's warmth, wit and grace through a rich visual showcase of his life
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