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Implementation key to faster-bail framework

Published on May 31, 2026 08:37 pm IST

The decision comes against the backdrop of rising pretrial detention cases that are clogging India’s prison systems amid complaints of judicial delays, especially in cases involving political causes or anti-terror laws. (HT Archive)

Larger message in NFHS numbers

On some reproductive health outcomes, such as institutionalised deliveries, the success is stellar — from less than 40% in NFHS-1 to 90% in NFHS-6. (HT Archive)

Updated on May 31, 2026 08:37 pm IST

A textbook case of failure

Why CBSE chose to persist with the rushed timeline is yet to be adequately explained. As the controversy grew with each new disclosure, the board’s response followed the same templates: defend the decision, describe the scale of failure as within acceptable parameters, or simply deny the existence of a problem. (HT Archive)

Published on May 29, 2026 11:15 pm IST

US moonshot in the new space race

The Moon’s resources, from water ice that could fuel deep-space missions to rare minerals, add a dimension the 1960s race never had. (NASA via Reuters)

Published on May 28, 2026 07:57 pm IST

The Congress’s limited win

DK Shivakumar has spent years as the party’s main troubleshooter, poll strategist and financier — a role he has excelled in. Now, he’s stepping into the most public-facing role of his career. (PTI)

Published on May 28, 2026 07:57 pm IST

Two leaves and nine lives, AIADMK stays in the ring

Just as a meltdown appeared inevitable, the divided AIADMK leadership has agreed to sail together and survive the storm. (ANI)

Published on May 27, 2026 08:10 pm IST

SIR clears a legal hurdle

The fate of 2.71 million people disenfranchised by the process in Bengal — a dubious first since independence — still hangs in the balance. For no fault of theirs, these people have been stripped of a right only due to the paucity of time and a face-off between ECI and the then Bengal government. (PTI)

Published on May 27, 2026 08:10 pm IST

Lessons India’s education authorities need to learn

IF the student community has to face anxiety, lost chances, and a waste of its energy, resources and time with frequent regulatory failures, it isn’t just their future that is in crisis, but that of the entire nation. (ANI)

Published on May 26, 2026 08:23 pm IST

Restatement of the Quad vision

Though Japan and Australia publicly lauded the US’s commitment to the Quad framework, the truth is the grouping has struggled to agree on the holding of a leaders’ summit in India for well over a year. (@DrSJaishankar X/ANI)

Updated on May 26, 2026 08:23 pm IST

Cracking down on illegal sand mining

Sand mining often exceeds the river’s natural replenishment by several multiples, threatening banks with collapse while groundwater tables in surrounding areas plummet and animal and avian habitats are destroyed. (HT Archive)

Published on May 25, 2026 08:47 pm IST

The meltdown in West Bengal

With 42 Lok Sabha seats and 16 Rajya Sabha seats, Bengal can return an impressive haul for the BJP that holds 208 of the 294 assembly seats. (PTI)

Updated on May 25, 2026 08:48 pm IST

WFI on the mat in battle with Vinesh

The HC’s order is important from the perspective that it shows how federations can’t bully athletes. But at the same time, it must be remembered that sport is a meritocracy (PTI)

Updated on May 24, 2026 08:21 pm IST

Riding out a time of turbulence

The Indian side also forcefully took up the issue of energy supply disruptions that were caused by the US and Israel’s war against Iran, especially as New Delhi appears to be preparing for a looming oil and gas crisis (AFP)

Updated on May 24, 2026 08:21 pm IST

Keep politics out of citizenship

The law of the land and due process must take precedence over politics, and courts must make the final determination before a person is declared an infiltrator. Similarly, it is the courts, not the police or other law enforcement agencies, which are competent and empowered to decide whether a person is an Indian citizen. (HT Archive)

Updated on May 22, 2026 08:18 pm IST

Beyond ecology vs economy binary

Science tells us that the Himalayas are growing mountains that are prone to quakes and landslides. The climate crisis is manifest in the most destructive ways here. (HT Archive)

Updated on May 21, 2026 08:49 pm IST

The case for affordable housing in India’s cities

In metros, land costs make up 40-50% of the project cost, making housing highly capital-intensive. Chasing profits, private builders go after mid- and high-end housing. (Reuters)

Updated on May 21, 2026 08:48 pm IST

The distance between actor Vijay & CM Vijay

The TVK founder has always been an ally of the Eelam cause. This Sunday, Vijay mourned the victims of Mullivaikkal, the last stand of the Tamil Eelam Movement in 2009 in northern Sri Lanka, and Prabhakaran, who was killed on May 18 that year (PTI)

Published on May 20, 2026 08:26 pm IST

Reimagine Brics for present times

A broad consensus on most of the contested issues — such as West Asia and Ukraine — may appear difficult at the outset, but Brics at least offers a platform where nations are talking. (Reuters)

Published on May 20, 2026 08:26 pm IST

Clearing the air on right to bail

The top court’s thrust on the importance of bail even under anti-terror laws has the potential to effect a structural shift in judicial doctrine that privileges the right to a fair trial over prolonged pretrial detention. (HT Archive)

Published on May 19, 2026 08:37 pm IST

A Nordic-Indian push for a low-carbon world

The partnerships — Green Transition with Sweden and Green Strategic with Norway — by themselves are statements of ambition on leveraging the two Nordic countries’ capabilities in green technology and India’s scale and talent for sustainable development. (Bloomberg)

Published on May 19, 2026 08:37 pm IST

Global lessons from Ebola emergency

Pandemic preparedness, until recently a bipartisan baseline, has become a partisan project. The erosion of trust in public health expertise is such that measles — once eradicated by vaccines in the developed world — has made a comeback. (Reuters)

Published on May 18, 2026 08:41 pm IST

Wake-up call from Ukraine

There are no ceasefire proposals on the table. Both Moscow and Kyiv are willing to bleed each other rather than negotiate territorial claims. In the absence of any external push towards peace-making, closure is unlikely in this war. (AP)

Updated on May 18, 2026 08:41 pm IST

Testing times for social amity

The 1991 Places of Worship Act — which locks the religious character of any place of worship as it existed on August 15, 1947, except the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site — is as good as dead. (PTI)

Updated on May 17, 2026 09:14 pm IST

Safeguarding past gains in a decade of disasters

Rise in deficit and debt levels, a cutback in development aid from the advanced countries as the US bails out and Europe pivots to guns over bread, tightening liquidity conditions because of central bank action due to high inflation, are some factors which have made life very difficult for the most vulnerable countries and people in the Global South (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Published on May 17, 2026 09:13 pm IST

When Trump and Xi met

Trump’s 30-Minute Statement Sparks Questions: Did Xi Outplay Him In Beijing Meet? | Watch, China, US

Published on May 15, 2026 09:06 pm IST

Oil casts a shadow on WPI inflation

Is the government prepared to hold retail fuel prices as long as crude prices stay high? What prevents it from raising retail prices? Is it the hope that voluntary rationalisation of fuel consumption will ease demand and the fiscal burden? (Bloomberg)

Published on May 14, 2026 08:32 pm IST

A small big win for democracy

VD Satheesan ticks many boxes. He will be the first Kerala CM born in the post-Independence era. He is the first from his family to join politics and contest elections. He rose from the grassroots, served for nearly a quarter century as a legislator and led the victorious UDF campaign. (PTI)

Updated on May 14, 2026 08:32 pm IST

The AIADMK’s loss, beyond poll setbacks

After a series of electoral defeats — including the recent assembly elections, where it came third — the party has split in all but name. (AIADMK/ANI)

Published on May 13, 2026 07:53 pm IST

Mitigating pain from the war

So, what is to be done? The only solution is calibrated demand deflation, focusing on the current account deficit. Some of it, such as buying fertilisers at much higher prices, is a given; their lack can trigger a food security crisis. (Reuters)

Published on May 13, 2026 07:53 pm IST

A much-needed push to faster bail

The Supreme Court’s latest intervention, nudging high courts to prescribe timelines for bail hearings and discouraging routine adjournments sought by governments and prosecuting agencies, is therefore not just an administrative suggestion but also a constitutional reminder. (HT Archive)

Published on May 12, 2026 08:28 pm IST

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