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Implementation key to faster-bail framework

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)

Published on May 31, 2026 08:37 pm IST

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

Book Box: How to read Taiwan Travelogue

Do you find some prize-winning novels hard to read?

Updated on May 31, 2026 09:39 am IST

Top cops who fought Mumbai’s underworld chronicle its history

Top cops who fought Mumbai’s underworld chronicle its history

Published on May 31, 2026 04:06 am IST

France’s Gen Z has fallen for a 74-year-old radical socialist

Photograph: Getty Images

Updated on May 30, 2026 05:29 pm IST

12 books to read: The best reviews of May

The long life of the Declaration of Independence, wartime survival in Ukraine, the joy of soccer fandom, early human societies and more.

Updated on May 30, 2026 05:23 pm IST

Should you use a sleep tracker?

Illustration: Cristina Spanò

Published on May 30, 2026 05:17 pm IST

How FIFA’s biggest World Cup unleashed a summer of price gouging

FIFA's target, boosted by an expanded field of 48 teams in this year's World Cup, is a projected record of $11 billion in revenue.

Updated on May 30, 2026 05:15 pm IST

Franchising has quietly made countless Americans rich

Photograph: Mark Power/Magnum Photos

Updated on May 30, 2026 05:13 pm IST

Worlds per minute: Poonam Saxena writes on the typewriter as an agent of change

Snapshots from the ’60s: Elisabeth Moss is Peggy Olson, secretary-turned-copywriter, on the TV series Mad Men (2007-15). (Above right) An advertisement for a Godrej device.

Art and Culture

Updated on May 30, 2026 04:06 pm IST

Strangled at sea: Inside the race to get ghost gear out of the oceans

Ghost gear traps and kills an estimated 136,000 seals, sea lions and large whales worldwide each year, according to World Animal Protection. (The Pearl Protectors)

Art and Culture

Updated on May 30, 2026 04:04 pm IST

To Die For: Excerpted recipes from an unusual new cookbook

The grave of Annabelle Gunderson, who ran a local car dealership with her husband in Northern California, immortalises the snickerdoodles she made for firefighters in wildfire season, to help keep them going. (James Jelin / To Die For)

Art and Culture

Updated on May 30, 2026 03:02 pm IST

Rolls, roasts, cookies: A new book collects recipes left on gravestones

Cindy Clark-Newby’s recipe for no-bake cookies.

Art and Culture

Updated on May 30, 2026 03:09 pm IST

Going once, going twice... going viral: Meet the new-age auctioneer

Liang-Lin Chen of Christie’s in Hong Kong is known for her calm but warm manner, ready smile, easy wit - and for her trademark qipaos, often in purple, turquoise or midnight blue, with a hint of shimmer. (Christie’s)

Art and Culture

Updated on May 30, 2026 04:09 pm IST

The pain principle

The greatest Stoics of ancient Greece and Rome would find kin in Rafael Nadal

Published on May 30, 2026 12:08 pm IST

Fuel switches and the competing theories in Air India Dreamliner crash probe

A fire offical stands next to the crashed Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft, in Ahmedabad, India, June 13, 2025. (REUTERS)

Published on May 30, 2026 06:26 am 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

Heard instinct: Sanjoy Narayan is on the hunt for new routes to music

The People’s Party hosted by Femi Koleoso of Ezra Collective is one of several remarkable offerings on BBC Radio 6 Music.

Art and Culture

Updated on May 29, 2026 09:30 pm IST

A running start: Rudraneil Sengupta writes on India’s new sprinting records

Gurindervir Singh is the man hopes will be riding on, in the coming years. He’s 25 and just blazed to a 10.09 finish in the 100m. (Photo: Reliance Foundation Youth Sports)

Art and Culture

Updated on May 29, 2026 09:27 pm IST

Cool aid: What will it take to offset carbon cost of comfort in a warming world?

An estimated 8% to 10% of Indian households currently own an air-conditioner. As this figure rises, alongside summer temperatures, we’re not yet ready – but we could be. (Unsplash)

Art and Culture

Updated on May 29, 2026 08:52 pm IST

Code red: What it will take to make it through summer

(HT Imaging via ChatGPT & Midjourney)

Art and Culture

Updated on May 29, 2026 08:49 pm IST

Exit wounds: Ann Patchett on books, writing, family, and the power of love

‘There are tremendous benefits to stability in family, and there are benefits to chaos... in the end, I don’t think there’s any family that’s not going to bruise,’ says Patchett, 62.

Art and Culture

Updated on May 29, 2026 08:10 pm IST

The hard-hitting youngster sending cricket fans into a spin

New Chandigarh: Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Sooryavanshi celebrates after the team's win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 Eliminator cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad, in New Chandigarh, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (PTI Photo/Karma Bhutia) (PTI05_27_2026_000736A) *** Local Caption ***
(PTI)

Published on May 29, 2026 05:37 pm IST

How the boomers screwed Europe

Costs related to ageing are guzzling a quarter of the European Union’s GDP, a figure unlikely to fall as the Old Continent grows older still. (Unsplash)

Published on May 29, 2026 04:57 pm IST

The Secretive Billionaire Who’s Conquering the World’s Richest Sports Leagues

Stan Kroenke owns the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams, the NBA’s Denver Nuggets, the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche and English Premier League champion Arsenal.

Published on May 29, 2026 04:18 pm IST

China Threatens to Launch Trade Probes Against the European Union

European leaders hold the view that China’s global industrial dominance is a result of decades of government subsidies and non-reciprocal market access.

Published on May 29, 2026 04:17 pm IST

Corporate America Is Starting to Ration AI as Cost Skyrockets

Some enterprises have hit their annual budget in just three months or reported seeing their AI spending bills double or triple.

Published on May 29, 2026 04:12 pm IST

Hezbollah’s Drones Have Become a Top Threat to Israel

A first-person-view drone guided by fiber optic cable flying over the border from Lebanon recently, as seen from the Israeli side of the border.

Published on May 29, 2026 04:10 pm IST

Japan’s beloved Indian restaurants are under threat

According to the internal-affairs ministry, fewer than 9% of Japanese firms hold ¥30m or more in capital. The new threshold is therefore beyond the reach of most curry houses.(Himalayan Caravan)

Published on May 29, 2026 04:09 pm IST

Review: Heart the Lover by Lily King

The story begins in a lecture room probably much like this one. (Shutterstock)

Updated on May 29, 2026 04:16 pm IST

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