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]MS Dhoni: Not of old, but a saviour nonetheless
Even when he has hit a lean patch with the bat, the CSK skipper shows he can still come out and deliver at crucial junctures.
Published on Oct 11, 2021 11:01 PM IST
By Somshuvra Laha, Kolkata
It's substance over statistics for India women's football coach Thomas Dennerby
India have beaten UAE and Bahrain and will face Chinese Taipei this week in the ongoing exposure to Bahrain.
Published on Oct 11, 2021 10:10 PM IST
By Rajesh Pansare, Mumbai
Max Verstappen takes on the might of Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes in F1 title chase
The young Dutchman has regained the lead in the 2021 championship with six races left and could well upstage the British seven-time champion this time.
Published on Oct 11, 2021 10:00 PM IST
By Sandip Sikdar, New Delhi
Simi Singh, from Punjab, realising cricket dreams with Ireland
The player, who migrated from India after his career failed to take off at junior level, now wants to help his adopted team qualify for the T20 World Cup Super 12.
Updated on Oct 11, 2021 09:54 PM IST
By Shalini Gupta, Chandigarh
Why David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens won the Nobel Prize in economics
The prize this year is unique in the sense that it is awarded both for “methodological contributions” and applied work. The broad theme that unites their work is the use of “natural experiments” to answer important economic questions
Updated on Oct 11, 2021 08:24 PM IST
By Anand Shrivastava and Avinash Tripathi
The collective complicity for AQ Khan
The notion that Khan operated a rogue proliferation network is useful fiction. His death leaves many questions unanswered
Updated on Oct 11, 2021 06:49 PM IST
By Dhruva Jaishankar
In Perspective | Whistle-blower Haugen’s critique of Facebook, and the way out
Facebook engagement-based algorithms and its financial incentives are at the heart of the damage it’s causing and must be regulated; the company’s trove of data needs to be opened to outside researchers; and there is unanimity among American lawmakers that regulation is necessary
Updated on Oct 11, 2021 05:01 PM IST
COP 15 and the climate-biodiversity link
While climate summits attract political, public, and media attention (rightly so), biodiversity summits have failed to garner the attention they deserve. This is unfortunate because both issues are inter-connected: Healthy ecosystems make better carbon sinks to absorb CO2 pollution, and these, in turn, are vital to keep global warming down to acceptable levels.
Updated on Oct 11, 2021 03:12 PM IST
By HT Editorial
India must find its way back into trade arrangements
How can India address the ongoing changes in trading relationships as well as broader changes in the global landscape? Instead of being reactive, it could be more proactive and forward-looking, such as in building economic alliances that leverage the links between trade and investment.
Updated on Oct 11, 2021 03:10 PM IST
By Sanjay Kathuria, TG Srinivasan and Prachi Agarwal
On LAC, China’s intent is clear
India must strengthen partnerships across the Indo-Pacific to stand up to China’s belligerent stand on Line of Actual Control
Updated on Oct 11, 2021 06:54 PM IST
By HT Editorial
Decoding China’s recent aggression vis-a-vis Taiwan
Chinese air and maritime incursions into Taiwanese territory is not a new phenomenon. China has been militarily coercing Taiwan since the 1990s. This has particularly been the case since Taiwan went through a democratic transition process.
Updated on Oct 11, 2021 03:10 PM IST
By Sana Hashmi
Covid, NEP created a world of blended learning in Delhi’s schools. Will it last?
Taking lessons from the pandemic, NEP policy advocated for preparing schools “with alternative modes of quality education” to prepare schools across the country for any situation similar to the pandemic
Updated on Oct 11, 2021 11:40 AM IST
In Hemant Soren’s Jharkhand, the politics of tribal identity sharpens
Two years after it came to power, Hemant Soren has displayed political initiative with his clear focus on tribal identity-based politics — but this political initiative itself is now possibly generating friction, both within his alliance and with the opposition
Updated on Oct 11, 2021 11:08 AM IST
By Vishal Kant
Congress shouldn’t get carried away by Lakhimpur Kheri. Fix structural issues
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra enthused the cadre and sent a message. But having a clear chain of command in Delhi and resolving factionalism in Punjab and Rajasthan are essential for the party
Updated on Oct 11, 2021 10:25 AM IST
By Vinod Sharma
Glasgow: The science, the policy landscape, and the (absence of) action
Sharma and Kerry have suggested that India should enhance its NDC and make larger commitments to bring down CO2 emissions drastically so that, globally, the 1.5 degree goal can be kept alive
Updated on Oct 11, 2021 11:27 AM IST
By Jayashree Nandi
By 2025, India can have 200 unicorns. Here is how
Today, India is the third largest start-up ecosystem globally by number of start-ups, with more than 15,000 start-ups opening shop in 2020, up from 5000 in 2010
Updated on Oct 11, 2021 09:52 AM IST
By Vikash Jain, Shaleen Sinha, and Vaibhav Malhotra
The karma of teams and the battle of brands
Top IPL teams have the X-factor that sets them apart. Their players walk into a match high on confidence, convinced they are ahead of others.
Published on Oct 10, 2021 08:48 PM IST
By Amrit Mathur
Mumbai in the margins as India cheers the Tokyo hockey high
Once abuzz with top hockey teams and players, the metro today presents a sad picture with the sport’s ecosystem having crumbled while the nation’s Olympic hopes have been revived.
Updated on Oct 10, 2021 08:39 PM IST
By Rutvick Mehta
LAC and the India-China stalemate
LAC is fragile, and India has to deal with a more complex geopolitical situation than in October 1962
Updated on Oct 10, 2021 07:38 PM IST
By C Uday Bhaskar
DU’s absurd cutoffs reflect a systemic failure. Design better admission methods
For about 10 of the 94 courses in DU’s colleges, the cutoff in the first list this year was a perfect 100%.
Updated on Oct 10, 2021 07:25 PM IST
By Chandrachur Singh
Air India: The right reform
The sale of AI is good for the government, the consumer, and possibly for the Tatas because, free of much of its debt, AI, even in its present shape, may well turn in an operational profit
Updated on Oct 10, 2021 07:23 PM IST
By HT Editorial
A shot in the arm for NGT and citizens
The Supreme Court said the National Green Tribunal does have suo moto powers and can take up environmental issues on its own
Updated on Oct 10, 2021 07:16 PM IST
By HT Editorial
The IPL trends: Virat Kohli confidence dip, home players over imported talent
- Every IPL season throws up new trends, discoveries and a subtle evolution of T20 cricket. This season in the UAE leg, these were the major takeaways for me.
Updated on Oct 10, 2021 07:46 AM IST
By Sanjay Manjrekar
My target is to play the Asian Cup, says Bala Devi
Recovering from ACL surgery, the India striker knows it is a long shot but then so was playing for Rangers.
Published on Oct 09, 2021 10:23 PM IST
By Dhiman Sarkar, Kolkata
For Punam “what is out is out” after “walking” in the pink-ball Australia Test
- The India No. 3 didn’t show a moment’s hesitation though the faint nick, with no DRS to fall back on, was not spotted by the umpire in the Test on the Gold Coast
Published on Oct 09, 2021 08:42 PM IST
By Rutvick Mehta, Mumbai
A hard look at systems that keep us alive: Life Hacks by Charles Assisi
It’s easy to keep to obvious debates like meat or no meat, but the truth is the impact of each of our lifestyle choices is greater than we acknowledge.
Updated on Oct 09, 2021 04:44 PM IST
By Charles Assisi
Can they reach match point? The Wknd Puzzle by Dilip D’Souza
In a hut in Madagascar is a camp of chameleons. Some are red, some green, some orange, in a particular ratio. As they face off, can you tell if they will ever all be the same colour?
Updated on Oct 09, 2021 04:37 PM IST
By By Dilip D’Souza
Sound symbolism: Can Pokemon help linguists see why a chair is called a chair?
What is it about words that indicates their meaning? Are there common threads that run across cultures and languages? Linguists are looking for answers, in the 800 made-up words that constitute the names of the set of animation characters called Pokemon.
Updated on Oct 09, 2021 04:24 PM IST
Why we keep secrets... and why we so yearn to share them
Secrets evolved as part of an early social toolkit that allowed the more intelligent to predict and influence the behaviour of others. Our need to tell our secrets harks back to another vital need: acceptance.
Updated on Oct 09, 2021 04:09 PM IST
By Vanessa Viegas
Saucy tales: When ketchup was made with walnuts, mushrooms
In a new column for HT Wknd, food writer and researcher Swetha Sivakumar demystifies one ingredient every month. This week: how a fish sauce from Vietnam found new ingredients in Europe, and eventually came to be defined by the tomato. Also: Are you picking the right ketchup? How to tell.
Updated on Oct 09, 2021 03:58 PM IST
By Swetha Sivakumar