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Mumbai’s suburban railway system is an essential but deadly lifeline for the city’s working class. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo)

What Mumbai’s railway commuter deaths say about India's development dreams

4 min read . 14 Jun 2025

GVA and GDP are highly correlated but not quite the same. Photo: Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times

GDP's dirty little secret: Why we should be tracking GVA instead

4 min read . 14 Jun 2025

Fans thronged Bengaluru's M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday to celebrate the victory of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) finals. At least 11 people were killed in the stampede that followed. (AFP)

What Bengaluru’s leaders have forgotten about legacy

2 min read . 05 Jun 2025

Private banks reported the most fraud cases in 2024–25, mainly in digital payments, where amounts involved were smaller and total losses lower. (Image: Pixabay)

Banking on trust, losing billions: India’s fraud epidemic needs urgent answers

3 min read . 03 Jun 2025

Commentary immediately after the presentation of the Budget had projected giddily optimistic effects of the tax breaks. (Image: Pixabay)

How to get taxpayers to spend their tax savings

4 min read . 25 May 2025

Ola, Uber and Rapido have introduced an ‘advance tip’ system, nudging users to pay a little extra upfront to increase their chances of get a ride quickly.

‘Advance tipping’ on ride-hailing apps is just a symptom of lax law enforcement

4 min read . 24 May 2025

A study by cybersecurity firm McAfee found that Indians receive an average of 18 scam messages a day..

Telcos need to walk the talk on fighting fraud and spam

3 min read . 21 May 2025

Migrant workers are once again on the move as conflict forces them to flee. (Image: AFP)

Why the continued neglect of migrant workers will derail India’s growth story

4 min read . 17 May 2025

Bike taxis offer a vital, affordable mobility option. The government should ensure they meet the same KYC requirements and safety standards as private two-wheelers and other public transport service operators. (Photo: HT Archives)

Karnataka’s bike taxi standoff shows how not to regulate urban transport

4 min read . 03 May 2025

Humans are no longer just building or using AI—they're managing it, structuring teams around it, and increasingly depending on it. (Image: Pixabay)

When AI gets a manager, you know the game has changed

4 min read . 03 May 2025

Maruti’s ‘mini’ segment, comprising the entry level Alto and the S-Presso, saw sales decline by around 12% last year. Photo: Sondeep Shankar/Bloomberg News

Cutting taxes on small cars is a quick fix that ignores the elephant in the room

4 min read . 28 Apr 2025

The terrorists who killed 26 innocent tourists in Pahalgam hoped to destabilise and reverse the return to normalcy in Kashmir. (@AmitShah)

Pahalgam attack: Retaliation easy but restraint serves India’s long-term goals

3 min read . 23 Apr 2025

An American flag hangs at the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US. Harvard University sued several US agencies and top officials for freezing billions of dollars in federal funding, significantly ratcheting up a high-stakes showdown with the Trump administration. (Photo: Bloomberg)

India has a shot at the space US universities are vacating—but only with reforms

4 min read . 23 Apr 2025

BluSmart electric cars are parked at a charging station in Gurugram, India. Gensol had invested heavily in buying EVs for BluSmart's fleet. When the reckoning came for Gensol, BluSmart felt the blow. (File Photo: Reuters)

Why BluSmart is a textbook case of the challenges of growth—and promoter greed

3 min read . 19 Apr 2025

So far, the C919 has been certified only by the Civil Aviation Administration of China. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

Beyond Boeing: Why India should test, not ignore, China’s C919 planes

4 min read . 17 Apr 2025

A screen at the BSE building displays the impact of US tariffs on world markets. Photo: PTI

Black Monday: The new Don of Dalal Street

2 min read . 07 Apr 2025

Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal. (File Photo) (HT_PRINT)

The real innovation laggard is India Inc, not startups

4 min read . 07 Apr 2025

US President Donald Trump signs an executive order on tariffs at the White House on 2 April. Photo: Reuters

Many countries will retaliate against Trump's tariffs. India must not.

4 min read . 03 Apr 2025

Individual taxpayers must make these investments before March 31 to claim the advantages in their Income Tax Return (ITR) filing 2025, as the fiscal year 2024–25 ends on that day.

If ending Google Tax is quid, what is quo, for which quid is being given away?

4 min read . 26 Mar 2025

Who spreads the most misinformation on X? Elon Musk, according to Grok. (AFP)

Only Grok can judge you. It’s scary, and not so smart.

3 min read . 20 Mar 2025