The 1941 census recorded Delhi’s population at 917,939. By 1951, after the influx of Hindu and Sikh refugees and the departure of many Muslims, it had nearly doubled to 1.74 million. (Wikimedia Commons/Photo division)

india news

Updated on Aug 15, 2025 03:36 PM IST

I-Day Special: When Delhi’s monuments became shelters

At Purana Qila, thousands of refugees lived in makeshift tents under military watch, queuing daily for food and water as the fort’s ancient walls became a fortress of survival; Left: Around 10,000 people settled at Kingsway Camp in a sea of tents that stretched across open fields. (Bettmann Archive)

india news

Updated on Aug 15, 2025 04:21 PM IST

'Remembering upheaval, pain': PM Modi on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day

File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi making an address

india news

Updated on Aug 14, 2025 11:34 AM IST

Echoes of a Master: As Krishen Khanna turns 100, artists describe his impact

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The Black Truck (1974) by Krishen Khanna. (Image courtesy Saffronart)

art culture

Updated on Jul 12, 2025 02:05 PM IST

Review: The Greatest Punjabi Stories Ever Told

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A view of the mustard fields of Punjab. (Sameer Sehgal/ Hindustan Times)

books

Updated on Jun 05, 2025 06:33 PM IST

Roundabout | The strange saga of war and peace

Mum I don’t like war: A painting by Raj Kumar showcased at the Chandigarh Museum & Art Gallery. (HT Photo)

chandigarh news

Published on May 18, 2025 09:12 AM IST

‘That’s it': US Congressman RO Khanna warns Pak against retaliating to India

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, along with Pak's Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Asim Munir.

world news

Updated on May 07, 2025 09:40 PM IST

Supreme Court reaffirms property becomes self-acquired after joint family split

The SC has reaffirmed after severance of status in a joint Hindu family, each member’s share becomes self-acquired, allowing them to sell, gift or transfer

real estate

Published on May 04, 2025 12:57 PM IST

Drawing Room: Why Narayan Chandra Biswas loves Zarina Hashmi’s art

In Zarina’s 2001 work, Dividing Line, the Indo-Pak border symbolises both a fracture and a scar. (ZARINA HASHMI)

brunch

Updated on Apr 04, 2025 05:07 PM IST

What citizens in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh think 75 years post-partition

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international affairs

Published on Jan 03, 2025 01:16 PM IST

Old photos of Manmohan Singh meeting childhood friend from Pakistan resurface

On May 30, 2008, Mr. Raja Mohammad Ali, a boyhood buddy from Pakistan's Gah village, met with Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in New Delhi.

india news

Published on Dec 28, 2024 11:35 AM IST

Village in Pakistan recalls fond memories of ‘Mohna’

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh helped fund the village school’s renovation, built a hospital, and played a role in bringing solar lights to Gah, residents said. (HT Photo)

india news

Updated on Dec 28, 2024 02:08 AM IST

Witnessing the advent of modernity and country’s changing social fabric

Hundred year old Voter Ranjit singh Sandhu in his house at Village Mori near Ambala of Haryana . (HT Photo)

india news

Updated on Nov 09, 2024 08:08 AM IST

Roundabout | They speak as their lips are free and their tongues are their own

Vicky Ahuja telling the story of ‘Sardarji’. (Jashn-E-Qalam)

chandigarh news

Updated on Nov 03, 2024 06:54 AM IST

Partition survivors recall experiences at DU event

Kapil Kapoor (centre), former pro-vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University and a Partition survivor, spoke at the event. (HT)

delhi news

Updated on Aug 14, 2024 10:15 PM IST

A master of the fractured narrative: Poonam Saxena on Bhisham Sahni

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Refugees by Paritosh Sen; 1946.

art culture

Updated on Aug 10, 2024 04:34 PM IST

Congress leaders slam PM’s remarks in Punjab rallies, ask him to address real issues

Congress MP Sashi Tharoor (HT PHOTO)

chandigarh news

Updated on May 26, 2024 06:36 AM IST

Missing in the debate on quotas for Muslims

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Muslims check for their names in voters' list as they arrive to vote in Nahal village, Uttar Pradesh state, India, on April 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

opinion

Published on May 22, 2024 12:36 AM IST

Yogi Adityanath says Congress trying to defame Sanatanis, foster caste divisions

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has said people are increasingly rallying behind the committed leadership of Prime Minister Modi under the banner of “Ek Baar Phir Modi Sarkar.” (FILE PHOTO)

lucknow news

Updated on May 02, 2024 05:00 AM IST