Journalism of Courage
See India’s first solar-powered DEMU trains
July 14, 2017
According to Indian Railways, the solar energy system fitted in the DEMU train would result in a saving of 5.25 lakh litres of diesel per train over a life time of 25 years. Railways predict cost saving of Rs 3 crore per train over a life time of 25 years.
Today’s top news: Pinarayi to swear-in as Kerala CM, UP Governor on Bajrang Dal camp and more
May 25, 2016
In other news DCW chief visits 80-year-old Delhi woman’s house who was allegedly abused by her daughter, Russia awaits India’s reply in Rafale deal and more.
What is Panama Papers? Here is everything you need to know
April 8, 2016
Two years after the Panama Papers blew the lid off how the rich and powerful park and move their money in and out of secret tax havens, a fresh document leak from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca reveals new offshore links of an array of global elites. More than 11 million documents from the […]
#ie100: Narendra Modi to Ravish Kumar, the most powerful Indians
February 26, 2016
This year’s IE 100 tells a story, in footnotes: some of the biggest challenges to those in the power list have come from individuals, unseen and unheard, as much as from the events they set off.
Rs 90 crore: What is common with this figure?
December 13, 2015
Rs 90 crore – The amount the Congress gave as loan to Associated Journals Ltd, the company that published the now defunct National Herald. The debt was later transferred to Young Indian, with Congress leaders Sonia, Rahul Gandhi as main shareholders.
7th Pay Commission recommendations: All you need to know
November 20, 2015
The 7th Central Pay Commission, headed by Justice A K Mathur, which submitted its report to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday. The 900-page report of the Pay panel with recommendations will be implemented from January 1 next year.
Putin to Modi: Here’s Forbes’ 10 most powerful people in 2015
November 5, 2015
To compile the list of world’s most powerful people, the magazine said it considered hundreds of candidates from various walks of life all around the globe, and measured their power along four dimensions.
Here are the 33 writers who returned their Sahitya Akademi awards
October 25, 2015
They returned their Sahitya Akademi awards in protest against the killings of Dabholkar, Kalburgi and then Akhlaq. The Sunday Express profiles the 33 writers.
Rising intolerance? Indian Express columnists debate
October 18, 2015
Returning an award is a symbolic act. Rabindranath Tagore, Shivaram Karanth and Khushwant Singh had also done so.
Bihar pre-poll survey: Advantage BJP as state gets ready for elections
October 7, 2015
BJP-led alliance poised for 4% lead over Nitish Grand Alliance, survey shows; surge in urban areas
Express Newslist: MHA’s ‘zero tolerance’ on Dadri Lynching, jawans killed in Kupwara encounter, Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri’s new book,
October 6, 2015
A week after a mob in Dadri killed Mohammed Akhlaq over rumours of beef consumption, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), while calling it an “unfortunate incident”, asked states Monday to show “zero tolerance” .
Over 10,000 students dance to spread awareness against drugs
October 3, 2015
10,000 students came together to campaign against drugs by way of a choreographed dance performance in Punjab.
Dadri lynching: Akhlaq’s son fights for life, Muslims live in fear, politicians home in
October 2, 2015
The 22-year-old was with his father Mohammed Akhlaq on Monday night when a mob in their Bisara village in Dadri dragged them out of their house following rumours that they had consumed beef.
Express Newslist: Mumbai blasts convict’s confession, India’s reply to Pak at UN, Mahesh Sharma on Dadri lynching
October 1, 2015
Post-script to 7/11 verdict: A police video of IM’s Sadiq Sheikh saying ‘we did it’ The 2006 Mumbai bombings trial ended Wednesday with death to five and life term for seven. However, classified material obtained by The Indian Express shows that investigations by police of three states indicated that the 2006 blasts were carried out […]
7/11 Mumbai train blasts: 6 of the 12 convicts profiled
September 30, 2015
Nine years after a series of bomb blasts in suburban trains rattled Mumbai killing 188 people, a special MCOCA court awarded the death sentence to five convicts and life terms for seven others.
Express Newslist: Mob kills man over beef rumours; 7/11 Mumbai blast sentencing
A 50-year-old man, Mohammad Akhlaq, was beaten to death and his 22-year-old son severely injured in Dadri, allegedly by residents of Bisara village, after rumours spread about the family storing and consuming beef.
One killed in Dadri as ‘rumours’ spread about beef consumption
Man beaten to death in Dadri: The attack on Akhlaq and his family took place around 10 pm after an announcement about the family consuming beef was allegedly made at a local temple, police said.
Express Newslist: Narendra Modi at Facebook townhall, SC rejects Somnath Bharti’s bail plea
September 28, 2015
PM Modi breaks into tears as he recalls the contributions of his parents. He says there are millions of such parents across India who sacrifice everything for their children.
Express Newslist: Modi calls IS greatest challenge, Karnataka bandh, Hawala crackdown links to Dawood
September 26, 2015
Islamic State greatest challenge, must delink terrorism from religion: PM Narendra Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi has acknowledged that the dreaded terror group Islamic State poses one of the greatest challenges facing the international community today and said there is a need to “delink terrorism from religion”. During a meeting with King Abdullah of Jordan […]
Express Newslist: Modi meets Fortune 500 CEOs, Gujarat announces Rs 1,000 cr package for EW
September 25, 2015
Read the latest stories which The Indian Express is tracking today.
Express News list: Hardik surfaces after disappearance, prosecution seeks death penalty for 8 in Mumbai blasts case
September 23, 2015
Here are the top stories we are tracking today at the Indian Express
Express newslist: Secret letter on Netaji, Bombay HC verdict on sedition and other updates
September 22, 2015
A secret letter, dated May 12, 1948, claims that “Subhas Bose married (a) Czech lady” and had a “daughter by name ‘Nima’ by this lady”. The letter also says that she had a manuscript of Subhash Bose’s autobiography that prove that Bose “had not died in the plane crash”. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL STORY […]
Express newslist: Updates on Draft National Encryption Policy, beef ban and other stories
September 21, 2015
Here are the top stories that we are tracking today.
First look of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, new debate over his death
September 18, 2015
The West Bengal government went ahead on Friday to declassify around 64 files on freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. 8 DVDs of over 12,000 pages were released at a function that was attended by Bose’s family members in Kolkata. Many are hoping that the secret files will reveal as to how Netaji died, which has been a mystery for decades.
Lincoln House: The Rs 750 cr house in South Mumbai
September 14, 2015
The iconic Lincoln House in Mumbai was sold to the Pune-based industrialist Cyrus Poonawalla for Rs 750 crore.
