Mental health professionals are always at pains to dispel the irritating myth about depressed people, that they’re hopelessly wallowing in self pity 24/7.

Rahul Gandhi made some important points in his first speech as Leader of the Opposition.

The first mention of the Ujjain prime meridian can be found in the ancient Sanskrit treatise Surya Siddhanta, composed between the 4th and 8th centuries CE.

The states that were cheated — according to the MPs of the states concerned — are West Bengal, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and Punjab, and the U.T. of Delhi.

In 2014, when Modi first won an absolute majority for his party, he swiftly pensioned off seniors like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L K Advani and M M Joshi, removing them from the party's powerful decision-making parliamentary board.

It is the government's callousness, sycophancy of its supporters that led to student in Bangladesh protests against jobs quota

Agriculture needs a long-term strategy and plan. One would have expected at least some of it in this budget — which did not happen

He will be remembered for his music. And for the greats he groomed and mentored

The Games are acknowledging and addressing the climate change crisis. World's greatest sporting event shines a light on urgent need for change

UNION HOME Minister P V Narasimha Rao said that the Jammu and Kashmir governor did not commit any constitutional impropriety in dismissing the Farooq Abdullah Ministry.

July 26, 1984, Forty Years Ago: The inability of 3,25,825 candidates, (68.3 per cent of the students who appeared), and the incomplete results of another 1,23,000 have shocked students and their parents.

The problem is that the way humans live now — connecting through gadgets, not conversations and shared experiences — is so at odds with the way humans evolved to live, in communities, with happiness and safety in numbers

His address to US Congress — and political opposition to it — underlined fraying bipartisan support for his war in that country.

How our athletes are targeting a double-digit haul

July 25, 1984, Forty Years Ago: The Akali Dal has planned a two-pronged move to free gurdwaras from the control of security forces.

In households across India, discussions will turn into debates and fights. But the point of the tax break, after all, is to boost the economy through consumption

Delhi High Court ruling in 2020 riots case, taking Delhi Police to task for a ‘hate crime’, is significant — and reassuring

Assumptions underpinning budget math appear reasonable. Greater clarity is needed on medium-term debt-deficit trajectory

It misses the mark on reviving demand, fails to address rural distress

His work nudged social scientists to look at how the marginalised struggle against power, even when not organised politically

First budget of Modi government’s third term is circumscribed by the general election verdict. On big challenges like jobs and private investment, it offers a patchwork of proposals; on taxation, some good ideas — but a bold, reformist plan remains elusive

With fiscal space exhausted, demand will have to come from structurally lifting consumption and exports growth. In turn, the fate of private consumption is inextricably linked to quality employment

July 23, 1984, Forty Years Ago: Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on July 21 sought the cooperation of those opposed to her, to pay heed to the “deliberate” dangers posed to the country.

The survey is forthright in its assessments. Question is whether issues raised and prescriptions given will translate into policy