No one has chronicled Kolkata with as much detail as P Thankappan Nair, ‘its resident Malayali scholar’

Understanding UP debacle is important. But what matters more is how it navigates the road ahead

It is water we seek and need, water from the sky, water nearby, on our bodies of course, as prophylactic to the curse of heat, but also to our ears.

Last year on Independence Day, CM Bhagwant Mann promised to banish it from the state by August 2024. But ground reports don’t show a let-up in either the supply or the deaths

There is ample research documenting the staggering economic costs of side-lining women. An OECD estimate reveals that gender-based discrimination in social institutions could cost up to $12 trillion for the global economy

Russia’s entrenched position and its violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity cannot be addressed without dialogue and compromise. Vladimir Putin’s rigidity is bolstered because the West is not united on how to deal with the Ukraine conflict.

Its high toll, raises important questions over railway safety, accountability, policy priorities

The end product is a fascinatingly unpredictable tournament where anyone could beat anyone else on their day, an air of suspense and intrigue hanging over every game.

THE army will hand over control of law and order in Punjab to the paramilitary forces in stages over the coming few weeks.

While the critical response to the rhyme schemes, lyrics, cadence and delivery has been unenthusiastic, Houdini went straight to No 1 on the US iTunes chart. Love him or not, Eminem makes his mark.

Is transcending humanity and its limitations something people need? Asking for leaders without human flaws is asking to elect an authoritarian.

Disparities in consumption patterns among different socioeconomic groups reflect differences in income, access to resources, or purchasing power. Efforts should concentrate on augmenting income generation abilities among the lower deciles.

In a precarious international system, the self-declared ‘enlightened world’, is looking East with trepidation and expectation. Xi Jinping’s China poses the greatest threat to values, Western way of living — but in India, there is hope for the future

Revision of learning material should be par for the course in a robust education system. But in times when young minds are exposed to a glut of information, textbooks hold the key to argumentative engagement with the country’s seminal events.

President Zail Singh appealed to the Sikhs to take a vow that unlawful arms and items not sanctioned by Sikh tradition would never be allowed to enter the gurdwaras.

Even if it does, alongside this, there is also a need for a more comprehensive review of the tax systems in the country.

With a loss of 63 seats in 2024, compared to 2019, and a shortfall of 130 seats, compared to the 2024 target, the BJP may have to scale its majoritarian project down

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on June 17, 1984, Forty Years Ago.

For one, it brings state of unemployment in Andhra Pradesh in sharp focus

Challenge in Delhi is to reflect on contours of such a compact and strategies for leveraging it for greater prosperity.

In its Palampur resolution adopted at the June 9-11 meeting in 1989, the BJP, which had turned nine just two months ago and had only two MPs in Lok Sabha, declared that Ayodhya was an article of faith, key to its electoral politics.

Mr Narendra Modi got a conditional mandate to form the government but, as is his wont, he allowed hubris to cloud his judgement. After the initial shock, Mr Modi realized that there were no challengers to him in his party and no other party had the numbers to stake a claim...

PM Modi needs to stop thinking of himself as a messenger of God and remember that he is just a politician.

Political observers are yet to assess whether the 2024 electoral setback will modify PM Narendra Modi’s unilateral style of functioning. Modi stood firm with Ajit Pawar and Praful Patel in not allocating a Cabinet post for the NCP (Ajit Pawar).