Controversy over this year's examination points to systemic gaps and issues that need to be addressed

We cannot overlook the government's unwavering commitment to ensuring social justice. Given that even a week is a long time in politics, there is every possibility of the BJP-led NDA regaining lost votes in the mid- to long-term

A government scheme cannot pander to prejudice in society. Municipal Corporation must uphold rule of law, citizen's constitutional right

Eating chillies is not for everyone. But for fans, the pain they cause is one of life's pleasures

The Army to suffer very heavy casualties in the bloodiest event ever witnessed by the Golden Temple complex. Lt Gen K Sundarji said that he was told by the government to flush out extremists in a way that no damage was caused to the Harmandir Sahib and there were minimum killings.

Fed’s restraint gives RBI another reason to desist from cutting domestic interest rates too soon.

He’s richer than the king. That should be reason enough for UK PM Rishi Sunak not to play at being everyman.

India has signed MoUs with West Asian countries, including Kuwait, to streamline procedures for recruiting workers and providing them with legal protection. However, the course of legal redress is prolonged.

If army action had not been taken in Punjab, the state would have ceased to exist.

More weapons and wealth has been recovered by security forces divers from the ‘’sarovar” of Harmandir Sahib and the well near the Akal Takht, as the number of those apprehended during the operations against terrorists touched 3,038.

New research indicates that they give each other specific names, makes a case for their personhood.

European Parliament election has message for mainstream parties: Recognise faultlines, address anxieties

CM Biren Singh's acknowledgement of responsibility for the state's continuing crisis is belated but welcome. He must act on it.

Doctors at the Breach Candy Hospital are confident that the ailing actor, Amitabh Bachchan, will be able to act again.

With the road less travelled now filled with bumper-to-bumper traffic, the cost of tourism is too high. Tourist destinations must do what they can but travellers must also accept responsibility.

As minister, Chouhan’s priorities must be to rid the sector of controls — on exports and stocking of produce, pricing of inputs and introduction of new plant breeding technologies — that discourage private sector investment.

The Centre must step up its vigil, even as it moves towards honouring its commitment to holding assembly elections in J&K

The country’s economic history since 1991 has shown that coalition governments are good at reform and they also deliver high growth.

That Orwell couldn’t escape becoming a cliche is a testament to the lasting literary impact and truth of 1984.

Sixteen extremists were killed in four encounters with security forces in Punjab.

The recurring water crises should compel rethinking on sustainable use of fast-depleting aquifers

The return to coalition government, including regional parties as key power-brokers, as well as the BJP’s greater electoral stake in south India (and the Opposition’s in the north), is an inflection point at which trust and balance could be restored in matters of federalism.

Modi government is promising that it will build on what has already been done and that batons will be passed seamlessly. That's a message worth underlining

It must bring far-reaching changes in agriculture, increase farm incomes, fine-tune priorities.