Pakistan President, ZiauI Haq, denied reports that his country has a hand in current developments in Punjab, according to Radio Pakistan.

The Allahabad High Court’s varying interpretation of anti-conversion law has implications. Courts must ensure the law does not imperil constitutional rights

The committee to examine issues of queer community is welcome. It must hold wide-ranging consultations, focus on equity.

Liberal FDI regime is of a piece with India's growing stature as a space-faring nation. Market freedom must be combined with regulatory oversight.

Kusum Jain fought legal battles against corporal punishment, making examination system transparent

Their unleashed aspirations are unlikely to be satisfied by gig-worker jobs with all their attendant insecurities.

Police in India can be intimidating, but not for the nine-year-old who lost a bike and gained a talisman.

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on April 19, 1984.

He possessed integrity, kindness, goodness, and an unstinted affection for us and for almost everyone he met.

BJP might be boasting of its smartness. It may also believe that the road to its success goes via the disruption of the pre-existing patterns of competition in the state. But recent developments in Maharashtra have thrown the state into a social and political mess.

A Munich museum's actions against an employee for hanging his artwork in its gallery is a letdown.

BJP's attempt to gain foothold in Tamil Nadu can open an alternative in a state dominated by Dravidian politics. It won't be easy.

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on April 18, 1984.

Ambassador to Ireland Akhilesh Mishra's conduct belies the mandate of his office. Bureaucrats must remember they work for the government of India – not the party in power.

His fidelity to principles – and his doubts – underline the essence of Lord Ram

The simultaneous burning of 37 railway stations in Punjab by members of the outlawed All-India Sikh Students Federation has proved that the terrorists have an organised communication system.

A lot hinges on monsoon and a bumper kharif harvest about six months from now. Government must abolish 40 per cent import duty on wheat

His moniker was a testament to his prowess on 'wet' pitches on rainy days in England but his real accomplishment lay in his all-round wizardry

BJP's manifesto skirts populist promises, while Congress manifesto doesn't

Israel and Iran have both crossed red lines. The ball is now in the Netanyahu government's court

The secretary of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Gurcharan Singh, has hatched a conspiracy to get Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his chief lieutenants assassinated.

Bonobos can be violent. It turns out that the evolutionary jigsaw is more complex than it was made out to be

The Rajasthan government has not agreed to the closure of the Bhakra canal as desired by the Punjab government to divert the canal waters to the Ropar thermal plant for cooling.

Next government must focus on raising productivity in agriculture, scaling up processing and retailing, and facilitating the adoption of new technologies