Prime Minister Indira Gandhi made an impassioned plea to Iran and Iraq to end their escalating war. She warned Israel to withdraw its troops from Lebanon immediately too. Mrs Gandhi regretted that the “tragic conflict between Iran and Iraq has defied our best efforts at finding a solution” , and the Palestine problem remained unresolved.

Target of becoming World No 3 sounds good. But what matters really is not aggregate size of economy as much as population's general standard of living

Textbook revisions speak of a reluctance to engage with social complexities, pose question mark against NCERT’s mandate to enable critical thinking

“Saare Jahan Se Achcha.” This was Sqn Ldr Rakesh Sharma’s reply when he was asked by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi how India looked from outer space.

In an era of generic online content, the selection of buzzy international titles and sharp Indian independent voices at the Cinévesture International Film Festival in Chandigarh gave a platform to meaningful cinema

But larger conversations on equality of opportunity and access await. It requires a reshaping of community attitudes and a recognition of the needs of all persons

From silence on OPS to promise on bail, Congress makes some right noises in its manifesto but campaign is the challenge

Families differ in the way they make decisions. However, there is no disputing the evidence that if parents remain loving towards their children and allow them to vent their feelings, they will be better able to navigate what lies ahead of them

Entry of global EV manufacturers like Tesla could help catalyse the segment. Government must ensure commitments on investment, localisation are adhered to

A benefit of ‘speech fast’ may be better interpersonal relationships. That’s something worth staying silent for

Trend of wealthy Indians travelling abroad to have children through surrogacy points to problems in India's surrogacy law, which needs updating

Indian Cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma entered his new space home for a week-long stay two hours and six minutes after the Soyuz T-ll docked with orbiting Salyut 7 Soviet space station.

Killing of aid workers, attack on embassy by its forces underline the high costs of Netanyahu government's maximalist position

India reached out for new frontiers of knowledge as Sqn Ldr Rakesh Sharma, with two fellow Soviet cosmonauts, soared into space aboard T-11 for a historic rendezvous with the orbiting laboratory Salyut 7.

Creations like the crookie, cronut and cruffin underline that the most enduring foods are also the most versatile.

Patanjali has been irresponsible for far too long. SC’s latest censure is a warning that there will be no more impunity

The transformation underway in the defence industrial complex has set the stage for multiple stakeholders to rally and promote domestic technological innovation

Alert should spur local-level strategies, help create robust data to protect the most vulnerable.

Resolving these requires engagement with Colombo in calmer times after the polls -- when long-term diplomatic imperatives do not have to compete with short-term electoral compulsions

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on April 3, 1984.

New genetic and fossil evidence about Denisovans shows that cooperation and co-mingling are a part of who humans are.

Elephants, dolphins and whales, primates and great apes — multiple non-human species— have shown signs of emotion and intelligence. As more animals seem more like people, it might be time to humanise them

His research revealed our tendency to think that other people have biases but not us. It demonstrated that we are typically overconfident in our opinions, and that we exaggerate how knowable the world is

From changes in payment mechanisms, and the central bank digital currency, to new sources of risk and ensuring effective regulation and supervision, the central bank must be ready for unforeseen events