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Dharali village after the floods.
September 18, 2025 12:05 IST

This monsoon has revealed both the strength of India’s disaster response and the gaps that remain.

Scientific Reports, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, compartmentalisation, molluscs, editorial, Indian express, opinion news, current affairs
September 17, 2025 07:05 IST

New research shows that molluscs organise their limbs with precision. It holds a lesson in balance and adaptability

Rajiv Gandhi, Forty Years Ago, Punjab elections, ENLF team arrives, 20 Tamils killed, SC orders meeting, editorial, Indian express, opinion news, current affairs
September 17, 2025 07:06 IST

The Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, sought votes for the Congress (I) in the Punjab elections for eliminating the menace of terrorism and ensuring peace and prosperity.

Uttarakhand highways, Uttarakhand landslides, Uttarakhand flash floods, Uttarakhand Govt, Dehradun, editorial, Indian express, opinion news, current affairs
September 17, 2025 07:04 IST

In their zeal to expand tourism in the state, Centre and Uttarakhand government have shown inadequate sensitivity to the idiosyncrasies of the mountains

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September 17, 2025 07:04 IST

Firms desire transparent and predictable regimes. If India wants to integrate more closely with the world, then it should resist the temptation to impose restrictions

Gaza, Gaza conflict, Gaza Israel conflict, Hamas Israel conflict, Benjamin Netanyahu, Gaza Palestine, Israel and Palestine, Israel Palestine conflict, Israel Palestine relations, Israel-Palestine talks, Palestine-Israel relations, India news, Indian express,
September 17, 2025 07:05 IST

The spectacle of human suffering brings to mind Hugo Grotius who argued that pain and suffering must be minimised even amidst warfare

Narendra Modi, Narendra Modi birthday, Narendra Modi 75th birthday, Modi 75th birthday, Modi’s politics, bjp, Hindutva, Indian express news, current affairs
September 17, 2025 07:02 IST

We, the people of Mana, know that our journey from “last” to “first” has been made possible by the vision and commitment of our Prime Minister

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on September 15, 1985.
September 16, 2025 08:16 IST

According to ENLF sources, the Front leaders are likely to meet Gandhi after the prime minister returns from electioneering in Punjab

In a rich man’s world
September 16, 2025 08:14 IST

In the board game's enduring popularity, a realisation: Money as a form of keeping score is fun.

Pakistan's captain Salman Agha, right, walks past India's captain Suryakumar Yadav after the coin toss ahead of the Asia Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo)
September 16, 2025 11:35 IST

India, it seems, is trying to normalise a new kind of civility: We shall play when needed, we won’t engage in any symbolism. Sport is a business now, let’s get done and move on. It’s an interesting way to play a sport, but its fallouts cannot be ascertained just yet.

A call to reason
September 16, 2025 08:10 IST

Significantly, India’s vote in support comes after three abstentions with respect to the Gaza war since October 2023.

A welcome pause
September 16, 2025 08:10 IST

The government should read the message in this extraordinary intervention: It must pay scrupulous attention to due processes, especially on complex matters that pertain to religious practices of minorities.

The Court has temporarily stayed Section 3(r) of the Act till rules to determine who is a practising Muslim for five years are framed.
September 16, 2025 11:33 IST

The biggest setback to the petitioners was on waqf by user. The Court found the abolition of such a waqf perfectly justified on the ground that a lot of government lands have been encroached upon.

global trade
September 15, 2025 11:45 IST

Developing countries risk being casualties of global reset. They can use shocks to recharge their economies

Express View on PM Modi's visit to Manipur: The challenge is to build bridges across historical faultlines
September 15, 2025 07:31 IST

Weakening the conditions that have made ethnicity a divisive force requires sustained dialogue between the representatives of warring communities.

Express View on inflation: Prices stable
September 15, 2025 07:31 IST

Amid US tariffs, moderation in inflation and lowering of GST rates could be spur economy needs

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on September 15, 1985.
September 15, 2025 07:30 IST

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on September 15, 1985.

chokhar
September 13, 2025 11:21 IST

Jagdeep Chhokar was fearlessly outspoken and raised his voice against the ills plaguing our country and against the ruling establishment

September, The Myth of Sisyphus, Anne Halkett’s diary, world engulfed by chaos, Sisyphean boulder, editorial, Indian express, opinion news, current affairs
September 12, 2025 23:42 IST

In a world engulfed by chaos, working on the self, striving for change, are the contemporary equivalents of rolling up the Sisyphean boulder in the pursuit of control

2024 assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA, Mehraj Malik, abrogation of Article 370, editorial, Indian express, opinion news, current affairs
September 13, 2025 07:44 IST

The record turnout in the 2024 polls showed people's faith in democratic processes in Kashmir. Those hard-won gains must not be jeopardised by a strong-armed state

nepal gen z protests
September 13, 2025 11:20 IST

Unless historical injustices are redressed, and inequalities seriously addressed, lasting peace is never a possibility.

private sector, business private sector, Narendra Modi government, commercial banks, Indian economy, Indian economy growth, editorial, Indian express, opinion news, current affairs
September 12, 2025 23:40 IST

For some reason, the private sector — be it companies or even households — is not investing and spending more. What is holding them back?

Express View on killing of Charlie Kirk: Divided States of America
September 12, 2025 06:56 IST

Assassination of Kirk frames a grim crisis. It will take mature leadership on both sides of the political divide to tide over it.

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on September 12, 1985.
September 12, 2025 06:56 IST

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on September 12, 1985.

This September, Saturn’s silent ballet
September 12, 2025 06:56 IST

In its luminosity through this month, lessons in wonder and humility

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