They are a reality check for not only the private ecosystem but also the government which has positioned itself as a valuable stakeholder in the start-up story.

No family should endure the heartbreak of watching their child suffer from a treatable disease simply because life-saving medicines remain inaccessible due to high costs

Things could worsen if China were to make up for the loss of its merchandise exports to the US through currency devaluation or dumping in other markets

Modi’s brief sojourn in Bangkok, the first bilateral visit in more than a decade, has helped consolidate the efforts in the last few years in advancing bilateral ties.

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on April 07, 1985.

Seeking a new way to go on is a creative act, the beginning of transformation.  Perhaps, it takes an acknowledgement of impending mortality to spur one to change. A sense of urgency that this is it. Act now, or forever hold your peace. 

Government departments specialise in circular movements leading nowhere to please the government of the day. But the CBI surely takes the cake in its recent claims of still investigating the Bofors case.

BJP stalwart L K Advani writes in his autobiography, My Country My Life, “If the birth of the Janata government was a lesson in defending democracy, its demise was a harsh reminder about the propensity of power-hungry leaders to undo the gains of a popular democratic movement.”

Hindu religious and charitable institutions are administered by Hindus and Hindus alone. No one would suggest — or accept — that in the administration of Hindu temples and religious/charitable institutions, non-Hindus may have a role. (In fact, there is a demand by the Andhra Pradesh CM that non-Hindus ought not to be appointed even as employees of the Tirupati-Tirumala Devasthanam)

Unfortunately, the Justice Varma case has not become a reason for some serious attempts at judicial reform

More needs to be done. But it is important that the framework of accountability comes from within the judiciary. It must acknowledge that accountability is a facet of its independence

This breakthrough clears the way for India to be part of value chains of small reactors

Recent US moves are brutal power play. Delhi must work on an international coalition to resist his imperiousness

Humans' evolutionary cousins offer an alternative imagination of survival and being: Built on kindness, cooperation, communication

Iraqi missiles killed 39 people and injured 43 in the Iranian cities of Bakhtaran, Hamadan and Bostan, and Iran retaliated by attacking Iraqi cities with artillery fire and air raids, the Iranian authorities reported.

BIMSTEC offers a valuable opportunity to engage in bilateral meetings on the margins of the summit. The interaction between PM Modi and the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh Muhammad Yunus, if it happens, will be watched with interest

At the heart of the deliberations lay this stark question: What is needed for the country's largest minority to trust the Modi government to do the right thing by it?

The imposition of tariffs will result in a significant macroeconomic shock. India must negotiate with the US, pursue a more ambitious agenda for trade reform

A dating app has suggested mock conversations with a chatbot to up one's romantic game. It is nothing like the real thing

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on April 04, 1985.

In an uncertain trade landscape, global firms will seek predictability. India can be that safe haven

An actor of enormous talent and screen presence, Val Kilmer didn’t fall for the trappings of A-list stardom

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on April 03, 1985.

The judiciary has a record of standing up for the most vulnerable. It's time the executive and political class did so too -- without being threatened with fines or strictures