Government’s amendments to the child labour law are pragmatic. But more remains to be done.

With B.B. King’s death, the world has another reason to sing the blues.

State governments cannot make cities livable. They must give urban areas freedom to manage themselves.

Without better quality schooling, attempts to curb child labour can only go so far.

A look at the front page of Indian Express on May 12, published forty years ago.

Salman Khan had to be sacrificed so that we can rest easy about the impersonal majesty of the law.

SC prunes politicians’ mugshots from government advertisements. But is this really its calling?

North Korea reportedly executed its defence minister for snoozing during a meeting. Or did it?

New law is welcome, but more effective solutions to tax evasion lie in GST and reform of political funding.

It will be a Conservative government doing conservative things in the UK.

Judiciary or the executive — that’s the key question. Perhaps the NJAC’s compositon, rules need tweaking.

Socialist leader Madhu Limaye asked the Congress Young Turks, Chandra Shekhar and Mohan Dharia, to join the JP movement.

A narrowing idea of citizenship has left many out in the cold and emboldened attacks of the kind seen in Karachi.

Government monitoring of social media is not, by itself, a problem. But it needs greater oversight.

Jayalalithaa loyalist wants newborns named after judge who acquitted her.

As Modi visits Beijing, let’s remember there is space for both India and China’s ambitions as global powers.

A new economic corridor could be a positive, binding force in Sino-Pakistan ties.

UP Chief Minister H.N. Bahuguna claimed that there was no move to oust him from office.

India’s denial of psychological dysfunction is incubating a violent society.

Modi has made a bold effort in recasting Sino-Indian ties. He must overcome the resistance at home.

Modi government’s insurance and pension schemes are a step in the right direction.

In the interest of justice, high-profile corruption cases like Jayalalithaa’s must be fast-tracked.

AAP doesn’t have to stoop to using defamation law like a kill switch. Why doesn’t it just switch off instead?

But a political prestige issue must not be allowed to endanger the last wild population of Asiatic lions.