These schemes may contribute to election wins. But they are not an alternative to building state capacity for public interest.

There is a need for fresh triggers to boost consumer sentiments and household spending. A strong push to job creation could provide that trigger

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on December 2, 1984.

Kenya’s findings can turn a page in our study of human evolution and ask an imperative question - which ‘fittest’ species survived?

Film festivals are places where creative minds and their committed audiences come together. IFFI must do more to do both justice

After the disputes of Babri Masjid, Gyanvapi and Sambhal, Ajmer is the newest strain on the fabric of peaceful coexistence of the two communities. However, while other disputed sites were mosques, this one is a renowned Sufi shrine

So far, resilient growth has provided the monetary policy committee the space to focus on inflation. But that's changing

THE Sri Lankan government announced the creation of a “no-man’s land” along the island’s northern coast and ordered residents to move out of the area in their own interest as part of a series of stringent security measures to combat terrorism.

Imran Khan’s maximalism and the government’s clampdown on PTI protests come at a time when the country desperately needs to get its act together

The success of Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan’s ‘Comedian’ is a comment on art’s ability to inflate — and disrupt

Terms of services are notoriously hard to comprehend and few people bother beyond clicking ‘accept’, but the question has a larger resonance at a time when social media’s role in politics and society is under greater scrutiny

The older Jones captured the angst and insecurities women of a certain age carried. Like how this charmingly imperfect anti-star who would take off her watch before stepping on her weighing machine, fervently praying it would help

Victory of BJP, rout of its opponents, ensures that the deeper shift that slowed down after 2014 will pick up speed

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on November 29, 1984.

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on November 28, 1984.

For the message to percolate down to youngsters on social media, it cannot be any one thing. It needs to be a combination of legislature, better role models and parental guidance.

The ceasefire is the first meaningful de-escalation since October 7 attacks. It must be expanded to Gaza, serve as a step towards peace.

Congress's call for a return to the ballot paper shows it's still looking for an imagined villain -- rather than within. This course is fraught.

From Spain’s El Bulli’s ‘family meal’ bean soup to the Egyptian ful medames. The hallmark of a good dish of beans is comfort

India has been excluded from Trump’s initial trade salvo. However, in the past, he has called India a ‘tariff king’ and a ‘very big (trade) abuser’, indicating that he may well ratchet up the pressure later

It has to show what it can do with democracy.

In a deliberative and argumentative democracy, a debate cannot be, it should not become, stillborn merely because the Opposition won fewer seats in elections

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on November 27, 1984.

A look into how the PM’s 'ek hain toh safe hain' slogan worked — behind the BJP’s success was a carefully crafted strategy to reboot the process of narrative-shaping and restoring confidence