An old galaxy, it challenges what scientists know about the universe. That is how all great stories in science begin

Democratic negotiations and institutional maturity can help resolve many of the country’s internal issues. But Munir and the Pakistan army prefer the jackboot

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on December 4, 1985.

The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee is currently holding its last meeting of this year.

Announcing a date for peaking emissions will give credibility to our commitment to decarbonise. It will also help counter the criticism that India is the third-largest emitter and its emissions continue to grow

The December 3, 1985 edition is unavailable. The above stories are from December 2, 1985

Cats meow -- a form of communication used almost exclusively with humans -- more loudly, and frequently, at their owners when they are men, than when they are women

Parliament must provide the space for all those questions to be asked, so that the search for answers can begin

The NLI, to be published annually, proposes India’s first state-wise benchmarking system to measure the productivity, transparency, and innovation of state assemblies and legislative councils. The NLI will incentivise healthy competition among states.

Before this goes to court, the Government should rescind this order

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on December 2, 1985.

The linguistic elevation offers a portrait of the modern information ecosystem that is increasingly shaped by emotional manipulation.

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) data shows the REER index dipping from an all-time high of 108.1 in November 2024 to 97.5 in October 2025.

Both the Centre and the states need larger resources to meet multiple challenges. For this, tax receipts of both the Union and state governments must increase.

One concrete step that can reinvigorate parliamentary democracy is to mandate a minimum of 100 sitting days for each calendar year. More sittings would enable thorough debate, ensure greater time for scrutiny, give the Opposition a platform to articulate concerns.

On Saturday, the minister issued an order to both government and private schools in Rajasthan to celebrate December 6, the anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid, as “Shaurya Diwas”.

Why do we, the non-scientists, care about Dark Matter or quantum uncertainties, relativity and black holes? After all, to most laymen, the science behind the words may as well be magic

An event of IFFI’s scale and scope should be moulding sensibilities and discovering new talent

In absolute terms, nominal GDP has shrunk during the quarter, and hence the numerator, that is, the deficit percentage, automatically gets bigger, putting the government's budget targets under strain

With inflation under control, the MPC’s views on growth should determine whether it opts to cut rates or not

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on December 1, 1985.

Members of Parliament today are less representatives of the people who elect them and more subjects of their party’s ubiquitous whip

At the centre of a now-shelved proposal to alter its constitutional status, Chandigarh began as an idea, envisioned by Nehru but executed by bureaucrats and builders who were ahead of their time.

It turns out the pandemic-induced quiet luxury trend is over.