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Water
October 21, 2024 07:12 IST

A report by the Global Commission on the Economics of Water suggests a global pact to conserve water. For that to happen, however, countries must tweak its findings to their contexts. India, for instance, would need to find better ways to resolve conflicts over aquifers within their borders before thinking of a global pact

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun
October 21, 2024 06:56 IST

In the Gurpatwant Singh Pannun case, Washington’s approach is self-righteous and disappointing. But for India, the real challenge lies at home

parents get a life
October 20, 2024 10:18 IST

There’s good reason that Sadhguru has 12.1 million subscribers on YouTube. His videos on “letting it go” and “living in the moment” skillfully package blissful liberation for the internet era. Pop salvation? Perhaps. But any trek inwards, is a step forward.

justin trudeau, nijjar killing
October 20, 2024 13:08 IST

In a shocking violation of diplomatic convention last week, a diplomatic conversation between a top Indian and Canadian official in Singapore was leaked to newspapers to embarrass India. Senior Indian diplomats were branded as “persons of interest’’.

delhi history
October 20, 2024 10:16 IST

References to ‘Yoginipura’ as the name of an ancient or early mediaeval settlement in the Delhi area may have been connected with a Yogini temple that was once located in the area but no remains of an ancient temple in the area have survived.

governance india
October 20, 2024 22:50 IST

What does it matter who forms the government in Maharashtra if those who take power refuse to hear the voices of those whose voices most need to be heard.

mohan bhagwat
October 20, 2024 10:16 IST

The next notable speech was in July in which Mr Bhagwat famously said “a man wants to become Superman, then a Dev, and then a Bhagwan”. It was clearly a disapproval of Mr Modi’s claim that he was not born ‘biologically’. If Mr Modi denied conception, gestation and parturition, was he referring to himself as a ‘creation’? And was Mr Bhagwat hinting that Mr Modi may have crossed a line?

United Opposition, IAS vs UP PCS, Sikh Activists Held, 77 Indian Fishers Freed, Forty Years Ago, editorial, Indian express, opinion news, indian express editorial
October 18, 2024 23:13 IST

The Janata Party-led United Front of opposition parties will contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections under a common symbol and joint programme.

india vs new zealand, ind vs nz, india vs new zealand 1st test, ind vs nz 1st test, india vs new zealand 1st test day 1, editorial, Indian express, opinion news, indian express editorial
October 18, 2024 23:15 IST

New Zealand's seamers must be given more time and attention in conversations on fast-bowling legacies

satellite spectrum, Telecommunications Act, Department of Telecommunications, trai, Reliance Jio, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, editorial, Indian express, opinion news, indian express editorial
October 18, 2024 23:17 IST

Now that there is clarity on satellite spectrum, regulator should address other issues to ensure healthy competition, a vibrant industry

start up
October 19, 2024 09:44 IST

Government's impetus to innovation has taken entrepreneurship beyond Tier-1 cities

msp, Minimum Support Price (MSP), minimum support price, Narendra Modi government, wheat crop, wheat production, editorial, Indian express, opinion news, indian express editorial
October 18, 2024 23:19 IST

Increase in MSP not only renders Indian wheat globally uncompetitive, but also fuels domestic inflationary pressures

SCO
October 18, 2024 07:52 IST

It is early days, but Delhi and Islamabad are trying to create diplomatic space for renewed bilateral engagement

Liam Payne
October 18, 2024 07:00 IST

After the shocking death of the 31-year-old former One Direction singer, millions mourn the loss of a singer who was a significant part of their teenage years. The band provided succour to an entire generation of young adults as they figured out the meanings of life, love and lust.

Section 6A
October 18, 2024 07:02 IST

The Court’s ‘dynamic’ reading of citizenship that is sensitive to the imperatives of ‘equality and upliftment’ is significant at a time when debates over setting the parameters of Indian nationalism continue to rage

child marriage act, supreme court, indian express
October 18, 2024 11:53 IST

The Court adopts a liberal and expansive view in its verdict on Section 6A that is certain to resonate in debates to come

Sunil Gavaskar
October 18, 2024 06:51 IST

October 18, 1984, Forty Years Ago: Pakistan President Gen Zia-ul-Haq kept his promise to India’s captain Sunil Gavaskar that he would be here to watch the latter’s 100th Test.

vote
October 17, 2024 10:16 IST

In ancient Greece, as now, gods and belief were power forces.

Europa Clipper mission may or may not find signs of life, but it will fire a million imaginations
October 17, 2024 01:18 IST

The mission is just the start of humankind’s quest of finding extra-planetary cousins in the universe

Express View on illicit kidney trafficking: The body shop
October 17, 2024 01:12 IST

The revelations of the investigation are a reminder that loopholes need to be plugged, awareness on organ donation increased

Express View on UP anti-spitting law: In bad taste
October 17, 2024 10:49 IST

UP ordinances on food are regressive. They exploit notions of pollution and purity, stoke a larger distrust in society

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on October 17, 1984, Forty Years Ago.
October 17, 2024 01:06 IST

October 17, 1984, Forty Years Ago: A gang of armed men stormed into the house of the family and shot dead four inmates.

Canada, india Canada ties, India-Canada relations, Justin Trudeau, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Ajit Doval, editorial, Indian express, opinion news, indian express editorial
October 15, 2024 23:40 IST

India, Canada and the US, despite their positions in the current face-off, are on the same side in the sense that each is a mature democracy, with domestic political and legal compulsions, as well as national security interests. Canada’s accusations, however, have made the road back to normalcy seem long and arduous

India-US Relations, 4 Killed In Tripura, Rajiv Gandhi Steps Up, Pak Border Sealed, Forty Years Ago, editorial, Indian express, opinion news, indian express editorial
October 16, 2024 12:28 IST

Relations between India and the United States appeared to be touching a new low over Washington’s policy on Pakistan.

Supreme Court does well to lay down what constitutes abetment to suicide, and what does not
October 15, 2024 08:43 IST

The SC ruling wisely cautions against the trend of taking allegations at face value. The allegations may not stand the test of law in a trial even as the long-drawn process itself could end up as punishment

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