BJP’s victory in Haryana election shows that marginalised groups vote for the party which gives them their due

Any larger claims about ideological victory or defeat are also irrelevant, though that is how politicians would spin it. The gap between the two votes is so minuscule that the best argument accounting for the outcome is about the ground game, candidate selection and the logic of alliances

Ayodhya, the birthplace of Rama and an ancient town of great antiquity remained apathetic to the oath-taking congregation.

They continue for the simple reason that it makes for good TV. And the viewer laps it up — politics, after all, is as much a national pastime as cricket

BJP’s historic third term in Haryana makes its road to Maharashtra, Jharkhand a little less uphill. Congress should get back to drawing board instead of its outrageous conspiracy-theorising

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on October 08, 1984, Forty Years Ago.

It can only be good news for hockey, domestically and globally. The game's stakeholders need to learn from their mistakes

Difficulties of protecting children’s digital rights while keeping them safe online should not stall a much-needed conversation

India and other countries should bolster their adaptive strategies, safeguarding their populations and economies.

Given continuing Pak support for cross-border terrorism, its volatile domestic politics, Minister Jaishankar's SCO visit can only be a small forward step

October 7, 1984, Forty Years Ago: Curfew was clamped on the industrial township of Nagda in Ujjain district and Ranapur in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh following communal clashes in which three persons were killed and 32 injured.

West Asia needs deep structural changes, if peace and stability are to return to the region. Tel Aviv and Tehran may not want to accept this, but neither the Palestinians nor the Israelis will ever disappear, and their respective political aspirations must be accommodated

As the region stares at a great war, India’s stakes there have never been larger. Silence is no longer an option

Global factors weighed down markets last week. Going ahead, outcome of assembly elections, MPC meeting and corporate results could influence stock prices.

Delhi’s new CM, Atishi, with her crisp saris and college lecturer mannerisms, brings back memories of Sheila Dikshit, the gracious outsider who stunned local political heavyweights by getting elected thrice as Delhi CM. Atishi’s tenure, however, promises to be much shorter.

As a taxpayer when I see our political leaders spend recklessly on populist schemes in the name of welfare, I fear the worst. They appear bent on taking us backwards to a time when the world saw India as an economic basket case or, as foreign friends said to my face, a ‘land of starving millions.’

I have even timed my cycle to a tee — exactly seven days before the 4th of every month. It is my very own biological reminder from hell. Instagram too starts sending reminders in the form of reels.

In an essay in a leading newspaper, Mr Kamath warmly applauded the author, Mr Krishnamurthy Subramanian, for “persuasively laying out his underlying theme... that India needs to break free from the pessimistic shackles of the past and set bold targets, underpinned by sound thinking.”

The Court is right to point out that ‘Not providing dignity to prisoners is a relic of the colonisers and pre-colonial mechanisms, where oppressive systems were designed to dehumanise and degrade those under the control of the state’

A former hospital worker, Choi Soon-hwa took up modelling at 72 at the suggestion of a patient. That she didn't win the South Korea leg of Miss Universe matters little

Two persons were killed and scores hurt as extremists hurled bombs on Ramlila crowds at Mansa in Bhatinda and Amritsar. In another incident, two suspected terrorists were killed in encounters with security forces in Gurdaspur district.

A more benign outlook for food prices should also be the reason for RBI to consider a cut in its benchmark repo lending rate

With some of the best players, fortified by experience in the Women's Premier League, India are strong contenders.

The move shows government's conservation efforts in poor light, casts doubt on its sincerity in finding solutions for human-animal conflict