Income Tax should address alleged tax transgressions, not raise foreign bogeys or behave like a corporate's hired gun.

These measures could act as a significant drag on trading, bringing down volumes. This should ensure that household savings are channelled into more productive investments

A survey in the UK shows that 52 per cent of Gen Z professionals do not want to take on a middle-management position because the stress is too much and the perks too little; that burnout is not worth the opportunity of causing heartburn

Expert committee reports are enablers. It’s up to policymakers to give shape to their recommendations

October 3, 1984, Forty Years Ago:: The announcement of the ceasefire marks another important step toward the talks for which impetus was given by PM Indira Gandhi’s in April.

Without considering the context of the times in which a text — the Mahabharat, for instance — was written, you’re depriving yourself of the knowledge that humanity has found relevant for millennia.

In a storied career of over seven decades, the Downton Abbey actor had one of the best third acts of all time

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on October 02, 1984, Forty Years Ago.

Peer influence and the need for social acceptance can drive individuals to engage in positive behaviours such as reduce, reuse and recycle, segregate, and zero tolerance for littering.

It took the Supreme Court to ensure that a student from a marginalised community, who had cleared the entrance test, was admitted

As countries worry over surge in exports from China, India must focus on boosting manufacturing capabilities, improving competitiveness

With film personalities, economists, food technologists and others weighing in on the adulteration matter, the laddoo has arrived. But how we got here is best explained by the convergence of Hindu nationalists and Hindu conservatives on it.

Chakraborty's Dadasaheb Phalke win is an endorsement of a long and arduous journey to stardom

In Bangladesh, like in much of the Subcontinent, India has geographical and economic interests and advantages along with deep historical ties. Delhi must continue to build on them

When every regional party becomes family business, democracy decays -- at home

It's time to rethink air quality strategies by scientifically integrating broader factors and prioritising health-centric measures which can best be realised by a resource framework

October 1, 1984, Forty Years Ago: The discussions at Akal Takht are viewed as significant. They will hold another round of talks after the ceremony.

The Tirupati laddu saga may lead to consumers becoming more conscious of ghee quality. That, together with crackdowns by the authorities could further push up prices. Government can help by cutting GST on ghee, butter and other products

It brings an inflection point in West Asia conflict. Israel and others must step back, let diplomacy in

Instead of focussing excessively on rankings with well-recognised shortcomings, recognising achievements and refining goals consistent with national priorities will be a more fruitful approach

September 30, 1984: The Golden Temple complex was thrown open to the public as the security forces which occupied it in June withdrew from the complex.

Lothal’s archaeological record indicates its settlements were rebuilt multiple times. Rao identified five distinct phases in the site’s stratigraphic record dated circa 2400-1900 BCE. At its peak, late 3rd millennium BCE, Lothal may have been home to 15,000 people.

I’m thinking of reclaiming the pace of my friendships from school days. I want to be a slow friend. That person who has more than the time it takes to drink a cup of coffee to spare for a friend.

I am still struggling to answer my son’s question: Why do men rape? I try and use every conversation to ingrain strains of incorruptible goodness in the man he will be. Respect is too much of an abstract noun. He needs to know the verbs, actions and behaviour to deliver it.