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Punjab Polls, Akali Split Threat, Akali Split, UK Plane Disaster, Thimphu Talks, Forty Years Ago, editorial, Indian express, opinion news, current affairs
August 23, 2025 07:07 IST

Elections in Punjab will be held on September 25 instead of September 22, the Election Commission has announced. It is evident that the government has stuck to its decision to go ahead with the elections despite opposition from the Akalis and other national parties.

stray dog shelters, Supreme Court dog ruling, Delhi dog management, stray dog menace, dog bite safety measures, Delhi-NCR dog rehabilitation, dog shelters infrastructure, stray dog control measures, municipal dog policies, dog welfare in Delhi, delhi news, India news, Indian express, current affairs
August 23, 2025 07:04 IST

This will require an acknowledgement of, and introspection over, the reasons for the failure of the Animal Birth Control (Dog) Rules

India’s digital public infrastructure model should be anchored in shared infrastructure, open standards, and interoperability to make sure that innovators are not locked out.
August 23, 2025 11:37 IST

The policy challenge is not merely enabling AI access but also ensuring that AI ecosystems remain contestable and worker-supportive

Prime Minister Narendra Modi signs the visitor's book in the presence of US President Donald Trump, at The White House in Washington. (ANI Photo)
August 23, 2025 11:50 IST

Challenge is to preserve collaborations despite Trump’s techno-nationalism and the ruckus created by punitive tariffs

RBI, RBI monetary policy, Inflation, price inflation, inflation rate, Reserve Bank of India, editorial, Indian express, opinion news, current affairs
August 23, 2025 07:04 IST

Such changes run the risk of “eroding policy credibility”

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on August 22, 1985.
August 22, 2025 06:52 IST

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on August 22, 1985.

India’s vocational training system needs to reinvent itself to boost employability
August 22, 2025 06:50 IST

Investing in robust public–private partnerships to deliver VET (Vocational Education and Training) is critical for successful skilling.

Frank Caprio, the nicest judge
August 22, 2025 06:49 IST

The municipal judge in the US, who died this week, was known for his kindness and leniency, and, over the last few years, became a social media star

AI film ‘Chiranjeevi Hanuman’ raises questions about creative labour and ownership. It must initiate a conversation
August 22, 2025 06:48 IST

At what point does AI go from being a tool -- such as in the 2024 film The Brutalist, where it was used to enhance the Hungarian accent of certain characters -- to a competitor?

India's foreign policy agility must be backed by unity and reform at home
August 22, 2025 06:47 IST

While engagements with China, Russia are independent of Trump's disruptions, they have now acquired a new dimension

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on August 21, 1985.
August 21, 2025 09:09 IST

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on August 21, 1985.

A mid-career tragedy
August 21, 2025 09:08 IST

The young know they have enough time to learn; the old can rest on their laurels, and look back at a life well-lived. It is the middle-aged, middle-career, middle-class worker who has no choice but to adapt in a hurry

Heavy-handed state
August 21, 2025 09:07 IST

Invoking sedition law against journalists, using state machinery to intimidate, is a crude attempt by Himanta Biswa Sarma government to stifle free expression

Dangerous & wrong
August 21, 2025 09:04 IST

To argue that ‘the people’ will decide if their ministers should run the government from jail subverts people’s rights. The Bills deserve to travel no further

Can we craft narratives that address a paradox — encourage people to face the grim prognosis and yet do this in ways that expand rather than shut down their sense of agency?
August 21, 2025 11:06 IST

There are those who will argue that raising general public awareness about and demand for ecologically sound policies is a difficult or impossible task. But what does such determinism gain us?

Since criminal law’s promise as an instrument of safety is matched only by its power to destroy, let us not use it for petty political interests.
August 21, 2025 10:57 IST

Bills seeking to remove ministers facing criminal charges are vulnerable to misuse, can serve partisan interests

August 20, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Akalis to Fight Polls
August 20, 2025 07:04 IST

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on August 20, 1985.

With a new format, in US Open Mixed Doubles, charges of gimmickry will be difficult to avoid
August 20, 2025 07:03 IST

In order to truly make doubles matter again, the bodies in charge of the game will have to emphasise its significance as a genuine sporting spectacle and retain its special character.

Recent cloud bursts show — India needs early warning systems
August 20, 2025 07:02 IST

Detailed maps of cloudburst-prone zones that use historical data and satellite imagery could guide land-use plans. It's an imperative that cannot be postponed.

Express View: With Alaska and Washington summits, Trump has moved the needle towards peace
August 20, 2025 07:01 IST

The prospect of closer US-Russia ties, at least for the remainder of Trump’s term, remains troubling not only for Ukraine, but also for Europe. It is encouraging that Putin and Zelenskyy may finally sit in the same room to negotiate an end to the bloodshed.

Addressing a press conference, the CEC rejected as baseless the allegations of double voting and "vote theft" and asserted that all stakeholders are working to make SIR a success in a transparent manner.
August 20, 2025 11:43 IST

If the ECI truly believes ‘every vote matters’, it must prove it by showing every voter it has added — not just every name it has removed, and every duplicate voter it has detected.

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on August 19, 1985.
August 19, 2025 07:01 IST

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on August 19, 1985.

Cambridge dictionary’s latest additions: A little delulu
August 19, 2025 06:58 IST

Formalising slang coined by Gen Z and Gen Alpha by adding it to the dictionary could end up ensuring its obsolescence

Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivering his Independence Day address from the Red Fort on 15th August 2025.
August 19, 2025 11:01 IST

As the PM reminded us, the world is watching an ancient civilisation transform into a modern power — not by abandoning its roots but by drawing strength from them

Steps to rationalise GST slabs: Simpler is better
August 19, 2025 06:57 IST

The move is welcome. Revenue implications need to be examined, and consensus with states forged

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