In his speech, the PM said, “…today, the people of Bharat are filled with a renewed confidence.” Just a few days ago, we saw news reports that 395,000 candidates, including 6,112 postgraduates, 39,990 graduates and 117,144 who had studied upto Class 12, had applied for the position of sweeper in the Haryana government at a salary of Rs 15,000 per month on a contract basis. Surely, that is no sign of “renewed confidence”

When is someone going to explain to Modi that although he is still prime minister, he is a much-weakened leader than he was and needs to listen more to what the people are saying. He has not achieved the great things that he promised, and it is because of this that people have lost faith.

His films invite audiences to look around not just with cynicism but also with wonder and quiet courage

With uncertainty in the neighbourhood and volatility across the globe, India needs adroit statecraft to maintain its regional dominance

Teachers remain victims of a prejudiced public perception. But their job is as important as that of junior doctors

In a meeting held under the auspices of the Bihar PCC-I, Mrs Gandhi said in the face of such undemocratic methods, opposition leaders had no right to teach Congress about democratic traditions.

2024 is the first year since 2002 when neither Federer, Nadal or Djokovic have won a major. As their time comes to a close, Fritz and Tiafoe may be two of several players who will attempt to fill the void

The revisions would have undone progress towards greater dignity and equality of access to healthcare for all individuals

On matters ranging from conflict of interest to lack of disclosure and employee dissatisfaction, simply issuing blunt denials or brushing off allegations is unlikely to work

September 5, 1984, Forty Years Ago: A Supreme Court judge has been forced to stay in a Delhi guest house for the past few months following the disinclination of a former minister’s family to vacate the bungalow allotted to the judge as official residence.

Our canine companions’ remarkable intelligence, including ability to store object names in long-term memory, has to do with their relationship to humans

Peeling off layers of patriarchy in everyday governance is the much harder but far more crucial task

But it also points to challenges on the export front. They need to be addressed

In the long run, this approach could lead to a decline in national prosperity, as reduced work hours might diminish the capacity for sustained economic development

As we honour him on Teachers’ Day, we might as well read him, not in the spirit of a nationalistic paean to this or that tradition, but to an open world trying to discover its yet unborn soul.

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on September 4, 1984, Forty Years Ago.

We have an opportunity to make agriculture technically sophisticated, environmentally sustainable and institutionally innovative — provided we shed old economic theories and change the way we farm

Singapore may have provided the global window that India’s older entrepreneur and financial capitals of Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai could no longer be. However, the trade and investment profile owes more to Singapore’s success in building itself up than any inherent complementarity between the two.

Many of the women medallists, who have contributed to the country's best-ever haul at the event, come from modest backgrounds, and have had to overcome multiple barriers. Their achievements show what is possible with courage and resolve, no matter how daunting the odds

With due respect to the court, it must be said that this was long overdue. The highest court of the land has called out brazen misuse of power and miscarriage of justice after families have been destroyed and rights of citizens violated in irreversible ways

The process of peace needs more than lip service. It requires resolve — and the honesty to own up to errors and begin afresh

The World Sikh Convention held in Amritsar declared President Zail Singh “tankhaiya” and served an ultimatum on the government to withdraw the army from the Golden Temple complex by September 30 or face a massive march, to be led by the five high priests to the temple.

Economic growth without sufficient job creation, and authoritarian repression of dissent, is insufficient for political legitimacy

Rapper Sooraj Cherukat is turning on the heat and opening up a world of possibilities for those who may follow in his footsteps