In an era where plutocrats and tech bros speak casually of 70-hour work weeks, when is the worker -- whether his collar is blue or white -- meant to just be?

Taxpayers can now avail indexation benefit on sale of property. Review of IT Act must address areas of disputes

From a reading of the draft Waqf (Amendment) Bill, it would appear that the government has forgotten that Waqf properties are the private and self-acquired properties of the followers of Islam, except those which non-Muslims may have donated

This is the front page of The Indian Express published on August 7, 1984, Forty Years Ago.

While science will constantly push the world into places it hasn’t gone before, and it must, there's no place but earth. Asimov would certainly want that moral principle to be the foundation for science

The disregard of the distinction between biological sex and gender identity is of a piece with the disinformation and ignorance that shroud conversations around much of women’s sports in general

The current round of bloodletting without pause is exposing the frailties of every player

There is no doubt that both Pakistan and China will see the political change in Bangladesh as an opportunity to challenge India’s presence in the country and try to tar it with a pro-Hasina brush. India should bide its time

Stock markets tumble as concerns over the US economy gain traction. Both global and domestic factors will shape market trajectory

Her death marks an epochal shift in the world of classical dance. She will remain its breakthrough moment

August 6, 1984, Forty Years Ago: India is unlikely to agree to Sri Lanka’s call for a joint inquiry into the bomb blast at Madras airport; “the question does not arise”, the Indian High Commissioner J S Chhatwal

Former Bangladesh PM has reaped wages of authoritarian politics. Delhi should work to limit damage, protect high-stakes relationship with Dhaka

August 5, 1984, Forty Years Ago: This is the front page of The Indian Express published on August 5, 1984, Forty Years Ago.

While on the economic and governance fronts, there have been gains, the security situation has been cited as a roadblock to restoring statehood. Most importantly, the people need to be involved in their governance

It requires the local-level healthcare professional to feed-in patient data on risk factors. It then processes the information to suggest the treatment. That does not, however, attenuate the significance of the attending physician

This might then be the right time for the political leadership of Kashmir to be transformative. The election will make the government representative of the people. The challenge will be to make the state an embodiment of their social interest.

Women whose life choices you don’t approve of, or understand, also live rich, fulfilling and complicated lives. Constantly attacking them for those choices and projecting your misery on them doesn't dent their happiness, but it does reveal a gaping hole in your otherwise well-manicured existence.

Kenya has seemingly inspired its neighbouring nations in the region. With an aggressively pro-capitalist economy, it was an eyesore for neighbours like Tanzania, where Julius Nyerere (anti-colonial activist who later became the Prime Minister) took the socialist path.

In order to find out the truth about unemployment, I suggest that the prime minister and other ministers walk the streets of towns and cities of India. On a lighter note, the finance minister may begin her walk at Madurai (where she was born), go to Villupuram (where she went to school) and end at Tiruchirappalli (where she went to college)

It points to perils of carrying out development without respecting the region's carrying capacity

The government has announced its intent to review the IT Act. To fundamentally resolve the source of these disputes requires that the contentious sections of the Act be carefully redrafted, tax structure simplified

It is heartening to watch the quiet confidence of these athletes, given the premium placed on youth in sports

The fact that there is competition from the public sector and no foreign genes here (unlike Monsanto's Bollgard Bt cotton) should silence any Luddite opposition to the new technology

Bureaucratic hurdles in changing gender, name in official documents for transgender persons, betray promise of equality, liberty guaranteed in Constitution