Editorials, Leading Editorials, Indian Express Editorials

Unseemly proposal

March 3, 2021 8:29:42 am

CJI-led bench’s remarks risk perpetuating retrograde notion of marriage as payoff for rape. Onus is on court to undo damage

Dance like a teacher

March 2, 2021 8:20:43 am

Chhapra college teachers did what Indians do: Break into a gig. Why is that an offence?

Paler green

March 2, 2021 8:20:06 am

NGT’s callous dismissal of petitions, recourse to technicalities, is a betrayal of its mandate

Five arenas

March 2, 2021 8:19:50 am

In upcoming assembly elections, contests and issues vary. But it will be BJP vs Opposition, Centre vs state

Forty Years Ago, March 2, 1981: Budget and prices

March 2, 2021 3:50:38 am

The excise duty, which often acted as a “catalyst” to inflation has been virtually left untouched for the purpose of revenue.

Forty Years Ago, March 1, 1981: Budget Proposals

March 1, 2021 3:59:09 am

Finance Minister R Venkataraman sacrificed Rs 115 crore in revenue to free some 14-lakh people from the middle class from income tax burdens.

The missing centre

March 1, 2021 9:03:52 am

By opening its doors to those like Chourasia in MP, Congress shows it is losing touch with what it was, what it wants to be

Turning the corner

March 1, 2021 9:02:59 am

After severe contraction, economy is expected to return to pre-COVID levels. But stress points remain

400 and counting

February 27, 2021 8:15:35 am

With Ashwin, master off-spinner who seems always a student, the best is yet to be

Delhi & Islamabad

February 27, 2021 8:14:38 am

Decision to recommit to 2003 ceasefire opens possibilities that must be carefully built upon, not lost, by both countries.

Be cautiously aggressive

February 27, 2021 8:15:03 am

In meeting ambitious vaccination targets, attention must be paid to lessons of first phase, and glitches ironed out.

February 26, 1981, Forty Years Ago: Pak Unrest

February 26, 2021 3:41:48 am

Pakistan’s military regime has arrested 21 more political figures bringing the number of those detained to 30, while anti-government demonstrations spread to Karachi. Five students were arrested when they set an army major’s jeep on fire.

A man of letters

February 26, 2021 7:48:19 am

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, poet and publisher, recognised the spirit of the Beat Generation and nurtured it.

Friends & neighbours

February 26, 2021 7:47:34 am

Pakistan PM’s Colombo visit affirms enduring ties. Minister Jaishankar’s Maldives trip signals Delhi is leaving nothing to chance.

State pushback

February 26, 2021 7:45:42 am

Light touch or blunt instrument? New rules to regulate social media and OTT draw the lines between Big Tech and government.

Behind the Scream

February 25, 2021 8:11:01 am

A note in Edvard Munch’s iconic painting bares the anxieties of an artist, his fear of madness.

Kathmandu impasse

February 25, 2021 8:11:32 am

Court sets aside decision to dissolve Parliament, but political reconciliation within ruling party seems unlikely.

Thank You

February 25, 2021 8:10:38 am

Judge Dharmender Rana’s verdict granting bail to Disha Ravi underscores what judiciary can — and should — do today.

February 25, 1981, Forty Years Ago: Bonded Labour

February 25, 2021 3:00:15 am

It is happening within 30 km of Delhi — brick kiln labourers are being bought and sold all over Haryana.

Petrol@100

February 24, 2021 8:36:55 am

Rising fuel prices are inflationary, hurt consumers. Government must focus on improving direct tax and GST compliance.

Law and liberty

February 24, 2021 8:37:15 am

Bail for Varavara Rao is welcome. Tougher questions must be asked when accused are in custody for extended periods of time

Brawlers of Baghpat

February 24, 2021 8:38:01 am

Chaat vendors in a UP town battled over customers and launched a thousand memes.

February 24, 1981, Forty Years Ago: Brezhnev reaches out

February 24, 2021 3:20:57 am

Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev made a major overture to the US, expressing readiness for a summit meeting with President Ronald Reagan, and willingness to reopen strategic arms talks.