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Column in Focus — Raja Mandala
Seizing opportunities in the Gulf would require modernisation of Delhi’s strategic discourse
C. Raja MohanThere's growing strategic convergence between Delhi and Washington in the Gulf
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Why a judicial inquiry commission is not enough for justice in Manipur
June 15, 2023 20:05 IST
The Supreme Court has held that the report of an inquiry commission is not binding on a court of law. A commission is not a substitute for a criminal trial
Karnataka’s new scheme for women: A bus ride to equality
June 15, 2023 19:17 IST
By supporting the mobility of women, by offering them the means for it, the state can change the lives of women and the societies they live in
Hijab and Iqbal in Madhya Pradesh: How Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s polarising politics is sacrificing students’ interests
June 15, 2023 22:04 IST
The situation in Madhya Pradesh makes it seem that CM Chouhan wants to go a step ahead of UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. While Yogi may have ridden roughshod over due processes, he has never bulldozed schools
A decade of BTS: The band created the ARMY, the ARMY sustains the band
June 15, 2023 16:22 IST
Their confessional, blunt lyrics are rare in the South-Korean industry where idol groups are contractually debarred from having a personal life, let alone express themselves. Their fans have also played a critical role in pushing against the domination of the West in music
I take bike taxis in Delhi – the ban has just made life more difficult for young working women
June 15, 2023 12:21 IST
Affordable and safe commute can play an important role in not only helping meet women's practical needs such as access to public places but also in contributing to their strategic empowerment in social and economic spheres
How AAP government’s waste management plan is making Delhi toxic
June 15, 2023 11:34 IST
Burning garbage is choking Delhi’s health, environment, livelihoods and finances. It is high time that the AAP government starts addressing the problem of waste, not when it is thrown away, but when it is produced
How India can become a global maritime power by 2030
June 15, 2023 09:32 IST
Improvement in World Bank ranking on ports reflects steps taken in maritime sector
Silicon Valley’s success has bred San Francisco’s crisisPremium Story
June 15, 2023 18:39 IST
The jury is still out on the future of new innovations and their impact on our common future
Bibek Debroy on NIRF rankings: Why Delhi and Tamil Nadu colleges lead the way
June 15, 2023 09:31 IST
With urbanisation picking up, why should inclusion be interpreted as establishing colleges in rural areas?
Express View on Cormac McCarthy: Death and life
June 15, 2023 06:44 IST
The violence in his work served to show all that the human soul could endure and overcome
Express View on stockholding limits on wheat: Cap doesn’t fit
June 15, 2023 06:33 IST
Amid estimates of record crop, this sends mixed signals, raises questions
Express View on West Bengal violence: Calling Didi
June 15, 2023 06:15 IST
In run-up to panchayat polls, West Bengal is again gripped by violence. TMC must act against, not aggravate, state's worst political tendencies
June 15, 1983, Forty Years Ago: Violence In J&K
June 15, 2023 05:25 IST
Over 700 people were injured, about a hundred of them seriously, when the police fired five rounds in the air, burst hundreds of tear-gas shells and repeatedly lathi-charged to separate Congress (I) and National Conference supporters who clashed in a number of places in the interior of the city.
IIT-Madras director is mistaken – it’s not the student’s faultPremium Story
June 15, 2023 12:19 IST
From the selection process to curriculum, faculty and government have allowed IITs to become ivory towers that do not serve society
Why are West Bengal polls violent? It’s the history, stupid!
June 14, 2023 20:09 IST
Central forces and observers, stern directives by successive election commissioners, independent watchdogs, media presence, angry voters, rich and resourceful political parties with wizard campaign managers — none have successfully created a strategy to curb violence in all its variety
Jack Dorsey confirms what I knew working at Facebook – BJP government wants to control information
June 14, 2023 20:01 IST
The Indian government has taken a more-than-active interest in social media giants. In India, these companies walk a thin line between maintaining their own community standards and the increasingly strident demands of the right of centre government
FIR against Kerala journalist: When it comes to freedom and rights, CPM and BJP share the same hypocrisy
June 14, 2023 11:11 IST
Both the Centre and Kerala governments seem uncomfortable with liberal ideas such as press freedom, constitutional rights, and robust opposition. At the same time, both want to appear as preservers of the Constitution
Express View on Silvio Berlusconi: Il Cavaliere
June 14, 2023 07:45 IST
He transformed Italy’s political culture, and its image
Why every Indian must learn about evolutionPremium Story
June 14, 2023 18:27 IST
Removing theory of evolution from science textbooks will hamper development of critical faculties
India@75, Looking at 100: We need to look at art in context, not through a colonial lens
June 14, 2023 10:12 IST
My wish for the next 25 years is that we acquire the ability to look deeper into our understanding of culture, both at a policy level and as consumers. Let us go back a few steps and try to retain the diversity of context, rather than allow one loud, monolithic narrative to overwhelm everything else
Express View on Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s new politics: Mamaji’s crude manifesto
June 14, 2023 07:06 IST
He wants a fifth term as CM. Stoking divide, shutting down a school, won’t help him
June 14, 1983, Forty Years Ago: Akali Rail ProtestSign In to read
June 14, 2023 06:32 IST
This is the front page of The Indian Express published on June 14, 1983.
Express View on Jack Dorsey’s comments: Denial is no answer
June 14, 2023 06:30 IST
Big Tech needs to address its own lack of accountability, but Dorsey’s remark on shutdown threat needs to be addressed
Apar Gupta writes on CoWIN breach, Jack Dorsey claims: Digital India is not built on the Constitution
June 14, 2023 10:05 IST
In Digital India, individual harms are left unaddressed and the creation of regulatory and institutional frameworks is rejected to favour the mirage of innovation
Gadar 2 teaser: Why a film that’s okay with ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ would not be possible in today’s India
June 13, 2023 19:13 IST
After all, the scene in which Tara screams about the greatness of Hindustan, also shows him willingly saying “Pakistan zindabad” and embracing Islam, if it means that he can be with his wife. Viewers back then seem to have accepted this as part of the sacrifice that a lover must make, their regard for him not diminishing in the least
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