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William McKay (Bill) Aitken, the renowned author of Scottish origin who made India home in 1959, passed away in Dehradun on April 16

The judicial courts function like the temples of the one true God. We assume that the judges sitting in the courts will be fair. We all know that is not true

Danseuse Kumudini Lakhia died a month short of turning 95, in a year she won the Padma Vibhushan

The frequently asserted "foreignness" of Urdu is, on the evidence, unsustainable. But the fact that it is so widely believed is a phenomenon that deserves independent attention.

THE GREAT GAME: The spectre of Bangladesh and Pakistan forgiving each other for their past sins is apparent

While the rate cut is likely to be beneficial to the GDP growth and the overall economy, the banking sector may be going into a bit of ambivalence as its funding costs keep rising and rate cut takes effect.

The PM’s lofty views about the amendments are not shared by the Muslim masses

It is important to restrict access of even alcohol to the younger people as its use leads to the intake of other substances.

The moot point is that not a single non-warring European country will be able to take the rate of fatality which both Russia and Ukraine are facing.

We have now reached a stage where inter-faith expressions of solidarity and celebration within educational institutions provoke hatred and intimidation.

In a divided subcontinent, this grain still carries the aroma of a common past and perhaps a solution to a common future.

It’s a pity that India spends less than 1 per cent of its GDP on research & development

Questions remain on how many of the 65 patrolling points are accessible now

For the millions of informal women workers, digital authentication failures are not a minor inconvenience; they are often a matter of survival.

BJP, AIADMK uneasy about alliance, while CM Stalin veers conversation towards state autonomy

Sri Lanka’s break from the elite rule is reflected in its aid to impoverished and strife-torn Myanmar.

Even though artists have moved to urban settings, their creativity flows from their memories of rural Punjab.

Sukhbir’s re-election might end up widening the gulf between the party and the Sikh Sangat

Two US generals had visited Bangladesh when Yunus went to China.

Goyal’s criticism on the labour front was quite disingenuous. The startups have created millions of jobs, which the government has also lauded.

The all-boys school is feeling the heat as its results are not good enough to win over aspirants’ parents

In case you missed it, here’s the best of what our Opinion pages carried through the week

The harvest festival is of great significance for many states in India. For Punjab, it has spiritual significance

There should be no shortage of applicants from India. Reason? There would be no ED, CBI, FCRA, Interpol or extradition rules on Mars, the only rule being ‘what you grab is what you get’

There is more to our nation’s destiny than the removal of statues and the renaming of towns