Newspaper editorials — Friday 14 August, 2026

Inflation will remain high in the foreseeable future

India might see its best finish in 50 years in hockey World Cup

Reporters sometimes get a chance to see how family reputation and standing translate to political capital over generations

World over, women’s autonomy is endangered by fertility panics. But their choice must prevail When Delhi’s CM says that women are not babymaking machines, she’s bang on. Sure, this is in the context of her...

Selling cars and bikes with multi-year covers is not the right way to ensure 100% vehicle insurance About 60% of vehicles in India are uninsured. This means if one of them hits you, your chances...

Listening to ecosystems is different from seeing them. But the diversity loss hits as painfully Where did humanity get music from? Likely from natural sounds and rhythms, which were once our only acoustic inspiration, and...

Unemployment is root of youth unrest. Filling govt vacancies, instead of giving freebies, is the solution You can look at last month’s student protest in Delhi, and the ongoing protest in Ranchi, in isolation. Or,...

The objective should be to give Indians the nutrition they need while allowing diets to become healthier and more sustainable

Parliament's failure to function with its current strength highlights that simply raising the number of MPs will not improve its effectiveness.

Innovation was key to taking on high-altitude targets.

India’s 80th Independence Day is an occasion for both celebration and reflection. Let’s take a moment to reflect on why fundamental rights and responsibilities—as laid out by the Constitution—must always go hand-in-hand.

India’s post-partition generations have a responsibility to ensure that the horrors of that 1947 rupture are neither forgotten nor repeated. They bear another onus too: to grasp what fosters national cohesion.

The night's rain created a symphony of sounds on urban surfaces. This peaceful deluge transformed rooftops and streets into musical instruments. The mind wandered, lulled by the hypnotic and unpredictable rhythm of the downpour. After th…

Parliamentary rituals include expunging remarks, a tradition that erases spoken words. BJP MP Jagdambika Pal's words were struck from the record twice. Expunction aims to make statements disappear from official records. However, all atte…

Parliament passed the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill 2026 on Thursday. This legislation aims to standardize mineral taxation across Indian states. The bill effectively neutralizes a Supreme Court ruling on state taxing powers. It also…

In a significant legislative shift, the Centre has revised a 1957 Act to enhance its oversight of mineral resources. The newly established rules will dictate how state governments can impose taxes and levies on mineral-rich lands, promot…

न्याय और नैतिकता: वही व्यवस्था विश्वसनीय न्याय प्रदान कर सकती है, जिस पर समाज को न्यायपूर्ण होने का भरोसा हो

रंग लाई मुहिम: अंधियारी रातों में फिर जगमगाने लगे जुगनू, क्या इंडोनेशिया बचा पाएगा यह नाजुक प्रजाति?

Youth: क्या हम भविष्य का नेतृत्व करने के लिए तैयार? टॉपर से आगे बढ़कर देश को चाहिए समस्या सुलझाने वाले युवा

Radio History: तरंगों के जरिये आजादी की अलख, स्वतंत्रता की लड़ाई में कैसे रेडिययो ने अलग मोर्चा खोल दिया था?