The party with the larger numbers is able to get its laws passed in Parliament, but it would be an impoverished notion of parliamentary democracy that defines itself only as one where the ruling side has its law, or way.

For Neeraj Chopra, the next challenge will be to cross the hallowed 90m-mark. Chopra’s recent performances suggest it’s just a matter of time before he joins the elite group.

Considering that MSMEs employ a sizable part of India's labour force, and are also suppliers to the larger economy, their financial distress has far-reaching consequences. Appropriate steps should be taken to ease their woes.

At a time when the TMC is seeking to expand its footprint beyond West Bengal and its leader Mamata Banerjee attempts to take the moral high ground on a range of issues — from probity to transparency — the corruption within undermines her credibility. Of course, the ED's record of booking Opposition leaders is dodgy. But the TMC can't hide behind that.

The number of PhD applications to IIMs from students of SC, ST and OBC communities increased only marginally in the past four years. In case of the IITs, this increase was more appreciable. But the pool of applicants continues to be shallow.

Nothing much should be expected from panel constituted by government. But the farm problem remains, needs addressing

President-elect Droupadi Murmu’s journey mirrors the trajectory of the country’s democracy and testifies to its uplifting possibilities

UK PM Boris Johnson’s last address to parliament was self-congratulatory and hinted at a sequel. Johnson was at his cutting best. He defended his government's performance in handling the pandemic, boasted about getting Brexit done and moralised about helping the people of Ukraine fend off the Russian invasion.

Ben Stokes’s message: Cricket calendar needs a breather or brace for the demise of the all-format cricketer. The cricket calendar is packed airtight. So congested that two teams of the same country are playing in two different parts of the world against two different teams at the same time.

The new Sri Lankan President has to build bridges with the Opposition and win the trust of citizen’s movement. Wickremesinghe's main challenge will be to set the economy back on track, which he has predicted might take until the end of 2023 to accomplish.