Commentary
UPI fees threaten digital shift
New MDR charges could undermine digital payments, burden merchants and users, and weaken India’s shift away from cash despite the system’s remarkable nationwide success The mandarins in the finance ministry…
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SIR: Advani, Jaishankar, others get notices over ‘discrepancies’
Foreign secy Misri, Election Commissioner Sandhu also issued notices New Delhi: Former deputy prime minister…
Pitch for sustainable growth in Goa
It has been a case of rampant degradation and destruction of the state’s environment which…
Give hope a chance
As New Year kicks in, government and people must resolve to improve happiness index There…
EDM death: Report points to mix of drugs, alcohol
Panaji: The preliminary report into the death of Delhi youth, who died in a hospital…
Lasted Commentary
Decoding CCP poll mandate
Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monserrate lost the Assembly elections from Panaji once, won it twice. Gambling on the calculation that his CCP…
Middle East crisis is legal quagmire
What began with surprise US and Israeli strikes on Iran one month ago has hardened into a grinding stand-off, with…
Queries on ethics, values in business
It is not common for the chairman of a large bank classified as “too big to fail” to quit suddenly.…
Great Indian political migration
Six weeks can be a very long time in Indian politics. On February 10 this year, Congress MP Pradyot Bordoloi…
Pollution crisis beyond Delhi
There has been much talk about air pollution in Delhi and its magnitude and effects on the health of the…
Glimpses of new warfare strategies
The conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States is not merely another regional flashpoint. It is a stark reminder…
Parrikar: Rare gem of Indian politics
Manohar Parrikar is a name etched in the history for his visionary leadership, simplicity, compassion and impeccable integrity. He became…
BJP: Mastering art of staying alive
In Niccolò Machiavelli’s 16th-century classic ‘The Prince’, the Italian thinker advised rulers that power is best preserved not through moral…