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 Â
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
K’taka’s deepening political crisis
‘Nero fiddled while Rome burned.’ This ancient Roman saying perfectly fits Congress leader Rahul Gandhi when it comes to dealing…
‘Shirtless’ protest no national shame
The ‘shirtless’ Youth Congress protest at the AI Summit in New Delhi has produced the kind of reactions that now…
Uniting to protect Goa’s land
Clarion calls for unity resonating from atop festive platforms with clarity and a pitch that underscores the urgent need for…
India’s challenges in education
While the nation was attracted to the artificial intelligence (AI) summit in New Delhi and distracted by the horrendous claims…
Anatomy of Pakistan’s duplicity
The suicide bombing at the Khadija Tul Kubra Mosque in Islamabad on February 6, 2026, which killed at least 36…
AI: The double-edged sword
Artificial intelligence is not just a technology race. It is also a meta narrative race. The United States and China…
Saga of ‘unclear’ political orders
A fresh wave of controversy has emerged ahead of the publication of General (Retd) MM Naravane’s book ‘Four Stars of…
Equilibrium in fiscal federalism
India’s fiscal federalism runs on a deceptively simple bargain: the Union collects most broad-based taxes, while the states carry the…