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
Slowing down in a fast world
Recently, I attended the BITSAA Global Meet -2026 (BGM) at the BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus. It was meant to be…
Himanta Sarma’s politics exposed
Even by the morally vacuous standards of social media, a venomous video put up by the Assam BJP marks a…
Goa’s projects face backlash
While Goa goes about aggressively positioning itself as a premier global event hub, the growing disenchantment among its people who…
Trade deal that diminishes India
Whichever way you spin this, it should be clear that the nation has bowed to the diktats of the United…
T20 WC: A spectacle like no other
It’s time for another World Cup—this time in the shortest and most explosive format of the game. The ICC Men’s…
Epstein Files unmask a façade
The Epstein Files, an extensive collection revealing the extent of Jeffrey Epstein’s misconduct, comprises over three million pages of documents,…
Labour reforms and growth
The Indian labour market has been characterised by a paradoxical duality: a highly protected formal sector governed by archaic and…
Far away from road to development
An important observation about the presentation of the Budget by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is that the speech was just…