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
Remembering Sir Mark Tully
Long before the television screen or mobile phone took over our lives, there was the humble radio. For anyone who…
Breaking Haldi Kumkum barriers
Haldi Kumkum is a social gathering in India, where married women exchange Haldi (Turmeric) and Kumkum (vermilion powder) as a…
Time to relook private equity in health
Claims that India lacks resources reflect a narrow frame that shuts out creative and innovative solutions to the country’s pressing…
India at mercy of US-China ties
Amid global tensions involving Venezuela and Iran, there is hope that the scheduled meeting between US President Donald Trump and…
Celebrate diversity, embrace unity
Our planet Earth favours diversity. In the beginning of time, in the hours of the Big Bang, there was only…
Reality of Indian democracy
India’s credentials as the world’s largest practising democracy were on full display when the Indian Parliament hosted the 28th Conference…
Beware of ‘Goldilocks’ mirage
On February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for the next fiscal year against a macroeconomic…
Steering ‘America First’ world order
When US President Donald Trump assumed office in January 2025, he did so with a singular, unapologetic objective i.e. to…