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
Big worries for India on H1-B
The September 19 US Presidential order imposing a fee of $1,00,000 per H1-B visa entry and further changes in the…
Healthcare not in pink of health
India’s creditable score as the fastest-growing economy and its resilience in facing down challenges posed by the 50 per cent…
Migration, diversity and harmony
History tells us that Goans have migrated for centuries due to socioeconomic and religious factors, with migration patterns evolving from…
Violent face of parallel economy
The assault on Rama Kankonkar is not just about one activist. It is about silencing an entire ecosystem of digitally…
When young blood boiled in Nepal
From July 2025, Nepal’s government abruptly banned popular social media platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and YouTube. This was a…
Anatomy of Israeli attack on Doha
Trump exhibited his exasperation by saying that the raid did not “advance Israel or America’s goals” as Qatar was hosting…
India needs to monitor neighbours
It may now seem a distant memory, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first foreign policy initiative in 2014 was potentially…
Arithmetic of Goa’s elections
Governments have always been formed on pluralities, not majorities, even as voter mobilisation has steadily risen to some of the…