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
It’s time to review world bodies
A week is a long time in politics, former British prime minister Harold Wilson once famously said, reflecting how fortunes…
From BJP’s enemies to allies
If ever there was an award for political gymnastics, Nitish Kumar would undoubtedly be in line for gold with Chandrababu…
Taking healthcare to rural world
How does a woman in labour walk five kilometres across a hill to reach a clinic at night? What nutrition…
Classroom teaching exiting colleges
Students have realised AI tools can provide them with notes that is several times more easy, more comprehensive and more…
Harsh reality of cyber slavery
We must make youth seeking greener pastures abroad aware of these dangers. Jobseekers must bear in mind that if a…
Why globalisation is going nowhere
The Vice President of United States has attacked the system that enabled the country’s companies to profit from immigrants and…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
No relief yet for EPS-95 pensioners We have almost reached the end of the financial year, and as hopes are…
History of Goa’s changing boundaries II
Goa’s boundaries evolved through war, diplomacy, and administrative integration over nearly two centuries, from Albuquerque’s conquest to British-Portuguese demarcation A…