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
Promise, Challenges of DPDP Act
At first glance, the law appears to be a near-perfect one designed to safeguard citizens’ privacy. However, experts have raised…
What former British PMs do?
Former prime ministers are much in demand in the lucrative lecture circuit that fetches them millions of pounds through events…
Obstacles to Vikasit Bharat
The problem really is that there is no open and free discussion on any policy; there are no objective evaluations…
Tax giveaway yet fiscally prudent
Though the tax has been cut, the FM expects total tax collection to go up faster than nominal GDP which…
Budget 2025-26: Big expectations
Increasing tax buoyancy is critical and crucial for elimination of revenue deficit to ultimately promote growth given the inflexibility of…
Slowdown, a challenge for Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her record eighth budget to Parliament on February 1. This is her second…
Testing time for Trump-Modi bonhomie
“Abki Baar Trump Sarkar,” was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rather effusive chant in September 2019 at an event in Texas…
Spectre of deportation from US
The push marks a remarkable fall for a land where Indians are among the most visible and most successful group…