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
Counting the cost of freebies
Indian politics today is plagued by an uncomfortable arithmetic. On one side is the expanding culture of pre-election freebies: expensive,…
Mistakes that sealed Starmer’s fate
Approach of UK’s outgoing Prime Minister was serious but technocratic, showing no interest in ideas or principles. This left it…
Defections redefine Indian politics
The images tell a story that would once have embarrassed Indian politicians. In Delhi, Trinamool Congress MPs preparing to switch…
India’s changing job scenario
Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran has done a great service by saying something many parents, students and policymakers do…
Lessons from deficient rainfall
With June rainfall down 72%, Goa faces an unprecedented water crisis as delayed monsoon threatens reservoirs, agriculture and groundwater recharge…
Energy reforms through smart meters
Technology has created revolution in different spheres at a significant speed and scale and has transformed every aspect of human…
Diabetes: More than sugar
India is now referred to as the “diabetes capital of the world,” reflecting the country’s rapidly growing burden of metabolic…
Goa trapped between 2 identities
Goa has always sold a fantasy, and for decades, it worked. It was a fantasy of escape: foreign backpackers sought…