Commentary
Decoding CCP poll mandate
Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monserrate lost the Assembly elections from Panaji once, won it twice. Gambling on the calculation that his CCP voter base would see him through, he took on the…
PM orders steps to safeguard citizens from Iran war impact
Assesses critical needs of common people New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called…
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
Quiet revolution of Prabhakar Bhide
In an age of shrinking attention spans and rising superficiality, he stands out as a cultural anchor building ecosystems while…
Tiger roars again in Maharashtra
For nearly six decades since he founded the Shiv Sena in 1966, Bal Keshav Thackeray’s party has been the noisy…
Every wound begins at home
We rant so easily in Goa these days. One side rants about law and order. Another rants about moral decay.…
Insight into multi-front threats to India
Imagine a speeding passenger train derailing in the dead of night because an electric pole was deliberately placed across the…
New high in Sino-Pak ties
When US President Donald Trump hosted Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir for lunch at the White House Cabinet…
Global headwinds from US tariffs
While inflation forecasts, which reveal ‘a more diffusive’ scenario, have been revised in the US, expectations remain little changed in…
Time to outlaw widow discrimination
Responding to rising civil society voices, the Goa government had in March 2023 promised to introduce a related bill. Over…
No room for language wars
Those fighting need to realise that these are losing battles, which may yield temporary political dividend but cannot be sustained…