Commentary
The rise of Chinese economy
With China holding fort both in the traditional manufactured goods and in modern hi-tech chip-based industries, robots and electric vehicles, the rich world finds the going tough in maintaining its…
From Sanskrit texts to ayurveda records, 30k manuscripts traced
Shahin Bepari Lambe Panaji Around 30,000 manuscripts have been identified across Goa as part of…
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…
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Beware of dangerous liaisons
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is a much-despised figure in many parts of the world with an arrest warrant…
A great green leap for tomorrow
The Goa state Budget for 2026-27, presented by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, marks a decisive step towards building a sustainable…
Trump’s Iran war dilemma
There are several enigmas surrounding the present US-Israel war against Iran, answers of which are still not clear. Is it,…
War in the name of Iran’s nukes
The current armed conflict orchestrated by the United States and Israel against Iran is not simply another flare-up in a…
Gulf nations at the receiving end
Washington’s allies in the Persian Gulf have found themselves in a position they have long sought to avoid: on the…
When freebies devour forests
There are moments in public life when a single news item captures the moral and fiscal drift of an entire…
K’taka’s deepening political crisis
‘Nero fiddled while Rome burned.’ This ancient Roman saying perfectly fits Congress leader Rahul Gandhi when it comes to dealing…
‘Shirtless’ protest no national shame
The ‘shirtless’ Youth Congress protest at the AI Summit in New Delhi has produced the kind of reactions that now…