Time To Elect, Not Select Governors

In a federal democracy, the people must have a say (indirect or direct) in an office as important as that of governor.Especially in a governor who can now effectively veto a bill by simply refusing......

'Pronouncements On Paper Don't Feed Babies'

'These children possess catastrophically low birth weights -- often 1.4 kgs or less. Such extremely low birth weight results in profoundly compromised neo-natal immunity.' 'The escalation to 97......

Governor can reserve bills re-sent by assembly: SC

The Supreme Court on Thursday held that the Governor can reserve a bill for consideration of the President even in the second instance, when the bill is again sent by the state assembly to him......

'Government Is The Source Of Our Data Leakages'

'Instead of the government and telecom operators solving the mess of their own creation, they're telling us we need to give access to our phones perpetually.' Kindly note that this image has only......

Pickup in private capex critical for more gains in Siemens

Even as the results of Siemens for the second quarter of 2025-26 (Q2FY26) were a mixed bag, the stock was the top gainer in the BSE 200 index, rising 4.92 per cent in trade. Photograph: Evgenia......

Can UPI Stay Free Forever?

Several executives argue that UPI has the potential to grow tenfold, but warn that the absence of a monetisation model risks stagnating the real-time payments system, which has been recording......

Time To Tackle The Digital Fraud Surge

We propose an expert group be set up to form a national strategy on digital fraud.This group would bring together skills in financial regulation, security economics, cyber defence, and public......

Banks make a killing from TERPs, standing deposit facility arbitrage

Banks have been borrowing heavily from the Tri-Party Repo (TREPS) market and deploying those funds into the Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which is offering......

Sarfaraz: 'Selectors Will Always Have A Plan'

'Sometimes it might look wrong in the fans' eyes, but please don't twist things or create narratives that aren't even close to the truth.' IMAGE: Sarfaraz Khan last played for India in the home......

Blackout at Barabati: Fans take over the show

IMAGE: 45,000-strong crowd transformed the unexpected break into a dazzling spectacle. Photograph: ANI Photo A floodlight malfunction brought a dramatic halt to India's chase of 305 against......