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Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | GST Rejig A Tax Bonanza? Poll-eve Step No ‘Reform’

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | GST Rejig A Tax Bonanza? Poll-eve Step No...

It is proclaimed that the GST now comprises just two slabs, 18 per cent and five per cent. The supposed “sin” goods slab...

21 Sept 2025 10:15 PM IST

Anita Anand | The Other Side Of Travel: Could We Choose To Opt Out Of The Tourist Trap?

Anita Anand | The Other Side Of Travel: Could We Choose To Opt Out Of...

Travel, we are told, is a great way to explore different countries, people, and cultures, and to learn about them

21 Sept 2025 10:07 PM IST

Ranjona Banerji | 2 Ways To Kill Free Speech: ‘Kindness’ & Brute Force

Ranjona Banerji | 2 Ways To Kill Free Speech: ‘Kindness’ & Brute Force

But conversely, I pondered over the other trend to say whatever hurtful things you want about other people because you...

20 Sept 2025 11:02 PM IST

Pradeep C. Nair | As Manipur Rivals Tussle In State, Let’s Keep India’s Focus On Larger Picture

Pradeep C. Nair | As Manipur Rivals Tussle In State, Let’s Keep...

The polarisation between Meiteis and Kukis has been complete, and has seemingly reached the point of no return

20 Sept 2025 10:49 PM IST

Manish Tewari | Digital Rupee Not Enough, Need A New Crypto Policy

Manish Tewari | Digital Rupee Not Enough, Need A New Crypto Policy

By treating VDAs primarily as a source of revenue and a risk to be mitigated, rather than as an innovation to be...

20 Sept 2025 10:40 PM IST

Shobhaa De | Catastrophe in Kathmandu: Gen-Z ko gussa kyon aaya?

Shobhaa De | Catastrophe in Kathmandu: Gen-Z ko gussa kyon aaya?

On a less euphoric note, let’s get a few things straight about the “Nepal situation” before we offer unsolicited,...

20 Sept 2025 12:00 AM IST

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Like Banquo’s Ghost, Did Jeffrey Epstein Haunt The Donald At Windsor’s Banquet? | Farrukh Dhondy

OF CABBAGES AND KINGS | Like Banquo’s Ghost, Did Jeffrey Epstein Haunt...

There is of course no evidence to demonstrate that Macbeth sent Banquo a fiftieth birthday greeting card which he had...

19 Sept 2025 11:51 PM IST

Shikha Mukerjee | How to Get the Law Right: Lesson From Waqf Mess

Shikha Mukerjee | How to Get the Law Right: Lesson From Waqf Mess

The process, the ruling held, revealed the lack of judicial application of mind, amounted to an encroachment into the...

18 Sept 2025 9:55 PM IST

Bhopinder Singh | Act Cautiously as Nepal’s New Govt Takes Over: Let’s Keep Our Distance

Bhopinder Singh | Act Cautiously as Nepal’s New Govt Takes Over: Let’s...

Today, Nepal is in the midst of a bizarre situation where the country’s political leadership has seemingly failed its...

18 Sept 2025 9:38 PM IST

K.C. Singh | Israel’s Doha Hit Churns Islamic Bloc: India in Fix

K.C. Singh | Israel’s Doha Hit Churns Islamic Bloc: India in Fix

Unless the US ends backing Israel, the situation to India’s west, right up to the Mediterranean, appears to be bleak

18 Sept 2025 1:37 AM IST

Dilip Cherian | Khedkar in Fix as UPSC Scandal Meets Road-rage Drama

Dilip Cherian | Khedkar in Fix as UPSC Scandal Meets Road-rage Drama

Just when the story might’ve started fading, a new twist slaps it into the headlines once more

17 Sept 2025 10:01 PM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Nepal Crisis: Fault Lines or Democratic Aspirations?

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Nepal Crisis: Fault Lines or Democratic...

The spontaneous eruption of youth violence last week in Nepal, against the shutdown of social media apps, illustrates a...

17 Sept 2025 1:17 AM IST