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Income tax notice: Respond with facts and documents, not panic

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Catch the scam if you can: Rising frauds expose growing governance gaps

Despite tech investment, rising complexity in frauds exposes governance gaps and digital vulnerabilities. There is an urgent need for stronger oversight

Cash Transfers and the Accountability Gap

India's expanding cash transfer schemes need clearer objectives, stronger accountability and transparent evaluation to balance welfare goals with long-term fiscal sustainability

Reforming the law for the land: State capacity and productivity

Unlocking factors of production - land, labour and capital - is crucial for growth in an AI-driven economy. Reducing administrative frictions in land markets will attract investments

India's education crisis needs systemic reform, not bureaucratic reshuffles

Our education system is a destroyer of all talent by enforcing learning by rote, and then holding coaching classes to 'crack' competitive exams. And then, papers leak

India needs a new state-enterprise partnership to unlock business growth

An idea on JRD Tata's birth anniversary on July 29

We realised after 1991 that we have to innovate, not wait in Delhi: Murthy

As long as we have corporate leaders who understand the power of AI and ensure that their employees are well trained, I do not see any problem, says Infosys cofounder N R Narayana Murthy

After economic reforms, we were no longer afraid of the world: Tarun Das

"We can no longer be happy with protectionism. We must free the MSME sector and stop harassing them with so many inspectors. If necessary, we can build a stronger venture capital ecosystem for them"

We can theoretically become net-debt zero after IPO: Manipal Health's Jose

MD & CEO Dilip Jose says the hospital chain will use the ₹8,000-crore fresh issue largely to repay debt, while pursuing organic expansion and selective acquisitions in key markets

IT firms Q1 growth not enough to offset AI's impact on traditional biz

Top IT firms reported muted growth as macroeconomic uncertainty, weak discretionary spending and AI-led disruption continued to weigh on traditional revenue streams

Bengal needs to plug into national economy: West Bengal FM Swapan Dasgupta

With one of the highest debt-to-gross state domestic product ratios, West Bengal has limited fiscal space, making central assistance critical

The real debate is not about social media, but the age of personal choice

Social media bans raise a larger question. At what age should society stop regulating life choices and allow people to make their own?

Fast-track courts face mounting backlogs amid push for quicker justice

As of December 2025, India had 880 FTCs, which disposed of 1.33 million cases during the year

Datanomics: Tuition fees witness a higher increase at school level

While overall education services saw retail price inflation below 4% in the first half of the current calendar year, tuition fees at higher education levels remained in the range of 3.5% to around 4%

Student protests expose deeper flaws in India's growth and education model

The anxieties and aspirations of the youth are an opportunity for a more consequential debate on India's economic trajectory

Trade body calls for rollback of FDI in inventory-based ecom policy

CAIT seeks rollback of the new e-commerce FDI export policy, alleging it favours Amazon and Flipkart, while experts say clearer implementation rules are needed

Demand trends, pricing power may keep IndiGo's revenue growth strong

Higher fuel and leasing costs pushed IndiGo into a Q1 loss, but brokerages remain positive on the airline's long-term growth driven by strong demand and international expansion

Gains for JSW Energy hinge on renewables execution, debt reduction

JSW Energy delivered a steady Q1, but future gains will depend on timely renewable capacity additions, lower debt, and reduced renewable curtailment

Before time caught the train, every window seat was front-row to India

Back when India moved slowly, every window seat came with a view, and every rail journey came with excess baggage - food, fears, family drama

The Sunday Book Bazaar: Delhi's enduring kutub khana and literary legacy

One of Delhi's most beloved cultural institutions, the Daryaganj Sunday Patri Kitab Bazaar has for decades drawn students, collectors, families and tourists to its pavement