Cash Burden Reduced, Yet New Charges on UPI: Are the True Savings Just Filling Government and Bank Treasuries ?
From October 15, a 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate kicks in on UPI payments above ₹2,000. But if digitisation has already saved the exchequer and the banking system tens of thousands…
Hybrid Energy Storage: How Battery-Capacitor Pairing Is Reshaping the World’s Energy Storage Technology
West Bengal Researcher ‘s Survey Charts New Ground as Volatile Brent Crude Pushes India’s Oil Import Dependence to Nearly 89% Kolkata: From solar and wind power to electric vehicles and…
Escaped Death in Nepal, but Kailash Dream Remains Alive: Uttarpara Retired Teacher Anjana Sanyal Returns Home
The 69-year-old retired schoolteacher narrowly escaped a flash flood in Nepal while on her way to Kailash-Mansarovar. Although the pilgrimage was cancelled, she remains determined to visit Kailash again, even…
Bond Yields Surge to Multi-Year Highs: Why Stock Markets Are Selling Off in September 2026 – Full Explainer
Global bond markets have entered September with what Reuters itself is calling a “September storm” a synchronised, worldwide bond sell-off that has pushed government borrowing costs from Washington to Tokyo…
India Car Sales August 2026: PV Wholesales Jump 36% to 4.5 Lakh Units Ahead of Durga Puja and Diwali
As Kolkata’s pandal-makers race the Puja clock, India’s automakers are running a countdown of their own, and GST 2.0 plus a friendlier income-tax regime are pulling more buyers into showrooms…
Raksha Bandhan: From Vedic Origins to Social Harmony and India’s 2047 Vision
How a Thread Tied to Protect the Vedic Sacrificial Altar Became a Symbol of National Unity – History, Mythology and Contemporary Relevance SPECIAL REPORT: Raksha Bandhan will be celebrated across…
India and Japan Chart a New Maritime Course – And Open the Door to Building Warships Together
As Tokyo’s old certainties fray under pressure from China, North Korea and an unpredictable Washington, New Delhi is emerging as the partner Japan didn’t used to need New Delhi, August…
Spain Are World Champions Again: Torres’ Extra-Time Strike Ends Argentina’s Reign, Messi Walks Away in Tears
La Roja beat 10-man Argentina 1-0 in New Jersey, substitute Ferran Torres scores the winner in the 106th minute, Enzo Fernández sent off as Emiliano Martínez sets a final-record 11…
Meghalaya’s Mandatory ‘Virtual ILP’: The Hill State Heats Up Again Over Questions of Identity
Checkpoint Surveillance Begins at Umling, Registration Made Compulsory for Tourists, Self-Drive Rental Cars Banned Shillong, July 13: Entering the land of hills, waterfalls and clouds will no longer be as…
Twenty Metres Under Kolkata, a Wall Finally Gave Way
Kolkata, July 10: For months, the only sign of its presence was a faint tremor logged on a monitoring screen somewhere in Kidderpore. Today, twenty-odd metres beneath the city, that…
Brazil Held by Morocco in FIFA World Cup Thriller as Vinicius Jr Marks 50th Cap with a Draw
Morocco Earn Valuable Point Against Five-Time World Champions in Group C Clash Brazil were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw against Morocco in a fiercely contested FIFA World Cup…
USA 4-1 Paraguay: Pochettino’s Men Make World Cup History with Stunning Statement Victory in Los Angeles
USA Announce Their Arrival at FIFA World Cup 2026 with Record-Breaking Performance 13 June: The United States of America opened their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign in emphatic fashion, defeating…