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Since app-based aggregation is a technological innovation obviously the law has to catch up with it.

Some lessons for a less-cash economy

Demonetisation requires a reimagining of bureaucratic regulations and a buy-in from both Union and state governments.

27 Nov 2016 12:47 AM IST

Indian Border Security Force soldiers travel on a truck to be deputed for night patrol duty along the India-Pakistan international border in Ranbir Singh Pura, about 25 kilometers from Jammu, India. (Photo: AP)

Opinion: It's no time for talks

It is now evident that Islamabad's attempt once again is to draw international attention to its claims on Kashmir.

27 Nov 2016 12:38 AM IST

A woman cries next to a Fidel Castro banner displayed outside Cubas embassy in Santiago, Chile. (Photo: AP)

A revolutionary who was a global legend

Castro defied 10 US Presidents, then went on to shake hands with Bill Clinton and Barack Obam.

27 Nov 2016 12:27 AM IST

Narendra Modis secret mission may cost him and his party big time in the long run. (Photo: PTI)

Winter of discontent: If I were rich

There is growing and palpable unrest in the capital, and the winter of our discontent' has just set in.

26 Nov 2016 7:01 AM IST

Weve cleaned our surroundings but polluted the soul. Weve conquered the atom but not our prejudice. We write more but learn less.

Mystic Mantra: Paradox of our time

Relationships are about having lots of misunderstanding and still holding each other's hands!

26 Nov 2016 12:18 AM IST

Former PM Manmohan Singh speaks in the Rajya Sabha in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Manmohan's concerns: Will govt give answers?

Manmohan Singh described demonetisation as organised loot and legalised plunder (by the government).

26 Nov 2016 12:18 AM IST

US President-elect Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Flaws in US poll process

Russian hackers were suspected to have been behind a few intrusions into electoral computer systems.

26 Nov 2016 12:17 AM IST

US President-elect Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Walls of disharmony

The separation of the haves and have-nots through walls and legal barriers can be characterised as anti-globalisation.

26 Nov 2016 12:16 AM IST

Old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes placed in an order that reads BAN in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Will note ban damage the BJP?

People do not seem to have bothered much about the surgical strike on Pakistan or about the currency exchange.

26 Nov 2016 12:15 AM IST

Praying (Photo: AP)

Gratitude for God's love

Sometimes we enjoy good health and sometimes we undergo sickness.

25 Nov 2016 7:13 AM IST

The only time that India participated in PISA, it emerged in positions 72 and 73 of a total of 74 countries. (Photo: Representational Image)

India's learning crisis: It's time to act

Assessments done by Education Initiatives show that children are not performing well even in a sample of elite private...

25 Nov 2016 1:18 AM IST

US President-elect Donald Trump. (Photo: AFP)

Trump Sarkar: A few early glimpses emerge

Initial criticism rested on the premise that a man must be judged by the company he keeps.

25 Nov 2016 12:49 AM IST