Newspaper editorials — Tuesday 15 September, 2026

Students have often opposed the BCI regulation when it has created hindrances to access, but at times students have also demanded a greater degree of regulation and control.

Census authorities should explain the rationale of new entries in the questionnaire India’s first census under the Raj asked 17 questions. The ongoing 16th Census will ask 40. That’s not a bad thing because data...

Nodal testing agency is fast losing legitimacy. UGC-NET’s exam issues were sheer incompetence NTA is becoming a burlesque act. The latest fiasco – three papers of UGC-NET, the qualifying test to teach in colleges, and...

India sits on a conservatively estimated 35,000 tonnes of gold, valued at well over 115% of GDP. We are the only country in the world with this distinction, yet we behave like Kasturi Mrig –...

Assam’s floods are often described as inevitable. From a civil engineer’s perspective, that is an incomplete diagnosis. Brahmaputra and its tributaries will overflow during extreme monsoon events, but flooding becomes a disaster when int…

The debate on point, purpose, possibilities, and potency of BRICS+ has missed out on something fundamental: What this grouping’s resilience tells us about West.

A totaliser machine will cumulatively count the results from multiple booths, rather than individual booths.

Japan in 1945 and Iran today are fundamentally different cases. Nor can the atomic bomb of 1945 simply be compared with today’s sophisticated nuclear arsenals.

What to expect if Tata Sons goes public as directed by RBI? The historical record—from Ford’s story in the US to the family-run chaebol of South Korea—is too mixed to form a clear view. Will public answerability favour better outcomes? I…

Can the group’s shared dissatisfaction with today’s world order yield institutions that actually deliver? That will depend on how well the 11 members of Brics are able to cooperate on achieving tangible outcomes.

A dollar deluge has placed the Reserve Bank of India's liquidity management in focus and instances of it being out of whack with the monetary policy committee's interest-rate decisions suggest it might be time to revisit the latter’s remit.

With consumer inflation at 4.8% in August and both El Nino and an oil shock raising risks, it may be time for India’s central bank to pull out its monetary toolbox. The economy’s strong pace of growth grants RBI the space for a hawkish m…

The author expresses her deep and persistent love for her husband. She feels the same passion as when they first met. This intense affection feels inappropriate for their long marriage and family life. She wishes for guidance on how to t…

Donald Trump advocates for the world's lowest interest rates, citing America's strong credit standing. However, global central banks face rising inflation, making rate cuts unlikely. Trump's trade policies and geopolitical actions have c…

Xi Jinping's five-point plan offers greater BRICS cooperation and a potential shift in focus. This initiative places technology and industrial integration at its core. Member nations should offer transparent alternatives to China's propo…

1969 में कांग्रेस के ऐतिहासिक विभाजन से शुरू हुई चुनाव चिन्ह की सियासी जंग अब 2026 में तृणमूल कांग्रेस तक पहुंच गई है।

आपदा प्रबंधन पर नए सिरे से हो विचार: करीब दो अरब लोगों की पानी की सुरक्षा खतरे में, पर्यावरणीय बदलाव कितना घातक?

पीएम मोदी-जिनपिंग की मुलाकात से जगी उम्मीद: क्या यह नए भरोसे की शुरुआत? भारत-चीन बन सकते हैं मिसाल

दिखावे की कार्रवाई: अजहर पर इनामी राशि बढ़ाने से पाकिस्तान की पोल खुली, वैश्विक संस्थाएं कब तक संतुष्ट होंगी?