Newspaper editorials — Friday 18 September, 2026

Editors are often caught between their duty to the readers and employers and the demands of the publishing process

The State’s changing electoral landscape, marked by the BJP losing ground in 2024, raises questions about how long the party’s political dominance can endure

A coordinated response is essential as sanctions increasingly target entire transactions

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…

Auditors need full access during lab testing and after deployment, as real-world data often causes models to behave differently from how they behaved in lab.

AI has begun building the next generation of AI, a loop, he admits, started inside his company.

Like in the popular Aesopian fable, the debate on the GDP number distracts from the factors that could truly improve the quality of life in the country

India’s small launchers may not match SpaceX on cost or scale, but micro-satellite constellations could open a commercially attractive path to downstream space services, data and applications.

While the US Federal Reserve’s assertion of independence is a relief, globally, its rate hike dims the relative appeal of Indian assets—unless the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) follows suit. America’s new tariff threat, on the other hand, …

Five more years for N. Chandrasekaran as Tata Sons chairperson, contested by its majority owner amid a deep split on the eve of an RBI-ordered public listing. It’s the latest twist in the story of the Tata Group. Does it make a Tata deal…

Without the vote its own Articles require, the Tata Sons board has set India's most respected group on a path to litigation.

The Allahabad High Court criticised the UP government for misusing the Goondas Act. The court noted the law was used for harassment and warned of damages. It also questioned the use of the NSA against a student activist. Procedural short…

India's pilot tokenised bond issuance successfully settled transactions on a distributed ledger. This innovation improved issuance efficiency and removed settlement risks for domestic investors. Tokenisation offers potential for broader …

The US Federal Reserve increased interest rates, signaling a global effort to control rising inflation. Other central banks will likely follow the Fed's lead in this concerted action. Higher global rates and trade friction will impact In…

Beneath the surface, many individuals grapple with unseen struggles that shape their lives. Challenging situations can obscure their thoughts and feelings, leading to a disconnect from their true selves. Spiritual philosophies indicate t…

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