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Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma. (Image by Arrangement)

Shreya Sen-Handley | Confessions of an armchair cricketer

Cricket also played a part in my decision to settle in Britain.

26 Nov 2023 12:17 AM IST

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge addresses a public meeting ahead of Rajasthan Assembly elections, in Anupgarh, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Pavan Varma | Inner-party democracy is vital, along with elections

Unquestionable authoritarianism at the helm may give the illusion of strong leadership, but it is definitively...

26 Nov 2023 12:13 AM IST

Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami. (PTI Image)

Anita Katyal | Is BJP grooming Shami for polls? Maurya sent to clip...

The buzz is that Shami could be promoted by the BJP to take on Danish Ali of the Bahujan Samaj Party

26 Nov 2023 12:11 AM IST

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar speaks during a press briefing on the Virtual G20 Leaders Summit, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (PTI Photo)

K.C. Singh | India in a bind at Brics & G-20 over Gaza waffling

Surprisingly, no peaceful demonstration has taken place near the Israeli or US missions in India.

25 Nov 2023 12:02 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street for his weekly Prime Ministers Questions at the House of Commons in London, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP/PTI)

Farrukh Dhondy | Focus on Boris, Rishi as Britain examines how it...

The inquiry is entrusted with finding out precisely how the virus spread and what the government of the time did or did...

25 Nov 2023 12:01 AM IST

Tech majors Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys Technologies will jointly open the fourth and final quarter of the financial year 2018-19 on April 12.

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Create jobs at home, give Indians a brighter...

Tel Aviv has cancelled the Palestinians' work permits as much to punish them for Hamas' savage attack on Israel

23 Nov 2023 11:58 PM IST

NDRF personnel and others at the under-construction tunnel between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri national highway, days after a portion of the tunnel collapsed trapping several workers inside, in Uttarkashi district, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Blunders in the Himalayas: Have we learnt any...

Uttarakhand and the Himalayas are in the news once again. And the inconvenient truth rears its head once more.

23 Nov 2023 12:12 AM IST

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar (ANI)

Dilip Cherian | Exit of Ajit Pawar principal secy is hint at status...

Sharma's abrupt transfer marks the premature end of his first stint in the prestigious Mantralaya

23 Nov 2023 12:02 AM IST

US President Joe Biden greets Chinas President President Xi Jinping at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, California, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference. (AP)

Claude Arpi | As Tibet becomes Xizang', Delhi faces a new concern

Communist China often changes the names of the people, places and even nations. It is the case of Tibet, which is now...

22 Nov 2023 7:28 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the launch of a week-long programme for Aspirational Blocks titled Sankalp Saptaah, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | A rebranded govt: BJP adopted Congress schemes, and gave...

The reality is that the UPA's schemes had anodyne and unmemorable names even though they had the same aims.

21 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST

Australian captain Pat Cummins holds the trophy after winning the ICC Mens Cricket World Cup 2023, at the Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (PTI Photo/ Manvender Vashist Lav)

R. Mohan | Aussies gatecrash India's grand cricket celebration

They came like gatecrashers to India's party and stayed to spoil it while winning the cup and the accolades.

20 Nov 2023 10:52 PM IST

Our water systems are facing multiple problems- climate change is result in drought in one place and heavy rainfall in the next. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Suman Sahai | In India, has the environment now been destroyed beyond...

The 2023 UN Climate Change Conference will be held in Dubai from November 30 to December 12, 2023.

20 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST