In denying visas for fans from Pakistan for the cricket world cup, India have displayed a churlishness that sits badly on a nation of its size and influence

Diplomacy has been democratised. But there is a little trouble — the grand plans of strategic elites are increasingly constrained by public opinion, in India and all democracies, as the world stares into a new abyss.

If England is a shining example for its approach to Test cricket, their One-Day International approach is a warning.

A win abroad overcomes a mental barrier. The series following the one where India won in Australia for the first time, they won again. That is why it is important for India to win in South Africa.

Test cricket may be rushing to its end faster than we imagined, and in the next decade younger fans will need to be told what it was and why it no longer existed

Fifty years on, since Karnataka famously won the Ranji Trophy at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, we should ask ourselves, wouldn’t it be wonderful to sit in the Viswanath stand or cheer from the Prasanna enclosure?

Will Bazball work in India? Theoretically, there is no reason why it shouldn’t, but in practical terms, there are two reasons. One of them is Ravichandran Ashwin and the other Ravindra Jadeja.

If fortune favours the brave, it also tends to desert the timid, which is what India were in the Hyderabad Test

The continued focus on increased capital investments will result in generation of employment opportunities while MSME-centric initiatives will help them compete globally; the Budget also promotes sustainable growth  

Not so long ago our best players came from the cities and traditional centres: Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai. For a little over a generation now, they have emerged from the old backwaters. This continues.

Kuldeep Yadav made his mark over a decade ago and now, as he says, he has begun to understand his bowling. Wrist spin is a difficult art, one of the toughest in the game.

Surely in the thousands of spectators across the country, there is someone with a sense of humour, someone who can raise a heckle without raising a hackle.

Phuphee’s lesson on celebrating the power of individuality

James Anderson played for long and reinvented himself periodically, cutting pace for accuracy and bowling with a grace and seeming lack of effort which is one of the game’s great sights.

Euripides, the Greek playwright, got it right centuries ago: one loyal friend, he said, is worth ten thousand relatives

It might be politically incorrect to say this, but America isn’t ready to embrace cricket yet

By unifying disparate island-countries and building a world-class team, Frank Worell ensured “West Indies” became a single entity in the sport.

Women are more than capable of saving themselves, says Phuphee. They don’t need magic, maybe just a helping hand

The unequal treatment meted out to SCs by the Indian social system over centuries is being remedied through special interventions. But some SCs are more unequal than others.

 In the pages of a 114-year-old album, a photographer discovers what’s missing from documentation today

Helping people shouldn’t mean exhausting yourself, says Phuphee. Take a walk, meet a friend, recharge your soul

In order to provide the much needed relief to the victims of crime, it is essential that the focus of criminal justice system shifts from being accused-centric to victim-centric

What connects them is irrational belief. Conspiracy theories grow out of such belief

A bowler in the 150kmph category is a jewel, and needs to be handled with love, not a word used in sporting contexts.

Unite and campaign to evenly redistribute northern India’s polluted air to the rest of the country

The future of AI will require new standards to ensure safe and responsible implementation

There’s a reason why Trump and Kamala Harris are racing between primetime talk shows and comedy podcasts 

The recurring, and humiliating collapses of India’s batting are at least partially the responsibility of the cricket board which showed a lack of spine by not insisting that the big boys play in the national championship.

Nifty 50 November Futures contract can trade in a range of 24,100-24,500

The fire that began on Monday afternoon with a blast in a benzene storage tank of the refinery later spread to two other adjoining tanks, Jawahar Nagar police station inspector A B Mori said

Bank Nifty November Futures can fall to 51,500 and even 51,250

Bajaj Allianz Life focused on making life insurance accessible to all, says MD & CEO Tarun Chugh; special emphasis on Tier 2 and 3 markets

Isolated heavy rain may break out over Tamil Nadu until Saturday, and for five days over Kerala & Mahe

This is the largest clean energy investment by Reliance Energy in India outside of Gujarat

Weighing-in on global debate on whether AI will lead to major layoffs, she said Artificial Intelligence needs to be seen as an enabler that can help amplify skills and boost productivity

A final proposal has been sent to the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and a sanction is pending: GMRC official

The company plans to use the funds to expand its regional presence across the top 10 Indian cities and open 80 retail stores by FY 2030

Alongside, software spending in India is projected to record the highest annual growth rate, increasing by 17 per cent% in 2025