A masterful exponent of seam and swing bowling, de Villiers shares his thoughts on the craft and its practitioners, and sheds light on why he was so good at the death and what it was like to be a part of an era when South Africa returned to the international game

“We live in a highly integrated society where what one person does affects others; So that’s why you need collective action. You need government, you need regulation, you need public investment,” says Nobel Laureate

‘I am satisfied with our performance in the Lok Sabha election because the INDIA bloc vote share was the highest in Haryana among all other States — 47.62%,’ the former Haryana CM said

Senior advocate and queer rights activist Saurabh Kirpal on why the quest for a just world must continue

Leading financial analyst and investor Ruchir Sharma on what ails capitalism and the possible cures

What winning the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar means to K. Vaishali

In his new book, The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World, the writer and historian explores India’s philosophical, religious and scientific influence on Eurasia

Priyanka Mattoo on her journey across countries, and why she sees herself as the ‘megaphone’ for a culture

Omani society is as multifaceted and paradoxical as any other, filled with competing narratives and lived realities; the female friendships in the novel are a reflection of the same, says the International Man Booker-winning writer

Senator seen as close to Islamabad’s military establishment says Jaishankar’s visit is an opportunity to explore sentiments on both sides

The art scholar on why the dance form of Theyyam has to be viewed from different angles

They want the the Joint Director of Health Services, who placed the doctor under suspension following protest by the family members and relatives alleging medical negligence, to withdraw the order

The staff body accuses Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms of failing to follow the norms for its own department, and of violating transfer policy norms prevailing in the government for more than 15 years in the matters of transfer, promotion, recruitment rules, regularisation of services, of an estimated 3,000 ministerial employees

Civic agencies have been directed to prepare for rain over the next four days. A total of 1,194 pumps and 524 jet-rodding and 158 super-sucker machines have been readied for use in the city, he says

The state alone cannot undertake the task of protecting India’s first UNESCO-declared biosphere; communities need to get involved

Notes from a tour of Georgia and Azerbaijan

The sanitation revolution, the Swachh Bharat Mission, is not just India’s achievement but is also a global one

The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill could be the first step in revamping the architecture and the processes involved

Understanding the reasons for people failing to respond is important, particularly to our mental health

While the Supreme Court of India’s striking down of caste-based practices in prisons is significant, the directive to remove caste references from prison records needs reconsideration