From T. Shesh Narayan, Former Secretary, HCA Your Lordship, I write this letter with deep concern over the recent press release purportedly issued by an unauthorized and truncated Apex Council of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), announcing the appointment of a Returning Officer to conduct elections for the posts of Secretary and Treasurer. It is…
When the Supreme Court of the United States struck down a substantial portion of President Donald Trump’s emergency tariff regime, it did more than deliver a legal rebuke. It detonated the fiscal arithmetic of his administration, undercut his negotiating leverage abroad, and injected fresh uncertainty into global trade diplomacy—particularly the much-anticipated India–US trade deal. For…
Colombo: Pakistan head coach Mike Hesson on Friday dismissed claims that the demotion of batting stalwart Babar Azam and the omission of pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi for the Namibia match were knee-jerk reactions of the crushing defeat against India in the T20 World Cup, maintaining the decisions were purely tactical. India outclassed Pakistan by…
Pallekele (Sri Lanka): Australian captain Mitchell Marsh on Friday described the team’s group-stage exit from the T20 World Cup as a “missed opportunity” but still believed he had the squad to go all the way in the tournament. Australia, one of the giants of limited-overs cricket with six ODI and one T20 World Cup title…
Meerut: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday said the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is not driven by any desire for political power and is solely committed to organising the entire Hindu society and fostering character-building among individuals. Interacting with around 950 national and international sportspersons at Madhav Kunj in Shatabdi Nagar here, Bhagwat emphasised the importance…
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday hailed the US Supreme Court decision striking down President Donald Trump’s global tariffs and said India may not have found itself cornered into a “one-sided” trade deal had the government waited just 18 more days. In a post on X, Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh,…
New York/Washington: In the wake of the US Supreme Court’s decision on tariffs, President Donald Trump said there is no change in the trade deal with India and emphasised that the “India deal is on”. “I think my relationship with India is fantastic and we’re doing trade with India. India pulled out of Russia. India…
New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday said he used tariffs to end the war between India and Pakistan, as he lashed out at the Supreme Court for its decision to strike down his sweeping tariffs imposed on countries around the world. In a 6-3 vote, the judges found that the International Emergency Economic…
When former Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane went on record in an exclusive interview with Republic TV to clarify that excerpts attributed to his yet-to-be-published book were unauthenticated—and that the manuscript itself is still awaiting mandatory clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs—it should have settled the matter. Instead, it has exposed something far…
After over five decades of dithering, the NGT formally cleared the “Holistic Development of Great Nicobar Island” project on February 16, 2026, dismissing several petitions that challenged its environmental and coastal clearances. The five-decade delay surely calls for a de novo review of various components of the project and the phases of execution. Key Issues…
