Special Correspondent The Hyderabad Cricket Association today appears less like a united sporting body and more like a battlefield of bruised egos, frustrated power centres, and vested interests unwilling to let the game breathe in peace. The endless complaints, anonymous leaks, WhatsApp propaganda, selective outrage, and counter-allegations flooding your e-paper office raise one unavoidable question:…
For decades, Bharat was mocked as a country that would forever remain energy-hungry, import-dependent, and technologically trailing behind the developed world. Those predictions now lie shattered under the blazing Indian sun. Bharat, under the able and decisive leadership of Narendra Modi, has officially emerged as the world’s second-largest solar power market in terms of annual…
Jabalpur: Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday quashed the anticipatory bail of former judge Giribala Singh in the Twisha Sharma death case. In its 17-page order, vacation judge Devnarayan Mishra said, “In the light of the factual aspects of the case and the allegations levelled against the respondent (Giribala Singh), the anticipatory bail order dated…
Oslo: R Praggnanandhaa proved he can go toe-to-toe with Magnus Carlsen, defeating the Norwegian world No. 1 in a gripping contest to claim three full points in round three of the Norway Chess here on Wednesday. In contrast, reigning world champion D Gukesh continued to endure a difficult run, suffering another setback after losing to…
Kolkata: The West Bengal government has handed over 142.79 acres of land to the BSF for setting up outposts and barbed-wire fencing infrastructure along the India-Bangladesh border, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Wednesday. The handover is part of the BJP government’s decision, taken at its first cabinet meeting on May 11, to transfer 600…
Johannesburg: India has sent emergency pharmaceutical supplies to support efforts to contain the Ebola outbreak in Congo, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday. In a social media post, Ethiopia-headquartered Africa CDC said the consignment, donated by India, was received in Uganda by its Eastern Africa Regional Coordinating Centre. The supplies…
Mullanpur: The cricketing world once again bowed down to the generational talent of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi following his six-laden 97 off 29 balls before Jofra Archer broke the backbone of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s muscular batting to set up a 47-run win for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL Eliminator here on Wednesday. The 15-year-old Sooryavanshi smashed as many…
KS Nagarajan From Ashta Vasus, Santhanu Maharaja, the fisherwoman Satyavati, Bhishma’s vow, Varahamihira, Aryabhata, Vyasacharya, Valmiki Maharishi, Dronacharya, and Sukracharya — Bharat’s civilizational history has always revolved around strategy, perception, discipline, focus, and knowledge systems. The questions that arise today are not merely historical, but deeply philosophical and political. Why did Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and…
There is a number making the rounds in global fund management circles that should unsettle every Indian equity strategist. Just 229 companies now account for 48% of all listed equity value on this planet. Thirteen of them are worth more than a trillion dollars each. The club is not growing. It is consolidating. And India,…
In a significant and timely verdict, the Supreme Court has reaffirmed a simple but powerful constitutional truth: free and fair elections are impossible without clean and credible electoral rolls. Upholding the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) authority to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the apex court has not merely defended an…
