Patna: In a major pre-poll announcement, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday (July 13) unveiled an ambitious plan to provide government jobs and employment opportunities to one crore youth by 2030. This target is double the previous goal set for the 2020–2025 period. Highlighting his government’s achievements, CM Nitish Kumar stated that Bihar is on…
Mumbai: Once a formidable force in Maharashtra, the Congress is facing a silent but steady erosion of its traditional support base as the new generation of several loyalist families, once the party’s backbone, are either aligning with rivals or retreating from active politics. This shift is weakening the Congress’s organisational depth and compounding its troubles…
New Delhi: Congress parliamentary party leader Sonia Gandhi will chair a key meeting on Tuesday to finalise the party’s strategy for the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament, which is expected to witness confrontations between the opposition and the government on a host of issues. Opposition parties are expected to raise strong concerns over the Election…
New Delhi: Kota Srinivas Rao, one of the legendary stars of South Indian cinema, ruled the hearts of the audience for several decades with his brilliant acting. The actor died at the age of 83 on Sunday, which has caused a wave of mourning in the entire entertainment world. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu…
Chennai: A major fire broke out in four wagons of a diesel-laden freight train near Thiruvallur in Tamil Nadu on Sunday (July 13) morning. The train was en route from Manali to Tirupati when the incident occurred. According to railway officials, the fire engulfed four coaches of the train, while the remaining wagons were quickly…
By any stretch of cricketing imagination, this wasn’t the kind of theatre Test cricket needed. Day Three of the third Test between India and England had all the ingredients of a classic—except, of course, logic. Or perhaps, a team huddle that didn’t resemble a kindergarten picnic. Let’s start with the Washington Sundar saga. Watching the…
London: A high-voltage drama between India captain Shubman Gill and England opener Zak Crawley ended the third day of the third Test between the two teams at Lord’s. Following a first-innings tie on the moving day at the home of cricket, Gill and Crawley were in a loggerhead-like situation with the English opener trying to…
London: India and England players were involved in a verbal spat to end Day 3 of the third Test at Lord’s. The incident happened on the final over of the day, when England opener Zak Crawley was spotted wasting time in the middle to delay the play. The hosts did not want to play more…
Why the Amarjit Dulat episode deserves more scrutiny than spin I’m rather tempted to make that ‘viral video’ the subject of this week’s column. It’s the one where a journalist poses a pointed question. The camera rolls. And what the nation sees next is both shocking and revealing—a former RAW chief, yes, one of India’s…
A Fight for the Soul of the Game: Why Revanth Reddy’s Crackdown Must Go All the Way This is in continuation of my pursuit to expose who is responsible for ruining Hyderabad cricket—not just through corruption and incompetence, but by systematically dismantling an ecosystem that once produced legends, pride, and a legacy few cities in…
