As a former Ranji player, I’ve seen my fair share of tense dressing rooms and collapsing batting orders. But trust me, nothing compares to the adrenaline of an India–Pakistan match. It is not just cricket; it is combat minus the missiles. And on this front too, as on the borders, India has shown that intent…
Dubai: Having crushed Pakistan with consummate ease in the Asia Cup Super 4 match here, Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav on Sunday urged everyone to stop calling the contests between the two nations a meaningful “rivalry.” India and Pakistan have faced each other 15 times in T20Is, with the reigning world champions winning 12 of those…
Dubai: India opener Abhishek Sharma said he did not like the needless belligerence of Pakistan players in their Asia Cup Super 4 match on Sunday, and an ultra-aggressive batting approach was the best possible way to reply to an in-the-face opposition. Abhishek slammed a 39-ball 74 and shared a 105-run opening wicket stance with Shubman…
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday said the GST reforms will strengthen the national economy and provide relief from inflation. Gupta, who is set to participate in the ‘GST Savings Festival’ at Totaram Market in Tri Nagar on Monday afternoon, said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative to simplify the tax system…
Dubai: Opener Abhishek Sharma struck a brilliant half-ton and shared a century partnership with Shubman Gill as India defeated Pakistan by six wickets in their Asia Cup Super 4s match here on Sunday. Chasing 172 for a win, Sharma smashed 74 off 39 balls, studded with six boundaries and five maximums, and shared a 105-run…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his 20-minute address to the nation on the eve of Navaratri, described the launch of GST 2.0 as a “historic festival of savings” for every Indian household. Far from being just a bureaucratic reform, the government’s rollout of GST 2.0 represents a strategic, transformative step with the potential to redefine…
Our Special Correspondent The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) is once again mired in controversy, with its truncated Apex Council — now led by Acting President Daljit Singh — deciding to reinstate two suspended members, R.A. Swaroop and Roma Singh. The reversal, taken just after the Association’s adjourned Annual General Meeting, has resurfaced as a legal…
For too long, I have watched Telangana’s cricketing talent being caged—not because our youngsters lacked ability, but because the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) monopolized access to coaching, selection, and development. Cricket in Hyderabad once thrived like a religion, but beyond the city limits, deserving boys were denied even a fair chance. This exclusion was never…
Donald Trump’s politics increasingly resemble Disneyland rides—full of drama, reversals, and dizzying speed. The only question is: is he putting roller coasters to shame? Just ask Elon Musk, who often seems trapped in the same carnival of contradictions. In Telugu, there’s a saying: keedu chesi melu cheyyi—“doing something bad leads to something good.” There’s also…
In the evening of his reign, when the burden of kingship was laid aside, Yayāti retired into the forest. Sustained at first by fruits and roots, he gave himself wholly to austerity. In time he cast away even that gentle diet, living only upon water, and for thirty years continued in unbroken penance. Later still,…
