Chennai: Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming on Sunday said MS Dhoni’s return to the ongoing IPL will be further delayed as the talisman suffered a fresh calf injury during a warm-up game. CSK have played eight matches this season without their former captain, and Fleming said initially Dhoni was expected to recover within…
Kolkata: The Election Commission on Sunday announced a stringent security plan for the second phase of the West Bengal assembly polls, making it clear that any attempt to disrupt voting or obstruct electors would be dealt with firmly, an official said. The EC directed security personnel to carry out constituency-wise deployment and step up area…
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday registered a case to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in poll-bound West Bengal, officials said. The move came following a directive by the Union Home Ministry in this regard, they said. In pursuance to the home ministry’s order, the anti-terror agency on Sunday registered a…
Vinay Rao There is a peculiar species that thrives in cricket administration — not outraged by wrongdoing, but deeply offended when wrongdoing happens without including them. Their moral compass doesn’t point north; it points toward access. Access to passes, positions, proximity — and, most importantly, perks. For years, life inside the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA)…
When Narendra Modi urges every Indian household to participate in the long-delayed Census, it is not a routine administrative appeal—it is a reminder of something far more fundamental. Nations don’t just run on rhetoric or electoral arithmetic; they run on data. And in a country as vast, layered, and complex as India, the Census is…
Cricket, like all living organisms, evolves. And in today’s game—particularly in the high-octane environment of leagues like the Indian Premier League—the change is not gradual, it is ruthless. What was once considered classical is now outdated. What worked yesterday can expose you today. The idea of “360-degree cricket” is no longer revolutionary; in fact, it…
The shooting at the prestigious Washington Hilton in Washington on Saturday night shocked the entire world. It wasn’t just a security incident, but a moment that brought history, politics, and democracy together. When gunfire suddenly rang out during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, it was nothing short of a nightmare for the thousands of people…
In the modern era, the nature of warfare has completely transcended traditional boundaries. It is no longer limited to tanks, aircraft, or soldiers, but has become a multifaceted, complex, and technology-intensive process, in which drones, cyberattacks, space-based surveillance systems, artificial intelligence, and hypersonic missiles operate in unison. In this changing landscape, warfare is no longer…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao The sage Gowthama, son of Rahugana, stands among those illumined seers who beheld truth not as an abstraction, but as a living presence woven into the rhythms of existence. In the Gayatri and Jagati chandas of the Rigvedic hymns, his invocations to the Maruts emerge not merely as poetic utterances, but as…
All the commanders were thrown into intense strain the moment they heard the Marshal’s bugle, and each, stirred individually, lifted his own instrument and proclaimed the call to arms. Thus conches, kettle drums, tabors, trumpets, bugles, and cow horns burst forth together, hurling defiance and summoning battle. Sanjaya reported this sight to Dhritarashtra with reluctant…
