'Shinde desperately needed a voter base among the Marathas'

'When the chief minister saw how Manoj Jarange Patil had successfully held the state government hostage to his whims, Eknath Shinde knew he had a very clear chance of enamouring himself to these......

Lessons For The World From 2023

One looks upon the coming new year with foreboding as current wars in Ukraine and Gaza spill over and escalate and new ones erupt in incipient fault lines across the world, notes former foreign......

Of Modi And His Priorities

It isn't that a person occupying high office has no right to do what he/she likes. For sure, they do; after all, they are human.But there are also things like priority, timing and sense of larger......

Can't Defeat Modi Using Caste Census!

Will a caste census make tens of millions desert Mr Modi?, asks Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Prime Minister Narendra D Modi on the campaign trail in Gwalior, Madhya......

IPL 2024: Check Out The Full Schedule

Photograph: BCCI   Points Table: IPL 2024 The IPL 2024 schedule: DateMatchTime(IST)Venue March 22 Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore 8pm Chennai March 23 Punjab Kings......

Why have MI struggled this season?

IMAGE: MI are at the eighth spot with only three wins from eight outings. Photograph: BCCI Mumbai Indians have struggled to effectively halt opposing teams' momentum once they start building it,......

MVPI: Sunil Narine Is Way Ahead!

Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after Game 37.   IMAGE: Kolkata Knight Riders' Sunil Narine in action during the IPL 2024 game......

IPL 2024: Sunil Narine Leads The MVP Race

Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after Game 31. IMAGE: Sunil Narine celebrates his century against the Rajasthan Royals at the Eden......

Depression, undereating caused early retirement, reveals Lanning

IMAGE: Meg Lanning took a six-month mental health break after winning the 2022 Commonwealth Games gold in Birmingham to work in a coffee shop. Photographs: BCCI In a stunning disclosure,......