Stories they don't want told

I know this will come as news to many: The 'VII' in the title of my last column is not an exaggerated 'peace' sign; it is the Roman numeral signifying '7.' Meaning, that was the seventh in the......

Of child labour and shattered dreams

Jyothi Ramulla Naga is 4 feet tall. From sunup to sundown she is hunched over in the fields of a cottonseed farm in southern India, earning 20 cents an hour. Farmers in the Uyyalawada region......

Mallya now pitches for Twenty-20 pie

Liquor and airline baron Vijay Mallya, auto major Hero Honda and leading telecom company Reliance Communications have started negotiations with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to......

When PCs take buy & sell decisions

Yield-hungry investors are lapping them up, whether they understand the complexities is another matter. The other day, I read media reports about how an increasing proportion of equity funds are......

Is Star feeling the heat?

Sony Entertainment Television's executive vice president (ad sales) Rohit Gupta is quite kicked. Pepsi has just signed up as the sixth sponsor for Indian Idol, the channel's popular new music-based......

Australia's road to sixth ODI World Cup trophy

IMAGE: Celebrations in the Aussie camp. Photograph: ICC/X   Five-time champions Australia broke South African hearts as they sealed a World Cup final date with India. After opening their......

Can India Reverse 2019 Semis Defeat?

` IMAGE: David Willey celebrates with Moeen Ali after taking a wicket against Pakistan on Saturday, November 11, 2023. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Reuters India face a replay of their 2019 World Cup......

Will India Rest Bumrah Against The Netherlands?

IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah, who made a comeback from injury in August, could do with some rest having played eight back to back games in the World Cup. Photograph: BCCI/X   It is Diwali time......

Can Proteas Overcome Flaws In Semis?

IMAGE: South Africa face Australia for a place in the final. Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters   South Africa, the team that have historically underperformed at World Cups, have enthralled......

Will India Retain XI Against South Africa?

IMAGE: India have dominated World Cup 2023 with seven emphatic wins in a row to become the first team to qualify for the semi-finals. Photograph: BCCI/X   A battle royale is on the cards when......