'What happened at Kalakshetra should be an eye-opener'

'Such a struggle at Kalakshetra is unprecedented.' IMAGE: Students stage a protest in Kalakshetra. Photograph: Screen grab, kind courtesy nrithyapillai's video/Twitter In 1936, when dancer Rukmini......

What Electoral Politics Can Learn From Cricket

Cricket has taken many steps forward towards excellence and fairness.Electoral politics has a lot of catching up to do, points out Rajeev Bhargava.An excerpt from his fascinating new book, Between......

Indians in the US celebrate Independence Day with fervour

Members of the Indian community assembled in large numbers outside the Indian Embassy in Washington and Indian Consulates in New York, Houston, San Francisco and Chicago to celebrate India's 73rd......

Why Bolton's appointment is dangerous for the world

'Unlike Trump, who has an isolationist approach, Bolton would like to roam around the world, trampling upon any sign of dissent,' says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan. IMAGE: John Bolton arrives for a......

Box office recovery, synergies could drive more gains for PVR-Inox

PVR–Inox is in an inherently fickle business. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters If there is a string of flops, the box office collections will be weak. Conversely, Q2FY24, which......

Hotel stocks to ride the elevator to revenue growth on room rates

Hotel companies, which have experienced substantial share price gains in the past six months, are not only expected to post robust revenue growth in the seasonally weak July-September quarter......

AIFF closes investigation into alleged harassment case

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Wednesday said it has closed the investigation into a "verbal" complaint of "harassment" made by a woman employee against a male colleague as the......

Rohit, Virat T20 selection dilemma: Will Jay Shah need to step in?

IMAGE: India still haven’t announced their squad for the Afghanistan T20Is and their dilemma over picking Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli still continues. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Their......

Khawaja to defy ICC? Gaza support sparks controversy

'Not political', Usman Khawaja to fight Gaza message ban IMAGE: The ICC Code of Conduct forbids players wearing, displaying or conveying messages through arm bands or other items on clothing or......

Now it's ODI cricket with a spicing of T20s...

IMAGE: England's Ben Stokes will be looking to entertain the Indian fans with his attacking brand of cricket during World Cup 2023. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters India won the Cricket......

Rivalry Ignites: India to face Pak in Asia Cup opener

India to open campaign against Pakistan in Kandy on Sep 2, meet again in Colombo on Sep 10 IMAGE: Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam are all smiles as they pose for photographs. Photograph: Martin......