Dravid is allegedly conflicted as he is the NCA Director and also employed as vice-president of India Cements group, which owns IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings.
The current battle within the party is seen as setting the stage for August 10 when Sonia completes one year of interim presidentship, and questions are being raised about a leadership vacuum. For the first time, responsible quarters are suggesting that as Sonia cannot function as interim president indefinitely and Rahul seems to want power but not the responsibility, one way out is collective leadership, reports Aditi Phadnis.
The studies that put Virat Kohli as the top brand now do not have Rohit Sharma in the Top 10. That will change quickly if he delivers the T20 World Cup next year or the ODI championship the year after.
Saluting the late music composers most memorable film songs.
Ishant made his Test debut as an 18-year-old in Bangladesh when Rahul Dravid was the captain and subsequently was led by Kumble, Dhoni, Kohli and Rahane during the last decade and half.
Did you expect Kareena Kapoor to die in Udta Punjab?
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting numbers from Day 2 of the India-England Test at Leeds.
Rajneesh Gupta checks out the ODI careers of the 14 Indians with 200 ODI appearances.
Dravid became only the fifth player from India to be named in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
Rajneesh Gupta presents some interesting numbers from Day 2:
Former India opener Gautam Gambhir says if the Indian Premier League this year, it will be difficult for former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to make a comeback to the Indian team. Dhoni last played for India in the ICC ODI World Cup semi-final against New Zealand in July last year.
It is understood that Kohli, Rahane, Shami, Jadeja will be sweating it out at the nets alongside Ashwin, who has already bowled a whopping 58 overs and taken seven wickets in a County game for Surrey last week.
The Congress on Friday described the Centre's announcement to repeal three farm laws as a victory against injustice, and said arrogance had to bow its head before the peaceful satyagraha of farmers.
'Rishi Kapoor was a complete original.' 'He dazzled the screen and stayed a livewire off it as well,' remembers Sukanya Verma.
The ruling party appears to have worked to a plan, beginning with the weaning away of Congress MLC and MLAs.
The Congress chief gave 'F' to the Modi government for agriculture, foreign policy and job creation, and 'A+' to the prime minister for slogan creation and self promotion.
Even if the Congress is unable to defeat the political appeal of Narendra Modi, the resources and talent of the BJP and its managers, it is relying on issues like the Citizenship Amendment Act and the perceived threat to Assamese identity, along with the future threat of the National People's Register to ensure it continues to be a force in the state. Aditi Phadnis reports.
Senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for Dev, said that the poll panel has passed 'unreasoned' orders while dismissing complaints of MCC violations against Modi and Shah and moreover, there have been reports of dissent by one of the election commissioners in passing some of the decisions.
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
With any luck, Bollywood will get back on its feet again and give us much to awe and amaze about.
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
A round-up of Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.
A war of words between the banker wife of Maharashtra's former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena deputy leader Priyanka Chaturvedi has become the latest talking point in state political circles.
Finalising calendar for the 2020-21 home season of the Indian cricket team, appointment of ethics officer and release of funds to Indian Cricketers' Association (ICA) will be among the items on agenda at BCCI's second Apex Council meeting, in New Delhi, on Sunday. The Apex Council, which had its first and only meeting so far on November 30, is required to meet at least once in three months.
The Opposition unity to fight the Bharatiya Janata Party seems to have run into rough weather as the Trinamool Congress and the Congress are at daggers drawn over the recent instances of 'poaching' by the Mamata Banerjee-led camp, with the grand old party finding itself in a tight spot.
A round-up of the fourth and final day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
'Don't worry I will fulfill your dreams, Jason Shah promises, just before he enters Bigg Boss 10.
They were speaking at a function to mark the release of 'Defying the Paradigm,' a coffee table book on Srinivasan's 50-year journey with India Cements.
Former captain Kapil Dev said the Indian team with its right balance of youth and experience along with the "unmatchable" duo of Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni will definitely reach the World Cup semi-finals.
Rajneesh Gupta surveys the bowling landscape in India-Australia Tests.
The poll panel has given clean chit to PM Modi for two of his speeches.
Former captain Sourav Ganguly remains the "catalyst" for transformation of Team India and the "fearless" Virat Kohli has taken it to another level, remarked former England cricketer David Lloyd on Wednesday. The cricketer-turned-commentator was referring to the India-Australia Test rivalry in the early 2000s when the Ganguly-led India first won an epic home contest 2-1 before securing a 1-1 draw Down Under in a classic four-Test series to retain the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
Chawla, who is the general secretary of Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee and is known to speak for 'Khalistan', had shared the purported picture on his Facebook page.
CoA chief Vinod Rai has made it clear that the CAC comprising Kapil were 'not conflicted'
World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev said a player of Yuvraj Singh's stature should have got a farewell from the ground.
The COA, comprising chairman Vinod Rai, Diana Edulji and Lt Gen (Retd) Ravi Thodge, will be taking stock of the situation with regard to elections of the state associations and the subsequent BCCI polls.
While we wait for Batra's latest to drop on Amazon Prime Video on February 11, Sukanya Verma looks at how Bollywood has dealt with affairs of the heart over the years.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
