Why Calcutta Remains A City Of Bhoy

A year after the RG Kar rape-murder Swarupa Dutt looks at the city where it happened, Kolkata -- a study in dichotomy, at once the self-proclaimed cultural capital of India as also a petri dish for......

The Importance Of Being The Dalai Lama

One can only sincerely wish the Dalai Lama a very long life at the service of world peace.His presence is much required today on the planet, notes Claude Arpi, who has known His Holiness for more......

Govt names 51 leaders to visit 33 world capitals, drops 3 from Cong list

Fifty-one political leaders, parliamentarians and former ministers cutting across party lines will be part of the seven delegations travelling to world capitals to put across India's resolve to......

Did Pahalgam Attack Have A UN Angle?

Pakistan was waiting for an opportunity to bring the Jammu and Kashmir issue to the global agenda and resorted to the terrorism route to provoke India, observes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.......

Abhishek Sharma hits 5 sixes, 5 fours for record 12-ball 50!

IMAGE: Abhishek Sharma raced to a century off just 32 balls, striking 11 sixes and seven fours, as Punjab posted 310 against Bengal in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match, in Hyderabad, on Sunday.......

SMAT: Mhatre's hurricane ton guides Mumbai to easy win

Prithvi Shaw roars back to form with an explosive fifty; Venkatesh Iyer produces an all-round show. IMAGE: Ayush Mhatre smashed a 49-ball 100 including 8 fours and 7 sixes as Mumbai beat......

Abhishek warms up for SA T20s with all-round show!

IMAGE: Abhishek Sharma smashed a 9-ball 34 before picking up 3-23 as Punjab beat Puducherry in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Hyderabad on Thursday. Photograph: PCA/X Abhishek Sharma shone with......

After Kohli, Pant to join Delhi squad for Vijay Hazare

Delhi open their Vijay Hazare campaign against Andhra in Bengaluru on December 24.  IMAGE: Rishabh Pant has appeared in 19 matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, tallying 531 runs. Photograph: ANI......

Rising Stars Asia Cup: India A thump Oman A, seal semifinal spot

IMAGE: In the semifinals of the Rising Stars Asia Cup, India A will take on the topper of Group A. Photograph: BCCI/X Harsh Dubey made an entertaining half-century as India A outplayed Oman A by......