Why Venezuela Did Not Celebrate Maduro's Fall

Years of repression and disappearances have taught Venezuelans, the hard way, not to voice either their anger or their joy, observes Radha Roy Biswas who spent her formative years in Venezuela.......

'Maoists Will Be Extinct In 2 Months'

'From every point of view, they have faced an extremely difficult couple of years, and the setback they have suffered is irreversible.' 'This reality has begun to set in even amongst the top-level......

Digital Scams Are Getting Smarter

'Just like oral hygiene, cyber hygiene must become a daily habit,' says Beena Vaheed, executive director, Bank of Baroda.'It is not enough to rely only on banks, companies, or the government. Each......

IndiGo Crisis: 'Well-Orchestrated To Pressure Government, DGCA'

'Where rostering systems are automated and duty time software interfaces directly with DGCA, the assertion that they suddenly discovered crew shortages is simply implausible.' 'If adequate crew......

Hathiram Chaudhary: A Hero For Our Times

We do not whistle for Hathiram Chaudhary. And yet the bond we feel towards him is spontaneous, almost effortless. This is because he shares something of our too-ideal dreams, our wry acceptance of......

Just Why Was Janhvi Hospitalised?

'A couple of hours before I was to board the flight, I felt completely handicapped and paralysed.''I wasn't able to go to the restroom on my own.''I wasn't in any condition to speak or walk or even......

Even Manoj Bajpayee Can't Help Bhaiyya Ji

A film with a one-line plot needed a lot more pizzazz, whistle-worthy dialogue and a large-than-life, invincible protagonist. Karki makes a Rajinikanth kind of actioner (Bhaiyya Ji fights with a......

Angry Young Men Review: Seeking Salim-Javed

Angry Young Men gloats in Salim-Javed's well-known attributes yet never gains access into the process or passion behind one of Indian cinema's greatest chemistries at work, observes Sukanya Verma.......

Oval Invincibles renamed MI London after Reliance-Surrey deal

IPL giants Mumbai Indians have now expanded their presence to leagues in the UK, UAE, South Africa, and USA. IMAGE: Oval Invincibles became the sixth team under RIL's management, joining Mumbai......

No World Cup distraction for Team India

'We are fully focused on this series. Every series is important. Individually for these players, there's a lot at stake.'   IMAGE: The Indian squad has been hit by a string of injuries that has......

Why Even Class Acts Are No Longer Guaranteed A Spot in Team

When players select themselves, the selectors' job becomes delightfully simple. But did the Indian selectors have that luxury while picking the T20 World Cup squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup? asks......

Can vulnerable India avert a clean sweep in Guwahati?

IMAGE: Indian Cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir, team's assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate, players Jasprit Bumrah, Yashasvi Jaiswal during a practice session in Guwahati on Thursday.......

Vulnerable India's struggles at home laid bare

The once familiar sight of nimble-footed, whippywristed Indian batters dominating spin looks a distant memory, replaced by the horror of watching South Africa off-spinner Simon Harmer wreak havoc......