Can Humayun Kabir's revolt dent TMC's fortunes in Bengal?

Once a minister in Mamata Banerjee's first cabinet and today one of Trinamool Congress' most controversial dissidents, MLA Humayun Kabir has again seized Bengal's political spotlight, this time by......

Missing Thackerays And A Bulldozer At Marathi School

If the Thackerays don't save a Marathi school in their backyard, who will, wonders Syed Firdaus Ashraf. Kindly note that this image has only been posted for representational purposes. Photograph:......

Trump's Language Of Fascism

'Non-compatible with Western Civilization' is about as vague and jingoistic as it gets and Trump saying this gives full license to his acolytes to go full throttle on making life as difficult and......

India rolls out next-gen e-passports to stop forgery, impersonation

In a major upgrade of its passport-related system, the government has introduced a next-generation "e-passport" that combines both paper and electronic elements, a step that also seeks to detect......

'Pahalgam Bleeds... And So Do We'

'No words can heal the wounds of a mother who lost her child, or a friend who lost their companion. But we must speak, we must feel, and we must remember.' IMAGE: A woman touches a banner with a......

All We Imagine As Poetry

'Did anyone else get the feeling that AWIAL -- despite being ostensibly based in the Mumbai of today -- is actually set in a Neverland of Solemnity?' asks Sreehari Nair. IMAGE: Kani Kusruti and......

'You Gave India More Than You Got Credit For'

'The demise of #ManmohanSingh ji who (looking back) presided over India's actual 'Acchey Din' feels like the end of an era when India was actually (more) democratic, when Indians were free(er) of......

'If I am called a sex symbol today, I don't care'

'I had lied to Yashji about my age. I was only 13-and-a-half, but I told him I was 18.''When the time came to travel to Yashji's famous Swiss shoots, I had to get a school leaving......

Why Firing Gambhir Won't Fix The Real Problem

Sack Gambhir before he damages any more careers, if you must. But it cannot stop there.The project ahead must be bigger, more ambitious, and far more urgent: Rebuilding the spine of Indian cricket......

New Dawn Beckons for Indian Women's Cricket: Tendulkar

The little girl with a plastic bat in a small town must feel that the world is open to her, just as I felt after watching a triumphant Team India in 1983, says Sachin Tendulkar. IMAGE: Just as......

Sachin remembers '3 guiding hands' on Teachers' Day

IMAGE: Sachin Tendulkar with his father Ramesh Tendulkar, first coach Ramakant Vitthal Achrekar, and elder brother Ajit. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Sachin Tendulkar/X Sachin Tendulkar is widely......

Asia Cup: Know This About Sri Lanka?

IMAGE: Sri Lanka has quietly been the tournament's second-most dominant force. Photograph: ICC/X   In the theatre of Asian cricket, all eyes are fixed on the marquee matchup. The rivalry between......

No Mbappe, no problem! Enrique completes PSG transformation

IMAGE: Paris St Germain players celebrate winning the Champions League by throwing Luis Enrique in the air after the final against Inter Milan at Allianz Arena, Munich, on Saturday. Photograph:......