Indian envoy to NZ called back after wife accused of assault

India's High Commissioner to New Zealand Ravi Thapar has been called back to New Delhi following allegations that his wife assaulted their cook who claimed that he had been kept in "slavery".......

43 officials in Indian diplomatic missions to face action

The government is taking action with regard to complaints against 43 officials of Indian diplomatic missions in 17 countries facing a variety of charges including corruption and dereliction of......

Indian diplomats' domestic trouble

Contracts with India-based domestic assistants for officials abroad have become a headache for the Indian government. Akshat Kaushal & Nayanima Basu report. The soft underbelly of the Indian......

SC to reconsider its verdict criminalising gay sex

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to reconsider its 2013 verdict criminalising gay sex and referred to a larger bench the plea challenging the colonial penal provision, observing......

No wives: BCCI's strict rule for Champions Trophy

IMAGE: India’s cricket stars forced to follow new BCCI rules. Photograph: BCCI Families will not be accompanying the Indian cricket players heading to Dubai on February 15 for the ICC......

When were these rules altered and by whom, Bhajji asks

Nothing new in BCCI's policy document, says former India spinner Harbhajan Singh.  IMAGE: Head Coach Gautam Gambhir (right) with Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah. Harbhajan Singh said India......

BCCI to players: Obey new rules or face IPL ban, fee cuts

IMAGE: Restrictions were sought by head coach Gautam Gambhir in a review meeting of the team's recent poor run. Photograph: BCCI Cracking the whip on the Indian cricket team's "star culture",......

Travel woes and halal food hunt plague Afghan cricketers

Afghanistan players turn chefs to overcome a ‘beefy' issue Photograph: Kind courtesy ACB/X For the Afghanistan cricketers, it was a meatball-sized problem to fork through! The......

India target best-ever medal haul at Paris Olympics

IMAGE: The Indian boxing team on their arrival in Paris ahead of the Olympic Games. Photograph: Indian Olympic Association/Instagram Some would be carrying a huge burden of expectations, some......