Coming of age, cyclones, conscience, cubicles, catchwords for OTT this week.
Brought up in penury, the sensational Yashasvi Jaiswal says he now uses the experience gained from those difficult days as ammunition to conquer the battles on and off the field.
As the legend turns 40, we take a look at his journey in cricket and life.
Shaun Marsh, who was virtually ruled out of the first Test against India starting from December 26, has re-emerged as a contender for the opening game and is all set to join his Australia team-mates for a batting camp, in Melbourne, on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's meeting with United States President George W Bush later in September could be an opportunity to sign the 123 Agreement, US Ambassador David Mulford has said.Mulford added that he is optimistic about bipartisan support about the India-US civilian nuclear agreement. Speaking about China's role in the Nuclear Suppliers Group meeting on the India-specific waiver, Mulford said the communist country did the right thing in the end.
The administration is leaving no stone unturned as it races against time to have the US-India civilian nuclear agreement completed by the Congressional adjournment date of September 26 even if indications are there that the lawmakers may return for a Lame-Duck Session after the November 4 presidential elections.
Pacemen Michael Kasprowicz and Jason Gillespie took four wickets each to rip through the United States and set up a nine wicket win in the Champions Trophy match.
It's impossibly difficult to make a great film about a superhero who uses a country's name as his own.
'It will take a minor miracle for the deal to beat the clock ticking away in the US Congress, but Abhinav Bindra just proved that the age of miracles isn't over yet.'
Let us understand that restrictions on civilian nuclear technology will not be automatically lifted even after the US Senate gives the green signal to the nuke deal.
Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Washington, DC-based Arms Control Association believes India's expectation of a 'clean exemption' at the Nuclear Suppliers Group meeting scheduled for August 21 is "a fantasy".
'If they do not have this minimum self-respect, I can only feel sympathy for them. I was quoting President Bush about the Hyde Act, the Leader of the Opposition was quoting the under secretary of the US administration. What can I do?' External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on the NSG waiver, the Chinese stand and the domestic opposition to the nuclear deal.
'India must be the very first large State in history that has consciously and voluntarily decided to dismantle itself.'
There's a strong sense inside the Democratic leadership that if you care about India, now is the time to stand up for it, says Graham Wisner, counsel at the top international lobbying firm Patton Boggs.
'What did the quest for self-sufficiency buy India over a span of forty-odd years?
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