Sheikh Hasina's Biggest Blunder

'The dominance of her party also meant that the institutions became lopsided -- whether it was the bureaucracy or the courts or the military.''She centralised power to the extent that you would see......

UCC Can Wait, Personal Law Reforms Can't

Crucial reforms in Muslim personal law, especially laws related to inheritance and adoption, need to be initiated forthwith; historically speaking, without the State's backing, hardly has any......

Mumbai serial blasts convict killed as inmates attack him in jail

A convict in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case was fatally attacked by five inmates in Kalamba Central Jail in Kolhapur on Sunday, police said. Image used for representational purpose only.......

Why BSP Wants To Go Solo In Lok Sabha 2024 Polls

The BSP has not entered into any alliances and has also been keen to shed the tag of being a 'B-team' of the BJP. IMAGE: Mayawati with her nephew Akash Anand at the Bahujan Samaj Party office in......

10 Gangster Shows On OTT

The Web series Bambai Meri Jaan has put the spotlight back to the dark days when the underworld overran Mumbai. The gangster saga is a popular subject with film and serial makers, particularly when......

10 OTT Shows That Make Us Nostalgic

Scoop reminded viewers of a time in the not-so-recent-past when Mumbai was in the grip of the underworld. The new Web series Guns And Gulaabs is set in the opium town of Gulaabganj sometime in the......

Deepa Gahlot's Top Movies of 2022

The film industry slowly recovered from the pandemic but faced other challenges in 2022. Still, it was not a stretch to pick 10 films for the customary year-ender, particularly when OTT comes into......

Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem showered with cash awards

IMAGE: Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan reacts after setting a new Olympic record. Photograph: Aleksandra Szmigiel / Reuters Pakistan's sensational javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem who won the......

Pakistan retain Babar, Rizwan, Shaheen for Bangladesh Tests

IMAGE: Shan Masood will lead Pakistan in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh, starting August 21. Photograph: Lee Smith/Reuters Pakistan have dropped plans to conduct "major surgery" on......

Major changes unlikely in Pakistan despite T20 WC flop

IMAGE: Pakistan had a miserable showing in the recently concluded ICC T20 World Cup. Photograph: Cricket PCB/X The Pakistan Cricket Board may not be able to make significant changes to the......

T20 World Cup: How Afghanistan, Bangladesh can make it to semis

IMAGE: Afghanistan augmented their chances of making their first-ever World Cup semi-final when they down the mighty Australian on Saturday. Photograph: Afghanistan Cricket Board/X The......

England eye big win vs USA to stay alive in T20 WC

IMAGE: Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone. Photograph: England Cricket/X Defending champions England will need their power hitters to do the job against a demoralised yet tricky USA in their......