Stories they don't want told

I know this will come as news to many: The 'VII' in the title of my last column is not an exaggerated 'peace' sign; it is the Roman numeral signifying '7.' Meaning, that was the seventh in the......

Mallya now pitches for Twenty-20 pie

Liquor and airline baron Vijay Mallya, auto major Hero Honda and leading telecom company Reliance Communications have started negotiations with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to......

When PCs take buy & sell decisions

Yield-hungry investors are lapping them up, whether they understand the complexities is another matter. The other day, I read media reports about how an increasing proportion of equity funds are......

Of child labour and shattered dreams

Jyothi Ramulla Naga is 4 feet tall. From sunup to sundown she is hunched over in the fields of a cottonseed farm in southern India, earning 20 cents an hour. Farmers in the Uyyalawada region......

Is Star feeling the heat?

Sony Entertainment Television's executive vice president (ad sales) Rohit Gupta is quite kicked. Pepsi has just signed up as the sixth sponsor for Indian Idol, the channel's popular new music-based......

Gambhir's Choices Face BCCI Roadblocks

IMAGE: Gautam Gambhir has asked for the freedom to manage the Indian team. Photograph: BCCI/X   After the BCCI confirmed Gautam Gambhir as India's new head coach, all eyes are now on his......

Want to join Netherlands' nets for the ODI World Cup?

IMAGE: The Dutch side is looking for net bowlers for their five-day pre-Cup camp in Alur. Photograph: Cricket Netherlands/X The Netherlands cricket board, in a surprise move, has posted an......

T20 WC: Shakib keeps Bangladesh alive for Super 8 spot

SCORECARD IMAGE: Shakib Al Hasan rallied Bangladesh after the loss of two early wickets, scoring 64 off 46 balls, in the Group D T20 World Cup match against the Netherlands in St Vincent on......

After Bangladesh scalp Dutch eye 'bigger nation' status

'We want to try and get the ICC's attention to start looking at us as a potentially bigger nation in the coming years. So definitely every win helps.' SCORECARD IMAGE: The Netherlands, the only......

Pakistan, Sri Lanka grapple with multiple challenges

IMAGES: Pakistan are traditionally good against spinners. Photograph: Pakistan Cricket Board/X The win against the Netherlands wasn't the most convincing but an inconsistent and mercurial......