'What happened at Kalakshetra should be an eye-opener'

'Such a struggle at Kalakshetra is unprecedented.' IMAGE: Students stage a protest in Kalakshetra. Photograph: Screen grab, kind courtesy nrithyapillai's video/Twitter In 1936, when dancer Rukmini......

What Electoral Politics Can Learn From Cricket

Cricket has taken many steps forward towards excellence and fairness.Electoral politics has a lot of catching up to do, points out Rajeev Bhargava.An excerpt from his fascinating new book, Between......

Indians in the US celebrate Independence Day with fervour

Members of the Indian community assembled in large numbers outside the Indian Embassy in Washington and Indian Consulates in New York, Houston, San Francisco and Chicago to celebrate India's 73rd......

Why Bolton's appointment is dangerous for the world

'Unlike Trump, who has an isolationist approach, Bolton would like to roam around the world, trampling upon any sign of dissent,' says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan. IMAGE: John Bolton arrives for a......

Box office recovery, synergies could drive more gains for PVR-Inox

PVR–Inox is in an inherently fickle business. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters If there is a string of flops, the box office collections will be weak. Conversely, Q2FY24, which......

Hotel stocks to ride the elevator to revenue growth on room rates

Hotel companies, which have experienced substantial share price gains in the past six months, are not only expected to post robust revenue growth in the seasonally weak July-September quarter......

Jay Shah to head ICC for three years

IMAGE: BCCI secretary Jay Shah is set to take over his role in the ICC from December 1. Photograph: BCCI The ICC Board has recommended changes to the term of its Chair and Independent Director to......

New ICC boss Jay Shah to continue as BCCI secretary till...

No election for BCCI secretary's post at BCCI's Annual General Body Meeting later this month. IMAGE: Jay Shah will not abdicate his present role as the BCCI secretary at the AGM because he has to......

Jay Shah elected unopposed as next ICC chairman

Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI BCCI secretary Jay Shah will take over as the next ICC chairman on December 1 after being elected unopposed for the top post here on Tuesday, making him the fifth......

Jay Shah emerges as strong contender for ICC top job

ICC Chairman Election: Greg Barclay not to opt for third term, all eyes on BCCI secretary Jay Shah IMAGE: BCCI secretary Jay Amit Shah. Photograph: BCCI Current ICC chairman Greg Barclay on......

Will BCCI's Jay Shah take over the reins at ICC?

IMAGE: Jay Shah has one year left as BCCI secretary before his cooling off period starts in 2025. Photograph: BCCI  All eyes will be on BCCI secretary Jay Shah during the four-day ICC Annual......