The Illusion of Opposition Unity

There was near unanimity among the guests at the Sibal dinner that the country is ready for a change, that the ruling party has lost popularity.However in the same breath speaker after speaker......

Farmers must climb down

The government's predicament is a result of its own doing: That of not ensuring adequate buy-in by the stakeholders before passage of the laws, notes Vivek Gumaste. IMAGE: Farmers's vehicles......

Tractor-trolleys, farm equipment turn into shelters for protesting farmers

Tractor-trolleys and key farm equipment have turned into temporary shelters for thousands of farmers who have assembled at the borders of the to protest against the Centre's new farm laws. IMAGE:......

Pranab Mukherjee: The president who could never be PM

A quintessential party loyalist and the trusted Man Friday of three Congress prime ministers, Pranab Mukherjee's climb up the political ladder stopped just short of his ambition to occupy 7 Race......

Does Sanju Get Your Vote?

IMAGE: Sanju Samson hit his 5th IPL 2024 half-century against the Delhi Capitals on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Photograph: BCCI Delhi Capitals kept their play-off hopes alive with a 20 run win over......

Ranji round-up: Mumbai avoid follow-on embarrassment vs Railways

Tail-ender Javed Khan, batting with a finger injury, saved Mumbai from following-on while chasing Railways' first innings score of 242 in the rain-truncated Ranji Trophy match, in Delhi, on......

Bold and bizarre from Dhoni: Some decisions clicked, most did not!

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Photograph: Philip Brown/Reuters During his tenure as captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has gone from being extremely cautious to trying something fancy, hoping to......

India hope to secure tri-series final berth

Needing to win just one more game to ensure a berth in the CB tri-series final, India will seek to get the job doneon Sundayitself as they go into their penultimate league match against Australia......