'Everything Is Give-And-Take With Trump'

'Transactionalism is in his DNA.' IMAGE: US President Donald J Trump speaks at a dinner he hosted for Republican senators at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, February 7, 2025. Photograph: Kevin......

'Trump Wants To Avoid Conflict With China'

'The President-elect firmly believes we can avoid conflict with the Chinese Communist party because they need our markets.' IMAGE: Then US president Donald J Trump with China's President Xi......

'Modi Bought A Reprieve, Not A Resolution'

'Modi's intention was to create goodwill that will allow India to be seen by Trump as more than just a bad tariff problem.''He succeeded brilliantly on that count but none of these wins are......

Tsari Yatra May Help Ease India China Tensions

Why can't the Indian government propose to the Chinese a corridor circumambulating the Holy Mountain where people from both sides could perform the yatra again? asks Claude Arpi. IMAGE: India's......

'It Helped To Have Shah Rukh Around'

'He is one of the most down-to-earth and hardworking guys I know, and that's true of all superstars, including Bachchan sahab.' IMAGE: Shreyas Talpade and Shah Rukh Khan in Om Shanti Om. Shreyas......

Will India tweak Playing XI against NZ?

  IMAGE: Axar Patel and other spinners will again come into play in the match against New Zealand on Sunday. Photograph: BCCI/X Assured of a semifinal slot, India assistant coach Ryan ten......

CT Semis: Should India Play Chakravarthy?

Except in the IPL, the Australians have not had a good look at Varun Chakravarthy's bowling and that could spell trouble for Steve Smith and Co. IMAGE: Varun Chakravarthy has foxed batters with......

Chakravarthy's new mystery ball set to dominate IPL 2025

Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who has been a key player for the Indian team as well as the Kolkata Knight Riders side, believes that consistency is the key to success and he's working on......

'Shreyas Was Competitive In Anything He Played'

'Even in PlayStation games, he was keen to win.' IMAGE: Vignesh Rajan at the India-Australia semi-final game. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vignesh Rajan   When Shreyas Iyer was playing his......

Youngsters steal the show for Vidarbha

Vidarbha head coach Usman Ghani on Sunday hailed the young troops in the squad for their all-round performances which gave the team its third title win in the Ranji Trophy, as senior player Akshay......