In Photos: The Man Who Will Be Crowned King

King Charles III spent 70 long years as the heir to the British throne. In those years as a prince -- a record number among royal families -- he led a colourful and unusual life, indulging so many......

How India's heritage of pluralism is being undone

The main culprit in vitiating the inter community/caste/class relations has been the so called ‘targeted’ approach. This is nothing but discrimination on the basis of faith/caste/class.......

Freebies Making States Cash-Strapped?

While the likelihood of these states going the Lanka or Greece way may be an alarming assessment, the financial situation of some states such as Punjab and West Bengal is indeed quite weak.......

What the PM told the editors at the meet

Full text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's opening remarks at the interaction with newspaper editors: I think that there is a growing perception that this government is in siege, that we have not......

Match-fixing scandal hits Sri Lanka T10

Lanka T10 team owner Indian national arrested on match-fixing charges IMAGE: Image used for representational purpose only. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters Prem Thakkur, the Indian owner of......

Sri Lanka's Herath, Perera approached by bookies to fix Windies Test

Lanka's sports minister said some 10 million rupees (around $70,000) had been offered to the players to lose the match. Police had mounted a search for the suspect who was said to have approached......

Minister makes U-turn after declaring Sri Lanka sold 2011 World Cup

'I want my suspicion investigated' IMAGE: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni with Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara during the toss in the final of the 2011 World Cup at the Wankhede stadium in......

Sri Lanka bowling coach Zoysa charged with match-fixing

The 40-year-old was also charged with encouraging a player to influence the results of the game and failing to report "approaches to engage in corrupt conduct IMAGE: Nuwan Zoysa, who played 30......

No reason to doubt integrity of 2011 WC final, says ICC

'At this time, we have not been presented with any evidence that supports the claims made or which would merit launching an investigation under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.' IMAGE: India captain......