Maha govt reduces security of Fadnavis, Raj Thackeray

The Maharashtra government has reduced the security of Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Devendra Fadnavis and his family, former UP governor Ram Naik and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena......

How Balakot won Modi 2019 election

'I will need a few more pictures, sir, can I get some time from you for a more extended photo shoot?' asked Singh.Modi, ever-obliging before the camera, laughed. 'Sure, but let us plan to do it......

'This move in Goa has been done to help BJP in Karnataka'

'They just want to show that the Congress is in disarray.' IMAGE: Ten of 15 Goa Congress MLAs led by leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar hand over the letter for merger of their faction into......

Sai's Take: Has RaGa gotten over ArGo?

'Rahul Gandhi has shown that he can field questions on the fly -- something the frontrunner in this election has failed to do in the last five years -- but does it mean he can survive another bout......

Go Hollywood

They are impressive fish in theirpond, but they now want to conquer the world. So much so, many of Bollywood's stars are now displaying keen interest in starring in international cinema. "At this......

The World Cup That Cheers

In cricket, we have something that we can share with our families, neighbours and indeed, the whole country. It is colour-blind, language-neutral, truly secular and transcends all regions, from......

Rohit's super stats from Visakhapatnam Test

Rajneesh Gupta presents the numbers from the first Test. IMAGE: Rohit Sharma celebrates scoring a hundred in his first Test as India opener. Photograph: BCCI The 317 run opening stand between......

Why Indian cricket didn't do well in the 1990s

'When I entered the Indian team's dressing room, I discovered that there was a divide in the team, like a wall in between two groups of players, there were two teams within one.''It was all about......

'Mr Sobers, would you like to bat?'

Ajit Wadekar recalls how India turned the tables on the the West Indies and won a historic victory. IMAGE: The legendary Ajit Wadekar. Photograph: Central Press/Getty Images Ajit Laxman Wadekar --......

Ajit Wadekar: The man who made Indian captaincy coveted

Ajit Wadekar epitomised the 'khadoos' nature of Mumbai cricketers. IMAGE: Captain Ajit Wadekar arrives at London Airport with the Indian team for their tour of England in June 1971. Photograph:......