China ends embarrassing drama, sacks 'missing' FM Qin Gang, reappoints Wang Yi

China on Tuesday sacked foreign minister Qin Gang and reappointed top diplomat Wang Yi to the post, ending the rare embarrassing drama involving a close confidant of President Xi Jinping in the......

All In The Family In The Name Of Politics

With some variations, all regional political formations, whether in power presently or out of it, share some common features: Tight family control of the political apparatus, key members in elected......

'We crossed over into Pakistan at 2 am'

'Imagine for a soldier -- first you conquer territory after fighting a fierce battle, suffer casualties and then you are ordered to come back to your side of the International Border in India.'......

IPL Auction: Team purse may be raised to Rs 125 crore; 6 retentions likely

IMAGE: Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta during the IPL 2024 players' auction. Photograph: BCCI There could be a consensus about increasing the team purse up to Rs 120 crore and allowing......

Pant or Samson? Who will keep wickets in Sri Lanka T20 series?

IMAGE: In terms of sheer numbers in T20 Internationals, there is not much to choose between the two wicketkeepers Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson. Photograph: BCCI New India head coach Gautam......

India's T20 World Cup Win: The IPL Effect

IMAGE: Believe it or not, this is the first T20 World Cup won by India since the launch of the IPL in 2008 -- after 16 seasons of the T20 league. Photograph: BCCI/X   The Indian team lived up......

Manjrekar calls for pitch-specific playing XI for India

Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI/X Former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar feels that India should strive to find the right balance in playing XI according to the conditions that would help them clinch......

Will India Pick Jaiswal Today?

IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal's strike rate in T20 Internationals is a whopping 161, with 502 runs in 17 matches. Photograph: BCCI   After their convincing victory Afghanistan, a confident India......