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Dwayne Bravo: Ultimate T20 strategist joins Kolkata Knight Riders

The flamboyant Dwayne Bravo may never be included in the same bracket as the legends of West Indies cricket such as Gary Sobers, Viv Richards and Clive Lloyd but the livewire all…
PMLA: Supreme Court highlights concerns over arbitary actions by ED

Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih granted bail to former Tamil Nadu Minister of Electricity, Prohibition and Excise, Senthil Balaji in an alleged cash-for-jobs scam. Balaji was arrested in…

Hansie Cronje’s Struggle with Money Addiction: Is It Time to Forgive Him?

Had Hansie Cronje been alive now, he would have celebrated his 55th birthday on Sep 25. Perhaps he would have been a well known cricket commentator and a television personality. He would…
The Growing Threat to Free Speech in the Age of Social Media Titans

How safe is the information that you share in confidence on social media platforms with your friends and loved ones? How long does the data that you share remain on the electronic…
STATUE BUILDING IN A HURRY

Within a month of its collapse, the Maharashtra Government has initiated a tendering process to build a new statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji on the Rajkot Fort in south Konkan coast and it…
Which tune will Sri Lanka’s new President sing, Indian or Chinese?

Greetings poured in congratulating the newly elected President of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, popularly known as ‘AKD’. The Marxist-Leninist leader was sworn in on Monday as the ninth President by the…
India-Sri Lanka: Shared heritage and complex challenges

India-Sri Lanka relations date back to centuries. The bi-lateral relationships between the two nations are multifaceted. Language, religion, shared cultural heritage, and traditions play an important role in stitching the bond between…

History of the birth of chess in India and its world wide proliferation

It is difficult to describe India’s extraordinary twin triumphs in the Chess Olympiad in mere words. Our young men and women have come out on top in a tournament in which 190…
Ashwin is proving to be India’s trump card in his role of spin bowling all rounder

A cricket fan once remarked that Ravichandran Ashwin has as many blades in his game as a Swiss army knife has in its hilt. That is an apt way to describe the cricketer…
Cost of control: Government fact-checking and fight for Free Speech

In February 2021, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting [MIB] proposed amendments to the Information Technology [IT] Act 2000 to enhance regulation on online content through Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics…
Israel: From leading ‘exporter’ to ‘importer’ of arms

If Israel is really a leading exporter of the military equipment of the world where is the need for it to buy arms from India, which till sometimes back actually was among…
Hyderabad psychologists urge reducing stigma around workplace stress

The death of a 23-year-old fresher at Ernst & Young (EY), just four months into her job, reportedly due to overwhelming workplace stress, has sparked widespread outrage, highlighting the toxic work culture…
Cost of free speech: Legal battles, fines, and political fallout

How free is ‘free speech’ guaranteed by the Constitution? Or how expensive is free speech in the free world? Do the rights guaranteed for speech in the Constitution come at a price?…
Ashwin is proving to be India’s trump card in his role of spin bowling all rounder

A cricket fan once remarked that Ravichandran Ashwin has as many blades in his game as a Swiss army knife has in its hilt. That is an apt way to describe the…
World Rhino Day: The Triumph and Trials of India’s Rhinoceros

Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad, established sixty-five years ago in 1959 and inaugurated in 1963, is a sprawling landscape in 380 acres. It is uniquely located abutting the historic Mir-Alam Tank a wonderful…