Bishan Singh Bedi always spoke his mind; diplomacy was an alien concept. Yet, even if you didn’t agree with him, you knew his ideas came from a place of purity and concern.

This is sport. Unexpectedness and upsets are what it thrives on.

Test cricket may be rushing to its end faster than we imagined, and in the next decade younger fans will need to be told what it was and why it no longer existed

Will Bazball work in India? Theoretically, there is no reason why it shouldn’t, but in practical terms, there are two reasons. One of them is Ravichandran Ashwin and the other Ravindra Jadeja.

The government stuck to the theme as it raised the capex outlay for the coming financial year to Rs.11.11 lakh crore, an increase of 11%

‘The underlying theme was clearly fiscal consolidation with an ability to maintain the infrastructure spends at the existing run rate’

Selection cannot be an exact science; there are too many variables from differing match conditions to untested mental abilities of the players. And luck, of course.

James Anderson played for long and reinvented himself periodically, cutting pace for accuracy and bowling with a grace and seeming lack of effort which is one of the game’s great sights.

Phuphee breaks down why the institution needs “two wheels”, otherwise it is just a crazy bull wandering around aimlessly

It is accepted now that porn drove the Internet in its early days. Some 36% of the Net traffic was generated by it. The figure is far less now

The Parsi community is the transition zone between the monotheistic and polytheistic mythologies of West and South Asia

When both the character and the actor are brilliant in their own right, we get something close to perfection

The newest comedy special to drop on OTT trains its scathing jokes on bosses and discontent at the office

In order to provide the much needed relief to the victims of crime, it is essential that the focus of criminal justice system shifts from being accused-centric to victim-centric

As caretaker of the game’s treasure chest, Jay Shah might be the most powerful man in cricket ever — no W.G. Grace, Don Bradman or Sachin Tendulkar can match his combination of political, filial and financial heft.

The World Test Championship which was introduced with some scepticism seems to be established now. Some tinkering may be needed, but the essence is in place.

What connects them is irrational belief. Conspiracy theories grow out of such belief

If Where Eagles Dare belongs in the pantheon of great getaway films, that is partly because of the impressive number of modes of transport deployed, says Geoff Dyer

A triptych to illustrate that while we are seemingly grappling with the same questions decade after decade, the wheels are slowly turning

The high-risk style is set to continue, and whenever the Bengaluru Test situation arises again, there will be wistful talk of Cheteshwar Pujara, and even Sunil Gavaskar.

The fire that began on Monday afternoon with a blast in a benzene storage tank of the refinery later spread to two other adjoining tanks, Jawahar Nagar police station inspector A B Mori said

Bank Nifty November Futures can fall to 51,500 and even 51,250

The last global scientific consensus on climate change was released in 2021 through the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, however scientists say that evidence shows global warming and its impacts are unfolding faster than expected

Nearly 200 nations have gathered at the annual U.N. climate summit in Baku, focused this year on raising hundreds of billions of dollars to fund a global transition to cleaner energy sources and limit the climate damage caused by carbon emissions

The company plans to use the funds to expand its regional presence across the top 10 Indian cities and open 80 retail stores by FY 2030

The revenues rose 20 per cent to ₹5,237 crore for the period

This move follows a revision in air services agreement between India and the two countries at an International Civil Aviation Organisation gathering in Malaysia last month

Accordingly, the merger will strengthen the airline’s presence on critical long-haul routes and open new destinations like Bali and Mauritius

Agrochemical makers have seen sales of herbicides going up this kharif season, even though the offtake in other categories such as insecticides and fungicides were muted

Organised by Panchayati Raj Ministry, the Conclave attempts to bring together key stakeholders like the Central & State Finance Commission for the development of ‘grameen bharat’

Company’s revenue experienced a 7 per cent increase to ₹1,111 crore

Minimum shelf life regulations of at least 45 days must be enforced: FSSAI to platforms

They will impose a significant compliance burden on companies

Here are the intraday supports and resistances for widely traded stocks such as Reliance Industries, ITC, ONGC, Infosys, HDFC Bank, TCS, and SBI

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence recently booked Vivo and Oppo for mis-declaration of certain items

5G enabled smartphones are presently priced above ₹15,000 and only 20 per cent of smartphones sold in India are 5G enabled

Demand for Apple’s higher-priced iPhone 14 Pro models is stronger than for entry-level versions: Sources

Apple will bring smart display and speaker to its iPad.

Apple is addressing the surge in demand and supply constraints, Rajeev Chandrasekhar tweeted 

The Centre losses crores of rupees due to unorganised screen guard imports from China

A more affordable version of the flagship, this one is designed to be a crowd favourite. 

If customers inquire about the French government’s claim that the model exceeds standards for electromagnetic radiation, workers should say they don’t have anything to share, Apple employees have been told

The company is projected to account for 7 per cent of all smartphone sales in the country from July to December, up from 5 per cent in the first half of 2023

Likely to be known as the Galaxy S24, Samsung Electronics said it plans to launch its next flagship device on January 17 in San Jose, California

The price of some iPhones has been cut by 5 per cent in a Lunar New Year promotion that will last from January 18-January 21