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Cricket coddled batters…then came Boom-Boom Bumrah
Bumrah, in his own way, has taken over the mantle of Team India’s saviour. A genius in all formats, he carries forward the great Tendulkar’s legacy, but with the ball
How to win after losing big: 5 factors that made Mahayuti do so well, and MVA so bad
When BJP took what looked like a knockout punch during Maharashtra’s LS polls, it was spurred to mount a great fightback. Is Congress capable of following its Maha-lesson with Maha-actions?
Why one of Europe’s richest persons says he has lost everything
Once a prominent shareholder in luxury design house Hermès, Nicolas Puech now claims that his billions are gone due to alleged fraud by his former manager. So, what really happened to his riches?
- Team TOI
- TNN
Seeking meaning in the shattering of hearts
The recent announcement of A R Rahman’s divorce set off a tirade of brutally insensitive comments, besides speculations on the reasons. Very few discussed the pain experienced during such a time. What could a 5th century BCE poet have written which could apply to modern-day divorces?
- Team TOI
- TNN
Will Trump kill the American dream of Indians with H-1B visas?
Indians have been the biggest beneficiaries of H-1B visas, receiving over 70% of them. With Donald Trump’s return, Indians working in the US on H-1B visas are trying to make sure that their American dream does not end abruptly
- Jochelle Mendonca
- THE ECONOMIC TIMES
So reign with the haves & the have-nots
The mandate in Jharkhand is thanks to both aspirational caste groups and marginalised ones. Soren got the tribal identity pitch right. But that alone won’t cut it for governance
Peace dawns on? Ask Don
The 60-day Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire will tide into Trump’s presidency. Netanyahu to Iran, Hezbollah’s patron, everyone is basically trying to hold ground until the new US president shakes it up
Will Adani’s US indictment derail India’s infrastructure push?
With less credit to fuel its aggressive expansion plans, Adani Group might be left with no option but to slow down. That’s bad news for India
- Priyanka Salve
- THE ECONOMIC TIMES
Choking Beijing went from grey to blue. Can Delhi do the same?
China’s great air repair programme, which was conceived in 2013 and helped Beijing lose the tag of the world’s ‘most polluted capital’, has lessons for Delhi
Who’s Chinmoy Krishna Das and why has his arrest sparked outrage in Bangladesh, India?
New Delhi and Dhaka have sparred after communal tensions flared in Chittagong following a court’s denial of bail to Das. A plea has been filed in Bangladesh high court seeking a ban on Hindu religious outfit Iskcon as well
- Jayanta Kalita
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Hindu leader Krishna Das's arrest: Is Bangladesh descending into chaos like Pak?
Das, leader of ISKCON, was arrested allegedly disrespecting the Bangladesh flag. Like him, Hindus are facing increasing persecution, marginalisation, and more recently, attacks, violence, kidnappings, even death.
- Makarand R Paranjape
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Why Sidhu’s ‘cancer-killing’ diet is no good. In fact, it’s bad
The former cricketer and lawmaker recently credited a unique diet with the ‘disappearance’ of his wife’s cancer. A doctor explains why the diet plan is best ignored
- Cyriac Abby Philips
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Car Smoke Bad, Coal Smoke Not So Much?
India is world’s biggest emitter of sulphur dioxide and coal-based power plants are top culprits. Odd, then, there’s no official recommendation for clean-up action
Why Maha CM Call Is Delayed
Who finally will be Maharashtra’s CM will likely not defy the electoral logic of BJP’s big seat haul. The time taken to announce the name is more about coalition management than real dilemma
Why you should listen to doctors, not Sidhu, on how to treat cancer
Doctors say there’s no evidence that special diets can control or cure cancer, so if Navjot Singh Sidhu’s followers decide to follow his example for cancer treatment, they might lessen their chances of a cure
- Lata Mishra
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
‘NCP and Shiv Sena have become unnecessary baggage for BJP’
Political scientist Suhas Palshikar decodes the big takeaways from the Maharashtra election in which the BJP and its allies won handsomely despite a stumble during the Lok Sabha polls
- Alka Dhupkar
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Meet Trump’s Indian-origin health pick who was called a crank by docs
As director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr Jay Bhattacharya would oversee the world’s premier medical research agency, with a $48bn budget and 27 separate institutes and centres
- Sheryl Gay Stolberg
- New York Times
Is Trump targeting Canada to stop illegal migrants from India?
Arrests for illegal crossings into the US from Canada spiked in the last fiscal year, but remain a fraction of the number of those from Mexico
- Hamed AleazizMatina Stevis-Gridneff
- New York Times
Why the Maharashtra tsunami is a defining political moment
While the BJP learnt from its mistakes to bounce back in the Maharashtra assembly polls, the result is a personal setback for Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray and Rahul Gandhi
- Minhaz Merchant
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Record FII sell-off is troubling markets. Can MFs keep up the support?
In the past four years, whenever FIIs sold in the cash market, DIIs entered and kept the market moving. Will they be able to do that now?
- Varsha Santosh
- THE ECONOMIC TIMES