'Never send back Mahalakshmi when she comes to your house'

IMAGE: Narayanaswami Srinivasan (right). Photograph: Rohan Karthik/Getty Images A section of the Board of Control for Cricket in India's old guard, especially from the Narayanaswami Srinivasan faction, is set to advocate a pull-out from the Champions Trophy despite the Committee of Administrators' (COA) warning of possible consequences. The COA met the state units in two sessions ahead of Sunday's Special General Meeting where implications of a pull-out were discussed threadbare. It ...

Ghosal also books berth in men’s final  It will be an all-India final for the first time ever in the Asian Squash championship when Joshna Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal Karthik clash in the women's singles event. Saurav Ghosal, meanwhile, became the first Indian male squash player to reach the men's singles final of the prestigious event. The two Indian women made the final of the tournament with contrasting victories on Saturday. While Pallikal, seeded fourth, upset top seed Annie ...

Pavitri Manjhi, a tribal woman from Khokhroama village in Raigarh district, North Chhattisgarh, has alleged that her six acres of land was forcefully acquired by a TRN Energy, a subsidiary of ACB India Power Limited, in 2009, 2010 and 2011. “My land was ...

Senior opener Rohit Sharma has been advised rest for the tour of West Indies while talented wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant and chinaman Kuldeep Yadav were named in the 15-man squad picked in Birmingham, on Thursday. Paceman Jasprit Bumrah is another member of the ICC Champions Trophy squad, who has been rested for the short tour comprising five ODIs and a T20 International. Both Rishabh and Kuldeep were in stand byes for the Champions Trophy and it was only a fair call by selection ...

The issues surrounding the coach selection for Team India, the rift between Virat Kohli and Anil Kumble, and the resignation of Committee of Administrators (COA) Ramachandra Guha have stirred the Indian cricket scene in recent times. So much that it seems ...

'Awareness levels are much higher after demonetisation. Disruption will also be far lower now, as the tax rates in GST are going to be similar to the existing ones.' 'Investors shouldn't have high expectations on corporate earnings.' In a conversation with Vishal Chhabria and Hamsini Karthik, Gautam Chhaochharia, bottom, left, executive director & head, India Research, UBS, explains why implementing goods and services tax (GST) may not be as disruptive as many perceive it to be. But, he ...

It has been a memorable season for Parthiv Patel. Leading Gujarat to their maiden Ranji Trophy title, making a comeback into the Indian Test team after eight years and playing a key role in Mumbai Indians’ third IPL title. The 32-year-old diminutive ...

'If a regulator anywhere in the world wants to set up a stress test on operational risk, I doubt if they will set up a tougher test than demonetisation.' 'For a country like ours, we need about a dozen banks. Public sector banks will have to consolidate.' Axis Bank Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Shikha Sharma spoke to Niraj Bhatt, Hamsini Karthik and Abhijit Lele on the new mechanism for non-performing loans, the bank’s loan portfolio, industry outlook and the ...

IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja is likely to return for the match against Rising Pune Supergiant on Friday. Photograph: BCCI Struggling Gujarat Lions is set to receive a much-needed boost with the imminent return of ace all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja during their clash against Rising Pune Supergiant in the Indian Premier League in Rajkot on Friday. Gujarat Lions, who finished an impressive third in their maiden IPL appearance last year, have not had the best of starts in the ongoing edition of the ...