Profile Rise and fall of Lalit ModiVIJAY LOKAPALLYA ruthless businessman who made cricket a spectacle of packaged entertainment, Lalit Modi was a victim of his own success.
Sport A life for cricketVIJAY LOKAPALLYFor 24 years, Sachin Tendulkar was the most dominant player of the game and an artist and a genius throughout. He represented the hopes and dreams of
Indian cricket in deep crisisVIJAY LOKAPALLYThe Indian Premier League has come to symbolise the corruption that has overwhelmed Indian cricket, and those who stand exposed include cricket admini
IPL scandal A run for your moneyVijay LokapallyThe spot-fixing scandal exposes the BCCI-run Indian Premier League’s “greed is good” dictum. The players involved have only taken their masters�
Hit makerVIJAY LOKAPALLYWith the death of Yash Raj Chopra (1932-2012), making of cinema, particularly the romantic genre, will never be the same again in the Hindi film indus
Tons of passionVIJAY LOKAPALLYTendulkar: I play this game because I love playing this game. Nobody forced me into it and it's my choice.
Crossing the lineVIJAY LOKAPALLYThe existence of spot-fixing in cricket is confirmed with the conviction and sentencing of three Pakistani players.
Timeless musicVIJAY LOKAPALLYJagjit Singh (1941-2011), with his mellifluous voice, helped ghazal find its rightful place in the hearts of the common people.
Nawab of cricketVIJAY LOKAPALLYMansur Ali Khan Pataudi (1941-2011), fondly called Tiger by his associates, was a cricketer ahead of his time.
Lords at WankhedeVIJAY LOKAPALLYThe World Cup win reconfirms the status of the Indian team that has wonderfully rallied around Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Cricket bazaarVIJAY LOKAPALLYThe Indian Premier League auction transformed some ordinary players into stars overnight and humiliated some great icons of the game.
Freebie phobia: The BJP’s concerted attack on redistributive transfers Although the BJP is against ‘freebies’ in principle, in practice it has been forced to use a version of concessions and transfers to counter the o
SlideshowLiving on the edgeThey are river people, whose lives ebb and flow with the waters of the Brahmaputra in a timeless rhythm. But now, hydroelectric projects and homogenis
