Over the last decade and a half, IPL has turned into a Great Indian Brand. There’s something in the league for everyone — it’s a cash-making machine, stadiums are teeming and emerging cricketers get a stage. The success of a league lies in fan loyalties, and the spectators are proof.
Govt has shown no respect for wrestlers. Country doesn’t deserve their medals
The country that treats its wrestlers with such disrespect doesn’t deserve their Olympic medals. Police file an FIR against them in seven hours; former IPS officer wants them shot. By throwing the medals into Ganga, the wrestlers will show more respect for their achievements than the government has shown them.
Teen girl’s murder exposes Delhi’s infamous public apathy and social rot
Dozens of bystanders casually watching and passing by a teenage girl being stabbed and bludgeoned to death exposes the infamous Delhi public apathy and the deep rot in our collective conscience. Even the most broken institutions can be fixed—only if society is willing to protect the most basic values.
RBI Guv’s caution over hidden stressed assets an alarm bell that banks must take seriously
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das’ caution to banks over concealment of stressed assets is an alarm bell that should be taken seriously. Banks only recently emerged from balance sheet crises caused by high NPAs over the last decade. A relapse would be disastrous for an economy that finally looks stable again.