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Talk Point: How is Pakistan reacting to the Israel-India bromance?

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in India on a historic, maiden visit and is expected to sign nine commercial agreements. Experts weigh in on how this impacts Pakistan.

Talk Point: Are the checks and balances in the Indian judiciary failing?

In an unprecedented move, four judges– Justices Chelameswar, Gogoi, Lokur and Joseph- held a press conference. Experts weigh in on what it means.

Talk Point: Is SEBI’s ban on PwC over the Satyam scandal well deserved or too little too late?

On Wednesday, SEBI banned PwC and all its audit firms from auditing any listed company in India for two years, after finding it guilty in the Satyam scam.

Talk Point: Will India ever have a leader with guts to end the torture-fest of board exams?

CBSE board exams put students, parents and teachers under immense pressure. Is it time to do away with the system and consider alternatives instead?

TalkPoint: Does it make sense for India’s private sector to venture into space?

As the moon-landing proposal of private space start-up TeamIndus hits a new financial roadblock, experts weigh in on the question.

TalkPoint: Did the BCCI’s home series against Sri Lanka hurt the Indian team’s preparation for South Africa?

Indian batsmen crumbled in the face of South Africa’s lethal bowling attack. Newlands’ bouncy pitches added insult to injury to the team.

TalkPoint: Are the fears over the security of Aadhaar overblown?

The latest controversy over Aadhaar details being sold for as little as Rs 500 has once again raised concerns about the safety of information with UIDAI.

England had shown in India how it’s done – visitors need more tour games to succeed abroad

It’s a modern truism that major test teams win handsomely at home and lose equally badly when they tour overseas.

Teams have to adapt to all conditions, and India’s domestic tweaks are a good start

There is hardship in playing overseas and that is both the challenge and charm of cricket. The pitches, weather and conditions vary from country to country.

Modern batsmen struggle overseas because there’s no pressure to develop skills

Even a formidable team like India struggles on pitches overseas. The conditions vary enormously, which causes such situations.

On Camera

Tirupati controversy shows temples can’t run as public sector units. They must be privatised

A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Air Marshal A.P. Singh takes over as IAF chief, task cut out

Air Chief Marshal Singh took over from incumbent V.R. Chaudhari Monday afternoon. His top priority will be strengthening the fighting capability of the IAF, it is learnt.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?